The Oceanaire Seafood Room

With its elegantly sweeping curves, polished wood finishes, horseshoe-shape booths, and big band tunes billowing through the air, the warmly illuminated, 290-seat Oceanaire exudes the sophistication and glamour of a 1930s luxury cruise liner. Guests are treated accordingly, meaning first-class service all the way. Ceviche, clam chowder, shrimp cocktail, and sassy salads are all prepared […]

Orale Taqueria Mexicana

Orale is a red-, white-, and green-striped taqueria on wheels. For years, it has developed a devoted following of folks who flock to its locale on the S.W. 28th Street side of Douglas Park every Saturday and Sunday. The menu is tacos, tacos, and more tacos in their simplest, most authentic form: corn tortillas folded […]

Rio Cristal

Looking for an authentic Cuban restaurant? There are only two streets in Miami to consider: Calle Ocho and Bird Road. And the godfather of Cuban restaurants on Bird Road is none other than Rio Cristal. Its origin goes back more than four decades to restaurants in Cuba and New York City, Rio Cristal. Don’t believe […]

Royal Castle

There’s more than one legendary castle serving up sliders in the U.S. Like its infamous northeastern brother, Royal Castle is known for its classic square sliders. Their two-bite burgers are diminutive patties topped with grilled onions, ketchup, mustard and pickles plopped on a pillowy soft, toasted bun. A hungry carnivore can easily pack four or […]

Snappers

The specialty at this fast-food joint is seafood – everything from Miami menu classics (grouper and snapper) to soul food classics such as catfish, whiting, and ocean perch, all deep-fried. Sides, most also deep-fried, range (in descending quality) from very tasty onion rings and slaw through decent corn nuggets, okay okra and conch fritters, mediocre […]