Food & Drink

Want some free Shepards Pie today? Well you’re in luck. FishTales on 33rd in Fort Lauderdale has one of the most delicious happy hour buffets in town.  From 4-7 pm, all drinks are two for one and the buffet features a different dish every day: Monday it’s pasta, tacos every…

Area 31 Restaurant & Lounge (recently praised by award-winning food critic Lee Klein) on the 16th floor of Downtown Miami’s sexy Epic Hotel specializes in seafood fare from Fishing Area 31, which encompasses marine waters off the Florida coast, Central America, and parts of South America. The restaurant offers an…

Lots of food and drink this month, so mark your calendars: Tonight, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Lola’s on Harrison: Meet the Winemaker Dinner with Nada Guiseppe Vineyards, $75 all inclusive four-course dinner with pairings. 2032 Harrison St., Hollywood. 954-927-9851.Nightly, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Christine’s Appetite Stimulus Package. Three courses, $29.99…

                                   From Bramus’ Flickr As this is being written, “grocery coupons” is one of the most searched terms on the internet today.After the jump, we weigh the pros and cons of the top South Florida coupon providers on the internet. We also link to them so you can decide for…

Andu Restaurant & Lounge is located on the ground floor of the Neo Vertika building in Brickell. It is owned by brothers Antonio and Juan Pablo Viejo and serves an eclectic Mediterranean cuisine with Spanish, North African, and Italian influences. Executive Chef Nate Martin, formerly of Nikki Beach, Pearl, and the now…

Applebee’s is the kind of place that’s easy to drive past in South Florida, but in many parts of the rest of the country, it’s a pretty big deal. It’s solid, particularly if you’re into the Fridays/Chili’s genre. Maybe this’ll get your attention: one appetizer and two meals for $20,…

Last week, Short Order told you about a healthy alternative to empanadas. This week, healthy eating is out of the question. Spanky’s Cheesesteak Factory in Oakland Park and Margate is hell for dieters, but heaven for everyone else. For $5.20, Spankx will hook you up with a cheesesteak, fries and…

Pollo Tropical serves approximately 20 million customers annually. The weight of chicken that it sells each year equals 225 Boeing 737 jets, the weight of yuca is the same as that of 130 elephants. Which gets me to thinking: Maybe they should hire a cook with a lighter touch. But…

This week Short Order was on some “eat cheap or die trying” mission for the people. If part of the role of the media is to educate and inform the public as to how to get free grub at a Palm Beach strip club then by jeeves I think we’ve…

Let’s face it, west Delray isn’t exactly the most happening place on the planet, so anything that might goose the action potential of an area best known for traffic jams and early bird (i.e., blue hair) specials has got to be a good thing. Right?Wendy Rosano thinks so, anyway. The…