Awards
- Ranked No. 36 Ranked Restaurant chain in Fast Casual’s 2018 Top 100 Movers & Shakers.
- First Place “Best Burger” – Best of the Best- The Ledger, 2017
- Ranked No. 22 restaurant chain in Fast Casual’s 2013 Top 100 Movers & Shakers. Burger 21’s gluten-free menu was ranked No. 1 in the menu innovation category and Burger 21 President Mark Johnston was ranked No. 7 among influential people in the fast-casual industry.
- Selected to compete in the 2013 South Beach Food and Wine Festival Burger Bash.
- Named one of 10 hot new restaurant concepts from established brands by Forbes in 2012.
- Featured as one of 12 burger chains to watch in 2012 by BurgerBusiness.com.
- Named one of the top 50 restaurants in the Tampa Bay area by the Tampa Bay Times in 2012.
- “Best Burger” – Best of Yelp Tampa Bay 2012
- “Best Frozen Yogurt Shake” – Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Best of the Bay 2012
- “Best Chain Restaurant” – Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Best of the Bay 2011
- “Best Burger” – Metromix Tampa Bay, 2011
- Called a unique concept well-positioned to grow across the country by Franchise Chatter in 2011.
- “Best Hamburger and Best for Families” – World of Westchase, 2011
- “Best Hot Dog” – Northwest News and Tribune Readers Poll, 2011