South Miami is finally getting an award-winning (and Miami-based) smash burger joint. Famed smash burger spot Skinny Louie will open in South Miami on Saturday, February 21, at 6 p.m. As the winner of New Times‘ Best Late Night Dining 2024, fans across SoMi are already pumped.
The opening marks the restaurant’s eighth location (Skinny Louie just opened in Dania Beach in January). It’s also its latest step in a rapid expansion across South Florida and even New York City.
From Wynwood to South Florida
Founders Gonzalo Rubino and Matias Palloni launched the burger chain in South Florida, opening their first Skinny Louie location in Wynwood before expanding throughout South Florida and into New York City. Built from the ground up, Skinny Louie blends a nostalgic 1950s diner aesthetic with a tightly focused menu designed for speed, consistency, and craveability. Through their hospitality group, MPGR Hospitality, the duo also operates Crazy Poké and Sushi Más, further cementing their presence in South Florida’s fast-growing dining scene.
“We are incredibly excited to open a new location in South Florida, which is truly our home,” say the founders. “We love the South Miami area, and it has been amazing to feel how excited the community is about our arrival. We constantly receive messages on social media asking when we are opening, so we are just as happy as our neighbors. Dania has been absolutely crazy, and we hope South Miami will be no exception.”…