

{"id":5282,"date":"2012-05-10T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T21:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2012-05-10T22:06:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T22:06:57","slug":"a-new-champion-is-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5282","title":{"rendered":"A New Champion is Crowned!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5282]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Cross wp-image-5283\" title=\"photo[3]\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-500x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-500x218.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-150x65.jpg 150w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-270x118.jpg 270w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-600x262.jpg 600w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-580x253.jpg 580w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-350x153.jpg 350w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-400x175.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-370x161.jpg 370w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33-750x328.jpg 750w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo33.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On my way from Amelia Island to Jacksonville today Sherelene and I stopped for lunch at place she has been wanting me to try! T-Ray&#8217;s Burger Station. \u00a0It was named in an article in U.S.A. Today as the best burger in Florida, so you know I had to check it out, I&#8217;ll save you the suspense! \u00a0I have a new Number One Burger in America! \u00a0 Why has it jumped over all the other great burgers? \u00a0First you don&#8217;t get in the top ten if you don&#8217;t meet every criteria I&#8217;ve laid down! \u00a0This burger had it all, juicy meat, toasted bun, American cheese, cooked just right, medium, but what it had that few others have, is the way the meat was spiced, this burger was just wonderful, and the spices made it! \u00a0T-Rays was a service station and then they installed a grill, am I ever glad they did! \u00a0Terrell Ray the 1st started it off, then he was then joined by his son Terrell Ray the 2nd and this summer Terrell Ray II&#8217;s son Terrell Ray the 3rd is home from school and and has joined the family. \u00a0What a delight to eat a burger from a three generations place! \u00a0By the way the sign hanging in the place from the gas stations days below is a riot! \u00a0 And true!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5282]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-med-slight large wp-image-5284\" title=\"gas\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas-370x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas-370x231.jpg 370w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas-270x169.jpg 270w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gas.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>The family are big Georgia Bulldog fans and the place is replete with great Georgia memorabilia. \u00a0Lots of signed pictures from famous customers! \u00a0If you&#8217;re ever in Amelia Island and don&#8217;t stop and T-Rays, shame on you. One thing is for sure, your not going to get a better burger anywhere near here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the images from this great, friendly, place with outrageously good burgers! \u00a0Thanks guys, you made my day!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5282]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Blog Post Image wp-image-5285\" title=\"T-Rays and Bill\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-580x314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-580x314.jpg 580w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-270x146.jpg 270w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-600x325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-880x477.jpg 880w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-400x217.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-370x200.jpg 370w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill-750x407.jpg 750w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-and-Bill.jpg 925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Left to right T Ray II, T Ray III, T Ray I and the pilgrim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5282]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Blog Post Image wp-image-5287\" title=\"T-Rays burger\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-580x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-580x432.jpg 580w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-270x201.jpg 270w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-600x447.jpg 600w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-350x261.jpg 350w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-400x298.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-370x275.jpg 370w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1-500x372.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/T-Rays-burger1.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5282]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Blog Post Image wp-image-5288\" title=\"photo[1]\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-580x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-580x434.jpg 580w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-270x202.jpg 270w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-960x719.jpg 960w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-880x659.jpg 880w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-350x262.jpg 350w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-370x277.jpg 370w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11-666x500.jpg 666w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo11.jpg 1867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5282]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Blog Post Image wp-image-5289\" title=\"photo[2]\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-580x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-580x434.jpg 580w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-270x202.jpg 270w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-960x719.jpg 960w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-880x659.jpg 880w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-350x262.jpg 350w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-370x277.jpg 370w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2-666x500.jpg 666w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo2.jpg 1867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5282]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-Medium \/ LG 2 wp-image-5291\" title=\"photo[9]\" src=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-299x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-299x400.jpg 299w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-239x320.jpg 239w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-880x1173.jpg 880w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-247x330.jpg 247w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/billfortney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/photo91.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even a Georgia Bulldog couldn&#8217;t wrestle this burger out of my hands! \u00a0Way to go T-Rays, the new Champions! \u00a0Oh and the great fries, I call them cross tie fries were extra special!<\/p>\n<p>I may not eat again, for a couple of days!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On my way from Amelia Island to Jacksonville today Sherelene and I stopped for lunch at place she has been wanting me to try! T-Ray&#8217;s Burger Station. \u00a0It was named in an article in U.S.A. Today as the best burger in Florida, so you know I had to check it out, I&#8217;ll save you the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chronicles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5282"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5297,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5282\/revisions\/5297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}