It’s no secret that “bar food” rarely rises above the classification of “barely edible,” the kind of thing you eat when you’re drinking and you don’t care what you put in your mouth. We here at GayCities often have this problem, but that’s another story.
But bad bar food be gone! The Riverwalk Trust, a non-profit development organization for the city of Ft. Lauderdale, hosts an annual “Burger Battle” each year, and the event is arguably one of the biggest competitions on the culinary calendar. Every restaurant in town with any sort of ground beef on the menu enters the contest, creating wild and fantastical burgers to win bragging rights of “best burger” in town. Competitors include places like Capital Grille, Morton’s Steakhouse, and restaurants in the big hotel chains–it’s, like, a really big deal.
This year’s winner? Georgie’s Alibi, a gay bar in Wilton Manors, which is the gay ‘hood of Ft. Lauderdale. And the best part is, they’ve won two years in a row.
This is the same Georgie’s Alibi that hosts “Long Island Iced Tea Night,” where $3 will buy you a Mason jar filled with the cheapest gut-rot moonshine you will ever attempt to drink; where retirees stumble across the parking lot after getting their payment checks from the Social Security office next door. The bar, much like Wilton Manors in general, is not a fancy place. But what the place lacks in glitz and glamor, it compensates with a devout family of regulars and management that really cares about the community. And it’s safe to say, their chef really knows what he’s doing.
The winning Georgie’s Alibi burger (pictured above) has bacon ground into the meat–our hearts stop beating every time we even think about this artery-clogger–which is topped with jalapeno cream cheese, and bacon-onion jam. It’s all served with a Jack Daniel’s vanilla shake garnished with chocolate-dipped bacon strips. The only thing that could make that shake more delicious would be to pour it over Brent Corrigan‘s terrific rear end so we could…well, again, that’s another story.
Jokes aside, Georgie’s Alibi has been packed since they won the Battle, with heterosexuals driving in from miles away to taste what the fuss is all about. And while they are there, they may catch the drag show! We recommend you give it a shot while you are in town.
