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Los Bocados, Boca Raton
Robby Bushman and Anthony Hoff ’s former gas-station taqueria specializing in barbecue brisket tostadas and burritos opened its first storefront in April in Parkland, and has expanded again. Los Bocados’ second outpost opened Aug. 23 (walk-ins only for now) in a Boca Raton office park. 980 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 7031 N. State Road 7, Parkland; 954-637-4984, LosBocados.com
Point Break Poke House and Blue Wave Sushi, West Palm Beach
The double concept restaurant stall comes from ‘Big Brother’ star Memphis Garrett. It’s an addition to the Grandview Public Market, which features a dozen vendors, live music and a full bar. This is Garrett’s second location for both concepts, however a Plantation outpost is also on the way.1401 Clare Ave., garretthospitalitygroup. com.
Playa Bowls, Davie
Get your dose of super fruits in a bowl at this new location and the fifth in Florida. Customers have the option of choosing pure acai berry, pitaya fruit, chia seeds, coconuts, kale, bananas, and topping that with fresh fruit, seeds, nuts, granola, dried berries, and nut butters. 2471 S. University Dr., 954-514-7999; playabowls.com
Deck on 13th, Fort Lauderdale
Quirky and funky inside, tropical and chill outside, the just-opened Deck on 13th should have a place on your list of favorite Fort Lauderdale bars. Located north of downtown on an up-and-coming stretch of 13th Street in Lake Ridge near Gulf Stream Brewing, Milk Money Bar & Kitchen and LoveLee Bake Shop. 545 NE 13th St., 954-3066070, facebook.com/ thedeckon13
Sabor Latino, Boynton Beach
This is the third location celebrating Latin American dishes from Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Peru and Argentina. The 6,300 square foot space is a new addition to Compson Place at Renaissance Commons. 1880 N. Congress Avenue, saborlatinorestaurants.com.
Bodega Taqueria + Tequila, Aventura
This South Beach-born hotspot — equal parts fast-casual taco eatery and late-night speakeasy lounge — opened its third outpost in early August in Aventura,. A party palace for Mexican street food, Bodega serves burritos, bowls, tacos, craft cocktails, churros and paletas. A West Palm Beach Bodega will next open at 118 S. Clematis St. later this fall. 19129 Biscayne Blvd.; 305-7043670, BodegaTaqueria.com
Boston Beef by the Sea, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Like cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, the humble North Shore-style roast beef sandwich is Boston’s regional specialty: a handheld piled high with thin-sliced top- or bottomround, topped with some variation of cheese, barbecue sauce and mayo on a soft hoagie roll. Owned by Anastasios Nikolakopoulos, Boston Beef serves 18 versions of the sandwich from the Floridian (pickles, red onion, coleslaw on ciabatta) to the Beefdale (Italian-style roast beef with tomato and red onion), along with cheesesteaks and “rockin’ lobstah rolls.” 107 Commercial Blvd., Suite A; 954-9002632, BostonBeefbytheSea. com
Burrito Social, Deerfield Beach
This Tex-Mex eatery born in North Reddington Beach and run by owner Emmanuel Garcia Coll opened this month inside the former Rattlesnake Jake’s bar, and dishes California-style burritos, burrito bowls, tacos al pastor, jalapeno poppers, carnitas and beer-battered baja fish. 2060 NE Second St.; 727-289-2014, BurritoSocial.com
Union Kitchen & Bar, Wilton Manors
This Peruvian and Italian neighborhood eatery comes from chef Christie Tenaud and husband-partner Roberto Colombi, who met while working at Boca Raton Resort & Club’s now shuttered Blue. Union Kitchen features homemade pasta, an open kitchen-style raw bar and entrees that span chicken agrodolce to Peruvian sea bass. 2309 N. Dixie Highway; 754-216-0143, UnionKB.com.
Calaveras Cantina, Boca Raton
A shrimp and calamari diablo with red chili butter and spicy lobster crema are now being served at the new Mizner Park restaurant. The eatery’s second location is south of its Jupiter flagship but has the same Day of the Dead themed setting. Indoor and outdoor seating available. 409 Plaza Real; 561-5762132, calaverascantinas. com.
