The Cheese Course

Let’s face it: Cheese makes everything better. The Cheese Course — a chain with four locations throughout South Florida — is a nod to the stores of Europe that sell one item done extremely well. Patrons wander through the odorous shop and are encouraged to sample from more than 150 cheeses from all over the […]

The Cheese Course

Let’s face it: Cheese makes everything better. The Cheese Course — a chain with four locations throughout South Florida — is a nod to the stores of Europe that sell one item done extremely well. Patrons wander through the odorous Plantation shop and are encouraged to sample from more than 150 cheeses from all over […]

Cheesesteak Experience

At the corner of A1A and Oakland Park Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale you’ll find the Cheesesteak Experience, a family-owned and operated establishment that makes a sandwich that rivals most others in the area. Open since 2006, they’re serving some of the best cheesesteaks around, each made with chopped South Philly Brand sirloin steak imported straight […]

Cheetah

Strip clubs appeal to the simplest impulse of man: sex. So how did we let the strip club become so damned high-concept? Is the modern man really unsatisfied with merely the sight of impossibly gorgeous nude women? Must he also be seated on some regal piece of furniture within a palatial space throbbing with neon, […]

Cherry Smash

Gone are the days of Friday night dates at the ice cream parlor — the kids these days are probably too busy getting into more nefarious business. However, here, you’ll still find a nostalgic ice cream parlor with vintage knickknacks and a checkerboard floor, at Cherry Smash, the eponymous sundae is not to be missed. […]

Chill Wine Lounge

Fort Lauderdale’s independent Gateway movie theater might not be able to boast chef-prepared foods deliverable to high-back leather recliners like at the big mega-chain multiplex, but it’s now possible to enjoy a specialty glass of wine or craft beer before walking over to your first-run indie flick. That’s thanks to Chill Wine Lounge, the “deco […]

Chima Steakhouse

A tony steak house gives South Florida a breezy buffet and selection of rotisseried meats roasted and seasoned to irresistibility. Chima’s seductive décor and staff create a mysterious, buoyant chemistry, mixing patrons who don’t seem to want to leave, proprietors who are comfortable about what they’re offering, and a relaxed staff that rightfully feels that […]

The Chimney House

After six years and rolls of red tape Frank and Yaddi Rodriguez opened The Chimney House, a casual Pan-Latin eatery on West Las Olas Boulevard in early September. The idea behind the restaurant was to open up a fair-priced homestyle neighborhood restaurant for the wester part of Fort Lauderdale. On most Latin dishes The Chimney […]

China A

It’s been an awful day. Now, it’s getting dark. The rain is coming down. The exhaustion settles in. Those two rental movies on your passenger seat look awfully enticing. At times like this, the difference between good Chinese takeout and bad Chinese takeout is based on three factors: taste, price, and speed. China “A” aces […]

China Lane Restaurant

This isn’t your grandma’s MSG-filled Chinese joint. Located in a rejuvenated part of Hollywood, it draws young professionals and municipal workers who share an interest in fresh, bright, Asian fare. Choose from a book-sized menu with dozens of authentic Chinese dishes — the spicy, the saucy, and the sweet. Best bet: a wondrous moo goo […]

China Pavilion Restaurant

This traditional Chinese restaurant is known for its dim sum offering. China Pavilion, in Miramar, is a small, bustling restaurant with basic d

Chippy the Pirate

This is South Florida, where we have more than our fair share of pirate wannabes and Jimmy Buffett clones. And if you’ve gone so far as to procure a feathery friend for your shoulder, y’know, to get a little closer to Blackbeard status – Chippy the Pirate has anything and everything you need to keep […]

Chit Chat’s Bar

All the flashy, thumping clubs that fill our cities are enough to make bargoers nostalgic for the watering holes of bygone days — the kind in the old Westerns, where folks can drink, dance, and shoot a game of pool. For the city-dwelling cowpokes, there’s Chit Chat’s Lounge. Chit Chat’s is a clean, classic, laid-back […]

Chocolada Bakery & Cafe

If you’re a resident of Hollywood, a last-minute trek to Chocolada has no doubt saved your ass from showing up to a loved one’s birthday party empty-handed. What’s best is that the desserts at this quaint European-style café are made so lovingly that that said loved one will think you plotted this gift selection weeks […]

Christina Wan’s Mandarin House

The Wans have been running Chinese restaurants around South Florida for more than 40 years, satisfying cravings for fermented black beans or Peking duck without inducing any Fear-Factor-type gag reflexes — no jellyfish or clotted pig’s blood. Ms. Wan is a presence at her new place — chic and sharp-eyed — and as always, the […]

Chuck’s Steak House

Chuck’s Steak House founding partner Chuck Rolles opened his first steak house in 1959 in Waikiki, Hawaii. Today, there’s one other location, in Fort Lauderdale. The place offers all the usual steak house offerings presented to you on a hand-painted wooden bottle menu. That includes a teriyaki ribeye, filet mignon, Angus New York strip, and […]