Café Sambal is a gorgeous restaurant. Intimate outdoor seating overlooking Biscayne Bay consists of minimalist furniture and clean and sparse décor. The subtle design focuses attention on the water, sky, and soaring buildings across the bay that function as the real backdrop. You immediately begin imagining romantic dates, breezy birthday dinners, and…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 65…
Route 9: Great service but inconsistent food
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 66…
Seems like the rumor mill is working overtime in Miami. Yesterday we got wind that Mia at Biscayne had closed down and a burger joint was opening in its place. A call to Mia’s offices shed light on the situation (somewhat). Mia is not dead — she’s just undergoing a…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 67…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 68…
Did you miss part one of this interview? If so, click here.You mentioned sustainability issues are a concern. What’s on your watch list?I stay away from bluefin tuna. We get this nice yellowfin from Trinidad. And we get albacore from Hawaii for the poke and sashimi. We stay with the…
Mil gracias to Burger Beast, who tipped up to Clarabelle’s Cupcakes. The pink truck looks like a confection itself as it rolls down the street. Owner Jessica Knopf already has a small shop on SW 77th Avenue in Miami, but after seeing trucks in Los Angeles and New York, she…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 69…
Just a short stretch of Route 9’s Cafe review coming up next week:Proteins on entree plates were nicely executed: A small wedge of salmon steak and cylinder of prosciutto-wrapped pork loin both boasted crisp exteriors and were moist and impeccably cooked within; flank steak, cut into thick strips, was flavorful…
Recently, a friend delivered a six-pack of 4oz. Tortuga rum cakes ($66.95 for 2-six packs shipped to the U.S.) from Nassau, Bahamas. They came in an ornate, hexagon-shaped box vacuum-sealed to lock in freshness. I first smelled rum and then tasted it, Seemed almost as if it had been dunked…
Food trucks are hitting the streets tonight in three different locations. Your choices include motorcycles and munchies down south, meals in Midtown Miami or surf-style tacos on South Beach. Peterson’s Harley Davidson South is hosting their Thursday food truck rally tonight from 6 to 10 p.m.. The showroom remains open…
When we found out that not only is Kareem Anguin, the new executive chef at Oceanaire, celebrating his big 3-0 this weekend but that he’ll also be doing so at Taste of Brickell, we figured it was time to introduce him to the masses. (He said he plans to serve…
The Restaurant at the Setai: Pretty, precious, and pricey
Go West, food trucks. If you live in the Kendall area and you’re looking for some chow, hit up the food trucks that meet at Kendall Car Wash. Though it’s a smaller roundup, all your basic food groups are represented — seafood, burger, Asian, cheese and dessert…
If you’re a local going to Ultra Music Festival this weekend, you’ll already have your own strategy to stay fueled before and after the electronic music marathon. But if you’re not from South Florida — or hell, not even from central Miami-Dade — the area of downtown Miami surrounding the festival’s…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 70…
Try Giuseppe’s Italian Sausage at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup tonight from 5:30 to 10 on NE 127th Street and Biscayne Boulevard.It’s hard not to love sausage and peppers. Even vegetarians drool a little when they pass peppers sweating on the grill, even if they’re next to links of savory meat.Owner of mobile…
Jack in the Box has just rolled out a 34-foot-long food truck. The Jack in the Box Munchie Mobile cruised the streets of San Diego last Friday and will travel throughout Southern California in the next few months. The truck is wrapped in a ’70s-style mural depicting an airbrushed “Jack”…
Joel and Leticia Pollock, the husband-and-wife team behind Wynwood’s Panther Coffee, will debut their “coffee trike” tonight at the Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup. Panther specializes in small batch coffees, roasted and ground at their Miami headquarters. We could tell you to look for them on the grass, but you’ll probably…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 71…
