Slow Food Truck

Slow food is the new fast food. And thanks to Oren Bass and Zachary Schwartz, you can even buy it off a truck. The Johnson & Wales University-trained culinary duo are all about fresh, local, healthy ingredients. From their warm Florida lobster roll to their slow roasted pulled pork sammy, they’ve got plenty of tasty […]

Smokey Bones BBQ & Sports Bar

Though it’s just another chain restaurant with a rather cold corporate feel, Smokey Bones in Plantation remains remarkably successful. There’s always someone young and perky at the front door; it feels family-friendly and festive inside; and they’re quick ‘n easy with the coupons and specials that make it cheap to eat and drink here. With […]

Spice Resto-Lounge

There’s a lot of pure, joyous animal charisma circulating at Spice Resto-Lounge. There are women in leopard-print cat suits and in spandex tank tops, in tiny, fringed minis that shimmy with every jut of the hip. There are lantern-jawed men with dark hair pulled into ponytails and pumped-up guys with shaved heads and designer eyewear. […]

Splash Poolside Grille and Bar

Don’t be fooled by the menu, tweaked with gourmet keywords like “cashew-soy dipping sauce,” “homemade ketchup,” and “black bean relish.” Likely as not, said chutney, which accompanies the hot dog, is regular ol’ pickle relish. Indeed, most of the fare is merely glorified poolside, snack-bar stuff. Admittedly, though, it’s done better than most, especially if […]

Spyke’s Grove

What good is living in hot-as-hell Florida if you don’t have a backyard full of fruit trees? Let’s face it – citrus is the state’s best asset. At Spyke’s Grove, you can pick up trees that’ll be dripping with lemons, limes, oranges, tangerines, tangelos, grapefruits, limes, kumquats. Hell, they even have spliced marvels that’ll grow […]

Stratford’s Bar

The large neon green sign lights your way to enter the belly of Stratford’s Bar. Mismatched bar stools haphazardly flank a wooden bar covered in scuff marks. A jukebox flanks one end of the bar area, and a shuffleboard table takes up most of the space on the wall opposite the bar. A second room […]

Sugar Reef

Anybody who dropped in to Sugar Reef years ago could go back today and suffer no future shock: Nothing seems to change – the open-air restaurant on the Hollywood Broadwalk still follows a rhythm as soothing and predictable as the sea its ocean-colored rooms open out on. Paper-covered tables offer jars of crayons for doodling, […]

Surf World South

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 Dania Beach, you can join with legions of other wave riders, skateboarders and SUP […]

Sushi N’ Thai

At first, it seems that very little about this unassuming, pedestrian, but perennially popular Hollywood strip-mall eatery is outstanding. The Thai dishes are good if unspectacular, and most of the cooked Japanese fare is just perfectly… adequate. However, the raw fish served at Sushi Thai is unbeatable. No fancy places, no jam-packed out-the-door place, not […]