Restaurant and Club Reviews

Restaurant and Club reviews written by bona-fide Fort Lauderdale Insiders.

9/5/2010

Smokey Bones 3.0/5

  6500 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

I’ve passed this place numorous times, and I never really knew anything about it. It looks...



9/4/2010

Neighborhood Sports Bar and Grill 2.8/5

  6450 N Federal Hwy Boca Raton

A few years ago, when it was much more difficult to find a bar with Sunday Ticket, there was the...



9/4/2010

Racks Downtown Eatery + Tavern 3.3/5

  402 Plaza Real Boca Raton

I had some downtime in Boca so I thought I’d check out Gary Rack’s new restaurant in...



9/3/2010

Country Ham & Egg Restaurant 2.8/5

  4405 El Mar Dr Lauderdale By The Sea

Country Ham & Egg Restaurant is a tiny place in the northwest corner of downtown Lauderdale...



9/2/2010

Bru’s Room Sportsbar 2.5/5

  235 S Federal Hwy Pompano Beach

Bru’s Room has multiple location and all are a bit different. The Pompano location is...



9/1/2010

Premo’s Subs 3.3/5

  195 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

I’ve passed Premo’s 100s of time and never really considered going in. Why? I guess...



8/31/2010

Diner 24 2.8/5

  301 W Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale

Back when I was wasting my time on Yelp I had read some reviews of this place; and most of them...



8/30/2010

Sea Watch on the Ocean 2.8/5

  6002 N Ocean Blvd Lauderdale By The Sea

Sea Watch on the Ocean is cut from the ancient mold of seafood restaurants with a nautical theme...



8/29/2010

Big City Tavern 3.3/5

  609 E Las Olas Blvd Fort Lauderdale

Big City lives up to its name as it plays big given its location where all the venues seem so...



8/28/2010

Jack’s Hollywood Diner 3.0/5

  1031 N Federal Hwy Hollywood

From the outside, Jack’s look like a real greasy spoon. Its an old cement building with a...



8/27/2010

Monkey Beach Bar and Grill 1.8/5

  909 Breakers Ave Fort Lauderdale

What a cool name for a bar. It must be a really cool place, right? Not.

Inside the Fort...



8/27/2010

National Lampoon Underground 2.3/5

  900 Sunrise Lane Fort Lauderdale

National Lampoon Underground is a restaurant and comedy club in the nook neighborhood near the...



8/27/2010

The Parrot Lounge 2.8/5

  911 Sunrise Ln Fort Lauderdale

The “world famous” Parrot Lounge has been around forever; its the cock roach of the...



8/26/2010

Sea Ranch Diner 3.3/5

  4743 N Ocean Dr Lauderdale By The Sea

The Sea Ranch Diner is one of those places that you probably wouldn’t go to if there were...



8/26/2010

Lennys Sub Shop 2.3/5

  6317 N Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale

Lenny’s is a chain sub joint not unlike Jimmy John’s in more ways than one. They...



8/26/2010

Carina’s Stone Fired Pizza-Gelato 3.5/5

  4743 N Ocean Dr Fort Lauderdale

Carina’s is a big place; not your typical pizzeria. Its a large open room with a counter...



8/25/2010

Cafe Europa Trattoria 3.5/5

  910 E Las Olas Blvd Fort Lauderdale

Cafe Europa was once an icon on Las Olas; a friendly Italian cafe right in the center of the Las...



8/24/2010

Beijing Chinese Food 2.5/5

  3045 N Federal Hwy 60-A Fort Lauderdale

Another day, another chinese take out place on Federal. This one is called Beijing Chinese Food,...



8/23/2010

Over Easy Cafe 2.5/5

  318 E Oakland Park Blvd Oakland Park

They claim to serve the “Finest Breakfast in Town”. Luckily that’s not the...



8/23/2010

Boulevard Subs 3.0/5

  1100 E Oakland Park Blvd Ste 101 Oakland Park

Boulevard Subs is a little joint in the Boulevard Plaza building just north of Dixie Highway on...



8/19/2010

Carrabba’s Italian Grill 3.0/5

  1299 S Federal Hwy Pompano Beach

Carrabba’s is a mid-end chain owned by the people who brought you Outback, catering to the...



8/14/2010

Bada Bing Pizzeria 3.3/5

  2904 N Andrews Ave Wilton Manors

Bada Bing, which roughly translated means “just that easy”, was of course made...



8/13/2010

Bar-b-q Jack’s 3.0/5

  500 E Oakland Park Blvd Oakland Park

Formerly named Jack’s Bar-b-q Smokehouse, they changed the name in 2006 but the smoking...



8/13/2010

Subway 1.8/5

  401 E Las Olas Blvd Fort Lauderdale

The first time I ever ate at subway was in 1987 while on Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale. I had...



