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Wilkinson “Ken” Sejour, AKA Chef Creole, has been serving delicious seafood for years at several Chef Creole locations. There’s a reason Anthony Bourdain visited the place during a taping of No Reservations. The Little Haiti location, like the others, is a hole-in-the-wall takeout spot with only a few stools. Generous portions of shrimp, conch, and […]
Madame John used to cook and sell griot (Haitian-style fried pork) out of her Little Haiti home. Her griot became so popular that at certain hours on weekends, cars would clog the street and lines would spill outside. A few years ago, no doubt at the urging of customers and code-enforcement inspectors alike, the operation […]
“Two things, thousands of ways” goes the slogan, meaning tacos and burritos with add-ins. Tacos bring a trio of soft flour tortillas or a quartet of crisp corn tortillas — you know, the type that inevitably shatters into a nacholike mess. Better are burritos, modeled after the fat ones made famous at taquerias in San […]
This cluttered roadside room contains some tables scattered about and a counter with stools in front and hand-printed signs behind it touting assorted breakfast, lunch, and dinner specials. Cliff’s seems left over from another era, and so do the prices. For $5.50 you can get a lunch of jerk chicken, pork chops, cow foot, or […]
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Cotoa is a breath of fresh air on Miami’s dining scene, bringing a level of Ecuadorian cooking the likes of which the city has never seen. Chef Alejandra Espinoza has transformed a cozy 24-seat North Miami space into a culinary journey through the coast, the Andes, and the Amazon. From her “Humita de la Abuela” […]
North Miami’s newest craft brewery, Época, offers a rotating selection of experimental brews. The taproom is equipped with 12 taps that feature the brewery’s own take on fruited ales, IPAs, lagers, and wild-fermentation ales. Enjoy them in the zen-like beer garden, a focal point of the Época experience.
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The high-end items among the more than two dozen main courses go for about $6, and that includes dishes such as steamed shrimp; golden fried conch; and “stewfish,” a fresh, whole red snapper succulently cooked in a thin, flavorful tomato broth. Five-spot offerings encompass barbecue ribs, fried chicken, vegetable stew, oxtail, and callaloo, the Caribbean […]
Despite the kitschy mounted fish, beer koozies strung about like garland, and a jukebox that always seems to be playing the Chemical Brothers, it’s hard to hate a restaurant that serves something called a Joe’s Meal Deal: a full rack of award-winning baby-back ribs, caesar salad, choice of side, three garlic rolls, and soda, all […]
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