Local Palate is a regional culinary magazine out of Charleston that has paid
quite a bit of attention to Nashville over the past year. They recently undertook a
sweepstakes to identify "The Best Burger in the South,"and asked readers to nominate their personal favorites.
To the surprise of just about nobody here in Music City, the winner of the competition came from our own hometown. Elizabeth Gilbreath shared the secret of Gabby's Burgers and Fries at 493 Humphreys St. and summed up Gabby's appeal nicely in her nomination. "They have hand-patted real beef cooked right before your eyes. It is almost worth it to have a hangover in order to nurse it with their sweet potato fries, and don't forget the fruit tea."
For sharing her favorite hangover helper, Elizabeth won the grand prize of "Lunch for prize winner and three guests to have the selected burger at the restaurant nominated, not to exceed $150." A hunned-fitty? That could pretty much feed the entire Nashville Scene staff at Gabby's, thanks to the cafe's very affordable prices. In fact, that sounds like a really good idea.
Elizabeth, hook a brother up!
