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Ideas Restaurant

2833 Bird Ave
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
305-567-9074
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Chef Alvaro Beade hails from Valladolid, in the Spanish province of Castilla y León, and many of Idea’s foodstuffs are imported from here as well -- most notably Mediterranean seafoods such as calamarilike cuttlefish, lubina (sea bass), and dorada (sea bream), the last cooked in a sea salt crust. You can watch the chef and his kitchen crew at work in a gleaming stainless-steel kitchen through a large picture window in the restaurant; the rest of the tastefully appointed space is bathed in beige, gracefully draped, and soothingly illuminated. Don’t miss the suckling baby pig, well spiced and succulently confited in its fat until the crust absolutely crackles. Veal cheeks are tenderly braised in red wine, topped with asparagus spears ever-so-lightly battered and fried, and sided by a smidgen of luscious baby lima beans dotted with bits of Serrano ham. Bouncy baby lamb chops will appeal to more conventional carnivores, as surely will the 35-ounce, $68 bone-in rib eye steak -- which is for two people, but an unusually large cut nonetheless. A dessert of pineapple carpaccio spiked with saffron and scintillating lime sorbet? Hoo-boy. And hoo-ray for the genteel service. No molecular science at work here -- this is just a confident, contemporary spin on traditional Spanish cooking. Unfortunately this is also Coconut Grove, which is to upscale dining establishments what the Spanish Inquisition was to Jews. Maybe you should eat here while you can.
  • Cuisine(s): Spanish
  • Hours: Mon-Fri and Sun noon – 4 p.m. (lunch); Mon-Thu 7 – 10 p.m. (dinner); Fri-Sat 7 – 11 p.m. (dinner)
  • Price: $$$$
  • Serving: Lunch, Dinner
  • Alcohol: Beer/Wine
  • Reservations: Accepted, Required for Large Parties, Recommended on Weekends
  • Parking: Lot Available, Meters, Valet, Validation Available
  • Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash
  • Attire: Casual Dressy
  • Features: Wheelchair Access
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