Point Royal

Point Royal, which opened in February 2017, sits on the ground floor of the newly renovated Diplomat Beach Resort. The restaurant is billed as coastal American, the type of place you can stop by for a burger and beer or for some oysters and a glass of wine. Once the site of the hotel’s breakfast […]

PRL Euro Cafe

Amid the upscale restaurants and lounges in Hollywood’s downtown district is the tiny beer aficionado hangout, PRL Euro Cafe. Wedged in next to Mauro’s pizza, the extremely low-lit bar’s atmosphere bodes that of a PBR-peddling dive bar, but the plethora of unique lager choices and casually hip clientele suggests otherwise. In the front of the […]

Quickie’s Burgers & Wings

Quickie’s, an old-time drive-through with locations in Pembroke Pines and Hollywood, has a unique approach to burger making. All of its one-third or half-pound patties are cooked over hickory to give them a smoky, wood-fired flavor. Those juicy burgers are then topped with onions crisps and Quickie’s own special sauce, a spicy mayo-based sauce with […]

Rainbo Cafe

The room, with its plush old banquettes, is comfy and cool in coffee-shop fashion. Service is cheerful, the menu exactly as you expect: Hamburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, club sandwiches, BLTs, chef salads — need we continue? This is formulaic diner food, meaning decent, filling, relatively cheap, and thoroughly satisfying when the mood strikes. We particularly […]

Runas Peruvian Cuisine

Peruvian cuisine – marked by its fusion of various global cuisines, those sweet yellow chili peppers, giant kernels of maize, and fresh seafood – has grown exponentially in popularity. No matter what your tastes, once you get over the unfamiliar-sounding names and each dish’s seemingly incongruent pairings, you’ll find that the dishes of Peru offer […]

Sage Bistro and Oyster Bar

You really have to hand it to chef Laurent Tasic. His Sage Bistro and Oyster bar juggles two completely different concepts and nails them both: a high-end raw bar, with its $52 shellfish tower and a $28 “trio” of jumbo pink Gulf shrimp, oysters, and crab meat on the one hand; and on the other, […]

Sara’s

A kosher and vegan heaven, Sara’s is home of some downright satisfying, cruelty-free pizzas, subs, burgers, and sandwiches, including a sauerkraut-laden Reuben with faux-corned beef good enough to turn heads at any Jewish deli. It also offers hummus and falafel, stuffed cabbage, and mushroom-barley soup that all have two things in common: they’re meat-free, and […]

Sardelli’s

Capsule description: Some might call Sardelli’s an expensive, ornate Italian steakhouse. Others might call it a welcoming, Italian family place that’s great for special dinners with friends and family. Both would be right. This is the latest project from the Sardelli family, who own Fulvio’s 1900 and have been feeding South Floridians for decades. Behind […]

SAS Martini Lounge

Formerly known as the Sauer Apple Saloon, the SAS Martini Lounge is everything but a bar that can be found in an old Western movie. The bar’s recent face-lift is that of a upscale club meets trendy beach hangout, minus the hassle of VIPs and velvet ropes. The dimly lit lounge is illuminated by paper […]

Seminole Classic Casino Hollywood

There aren’t a lot of ways to get rich quick these days. Your lotto chances are pretty slim, and people just aren’t gullible enough to shell out cash for pet rocks anymore. But there’s always gambling. And at Seminole Casino of Hollywood, you can try for some insta-cash, plus booze it up, stuff your face […]

Spice Resto-Lounge

There’s a lot of pure, joyous animal charisma circulating at Spice Resto-Lounge. There are women in leopard-print cat suits and in spandex tank tops, in tiny, fringed minis that shimmy with every jut of the hip. There are lantern-jawed men with dark hair pulled into ponytails and pumped-up guys with shaved heads and designer eyewear. […]

Splash Poolside Grille and Bar

Don’t be fooled by the menu, tweaked with gourmet keywords like “cashew-soy dipping sauce,” “homemade ketchup,” and “black bean relish.” Likely as not, said chutney, which accompanies the hot dog, is regular ol’ pickle relish. Indeed, most of the fare is merely glorified poolside, snack-bar stuff. Admittedly, though, it’s done better than most, especially if […]