Grampa’s Café Bagels Deli Bakery, Dania Beach
New owners and New York bagel-shop veterans Mark Fried (Bagel Boys Café) and Marc Goldberg (Goldberg’s Famous Bagels) have rebranded this 64-year-old bakery — closed since the beginning of the pandemic — as a New York-style deli serving New York water bagels, rugelach, housemade corned-beef brisket and other diner classics. The deli reopened Aug. 12. 17 SW First Ave.; 954-9232163
Urban Crepes, Pompano Beach
A splash of France by the beach, crepe offerings are sweet or savory and suitable for breakfast or lunch. Prices are reasonable with a double espresso and crepe deal that’s $5. 3330 E Atlantic Blvd.; 954-9602801
Chez Vincent, Fort Lauderdale
Vincent Maurin and his family left Bordeaux, France, to open this new wine bar in the Galt Ocean Mile. They offer 40 wines and various charcuterie platters, hot and cold sandwiches as well as breakfast service with baguettes, croissants, and ham and cheese plates. 3312 NE 32nd St.; VinceFrenchWineBar. com
Gesaria, Fort Lauderdale
Tucked inside the new oceanside Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach, Gesaria is part eatery, part lobby bar. The fare of small plates and shareables focus on a mix with Floribbean style, sub-tropic food. Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach, 2231 N. Ocean Blvd.; 754-243-7650, CambriaHotelFortLauderdaleBeach.com
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Ya Mas! Taverna, Fort Lauderdale
No official menu is out just yet, but the Greek eatery from Memphis Garrett’s hospitality group will have plates focused around a Mediterranean diet and fresh ingredients, according to the restaurant’s Instagram account. yamastaverna.com
Maple Street Biscuit Company, Pembroke Pines
Biscuit-based creations, as the name implies, are the big attraction at this Jacksonville-born fast-casual chain bought by Cracker Barrel in 2019. Maple Street, opening in September, dishes biscuit sandwiches like the Drunken Goat (fried chicken breast, fried goat-cheese medallions, pepper jelly), topped with choice of sausage or shiitake mushroom gravy, plus hash brown cakes, fried green tomatoes and collard greens. 10280 Pines Blvd., Suite 102; MapleStreetBiscuitCompany.com
Troy’s Barbecue, West Palm Beach
Boynton Beach’s iconic roadside stand for 25 years will debut its second location (after its longtime flagship in Boynton Beach) on Sept. 24 at this former auto-body shop, serving beef brisket and rib combo dinner plates, pulled-pork sandwiches and meats by-the-pound. Owner Anthony Barber’s food truck will be parked next to an historic home that will offer indoor dining and patio seating. The restaurant’s grand-opening event plans to give away 300 barbecue sandwiches. 3950 Georgia Ave.; 561-788-5561, BBQTroys.com
Fogo de Chão, Fort Lauderdale
Founded in southern Brazil in 1979, the steakhouse is opening its fifth Florida location at The Main Las Olas early next year. Owners say the restaurant brings the centuries-old cooking technique of churrasco — roasting prime cuts of meat over an open flame. Offerings include Wagyu New York strip and 42-day aged tomahawk ribeye along with seafood and Brazilian-inspired cocktails. 201 E Las Olas Blvd; fogo.com
Matchbox and Big Buns Damn Good Burgers, Fort Lauderdale
Two Thompson Hospitality restaurants are coming to Society Las Olas, a mixed-use space along the New River. Matchbox will take on a larger space serving items like the “ginormous meatball” and “hangover burrito.” Big
Buns Damn Good Burgers will offer all types of stacked burgers or burger bowls with side options like Jammin’ sprouts (fried Brussels sprouts, bacon jam, sriracha drizzle) and milkshakes that can be boozy or not. eatbigbuns. com
Old School Philly Cheesesteaks, Pompano Beach
It’s the guilty pleasure of cheesesteaks with Cheez Whiz as one of the toppings. The Boca Raton eatery is expanding, replacing a former Subway across the street from the Pompano AirPark. This location will showcase sandwich-making directly in front of customers who can choose to create their own Philly or get a classic. 898 N. Federal Highway, 561-488-6906.
