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New Miami Restaurants to Try This Week: The Henry, Sando Miami, Toku, Island Fin Poké Co.

It's a good week to test-drive Island Fin Poké Co. in Miami Lakes, Sando in the Lincoln Eatery, and Toku Modern Asian at Aventura Mall.
Image: Sando brings Japanese-inspired katsu sandwiches to the Lincoln Eatery.
Sando brings Japanese-inspired katsu sandwiches to the Lincoln Eatery. Sando photo
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Miami's latest round of restaurant openings includes the first Florida location for all-day American brasserie, the Henry, in Brickell, the fifteenth Florida location of Island Fin Poké Co. in Miami Lakes, the launch of pandemic pop-up Sando inside Miami Beach's Lincoln Eatery, and Long Island-based Toku at Aventura Mall.


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Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts has opened its all-day American restaurant The Henry in Brickell.
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The Henry
701 S. Miami Ave., Miami
786-471-0070

thehenryrestaurant.com
The Henry, an all-day American brasserie hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, has opened at Brickell City Centre. The menu features from-scratch fare that takes diners from breakfast to dinner, be it morning coffee and pastry or work lunch with colleagues, to happy hour cocktails with friends, or a post-work family meal. An array of house-made items ranges from cured meats to pastries that are hand-rolled and baked fresh daily. Breakfast includes dishes like burrito bowls or the classic bagel and lox sandwich with smoked salmon and all the fixings. For lunch, guests can try sandwiches like the "C.B. & Rye" stuffed with housemade corned beef, caramelized cabbage, and onion with gruyere cheese on rye bread. Dinner includes appetizers like short rib potstickers and entrée options like lobster and black truffle tagliatelle. The Miami location's coffee bar is open from 7 to 9 a.m. daily for fast-casual to-go service. On the weekends, table-side Bloody Mary and mimosa carts make this a favorite brunch spot in other cities. Open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday.

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Florida-based chain Island Fin Poké Co. has opened a location in Miami Lakes.
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Island Fin Poké Co.

15468 NW 77th Ct., Miami Lakes
786-363-7375
islandfinpoke.com
Miami Lakes is home to the 27th outpost of the Florida-based franchise Island Fin Poké Co. Located in the Royal Oaks Plaza, the new space embraces the brand's "ohana" atmosphere (the word translates to "family" in the Hawaiian language), from its curated island-inspired music to the menu that allows you to craft your own customizable "IncrediBOWL." The menu offers chicken, tofu, and Spam alongside the traditional seafood-based tuna, salmon, shrimp, or octopus, plus dozens of toppings. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

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Sando is now open inside the Lincoln Eatery food hall in Miami Beach.
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Sando

723 Lincoln Ln. N., Miami Beach (inside the Lincoln Eatery)
954-940-8939
instagram.com/sando_miami
After its debut as a pandemic pop-up and a stint at Smorgasburg Miami, Sando Miami has opened inside the Lincoln Eatery. The Japanese-inspired restaurant has built a menu of from-scratch katsu sandwiches with Latin-infused flavors and influence. The chef-owners have developed a custom shokupan bread and an array of housemade sauces using high-quality ingredients and a proprietary recipe to heighten the experience. Choose from a short list of creative sandwiches, bowls, and fries — from "cold sandos" like egg salad prepared with Japanese mustard, kewpie mayo, and scallions to "hot sandos" like the "Menchi" layered with ground beef patties, tonkatsu sauce, spicy mayo, cabbage, scallion, crispy shallots, and chopped crunchy garlic. Open noon to 9 p.m. daily.

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Long Island import Toku Modern Asian has opened at Aventura Mall.
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Toku Modern Asian

19575 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 1109, Aventura (in Aventura Mall)
305-465-8658
tokumodernasian.com
In 2007, Long Island-based restaurateurs Gillis and George Poll opened their take on a modern Asian restaurant with Toku in Manhasset. With a menu highlighting Japanese cuisine with Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese influences, the restaurant has flourished. Last month, the brothers opened their first Toku outpost inside Aventura Mall. Like its sister establishment, the menu features designed-for-sharing dishes like miso black cod, roasted lobster, sesame-crusted tuna, Peking duck, and a variety of rice and noodle dishes alongside sushi and maki options. Guests can dine in the 53-seat bar area with views of the open kitchen and sushi bar, al fresco on the expansive 190-seat covered outdoor patio, or entertain with a 14-seat private dining room. Open 5:30 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5:30 to midnight Friday and Saturday, and 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday.