Mrs. Smokeys

It’s just as the name implies: The ribs and chicken are smoked first, then barbecued with sweet, tangy, homemade sauce. Baby-back ribs are especially succulent. Even the barbecued beans and roasted corn in the husk are smokin’ good. The restaurant is self-serve, seat-yourself, and the casual nature of the place is complemented by an artistically […]

Myung Ga Tofu & BBQ Restaurant

Myung Ga Tofu and BBQ Restaurant is a Korean restaurant but not really a Korean barbecue restaurant: no grills built into the tables, no ventilation hoods overhead. What it serves is authentic Korean comfort food, just like mom used to make. The warm, wood-toned space is filled with Korean families passing along fajita-like platters of […]

Nirala Sweets BBQ

In 2004, this small Indian storefront sweet shop expanded into the Texas-themed room next door from a forgotten barbecue joint. The deeply strange space now offers the usual weekday Indian lunch buffet alongside the less usual, like kebabs, paya (gelatinous cow foot), and a weekend brunch of halwa puri — flatbread served with a thick, […]

Pho Hoa Noodle Soup

The Vietnamese chain serves some authentic Asian food, starting with boiling pho that you can kick up with the absolute hottest slices of raw jalapeño you’ll find. Big bowls of bun (rice noodles) feature big on the menu as well as simple appetizers and light salads like a cold chicken salad with vermicelli rice noodles. […]

Rainforest Cafe

Rainforest Café has been at Sawgrass Mills for more than a decade, but for tykes and the young at heart, the restaurant’s gimmicks still seem fresh. Lightning flashes. Thunder cracks. A thin mist wafts. Monkeys chatter. Drums beat out an African rhythm. It’s all simulated, of course, but there’s enough going on to keep even […]

Regional Park at Weston

As parks go, this one’s pretty well-endowed, so to speak. The epic expanse of the 102-acre Regional Park at Weston is built for sports enthusiasts. It comes fully equipped with eight baseball fields, eight football/soccer fields and eight basketball courts, plus roller hockey rinks, a skate park, playgrounds, sand volleyball courts, picnic shelters and concession […]