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2025 SOBEWFF Burger Bash Judges Award winner. Miami's viral late-night smash destination with strong crowd ratings and sharply split critic sentiment.
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Skinny Louie opened in late 2023 in Wynwood and quickly became one of Miami's most visible smashburger brands after surging across Instagram and TikTok. Founded by Gonzalo Rubino, the concept pairs a short menu and retro branding with high-throughput execution and deep late-night availability.
The regular-menu flagship is the Skinny Louie Cheeseburger: double-smashed fresh Black Angus, double American cheese, grilled onions, pickles, and Louie sauce on a potato bun. The 2025 SOBEWFF win came from the Wagyu Louie competition build, which is separate from the standard menu format.
This isn't Miami's best smashburger (despite the deluge of influencer hype). The edges of the patties aren't as crispy as we'd like, and the burgers are so greasy that bun sogginess is an issue even if you're eating there.
These are tasty burgers. You'll be glad you got a Skinny Louie, especially if it's after the staff at Gramp's has broken out the mops.
Miami Has a New Burger King - Skinny Louie wins the Schweid & Sons Very Best Burger Judges Award at Burger Bash 2025 with a double-smashed Wagyu patty, smoked gouda, truffle aioli, and pickled jalapenos.
A very well-executed smash burger with a proper crust, fundamentals clearly dialed in. But the burger that earned those awards isn't actually on the regular menu - until that changes, there's always going to be a question mark hanging over the hype.
A newcomer to Miami's smash burger scene that has blown up on social media, bringing the nostalgia aspect to Miami's smash burger scene.
Patties are flattened and cooked in their own juices until crispy edges form through the Maillard reaction - a consistency so repeatable, one location produces 2,500 patties daily.
Wow the smash burger was so delicious. Yummy greasy goodness. The best burger we've had in this new 'smash burger' era - simple, yet delicious.
Already $15 just for the burger, then $5 more for fries. Cold fries. Way overpriced.