Gerri’s Sports Pub

Gerri’s in Margate looks fairly small from the outside, but once you get inside, you see it’s surprisingly large. The bar is front-and-center, with darts on one wall and a pool table a bit farther away. Locals flock to this joint afternoon and night to have a few beverages and poke fun at one another. […]

Giovanni’s Coal Fire Pizza

Giovanni’s cooks its pies in one of three coal ovens, taking rounds of dough to extreme temperatures and submitting them to the kind of heat that persuades crusts to form delicious blackened air bubbles and to develop strips of charring on the bottom. A large pie will run you $13.95; toppings cost $1.95 each, and […]

Gordo’s Grill

Peruvian places are popping up faster than fans can get their fill — but Gordo’s Grill is a standout in a sea of ceviche spots. This Margate eatery serves up simple, authentic Peruvian dishes, from causas (spicy, cold mashed potato cakes stuffed with different meats) to ceviches (citrus-marinated fish and seafood) to papa a la […]

Green Papaya

The only unfortunate thing about this Broward version of the Miami Lakes eatery is the location: Hidden away in a corner of a mostly vacant retail complex, Green Papaya is almost impossible to see from busy Atlantic Boulevard. But the wafting smell of simmering pho will command you to stay a while. The menu is […]

Greenbrier Restaurant

Promised the ol’ Battle Ax that you wouldn’t go to the strip bar tonight? Well, if you’re a man of your word and you have a hankerin’ to be around scantily clad women, that could be a problem. Happily, Greenbrier has got you covered. On many nights, admittedly, standards have to be set a little […]

Hot Tomatoe

This cozy, family-oriented neighborhood spot in Deerfield serves a well-rounded antipasto and creamy pasta fagioli soup. Eggplant Parmesan and chicken and veal dishes are tasty; gnocchi, however, is outstanding. Just don’t let the kids try the rum-flavored tiramisu (they might develop a taste for it), and don’t use Hot Tomatoe’s sign to teach them how […]

India Garden

Since it debuted in 2008, India Garden has revamped and refined its sprawling menu, which passes through Kerala and Goa, Indo-China and Sri Lanka. You’ll still find familiar dishes in tikka masala and vindaloo and korma, but some of the more adventurous options like duck vellayappam flavored with toddy, kingfish moilee, and cashew-filled chettinadu have […]

Jack’s Old Fashion Hamburger House

This place, Jughead’s idea of heaven, is so good that you’ll overlook the missing ed after fashion in its name. The atmosphere is starker than Ellsworth Kelly’s tomb. Sink your teeth into a half pound’s worth of ground-fresh-daily-from-whole-briskets-of-USDA-inspected-beef burgers. Why not? They’re individually pattied on the premises, grilled to order, and traditionally seasoned. Then they’re […]

Japango

Japango owner Kevin Lee makes it look so easy – but here, any bite is a revelation of flavors you’ve probably never tasted all in one place before. You’ll never again eat plain old tataki without yearning for Lee’s version; it’s like discovering a higher calling. Shallot-crusted tuna scatters crunchy bits of fried shallot over […]

JB’s on the Beach

This restaurant is the one to set up your photo at in February and mail it as a postcard to all your friends stuck in snow up North. Directly on the beach, the expansive multilevel interior offers sea views at every table, and with seating on the open-air patio, you’re at the sand’s edge. It’s […]

Jesse’s Xtreme Sports Bar

While sports bars littered with football, basketball, and race-car memorabilia are as easy to find as sand on the beach, men and women who are drawn more to water or snow when it comes to their physical activities now have a place in Margate. The trimmings at Jesse’s Xtreme Sports Bar include surf boards, skateboards, […]

Joe’s Riverside Grille

Joe’s has the feel of a family operation – from a menu filled with chef Joe’s personalized touches (wine pairing recommendations, “Mom’s key lime pie”) to the cheerful, attentive service in the front of the house. The mom-and-pop atmosphere is considerably offset by the chic beauty of the space: an indoor room gleaming with polished […]