The Starlite Lounge is hidden in a Pompano strip mall, behind a bank and a Super 8, parked between a laundromat and an antiques store. Stepping through the door, though, is like walking into a dark, wonderful warp zone that combines all the comfort (and pricing) of a bar in 1970s South Florida with all […]
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Moan over tempting gyros and try the Philly cheese steak, a signature item at this pleasant, Miami Dolphins-colored sandwich shop. You can get it prepared traditionally: Some sautéed onions, mushrooms, and peppers, plus lots of melted cheese. You can have it doused with marinara as a pizza steak. Or you can go upscale and have […]
Outside the Coconut Creek Casino doors is the Sunset Grill, a tiki bar with a relaxing environment away from the gambling hype. An oval-shaped wooden bar fills the open-air space. Flat-screen televisions hang from the ceiling, showing the latest happenings in sports and entertainment. Although the bar is outdoors, no need to worry about the […]
If you’re a surfer stuck in South Florida, instead of, say, Southern California — you really need a go to spot that will support you in your sport of choice. Otherwise, it can get lonely out there. At Surf World in Pompano Beach, you can join with legions of other wave riders, skateboarders and SUP […]
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There’s no better way to mop up a sauce made from fresh tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and the remnants of perfectly cooked chunks of tender lamb than with a piece of Taj’s chewy onion kulcha, a bread baked on hot tandoor walls. Every dish here is unique, intensely aromatic, with a mixture of spices unlike […]
Named for the tree that gives Thai food its unique flavor, Tamarind serves some of the freshest and most interesting Thai fare you’re likely to find in these parts. From a sweet/sour green papaya salad to grilled quail eggs yakitori-style to Tamarind’s scrumptious “Thai fries” made from boniato strips dipped in coconut batter and deep […]
Beer is awesome. Florida-made beer = even more awesome. And Coral Spring’s Tampa Bay Brewing Company Tap House serves up their own state-made sudsy concoctions, plus a whole host of other craft beers. Sit indoors or out, take advantage of the free wi-fi, and try a brew or two or three. From their Old Elephant […]
With its yellow walls and bright open kitchen, Taqueria Doña Raquel is a bit of sunshine tucked among body shops and thrift stores. The entire Mex-Mex menu is written on a large blackboard, with only one seafood dish topping $7.99. Start anywhere; virtually everything is good, from tender chicken enrobed in a perfectly balanced mole […]
Tee-Jay Thai Sushi has a menu as big as the Gulf of Thailand: There are six or so sections of Thai and Japanese appetizers like summer rolls wrapped in rice paper, salads with beef and lime, gyoza filled with minced meat, and tataki tuna seared on the grill; a huge selection of stir-fried noodle dishes […]
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For whatever reason, the new breed of Mexican chain restaurant likes lots of hokey, gaudy graphics involving mustached caricatures, lots of margarita-pushing, chili-n-cactuses everywhere, and a late last call on weekends — this Coral Springs spot doesn’t differ. Diversity permeates the Tijuana Taxi menu: You can get ribs here, blackened mahi-mahi or salmon, and more […]
It’s always funny to see the retro pubs — this one has the coolest “cocktails” sign ever — now touting Wi-Fi. This dark-wood and Irish-geegaw-decorated bar has it, though, along with some real Irish grub. Breakfast features Irish bacon, bangers, and blood pudding (imported from County Cork), omelets, pancakes, and biscuits and gravy. It’s bar […]
599-acre park is one of Broward’s largest. Home to Butterfly World, a walk-through garden with butterflies and hummingbirds. Also features batting cages, disc golf, a lake, boat rentals, football fields, baseball fields, volleyball fields, bike paths, nature trails, hayrides, and picnic areas (with shelters and grills). There is also a stable that offers pony rides […]
Executive chef Tommy Valdes sure knows how to shill – the CIA grad and author is nearly obsessed with getting on Food Network, a fact you’ll find plastered all over his Margate Italian restaurant. Hey, you can’t knock a guy for having lofty aspirations. His menu shares the same ambition, even if it sometimes comes […]
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When Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox chef-owner Brian Cartenuto opened his first South Florida location at 32 he was already approaching a near 20-year career that had brought him from Anthony Bourdain’s Brasserie Les Halles in Miami to the French bistro Lavandou in Washington, D.C. Now a two-time winner of Cutthroat Kitchen, the Florida native is best […]
Begun as a neighborhood dockside fish shack and open-air bar in 1957, Two Georges has expanded to an outdoor dining complex and sports bar along the waterfront northwest of the Boynton Beach Boulevard bridge. The all-outdoor (but covered) seating is at tables and hightops in the tiki and along the deck, with a group of […]
Since being showcased on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, homey seafood shack the Whale’s Rib has enjoyed a renaissance as Deerfield Beach’s premier spot for ultrafresh seafood and cold brews. And for good reason. It’s the kind of place where you can sit at the worn bar-top and watch your oysters shucked right in […]