Skinny Louie, the Miami smash burger chain, opens its long-awaited Las Olas Boulevard restaurant in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. The restaurant is at 401 E. Las Olas Blvd.
To mark the opening, the first 100 guests in line will receive a free Skinny Louie Cheeseburger. The giveaway is first come, first served and begins when the doors open.
The menu is short. It centers on smash burgers, fries and milkshakes. The signature Skinny Louie Cheeseburger comes with grilled onions, double American cheese, pickles and the restaurant’s “Louie Sauce.” Other options include the Classic Burger and the Applewood Bacon Burger.
The brand started in Wynwood in 2023, founded by Gonzalo Rubino and Matias Palloni. In 2025 it won the judges’ award at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash, and it later earned top honors at the New York City event. It now has locations in Coral Gables, Aventura, Little Havana and South Miami, plus outposts in West Palm Beach and New York City.
The Las Olas site follows a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea opening in October. The company also plans more company-owned locations in 2027.
