A reader encourages us to learn the history of Hot Shoppes, a burger joint out of Miami.
Dig a little deeper, learn a little more with these resources:
5 Forgotten Miami Burger Joints: https://burgerbeast.com/5-forgotten-miami-burger-joints/
Transcript: "You might want to check out the old Hot Shoppes restaurant Drive-In Diner in Miami off of Dixie Highway. I was born and raised in Miami in 1941 in the fifties and sixties. There was a restaurant called hot Shoppes. It had quite a history. You might want to check that out. Thank you.”
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