Restaurants

Andalus in the Design District: close, but no cigar

Looking for something to cool you down on these hot summer days? Real Sorbert, a new cart debuting this week, may be just what you need. Husband and wife, Nick and Tessa Mencia, moved to Miami six months ago to start the cart. It was a learning process, says Nick,…

A chopped salad includes ingredients that — you guessed it — have been cut to uniform size and then mixed in some fashion depending on the style of the salad.A simple enough concept, yet the folks at Jimmy’Z Kitchen missed the mark with the big bowl of green salad leaves,…

Since 1942, the Metro Deli has served overstuffed pastrami, corned beef and turkey on old fashioned Jewish rye bread to thousands of loyal customers looking for a taste of real New York-style deli. The bad news is that Metro Deli closed. The good news is that owners Joe and Denise…

As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 27…

​Men will do a lot of things to add size to their bodies. Steroid injections, hours at the gym, and for some South Beach crazies, even ass implants. But Allen Campbell, sous chef at the Gansevoort’s rooftop restaurant, Plunge, took a different approach. He started fasting.”I’ve never been fat. Never,”…

​Moty’s Grill is rolling out at BTTR tonight. Truck owner/chef Moty Goldman attended culinary school in Israel, then cooked for the Israeli army before moving to South Florida, so Moty’s Mediterranean has a distinct flair from that region. Moty’s makes its own falafel batter daily. Chickpeas are blended with fresh…

As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 28…

Forks Over Knives is a new food documentary that makes you take a long, hard look at what you eat. It follows filmmaker Lee Fulkerson, an average middle-aged man with high cholesterol and high blood pressure, who decides to treat his conditions with a “whole foods, plant-based diet” instead of…

Walking past the Dream Hotel on Ninth Street and Collins Avenue last week, we saw a sign in the window of the soon-to-be Tudor House Restaurant at The Dream South Beach Hotel, “Do Not Enter – Training in Progress”. This, obviously, translated into “waltz right in” — so we did…

As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 29…

​An opening morsel to whet the appetite for next week’s Cafe review of Andalus:At American fairs held in the early 20th century, cigars would often be awarded to contestants who could ring a bell by hitting the base of a pole with a sledgehammer. It is believed the phrase “Close,…

As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 30…

In February, Short Order reported chef Micah Edelstein was working on opening a new restaurant in downtown Miami. She has been documenting the transformation of the place — called NeMesis Urban Bistro — on Facebook. The former Top Chef contestant and her business partner, Harald Oechsner, have been working hard at…

On Saturday, May 21st at about 6:00 pm, the world is going to end. At least that’s what 89-year old radio evangelist Harold Camping says (hell, when you’re 89 every day might just be your last). We’re betting we’ll wake up on Sunday morning to a slight hangover from some…

Where do love and crash dieting intersect? If you’re a typical guy, this question may sound like jibberish. If you’re one of the five women in the country who can eat half a strawberry cheesecake at three in the morning and never gain an ounce, it may confound you, too…

​The early bird catches the free coffee at this bright and airy new addition to the midtown Miami scene: Arrive between 8 am and 10 am, and a cuppa basic American joe is complimentary. Of course once the bird lands in front of Sweet Point’s pastry display case, chances are…

As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 31…

Eating at a diner located inside of a drugstore is an American tradition. Unfortunately, Miami isn’t big on American traditions unless you count destroying beautiful architecture to put mini-malls up in their place.But we digress. Speaking of the dime store or drugstore diner, we only know of two such throwbacks…

Pop Burger Love/Chocolate Love is a new truck on the Miami scene. Hoping to capture both the savory and sweet markets, this two-fold truck has two serving windows – one for the burgers, another for the sweets and coffee. Looking like something Hello Kitty would drive, Pop Burger’s menu sounds…

Il Corso Trattoria, a restaurant promising to bring authentic Italian cuisine to the Gables, recently opened for lunch and dinner. Trattoria is headed by Executive Chef LeRoy Bautista (previously of the nearby Angelique Euro Cafe) and is located in the former Archie’s Pizza space (166 Giralda Avenue). The restaurant is…

Sparky’s Roadside Barbecue smokes downtown Miami