Le Tub, a burger joint in Hollywood Beach, has received many, many accolades praising their burgers. They were voted “Best Burger” by GQ Magazine, boasting to be one of the “20 hamburgers you must eat before you die,” and even Oprah joined the Le Tub love. I thoroughly enjoy burgers and love trying to find the best one down here, so I decided to make a visit to see if this place lived up to its reputation.

Open every day from noon to 4 AM, I would imagine it’s a great alternative to late night haunts like Denny’s or IHOP. Located deep in the cut in Hollywood Beach, both my boyfriend and I drove past it the first time around. This spot is CASH ONLY and self seating. The restaurant itself was kind of weird - all wood, the original owner built the entire place himself.  It was pretty dark and we were stumbling through an unknown layout to try to find a place to sit. I guess the ideal place would be at the tables right by the water to get a breeze. Unfortunately, all those seats were taken so we sat “inside” with no A/C, so I was sweatttiinnnggg!

Now to the food part - 

I ordered their regular sirloin burger with American Cheese. The patty is 13 ounces, which is pretty big. 

We also got an order of large fries.

After eating here, I honestly don’t think this is the BEST burger anywhere. Sometimes people confuse quantity with quality. The burger was just BIG. The patty itself had no type of seasoning and was really dry. My boyfriend ordered his burger medium, just to prevent it drying out and although the meat was still pink inside, it was still dry. There was nothing amazing about it at all. HOWEVER, the fries were delicious. Hot, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside - REALLY good. But like the patty, there was no seasoning, so a dash of salt was definitely needed. The entire time I was eating the food, I just felt that this restaurant was reenforcing the stereotype that white people don’t season their food. 

The burger was $11.50 with NO side, then $5 for fries is kind of ridiculous. And it’s not like I paid for the “atmosphere” either. The tree house feel, the weird decor. All the food was served on styrofoam plates with plastic forks and knives (not eco-friendly at all!). Didn’t care for it much.

And right where I parked my car, someone left an ENTIRE burger in a to-go container. At first I thought maybe it was there for some cats to eat or something but upon further inspection, I saw ketchup and fry remnants, debunking my initial theory. 

I should have taken that as a warning - burgers are wack, fries are great!