The Best of Miami Spice 2012, Part Three

Lee Klein July 30, 2012 7:00AM

See also Miami Spice, the Good, the Great and the Grudging, Part One and Part Two

This three-part look at Miami Spice comes just as the dining program gets set to begin August 1. There has been a split in price categories this year, meaning there is now a "fine dining" grouping as well as a "luxury" grouping. The fine dining price point drops $2 from the prior Spice price to $19 for lunch and $33 for dinner. The "luxury" spots -- meaning most of the places you'll want to go to for Spice -- have had the price hiked $4: $23 for lunch, $39 for dinner. Both restaurant groupings are appraised separately in each good, great, and grudging list.

On Thursday, we took a look at 22 good deals; on Friday we dealt with the grudging ones. Today, we examine 13 great Miami Spice menus.

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