In a sea of restaurants serving up burgers in Ann Arbor, there exists an island called Frita Batidos : a land of Cuban-inspired street food where french fries are heaped on top of burgers and served with tropical milkshakes. The burger joint won its 11th consecutive victory in the Best burger category. How do they do it? According to Batidos owner Eve Aronoff, the secret ingredient is love.

“There’s a group of people I’ve worked with for a million years — like 20 years, you know,” Aronoff said. “We’ve worked together since before we opened Fritas, and everybody just genuinely cares. … It’s just a big team effort.”

Going to a restaurant for the first time can be daunting because of the amount of options. If you want a general idea of Frita’s, however, Aronoff has a recommendation.

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