Royal Castle

"Royal Castle used to be a really popular chain, but now there’s only one left. Luckily, it’s right here in west Little River and it’s open 24/7. Despite the fact that it used to be part of a corporate behemoth, this place still feels like a neighborhood diner. And they still serve the delicious slider six-packs that made them famous. Even though the menu is pretty big - with all-day breakfast and a T-bone steak - we always go for those soft little mini-burgers." - ryan pfeffer

"Royal Castle has been around since 1958. Back then, the Miami-born concept was a successful chain with over 150 locations around the American south. Today, there’s only one left and thankfully it’s still in Miami (Gladeview, specifically). The Royal Castle of today looks like a fast-food restaurant from the outside but feels more like a simple neighborhood diner inside. It has pancakes, a T-bone steak, and a really good patty melt. But what they’re famous for are the sliders. you can order them in “six-packs” with some pretty good crinkle-cut fries. And there’s no rule against having sliders for breakfast. We checked." - Ryan Pfeffer, Virginia Otazo

"Royal Castle is a restaurant that has been around since 1958. Back then, the Miami-born concept was a very successful chain with over 150 locations around the American south. Today though, there’s only one left and thankfully it’s still in Miami. The Royal Castle of today (which reopened at the beginning of 2024 under new ownership) looks like a fast-food restaurant from the outside. But it feels more like a simple neighborhood diner inside. This place has a basic breakfast menu, some sandwiches, and a T-bone steak, but what they’re famous for are the sliders. You can order them in “six-packs” with or without some pretty good crinkle-cut fries. The mini burgers have soft buns, thin patties, diced onions, a pickle, melted american cheese, and are good enough to make you understand why this place used to be such a success." - Ryan Pfeffer

"Six-Pack With Cheese I recently added Royal Castle to our Greatest Hits list, and to celebrate I stopped by the great Miami institution to order one of their slider six-packs. Every bite of these fantastic mini burgers was a reminder that they belong on the Greatest Hits. It takes about three and a half bites for me to eat each one, which means (if your mouth is a similar size) you’re in for 21 excellent bites next time you come here." - ryan pfeffer, carlos c olaechea

"The Meal: Six Pack With Cheese, $10 Royal Castle has a big menu full of affordable diner food—but what you want to order here are the sliders. They serve these in “6 packs” for $9.99 if you want cheese (which you do), and a couple extra bucks if you want fries (which you also do). But all of the above still won't cost you more than $15. Each slider comes with diced white onions, a pickle, and a bit of ketchup and mustard. Not only is this place a Miami classic, the sliders are just a beautiful collage of all the flavors our brain associates with the word cheeseburger." - Ryan Pfeffer, Virginia Otazo