T-Ray's Burger Station

Fernandina icon working out of a 1972 Exxon station on the corner of Beech and 8th — grease bays became grill lines when Ray "Big Ray" Mullis and his son T-Ray flipped the family service station into a diner in 1998. Concrete floors, garage-door windows still rolling up in good weather, breakfast crowd of shrimpers and contractors packed in by 7a. Hand-patted burgers from fresh chuck, Southern breakfast plates, and daily blackboard specials. Named one of USA Today's 51 Best Burger Joints in the country. Cash-friendly, no pretension, line out the door on weekends — get there early or wait.

What to order

The standard T-Ray Burger, hand-patted and cooked on the seasoned flat-top, is what put them on the map — add cheese and bacon. Breakfast go-to is the sausage biscuit or a full plate with grits before the 10:30a cutoff.

Hours

Mon–Fri 7a–2p · Sat 8a–1p · closed Sunday · breakfast served until 10:30a