There is a stretch of Hollywood Beach where the water laps against an old dock, and a former filling station has been reborn into one of Florida’s most talked-about eateries. People drive in from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and far corners of the state just to grab a table by the Intracoastal and sink their teeth into a hand-formed patty that weighs in at a hefty 13 ounces.
The building is decorated with bathtubs, toilets, and salvaged oddities that give it a personality no franchise could copy. Waits can stretch past an hour on busy afternoons, yet folks keep lining up anyway.
Something about this quirky waterfront hangout keeps drawing crowds back for more, and the reasons run deeper than the food alone.
The Address That Started As A Gas Station
Tucked along the water at 1100 N Ocean Dr in Hollywood, Florida, Le Tub sits where a filling station once pumped fuel for passing cars. The transformation from garage to grill is part of what makes the place feel like nowhere else in the state…