Balans has good food, cocktails, and ambiance but lacks character

Comments (0) By Lee Klein Thursday, Nov 5 2009

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Balans Restaurants

901 S. Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33130

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: Brickell

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Balans

1022 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Category: Restaurant > Armenian

Region: South Beach

Balans

6789 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33138

Category: Restaurant > Contemporary

Region: Upper Eastside/Miami Shores/Biscayne Park

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901 S. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-534-9191; balans.co.uk. Breakfast Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; brunch Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; lunch daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; dinner Sunday through Thursday 5 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Plenty of potential postdinner cocktails are listed alongside the sweets on the dessert menu, but no mention of coffee or tea. An American version of the former brought a very large mug of barely warm brew. In the time it took to get the undrinkable elixir delivered, I could have walked into Starbucks next door and done much better.

Construction workers are applying the finishing touches to the building that houses the latest Balans in MiMo (a three-story project, with ten apartments occupying the top two levels). They have splashed the exterior with coats of beige paint, hung an oversize Balans sign, and prepared the sidewalk for some 140 patio seats. One thing these workers won't be able to do, however, is put a face to it.