8/11/2010

Times Square Pizza 2.3/5

  2304 E Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale

In March 2007 I wrote:

“Sometimes its a mistake to not go into a place just because...



8/11/2010

Chart House 3.3/5

  3000 Northeast 32nd Avenue Fort Lauderdale

Charley’s Crab is gone and Chart House has popped up in its place. Both brands are owned...



8/11/2010

Bozo’s Sub & Sandwich Shop 2.3/5

  601 SW 12th Ave Fort Lauderdale

You gotta love a place with a slogan: “When it comes to food, we don’t clown...



8/10/2010

Lil Reds 3.5/5

  1705 W State Road 84 Fort Lauderdale

The first time I went to Lil Red’s for breakfast I got there at 11:04am and they told me I...



8/8/2010

Bonefish Mac’s Restaurant 2.0/5

  2002 NE 36th St Lighthouse Point

I ran into some people from Pittsburgh over the weekend and they couldn’t say enough about...



8/8/2010

Sicilian Oven 3.0/5

  2486 N Federal Hwy Lighthouse Point

I found it a bit coincidental that both New Times and Sun-Sentinel had done raving reviews of...



8/6/2010

La Bamba III 2.8/5

  4245 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

The La Bamba mini-chain of Mexican restaurants bridge the gap between fast food and authentic...



8/5/2010

H2O Cafe 2.0/5

  101 S. Ft. Lauderdale Beach Blvd Fort Lauderdale

H2O is one of those places that seems so nice compared to the other seedy places nearby....



8/5/2010

China Grill 3.3/5

  1881 SE 17th St Fort Lauderdale

China Grill is a chain restaurant known for its swanky decor and high prices. This particular...



8/4/2010

Grady’s Bar 2.3/5

  905 S Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale

In the words of Bill O’Reilly, Grady’s Bar is a dump, is a dump, is a dump. Just a...



8/3/2010

The Mason Jar Cafe 3.0/5

  2980 N. Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

Paula Pace is back. The longtime owner of Las Olas Cafe, which was forced to close on May 30,...



8/2/2010

Texas Hold ‘em BBQ 3.5/5

  21 South West 7th Streeet Fort Lauderdale

Texas Hold’em has moved from W. Sunrise to N. Andrews just west of the Las Olas area. Its...



8/2/2010

Mr Nick’s Sub Shoppe 3.0/5

  901 S Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale

As dumps go, Mr Nick’s is a dump extraordinaire. There’s a window where you order,...



7/31/2010

Vienna Cafe & Wine Bar 3.8/5

  9100 W State Road 84 Davie

Vienna Cafe and Wine bar is a bit out of place stuck between a Dunkin Donuts and Char Hut. From...



7/30/2010

El Tamarindo Cafe 3.5/5

  233 W State Road 84 Fort Lauderdale

El Tamarindo Cafe is one of those places thats easy to miss, and even if you see it you might...



7/29/2010

Beach Boys Cafe 1.3/5

  413 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Fort Lauderdale

When you’re down at the beach, there are a limited number of choices for food, and if you...



7/28/2010

California Pizza Kitchen 2.5/5

  2301 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

The last time I was in a California Pizza Kitchen was when it first opened in the Walt Whitman...



7/27/2010

The Riverside Market Cafe 2.8/5

  608 SW 12th Ave Fort Lauderdale

I heard about this place accidentally, which is about the only way you could hear about it. If...



7/26/2010

J Mark’s 3.3/5

  1245 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

Old time Fort Lauderdale residents can no longer say “Meet you at J’s” without...



7/23/2010

East Coast BBQ 3.5/5

  949-B E McNabb Road Pompano Beach

Its easy to miss this place; they don’t even have a sign yet. Open just 3 weeks, you can...



7/23/2010

California Burgers and Shakes 2.8/5

  5441 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

With their first location hidden in a nook across from the Galleria Mass, they’ve opened a...



7/22/2010

Olive Garden 2.0/5

  5550 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

The Olive Garden is what many people use as a joke when referring to bad or pseudo Italian...



7/20/2010

Catalina Restaurant 3.3/5

  1611 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale

Catalina is a place where you can really get fleeced if you don’t know what’s going...



7/20/2010

Charcuterie Too! 2.5/5

  100 S Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale

Occasionally you’ll hear someone rave about something they had at Charcuterie Too!, and...



7/19/2010

Taqueria Dona Raquel 3.5/5

  793 S Dixie Hwy Pompano Beach

No search for authentic tacos is complete without a visit to Taqueria Dona Raquel. There was a...



7/17/2010

Tokyo Blue 3.3/5

  4040 Galt Ocean Drive Fort Lauderdale

Tokyo Blue is a new restaurant and lounge located in the Ocean Manor Resort hotel. Its marketed...