Showing posts with label South Miami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Miami. Show all posts

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Giardino Gourmet Salads


Giardino Gourmet Salads was conceptualized by husband and wife team Kenny and Ody Lugo, formally a firefighter and Miami-Dade County school teacher. As a teacher, Ody made sure that her students knew where food really came from.

Her commitment to teaching her students about nutrition and health inspired her to create the concept of a ‘Healthy Fast Food’ restaurant. With no restaurant experience they risked everything for a dream. The Lugo’s are dedicated to bringing healthy, convenient and affordable eating options to South Florida with amazing customer service.

Their commitment of service also extends to the community in participation with charity events and fundraisers. Kenny believes that by giving to the community it will always remind you of where you came from. The pair opened the first Giardino in Coral Gables more than four years ago and they have been blessed enough to have created a healthy eating franchise, now opening its 6th location by the Summer of 2009.

Their all their favorite salads, but the top pick for Ody is of course the Ody’s Toss and for Kenny the Japanese with a scoop of Salmon Capperi.

Hours of Operation
Mon-Fri 11:00am - 8:00pm
Sat 11:00am - 6:00pm
Sun Closed

Giardino Gourmet Salads
Kenny & Ody Lugo
Owners/Founders
2346 Ponce de Leon blvd
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Phone:  305.460.6010
Coral Gables Email: info@giardinosalads.com

Visit there website for other locations:
Doral, South Miami, Miami Beach, Kendall,
Miramar, Down Town Miami

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Trattoria Sole

Courtesy of Trattoria Sole, South Miami

At Trattoria Sole our guests can celebrate eating well, enjoying the most delicious, regionally-inspired dishes served alongside enthralling beverage choices. The consistency of our delivery speaks of our passion for hospitality and commitment to excellence. We know the right atmosphere can make worries fade away, and set the mood for memorable moments. At Trattoria Sole we pay special attention to every detail to create truly delightful experiences.

Trattoria Sole specializes in elegant Italian cuisine. The restaurant offers a romantic dining atmosphere that is family friendly and inviting. The menu offers a full array of selections, including antipasti, salads, pasta, poultry, veal, steak and fish; lunch menu has delicious panini (sandwiches) too. Notable entrees include Tagliata ai funghi porcini (grilled NY strip steak with porcini mushrooms), Vitello Saporito (Veal Scaloppine), and Tonno in salsa di finocchi (tuna loin with roasted fennel and balsamic essence); among the pastas the Fiocchi con pera e gorgonzola (pear-gorgonzola cheese filled pasta with walnuts-butter and sage sauce) and Rigatoni ai funghi e melanzane (Rigatoni pasta with eggplant, mushrooms, caramelized onions and aged ricotta cheese) are a must try.

The restaurant also features an exhibition kitchen and a full bar, with an extensive selection of fine spirits and signature drinks. The wine list focuses on Italian gems and recognizes organic and biodynamic viticulture. Full service off-site catering is also available, and an event planning coordinator will assist you in designing your perfect occasion. Reservations recommended.

All of us at Miami Food Review use Restaurant.com and recommend it.  Get your Trattoria Sole Restaurant.com Gift Certificates: Save up to 60% off your next meal! to Trattoria Sole.

Hours of Operation

Lunch:  Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm
Dinner:  Sun-Thurs 6pm-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-11:30pm
Closed: 3pm-6pm daily

Trattoria Sole
5894 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143

For reservations call 305.666.9392

Trattoria Sole

Courtesy of Trattoria Sole, South Miami

At Trattoria Sole our guests can celebrate eating well, enjoying the most delicious, regionally-inspired dishes served alongside enthralling beverage choices. The consistency of our delivery speaks of our passion for hospitality and commitment to excellence. We know the right atmosphere can make worries fade away, and set the mood for memorable moments. At Trattoria Sole we pay special attention to every detail to create truly delightful experiences.

Trattoria Sole specializes in elegant Italian cuisine. The restaurant offers a romantic dining atmosphere that is family friendly and inviting. The menu offers a full array of selections, including antipasti, salads, pasta, poultry, veal, steak and fish; lunch menu has delicious panini (sandwiches) too. Notable entrees include Tagliata ai funghi porcini (grilled NY strip steak with porcini mushrooms), Vitello Saporito (Veal Scaloppine), and Tonno in salsa di finocchi (tuna loin with roasted fennel and balsamic essence); among the pastas the Fiocchi con pera e gorgonzola (pear-gorgonzola cheese filled pasta with walnuts-butter and sage sauce) and Rigatoni ai funghi e melanzane (Rigatoni pasta with eggplant, mushrooms, caramelized onions and aged ricotta cheese) are a must try.