Cali Coffee, Pembroke Pines and beyond
The Broward County-based, drive-thru coffee company is quickly expanding since opening its Hollywood flagship in 2018. The plan is to open four additional locations throughout Broward by 2023 starting with Pembroke Pines in early 2022, then Miramar, Coconut Creek and a second location in Cooper City. Their signature coffees including “breves” (an espresso based drink made with half-and-half milk) come hot, iced or frozen. They also offer fruit infused drinks with red bull as an option. calicoffee.com
Dvash Mediterranean Fusion, Boca Raton
The family behind Falafel Bistro & Wine Bar in Coral Springs will open Dvash Mediterranean Fusion in Lakeside Centre. Dvash is Hebrew for honey, which figures not only into the design of the restaurant but also in the cuisine that uses honey as a natural sweetener. The menu will have some of the same dishes as Falafel Bistro, but the Dvash kitchen will also reflect the family’s love of sharing plates, tapas style. Expected opening is Sept. 9. 8208 Glades Road; DvashBoca.com
Local Seoul Asian Kitchen, Boca Raton
Gary Rack’s newest venture aims to take you on “a walk through Asia” in east Boca Raton. The 1,100-square-foot restaurant will seat only 22 people, but the goal is also to attract take-out lovers. The concept is chef-driven with health-conscious ingredients similar to Rack’s other restaurants, such as Farmhouse Boca. This one is expected to open before the end of the year at the former Stateside Sandwiches location. 1159 S. Federal Highway.
Tacocraft Taqueria and Tequila Bar, Plantation
Expanding Tulum vibes into west Broward, this Mexican-themed eatery’s fourth location is set to open inside the new Plantation Walk complex, a mixed-use renovation of the old Fashion Mall. The restaurant from Handcrafted Hospitality (Henry’s Sandwich Station, Pizzacraft) touts an expansive tequila selection and homemade tortillas expected to hit booths and bar counters inside the new 4,200-square-foot space this December. 333 N University Dr.; Tacocraft. com
Ramen Lab Eatery, West Boca
This will be the third Palm Beach location specializing in ramen and other bowl concepts including donburi and poke bowls. Noodles are made in-house and toppings range from pork chashu to a seasoned poached egg. There are also Izakaya tapas and a beer/sake selection from Japan. Address TBD; RamenLabEatery.com Lazy Dog, Boca Raton This Southern California gastropub chain dishes American comfort classics that spark joy — so long as you bring the Lipitor. Barbecue bison meatloaf, pot roast beef dips, peanut butter and jelly burgers, teriyaki bowls and St. Louis-style ribs distinguish the chain’s massive menu, which also features meatless and gluten-sensitive meals. It’s 10,900-squarefoot eatery will debut this October inside the new Uptown Boca shopping village. 9636 Glades Road, Bldg. C6; 714-596-9960, LazyDogRestaurants.com
Sushi Maki, Fort Lauderdale
For entrepreneur Abe Ng, what began as his father’s Chinese takeout empire is now a thriving dynasty of sushi houses, the latest of which will debut this fall inside the former Beehive Kitchen on Las Olas. The 2,500-squarefoot Sushi Maki will feature poke bowls, sushi boats, pad Thai and wok-fried rice. (For those who can’t wait in Broward, Sushi Maki has grab-and-go locations at Whole Foods Market and Nova Southeastern University.) 200 E. Las Olas Blvd.; SushiMaki. com
Throw Social, Delray Beach
A 12,000-square-foot entertainment village on Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue will open this September inside former clubby Italian grill il Bacio. The project is the second location of Throw Social’s Washington, D.C. flagship, and will feature ax throwing, darts, shuffleboard tables, two outdoor stages pumping live music and a menu of gastropub fare. 29 SE Second Ave.; 800-5610755, ThrowSocial.com
Asbury Ale House, Fort Lauderdale
