Tagged: Casual Dining

Crispy Mi with Chicken : What The Pho 0

What The Pho

What The Pho: 2033 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 The Restaurant: What the Pho is a Vietnamese restaurant in the Island City of Wilton Manors, FL. The owner Huey comes from a long family tradition of restaurants.  He decided to open his own restaurant and includes many of the recipes from...

Courtyard Cafe Cheesesteak w fries 0

Courtyard Cafe

Courtyard Cafe: 2211 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 The Courtyard Cafe has been a staple in the Wilton Manors community for some time now.  Their website says that they have been serving the community for over 50 yrs.  I’m not an expert on that since I have not lived here...

Kona Grill lemon-garlic shrimp penne 0

Kona Grill

Kona Grill – Tampa: 4134 w. boy scout blvd. #b-1, tampa, FL, 33607 The Restaurant: When I was first told about Kona Grill, I thought it was a local restaurant with local flavor.  I soon found out that it was actually part of a national chain.  They have locations all...

Bona Pasta Mozzarella Sticks 0

Bona Italian Restaurant

Bona Italian Restaurant – Wilton Manors: 2468 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Bona Italian has been a main stay in Wilton Manors for many years, originally opened in 1979.  it’s a local favorite for Italian food.  We had heard that it was under new ownership, but  were not sure if...

Masas de Puerco with yellow rice - Padrino's 0

Padrino’s Cuban Cuisine

Padrino’s Cuban Cuisine: 1135 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304 Restaurant: Another couple that we are friends with asked us to head out for dinner.  It was our choice to choose the restaurant and since they love to try new places as much as we do, we figured why not...

Divino Ceviche - Boliyucas En Salsa Huancaina 0

Divino Ceviche

Divino Ceviche: 2629 NW 79th Ave, Doral, FL 33122 The Restaurant: One of my work colleagues and I decided to go here when I was out with her visiting some of our branch locations.  She recommended that we go to Divino Ceviche.  I was a little skeptical at first based...

J Marks Salad 0

J. Mark’s

J. Marks Restaurant: 1245 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 The Restaurant: J. Mark’s Restaurant has been a local favorite for many years.  It all began with a dream for two brothers, who opened their first location in July of 2007 in Pompano Beach.  The staff and owners are...

Ramen Lab 0

Ramen Lab

Ramen Lab: 100 NE 2nd St, Boca Raton, FL 33432 The Restaurant: One of my colleagues and I decided to try a new place that we had heard about at work called Ramen Lab.  It is located in a nondescript strip mall on 2nd St in Boca Raton.   We actually almost...

Fries to Caviar 0

Fries To Caviar

Fries to Caviar:  6299 North Federal Highway Boca Raton, FL 33487 The Restaurant: Fries to Caviar is a small restaurant in a nondescript strip mall.    We almost missed the restaurant as we were driving on federal highway.  But luckily the GPS took us to the right place.  When we...

Chicken Kebab - Apollonia Grill 0

Apollonia Grill

Apollonia Grill – Sarasota: 8235 Cooper Creek Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34201 About the Restaurant Apollonia Grill opened it’s doors in 2013 bringing Award winning Mediterranean Cuisine to the neighborhoods around University Town Center.  Family owned and operated, spending time in the kitchen, creating and improving recipes that continue to win the hearts...