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2010 Stories by John Linn

• Goyo El Pollo Fills Alligator Alley Space

  published September 2, 2010

  This quiet restaurant in the old Alligator Alley space is actually the second location of this Hollywood eatery (now reopened), popular for... More >>

• South Florida Happy Hours: Where Great Food and Booze Collide

  published August 26, 2010

  My heaviest of bar-going days took place when I was a server for a notorious Italian chain restaurant. After our shifts, the other servers and... More >>

• Shell Games: The Ins and Outs of Eating Crab in South Florida

  published August 19, 2010

  To view a slideshow from the Rustic Inn, More >>

• The Living Room Restaurant in Boynton Beach Gives New Meaning to the Term "Comfort Food."

  published August 5, 2010

  To view a slide show of the Living Room, More >>

• Falafel Bistro Wine Bar in Coral Springs: Outrageously Good Food

  published August 5, 2010

  This second location of the popular Coral Springs restaurant takes owner Ilan Cohen's formula for fresh Mediterranean food and plops it in a... More >>

• Steve Martorano's Italian Kitchen at the Seminole Hard Rock: Believe the Hype

  published July 29, 2010

  To see more photos from Martorano's Italian-American Kitchen, More >>

• Scarfone's Coal-Fired Pizza Needs a Little Work

  published July 29, 2010

  High-heat, coal-fired ovens have lit up all over South Florida, bringing charred crusts and specialty toppings to just about every strip mall.... More >>

• Mama Asian Noodle Bar: Awesome Thai Food in Coconut Creek

  published July 15, 2010

  The menu at Mama Asian Noodle Bar in the Coconut Creek Promenade doesn't stop at noodles. In fact, the list of Thai-, Chinese-, Japanese-, and... More >>

• Taste Gastropub: Mediocrity Reigns at Allen Susser's New Delray Beach Eatery

  published July 8, 2010

  Eating a meal at Taste, the new Delray Beach gastropub from Allen Susser, is the gustatory equivalent of a World Cup draw. It's like watching a... More >>

• D'Angelo Pizza in Fort Lauderdale Does Everything Right

  published July 1, 2010

  In Mario Batali's newest book, Molto Gusto — a gorgeous full-color picture book that omits big protein-based main courses and... More >>

• Relish Burgers in West Palm Beach Takes Mix-n-Match to the Max

  published June 24, 2010

  One man's perfect burger is another man's imperfect burger. Then again, one man's "perfect burger" could change from hour to hour. One... More >>

• Quickie's Burgers & Wings: Fast Food, but Good

  published June 24, 2010

  Quickie's, an old-time drive-through with locations in Pembroke Pines and Hollywood, has a unique approach to making burgers. All of its one-third... More >>

• An Indie Chef Runs a Rogue Restaurant Out of Her One-Bedroom Apartment

  published June 10, 2010

  There I was, sitting at a table with six complete strangers, sipping wine and eating the rustic French dish coq au vin. The chicken thighs,... More >>

• West Broward's Toa Toa Still Serves Quality Dim Sum

  published June 10, 2010

  This timeless Sunrise eatery has been serving dim sum to Asian and American families in West Broward for more than 20 years. In that time, it... More >>

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  South Florida's 25 Best Dishes

  published June 10, 2010

  One of the things that best defines the disjointed urban sprawl of Broward and Palm Beach counties is food. Food comforts and satiates —... More >>

• Sheila's Famous in Lake Worth Melds Bahamian Food With Barbecue

  published June 3, 2010

  Barbecue is a truly geeky pursuit. Think about it: Here you've got grown men and women obsessing over an antiquated and inefficient cooking... More >>

• Boca Raton's Rib Bizz Needs a Barbecue Makeover

  published June 3, 2010

  Curtis and Marquita Houston's barbecue haven moved from its longtime Boynton Beach location to north Boca Raton in March. The new digs are more... More >>

• At Tonino Lamborghini at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, the Food Is Authentic Italian

  published May 27, 2010

  I didn't think much of a café named after a Lamborghini when the Tonino Lamborghini Caffé Corsa debuted in the newly opened... More >>

• Trattoria Pizzeria Panaretto in Fort Lauderdale Offers a Quick, Tasty Lunch for $9.99

  published May 27, 2010

  This sunny Italian restaurant with exposed brick and a simple, spacious dining room offers a number of $9.99 lunch specials daily. For that price,... More >>

• A Guide to South Florida's Cheap Seafood Dives

  published May 20, 2010

  There's something immutably charming about South Florida's cheap seafood dives – restaurants seemingly trapped in time, where anyone with... More >>

• Cabo Flats in Palm Beach Gardens: Booze and Mexican Fare Too

  published May 13, 2010

  There's something awful about those giant nerd pagers that restaurants stick you with as you await your table. My father used to grumble that... More >>

• Rattlesnake Jake's in Deerfield: Cold Brews and Fish Tacos

  published May 13, 2010

  Rattlesnake Jake's — a Texas-style dive bar with a Floridian bent — is an anchor on Deerfield Beach's salt-air strip. Show up in... More >>

• Gratify in West Palm Beach Should Be Better Than It Is

  published May 6, 2010

  I've got some major beef with the potato chips served at Gratify. These chips, the bar's equivalent of complimentary bread and butter, are... More >>

• Food at Talia's Tuscan Table in Boca Raton Is Impressive

  published May 6, 2010

  This cramped deli and restaurant looks straight out of a Bronx tenement, where every spare inch of wood and brick is covered with Polaroid... More >>

• On the Second Go, Cafe Sharaku in Fort Lauderdale Makes French-Japanese Fusion Work

  published April 29, 2010

  For writers, there are times when, no matter how clear an idea seems in your head, you just can't commit it to paper. Everything comes out as... More >>