Owner Matt Gullace will expand his New Jersey-born gastropub into its second location this October on the ground floor of hip residential tower Society Las Olas, and feature a menu of coal-fired pizzas, burgers and the Drunken Bite (or drunken pasta that is Italian-breaded, deep-fried and dipped in vodka sauce). The 10,000-square-foot restaurant also will have 50 beers on tap, sports on dozens of TVs and an outdoor patio filled with Jenga and cornhole. 300 SW First Ave.; AsburyAleHouse.com
Ford’s Garage, Plantation
When visionary automaker Henry Ford invented the Model T, did he foresee a future where his genius is celebrated by people chowing down chicken tenders and truffle fries? The speakeasy gastropub’s second South Florida location (there’s a second in Wellington), opening this fall inside the new Plantation Walk strip mall, bustles with automotive themes, towers of onion rings, brawny burgers and mugs of beer. 321 N. University Drive; FordsGarageUSA.com
Pascal and Cathy Bakery, Pompano Beach
This husband and wifeowned French bakery will be open for breakfast and lunch, offering fresh baked items daily including: viennoiseries, pastries, sandwiches and paninis. 998 N Federal Highway, Suite 4-5; bakerypascal.com
Miso Japanese Tapas, Fort Lauderdale
Chef Thuan Lam, best known for creating Phat Boy Sushi & Kitchen, will open his newest venture in December in a recently remodeled, multi-tenant building on Progresso Drive. Miso will cross-pollinate Japanese and Latin cuisine in small plates. He’ll also have a sushi bar, and is planning to host a monthly omakase series and offer brunch on a patio out front. 801 NE Second Ave.
Mitch’s Downtown Bagel Café, Fort Lauderdale
A self-avowed “old school” New York-style deli with a website that cheekily proclaims, “no bearded hipster baristas here,” Mitch’s nonetheless will debut in September in hipsterfied Flagler Village. The bagel shop will showcase Angus hamburgers, deli sandwiches, avocado toast and all-day breakfast sandwiches. 540 N. Andrews Ave.; 954-446-6446, MitchsDowntown.com
Carrot Express
This Miami-based health-focused chain, featuring salads, wraps, power bowls, vegetarian burgers, soups, stuffed sweet potatoes and spinach pie melts, is expanding into Broward and Palm Beach counties. Locations are planned for Coconut Creek, west Boca Raton, Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Pembroke Pines and Weston. EatCarrotExpress.com
Subculture Coffee Roasters, Boca Raton
Hipster-friendly coffeehouse Subculture will open its fourth location at a 1,150-square-foot storefront inside Mizner Park later this winter, and include acai bowls and smoothies. 437 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; SubcultureCoffee.com
Pagoda Kitchen, Delray Beach
Decorated restaurateur Burt Rapoport (Max’s Grille, Deck 84, Prezzo) is behind this new restaurant opening this October at Delray Marketplace. Billed as “home-style Chinese cuisine,” and inspired by the pan-Asian travels of chef Bryan S. Emperor (one of Food and Wine’s Best New Chefs in America), the menu features Peking duck, bao buns, glazed Chinese barbecue spare ribs and shaved ribeye with shishito peppers. 14817 Lyons Road, Suite 100; PagodaKitchen.com
Papa Duke’s Deli, Wilton Manors
When it opens next to the Dairy Queen on Wilton Drive, Papa Duke’s will offer grab-and-go sandwiches of house-made roast beef, turkey, chicken, ham, corned beef and pastrami. There will be 10 outdoor seats if you want to linger. 1952 Wilton Drive; 954-530-4914, PapaDukesWM.com. Drift, Delray Beach
A future seafood restaurant opening this September inside the Opal Grand Oceanfront Resort & Spa, Drift will include a rooftop bar and join the luxury hotel’s Cascades and Monkey Bar eateries. 10 N. Ocean Blvd.; 561-274-3200, OpalGrand.com
Meso Beach House, Delray Beach
With a craft-cocktail bar, patio raw bar and seafood-focused Mediterranean menu that spans grilled octopus to whole roasted branzino, Meso’s trendy fare is designed to hook tourists and the local boating set, owner Bobby Khorrami says. This will be the first sister location to the original in Westchester County, N.Y. Expected to open in November. 900 E. Atlantic Ave.
