In the early-morning hours in late spring 2013, Jason and Melanie Schoendorfer gathered a cooler full of homemade bacon and sausage, several dozen eggs, and a few cases of fluffy rolls and headed for the weekly Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market. The two didn’t know that five years later, they would be one of Miami-Dade’s premier […]
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Even in a city filled with authentic Caribbean cuisine, suburbanites flock to “the Breeze” for fine fakin’-Jamaican food. Sometimes the wait is more than an hour – not necessarily a problem if you spend it drinking a mojito made with fresh-squeezed sugarcane out on the huge outdoor bar deck that comes complete with a stunning […]
The best of our national upscale-casual dining chains offer comfortable, attractively designed dining rooms; fresh, flavorful cuisine; cheery service; and family-friendly prices. That’s Bonefish Grill in a clam shell. The Kendall branch grills up fish and does it well — ahi tuna, grouper, mahi-mahi, and so forth. One bone to pick with Bonefish is that […]
This South Miami strip club offers all the basic amenities. There are fully naked women dancing on a stage around poles for tips, indoor smoking, 2 for 1 drink specials, and VIP dances. The club is comfortable if not luxurious, and the women are attractive. Weekend nights offer the most activity with patrons and dancers […]
Argentines are recognized for their meat. In fact, you can find a parrillada serving loads of churrasco, sausage, and ribs in almost any Miami neighborhood. Argentine bakeries are not as ubiquitous, although they should be. Somehow, while the rest of the Hispanic world never thought to venture past chicken and beef empanada fillings, Argentines boldly […]
Peruvian-Cantonese is exotica anywhere, and especially in this strip-mall setting. But the accommodating Chifa puts it all together. Asparagus (made of egg-drop, chicken, and asparagus) and fuchifu (egg-drop, chicken liver, and vegetables) soups are rich ways to begin. Lots of deep-fried appetizers, too — pigeon, shrimp roll with almonds, and crab claws. Get duck prepared […]
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New to the Palms at Town & Country, Devon Seafood & Steak offers premium seafood, Prime steaks, and an impressive wine selection. The restaurant’s owners work with quality fishmongers, water men, ranchers, and artisan producers to create dishes that use fine ingredients that separate the good from the great. It provides seamless service in a […]
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 […]
Some say it’s the best fritanga (Nicaraguan cafeteria) in Miami, others are just stoked that Nicaraguan joints keep reproducing. Either way, visitors to Fritanga Montelimar will come away with the taste of Nicaragua on their tongue. Plates of traditional cuisine come cheap. Stuff yourself with carne asada, maduros, gallo pinto (rice and beans) and ropa […]
Yes, Gibraltar serves fresh, creatively executed dishes that often feature local ingredients. But let’s not kid ourselves – people would probably flock to this Grove Isle oasis even if it served stale bread on a plate. The view here is killer – a 360-panorama of ocean, sky, and marina enjoyed amid tropical shrubbery and tiki […]
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You can watch executive chef Jorge Sanchez and his kitchen crew at work in a gleaming stainless-steel kitchen; 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. Bouncy baby lamb […]
You don’t have to head all the way to the island nation to get your fill of Jamaican food — just to the Hammocks, to Island Restaurant & Variety Food Store. At this orange-walled eatery, you can sample all the traditional Jamaican eats that might otherwise be difficult to find. Think callaloo with codfish, oxtail, […]
Since we have to miss out on all the Rockefeller Center-style fun in the wintertime, what with the 75 degree temps, an ice arena is the next best thing. It’s our change to dig out those forgotten scarves and fashionable layers for an evening. At the Kendall Ice Arena, you can get your ice skate […]
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Once upon a time, Kendall Village Diner was known as Starlite Diner, and it was good. It provided an intimate, coffee-house atmosphere where people hung out playing chess or writing furiously in beat-up journals. Those days are over. The Diner has become a place where people go to drink and God-knows-what-else. On Wednesdays and Thursdays […]
In the chain-restaurant-friendly, culinarily shy zone that is Kendall, there’s a party going on near the parking lot of a Publix. Inside a nondescript, squat building, guitar music wafts, political debates sound in Kreyol, and the clink of silverware delving into platters of rich goat and fish stews fills the air. It’s the area’s only […]