Florida Boy Burger Co. — Restaurant in Fort Myers

After hearing so many glowing reviews about Florida Boy Burgers, we wanted to see if the hype was real. We started by ordering sweet tea, but we asked the questions we always ask: 1) Is it freshly brewed or pre-made? Answer: Freshly brewed—awesome. And 2) Is it “sweet tea” or “sweetened tea”? There’s a huge difference. Answer: Sweet tea—awesome again! It was very good sweet tea, served in a Mason jar, which somehow just seems to help it taste even better.

For an appetizer, we ordered the Truffle Shuffle Fries. The flavor was really nice, but they needed to be tossed a bit better. Most of the truffle oil and Parmesan seemed to pool at the bottom of the tray instead of being incorporated throughout the fries. Not a major complaint, but when I eat truffle fries, I always compare them to what I believe to be the area’s gold standard: Artisan Eatery. Maybe it’s not fair to compare, but it happens naturally. The sriracha ketchup was really nice, though I tend to prefer an aioli for dipping my truffle fries.

For the meal, being a lifelong Dolphins fan, I was certainly tempted to order the Marino, but I couldn’t pass up the 47th Truffle Burger—and it did NOT disappoint. I ordered it medium, and it was perfectly cooked. The flavor of the ground beef patty alone would bring me back to Florida Boy. I’ve never thought of the combination of fried mushrooms, arugula, Gruyère and pecorino, truffle mayo, and sriracha ketchup before, but man, am I glad they did! I devoured the burger while savoring each bite. There isn’t a thing I would change about the burger—it was fantastic.

For my side, I ordered the Mac and Cheese. Many places serve dry or gritty mac and cheese, but this was smooth and creamy with great flavor, and the cracked pepper on top helped bring out the depth of flavor. The burger and mac and cheese were the perfect combo.

When our server told us about the warm, medium-rare cookies with ice cream, it was a no-brainer. The chocolate chip cookies were just about perfect and, again, perfectly cooked. The vanilla ice cream was a little bland and had frost on it, which seemed to indicate it had been in the freezer too long. I’d prefer a more flavorful ice cream like Yoder’s or maybe Love Boat, to stay on theme with a Florida-based menu. That said, at the end of the meal, the ice cream was gone, so it wasn’t all that bad—clearly.

The service was really good. Multiple people checked in on us and made sure we had everything. However, we did ask for a side of ranch that never showed up, and our drinks sat empty for a while, so that’s something they could improve on. Still, everyone we spoke to had a great attitude and seemed to genuinely enjoy their jobs, which is more and more of a rarity these days.

It’s not perfect, but it’s darn good, and I plan on adding this to a more frequent rotation once the new Cape Coral...

Florida Boy Burger 7-29-24 This place just opened today, and I thought we would give it a try. We got there around 3:10pm and got a table right away. This place was neat and clean and the vibe I got from the decor was old school Florida. Even the bathrooms looked like old Florida with all the wood trimming. Our waitress Jenny came over right away. She took our drink order and gave us menus. She came back fast with our drinks which were in mason Jars. She then took our food orders. The menu has a variety to choose from, but I believe they specialize in burgers. They will ask you how you want our burger cooked. We all said well done and my wife and I ordered a side of mayo to go along with the burger. I ordered the Swamp Stomper Burger which has Beef Patty with three thick cut Bacon Strips Extra Cheese, Florida Sauce, and French Fries. My wife ordered the The Marino which came with Sliced Heirloom Tomatoes, Prosciutto, Burrata Cheese, House made Pesto, Drizzled in Olive Oil on a Toasted Bun with Fries. My dad ordered a Plan Burger and Fries. Our food came out fast and all of it was hot. The presentation with the Steak Knife and the metal tin for the Fries on a wooden board was a notch above. We all loved our Burgers and Fries, everything tasted fresh, and burgers were thick and big. The Bacon on my Burger was amazing best tasting bacon I had in a long time. Our waitress Jenny came over a couple times to check on us and bring us more to drink. I believe this is a must stop for Burgers. They do have a blackboard full of Steak Specials and Alcohol Drinks posted on the back of the front wall. I know this was the first day they opened and there are some kinks to be worked out. I believe it would be better to have some salt and pepper shakers along with Ketchup on the tables or have the waitress deliver them at time of food delivery. These Burgers are so big it would be nice to have a plastic or metal fork to go along with the Knife they give you. I will mention they have an outside patio area with tables for those that like to eat outdoors. The owner came over and introduced himself as Dominick or just Dom. He was very friendly and talked to us for a good while about what went into making this place come alive. He also stated they are looking into opening others up in the Cape or Punta Gorda areas. He went over the Steak specials which our waitress did not mention to us. Like I stated they just opened and have kinks to work out. I will give this place a 4 out of 5 stars and tell you all to try it and see for yourself. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Follow Me On FB For...

Hi, I want to start my review by stating that I’ve heard nothing but great things about this place by multiple people and I’ve been wanting to try the food. When you first walk into this restaurant, you’re greeted by a tank of baby alligators, nice touch since the concept is of Florida. The location is on the smaller side, we sat ourselves and started to read the menu. You might want to bring your reading glasses because there’s a lot to read as the names of the dishes don’t exactly explain what’s in the dish (I read every item on the menu) and this seemed to be way more work than actually ordering something. We ordered the General Lee and the Florida Bay Bites; my wife ordered the General Lee five minutes prior to ordering the Florida Bay Bites myself and my order came out first (red flag). The Florida Bay Bites are crab fritters, they tasted a bit bland, kinda well cooked but they didn’t give us enough sauce to finish the plate of five fritters, the General Lee is their version of slider burgers, tasted okay or average. I ordered the Black Rambo burger as my meal, the bread is over the top good, the burger patty was cooked to perfection, hot and juicy, but bland as if they didn’t use any seasoning on the beef which was disappointing, the blackened crab meat had a good taste, the alligator sausage was nothing special, so my burger turned out to be nothing out of this world, just a bunch of mixed bland flavors that didn’t wow me. The truffle fries were delicious at first but too much of anything isn’t good either. Other observations, they had a larger than normal police presence, they were helping out the staff and interacting with the patrons which is good in my book; community service in a burger place is a win for the community and law enforcement ( we love and support our men/women in blue). I ordered a soft drink but it comes in a small sized cup that I had to ask for refills multiple times, you would think that if I’m ordering a $20 burger, I’d get a large enough drink to wash it down. The manager or owner came around and asked how everything was, which is a great touch to connect with the customers. Lastly, we ordered two appetizers, one entree and one soft drink, totaled $54 before tax, cc fee (3%) and tip, grand total was $72.75, not budget friendly for two people , imagine a family of...