Bruno’s Eats, Fort Lauderdale
Owners Bruno “Chef Max” Maxino and Peggy Ann Blain, who’ve been a food-truck power couple since 2013 — especially in Flagler Village — will open their first storefront on Fort Lauderdale’s buzzy 13th Street. Dishes, which mash up Haitian, Jamaican, Latin American and New York street-food influences, include the griot burrito stuffed with pulled pork, red and green peppers, mushroom rice and secret sauces.
603 NE 13th St., Fort Lauderdale; 954-864-9679 Lickie Stickie BBQ, Sunrise
Pitmaster Juliette Johnson’s popular Southern Caribbean food stand — and sellout brisket— is restaurant-bound. After setting up at farmers’ markets around Broward County every weekend for seven years, Chef Juliette says she’s ready to offer her popular items all week long including: spare ribs, salmon, chicken, cheesy grits, collard greens and her homemade jerk and barbecue sauce. Her catering services will also continue. lickiestickiebbq.com; 954-638-2324
Mickey’s Dueling Piano Bar and Grill, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
New owners Michael Josephs and Luis Linares have rebranded the former Beef ‘N Reef Steakhouse, which opened a month before the pandemic and shuttered in May, into this dueling piano bar. The surf-and-turf restaurant will offer a rotating lineup of national dueling-piano acts, such as the Flying Ivories, when it debuts this fall. 4331 N. Ocean Drive, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea; 954-351-0310, MickeysDuelingPianos.com
Truli Italian Food & Drink, Coconut Creek
This modern Italian trattoria and bar will debut in late September inside the Promenade at Coconut Creek, replacing the former Ciao Cucina space that shuttered this spring. Truli comes from Parkland restaurateur Doug Zeif (former senior vice-president of the Cheesecake Factory) and features build-your-own pasta bowls (with 10 pasta types and nine sauces from alfredo to “Sunday gravy”), build-your-own pizzas, and old-school entrees such as chicken Parmesan and steak tagliatta. 4443 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek; TruliItalian.com
Batch New Southern Kitchen and Tap, Fort Lauderdale
Flagler Village will be home to a second location, after West Palm Beach, of the restaurant serving Southern favorites, craft cocktails and an “epic brunch party.” The 5,500 square-foot restaurant with an outdoor patio will open in the former location of Mellow Mushroom. The locally sourced farm-totable, comfort food menu includes slow-smoked burnt ends, shrimp n’ grits and a BBQ jackfruit “pulled pork” sandwich. An extensive whiskey menu and garden-to-glass cocktails are also planned for the restaurant expected to open in fall 2021. 525 N Federal Highway; batchsouthernkitchen.com
Marco’s Top Burgers, Pompano Beach
Marco and Ana Paula’s sandwich food truck has graduated into its first storefront in Pompano Beach’s Whispering Lakes office park, taking over the space once occupied by Cuban restaurant It’s a Cubano B. The restaurant, opening in early fall, specializes in Brazilian-style Angus burgers topped with old standards (bacon, sunny-side up eggs) but also catupiry (Brazilian soft cheese) and prato (a gouda-style cow’s milk cheese). 3350 NW 22nd Terrace, #400b, Pompano Beach; 561-562-3925, MarcosTopBurgers.com
Circle House Coffee, Oakland Park
The Flagler Village drive-thru coffeehouse owned by former NFL linebacker Stephen Tulloch will open a sister café on Oakland Park Boulevard. Along with Mojo Donut flavors, Circle House does CBD-infused coffee, breakfast sandwiches, empanadas, slushies, vegan cookies and guava cheesecake pie shakes. 119 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park; 954-870-6456, CircleHouseCoffee.com
Buoy Bites, Fort Lauderdale
The first sister location of this Oakland Park roadside seafood shack will take over the space formerly occupied by Phat Boy Sushi & Kitchen. Buoy Bites features oysters on the halfshell, buckets of mussels and clams, crab cakes, fishfry baskets, lobster clambakes and New England clam chowder. 4391 N. Federal Highway; 954-3062775, BuoyBites.com.
