{"id":50072,"date":"2025-11-17T17:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/50072\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:40:19","slug":"fort-lauderdale-spot-named-most-legendary-burger-joint-in-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/50072\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale Spot Named Most Legendary Burger Joint in the South"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFort Lauderdale burger spot Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill is named one of the most legendary burger joints of the South for its Angus beef.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Gilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill photo<\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale is full of wonderful burger joints <\/a>whipping out mouth-watering hamburgers, and now a beloved spot has just gotten some major national praise. Southern Living, the publication that practically defines Southern food culture, has named a Fort Lauderdale staple for old school burgers as one of the 20 best burger joints in the South<\/a> \u2014 and it\u2019s the only burger spot in the entire state of Florida to land on the list. <\/p>\n

Let me repeat that: out of every beloved, decades-old, deeply nostalgic burger joint across the Sunshine State, only one made the cut, and it\u2019s a place New Times has already been championing as one of the best burger spots in the Fort Lauderdale area<\/a>. The restaurant? It\u2019s none other than Gilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill<\/a>, located along Cordova Road.<\/p>\n

Bringing Decades of Hospitality Experience to Fort Lauderdale<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been to Gilbert\u2019s, you already know. If you haven\u2019t, you\u2019re about to understand why locals are obsessed. According to Burger Beast, the diner-style joint was founded by husband-and-wife duo Bob and Lenore Gilbert<\/a>. After Bob ran a catering business for nearly 40 years, the Gilberts moved to South Florida to open a steakhouse in Davie (which they sold in 2004), and later opened Gilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill in 2008. After Bob retired, the restaurant was passed on to their children, son Richard, and daughter Beth. <\/p>\n

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Burger Beast writes, \u201cWalk in and chances are Lenore greets you \u2014 warm, genuine, and halfway to remembering your name. Daughter Beth runs the floor; her husband, chef Corwin, works the grill; and son Richard keeps things moving behind the scenes. It\u2019s a family operation through and through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"cheeseburgerGilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill\u2019s use of buttery English muffins truly sets them apart from the rest<\/p>\n

Since opening, the spot has been a favorite for old-school, meaty, and restaurant-style burgers (no smashburgers here). Gilbert\u2019s is classic South Florida, characterized by warm service, unpretentious plates, and burgers that are both straightforward and unforgettable. An unassuming gem in the Harbor Shops Plaza, Gilbert\u2019s is what happens when a seasoned restaurant family decides to do burgers their way.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Floridians swear by this family-owned restaurant where a commonly shared value is to \u2018treat your family like family,’\u201d writes Southern Living. \u201cAlthough the diner-style spot serves a variety of dishes, including wings, salads, and fish, their burgers are what truly stand out. You\u2019ve probably never had a burger on an English muffin, but a regular bun pales in comparison to the toasted and garlic butter-slathered English muffins that the \u2018Havarti Burger\u2019 is sandwiched between.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"cheeseburgerGilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill makes 14 juicy burger variations, all made with fresh, certified Angus beef<\/p>\n

Gilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill photo<\/p>\n

Certified Angus Beef That Is as Fresh and Juicy as It Gets<\/p>\n

Gilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill\u2019s certified Angus beef is fresh, never frozen, and grilled to juicy perfection. New Times Broward-Palm Beach even once wrote, \u201cAsk for a burger \u2014 voted among the best in South Florida by readers of the\u00a0Sun-Sentinel\u00a0\u2014 and what you get is a half-pound, all-Angus beef patty grilled to a healthy char and cooked to your liking inside. There are several varieties, like their Cajun spice-rubbed burger with cheddar cheese or one with crumbled blue cheese stuffed inside the patty. Each is served on a tray lined with faux newspaper and finished off with crisp, greaseless fries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Add in hearty portions, friendly service, and standout sides like those aforementioned fries, and it\u2019s clear why this local favorite has stood the test of time.\u00a0For a state not historically known for its burger heritage, being the only Florida representative on such a storied Southern list is no small feat.<\/p>\n

Gilbert\u2019s 17th Street Grill.1821 Cordova Rd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-768-8990; gilberts17thstgrill.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale burger spot Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill is named one of the most legendary burger joints of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2907,249,251,250,2908],"class_list":["post-50072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-awards-accolades","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-national-spotlight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}