Archies West

Although affiliated with the small, beachy Archie’s on Commercial Boulevard and A1A, the two bars couldn’t be more different. Where the east bar takes pleasure in a cozy dive atmosphere amid neighborhood tattoo shops and dry cleaners, Archie’s West takes advantage of a large space that locations out west commonly boast. A darts player’s paradise, […]

Bangkok Palace

Hallelujah for Bangkok Palace, where delicious Thai dishes are made from family recipes. Don’t expect goopy pad Thai or the usual lineup of boring curries, because the Kasinpila family makes its curry pastes from scratch and turns out a few dishes you probably haven’t seen before. There’s a delicious fried-egg salad, dinner-sized bowls of wonton […]

Gabose Pocha

Perhaps the best-known section of University Drive in Lauderhill is South Florida’s very own Koreatown, home to a handful of the county’s best barbecue restaurants and specialty markets. At the center of it all is Gabose Pocha, a 14-year-old restaurant that’s the original landmark. There’s more to Korean food than just barbecue, and Gabose owners […]

Gabose Restaurant

Navigating Gabose’s expansive, meandering menu, with its myriad of Korean titles, food photos, and strange-sounding offerings, is only slightly less challenging than pronouncing the place’s name. Rather than be intimidated, just read the descriptions, point to the numbers, and await your authentic, delectable, spunky, sparkling fresh, and well-priced Korean cuisine. Tangsuyuk is an accessible entry […]

Gou Lou Cheong Chinese BBQ

The Zhang family’s Gou Lou Cheung Chinese BBQ has the best Chinese roast meats in Broward. The tiny takeout shop’s traditional red-honey-roasted pork is buttery soft inside and wonderfully charred and chewy on the edges. Classic roast duck is meaty and tender, the skin perfectly crisp. Fans of pork rinds will understand the terrific crispy […]

Hong Kong Market

Owner Benjamin Wong is big into numbers. Ask how many Chinese videos he has available for rental and he’ll quickly inform you, “More than 100,000.” (That’s including the ever-popular Kung Fu Hustle.) If you inquire about a special type of teapot, he’ll invite you to choose from more than 100,000 of them. OK, so perhaps […]

Joy’s Roti Delight

This bustling East-meets-West Indian restaurant offers delicious curry dishes – goat is the most popular option, but chicken, oxtail, shrimp, conch, beef, and veggies are also rolled up in paper-thin Indian flatbread. The roti go for about $7, with lots of add-ons for only a buck more – try the aloo pie, a potato-puffed pastry. […]

Los Perros

Los Perros’ lone Broward outpost is hidden deep in western Lauderhill, a suburban area that’s not exactly renowned for its nightlife. Even so, this location of the clubby, Miami-based hot dog chain sticks to the Colombian formula that made it a hit: Its walls are painted a dark blue, and the lighting is dim, and […]

Saigon City Vietnamese Restaurant

Tucked in a suburban strip mall, this modest Vietnamese restaurant offers an extensive list of authentic dishes in a bright, spartan dining room, coupled with friendly, efficient service. Go for a refreshing starter, such as spring rolls in rice paper, stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, and cilantro. Or if you’re inclined, segue right to a […]

Taurus Steakhouse

Anyone with a modicum of skill can take a dry-aged, 24-ounce prime rib eye and render it edible; that the chefs at Taurus Steakhouse can take unconventional cuts and bits of steer and transform them into something greater through spice, flame, and nearly 40 years of accumulated technique is a thing of beauty. This Peruvian […]

Woodlands Indian Cuisine

This quaint strip-mall eatery out west in Sunrise serves regional South Indian cuisine with a flair for curries and chutneys and an assortment of starches with which to sop it all up. And it’s all vegetarian — yup, no meat whatsoever. There’s vada, fried lentil doughnuts dipped in sambar or rasam; bonda dumplings made of […]