Pig Beach BBQ, West Palm Beach
The first Florida outpost
of this Brooklyn barbecue icon will open in October and dish smoked brisket and baby back ribs, cheddar-jalapeno sausage and homemade coleslaw. Pig Beach’s brisket-and-shortrib smash burger also won the People’s Choice and Best Dressed awards at South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s Burger Bash. 2400 S. Dixie Highway; PigBeachNYC.com
No Man’s Land, Fort Lauderdale
Restaurateur Memphis Garrett will turn his fast-casual Poke House into a ghost kitchen and convert the space into a No Man’s Land, a cocktail parlor and lounge. The lounge will offer a 10-item menu of small shareable plate dishes. 666 Federal Highway. NoMansLandFTL.com.
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Char-Hut, Fort Lauderdale
Juicy charbroiled burgers are no more at this Fort Lauderdale Char-Hut franchise, which shuttered in August after seven years in the Northridge Shopping Center. Like its sister Char-Huts in Davie, Pembroke Pines and Tamarac (all still open), this outpost offered chuckand brisket-blended burgers flipped on the
grill in front of customers’ eyes, and served on a soft, poppy-seed Kaiser roll with a blanket of white American cheese. The remaining Char-Huts are still owned by Michael and Tony Cammisa, whose father Joe opened the first in 1976. 753 E. Commercial Blvd.; OrderCharHut.com
Ally’s Comfort Café, Sunrise
This café-diner dishing sandwiches, soups, burgers, cinnamon-roll pancakes and other belly-warming breakfasts has closed its Sunrise outpost, according to Ally’s website. “Please note: We recently sold our Sunrise location. We would like to thank our loyal customers!” reads a pop-up message on the café’s homepage. Owner Ally Perfecto’s namesake diner also featured a kid’s corner filled with coloring books and a book nook for adults to peruse over coffee. Ally’s flagship on State Road 84 in Davie remains open. 9210 W. Commercial Blvd.; AllysComfortCafe.net
Gyro Express, Wilton Manors
A bright, airy restaurant painted in the colors of Greece’s flag (blue and white), this short-lived eatery and drive-thru that replaced the former Bar-B-Q Jack’s closed in July. Gyro Express carried a short, fast-casual menu of souvlaki, veggie and chicken pita platters, lamb kebabs and lemon potatoes. 500 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
PDQ, Fort Lauderdale The three-lettered restaurant chain devoted to chicken tenders, fries, salads and hand-spun shakes closed its Fort Lauderdale location in August. Fort Lauderdale native and Outback Steakhouse co-founder Tim Gannon expanded the Tampa-born PDQ to Fort Lauderdale in 2014. PDQ, which removed the 17th Street eatery from its website, has many South Florida locations left spanning South Miami to West Palm Beach. 1207 SE 17th St.; EatPDQ.com
Mod Wine Lounge, Fort Lauderdale
This throwback wine hangout that since 2015 channeled the mod vibes of the ‘60s has permanently closed next door to the Classic Gateway Theatre. Co-owner Chad Thilborger’s retro lounge featured light-blue chairs from the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, along with charcuterie boards, rum cake and craft beer. 1828 E. Sunrise Blvd.
GoGai, Hollywood
The bao bun, rice bowl and fried chicken offspring of ramen hub GoBistro three doors down, GoGai lasted two years in downtown Hollywood before shutting this summer. GoGai, from GoBistro partners Andrew Gong, Joao Da Silva and Niti Masintapan, dished a short menu of chicken-and-rice bowls, sweet chili-fried wings and Thai shaved ice. 2051 Hollywood Blvd., Suite A
Nick’s New Haven Style Pizzeria & Bar, Coral Springs
Open since 2014 and known for its white clam pies and hand-built brick ovens, Nick’s shuttered its Coral Springs outpost in the Royal University Shopping Plaza in August. An asset sale on Facebook listed the lease for the 5,200-square-foot eatery and 2,000-square-foot patio. The original Nick’s in Boca Raton remains open. 2444 N. University Drive; 954-800-7603, NicksPizzeriaBar.com