The restaurant also features an exhibition kitchen and a full bar, with an extensive selection of fine spirits and signature drinks. The wine list focuses on Italian gems and recognizes organic and biodynamic viticulture. Full service off-site catering is also available, and an event planning coordinator will assist you in designing your perfect occasion. Reservations recommended.

All of us at Miami Food Review use Restaurant.com and recommend it.  Get your Trattoria Sole Restaurant.com Gift Certificates: Save up to 60% off your next meal! to Trattoria Sole.

Hours of Operation

Lunch:  Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm
Dinner:  Sun-Thurs 6pm-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-11:30pm
Closed: 3pm-6pm daily

Trattoria Sole
5894 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143

For reservations call 305.666.9392

Town Kitchen & Bar

Courtesy of Town Kitchen & Bar, South Miami

Serving Global Comfort Foods with updated steakhouse appeal. Entree salads, hot sandwiches, homemade soups, fresh baked breads, and brick oven pizzas are just some of our features. Our "triple grind" burger and parmesan-truffle fries are a must!

What the Miami New Times Says:  it's ideal for an early afternoon drink-up on the weekend. By early evening it's a classy, trendy, minimalist restaurant that specializes in "global comfort food" like brick oven pizzas and yummy parmesan-truffle fries. By night it's bumpin', with crowds of trendy 20- and 30-somethings, clutching martini glasses as they spill out into the street. The food is delicious — just try the grilled Caribbean jerk churrasco steak salad, it's $15 and to die for — but we keep going back for the cocktails. Town's got a classy clientele and a wide variety of actually delicious martinis, and a big beer menu that includes Chimay and other exotic ales. Try the Towntini — a swirl of Absolut Mandarin Vodka, Cointreau, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and a mandarin orange garnish for $10. You'll feel like you've been transported to an elegant hotel on Collins Avenue, even though the glowing sign of Sunset Place hangs in the near distance.
 
Elizabeth Stewart @ Miami.com comments.  While Town Kitchen & Bar has been known for its popular, and tasty, American cuisine – especially its weekend brunches - the South Miami spot has more than just eggs over easy to entice a weekly visit. Tucked in a quiet corner behind Sunset Place, the casual crowd pleaser offers a lively, and cost effective (for the ladies, anyway) Thursday night scene.

Some happy hours make you run out the door before your computer shuts down, but Town’s Thursday night specials have zero time limit. Ladies receive half off everything on the menu all night. Choices are endless, including an extensive list of signature cocktails and martinis, wines, and beer. And for those ladies feeling particularly ambitious, arrive between 4-7 p.m. for complimentary champagne.

The crowd and the music are largely determined by whether you decide to drink inside, or al fresco. Inside offers more of a nightlife vibe, pumping a Top 40 selection including anything from Shakira to Ricky Martin (hey, it is South Miami afterall). With plenty of high-and-low-top tables available in the trendy but intimate space, the primarily 30s-plus crowd tends to swarm around the bar. The average Town goer may still even be in their scrubs or loosening his necktie at the end of a long workday. Another perk of sitting near the bar (besides the obvious drink proximity) is this is the only place where all appetizers are also half off.

Outside is equipped with additional couches and tables, and is more for the laid back customer or perhaps a family or two there for dinner. Although you can still hear a faded Ricky Martin song playing in the background, this is the area to sit if you are there for less head bobbing, and more hob-knobbing. And while appetizers out here are full price, waiters keep the half-priced drinks flowing.

Hours of Operation
Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday 8:00am-1:00pm
Lunch: Monday through Sunday 11:30am-5:30pm
Dinner:  Sunday-Wednesday 5:30 -10:00, Thursday-Saturday 5:30-11:00
Late Night:  Late Night Food 11-12.
Bar Hours:  7 days a week, 11:30am until you leave

Town Kitchen & Bar
Locaed at Plaza 57
7301 SW 57th Court
South Miami, Florida
One Block South of Shops of Sunset

For reservations please call:  305.740.8118
Michael Altman / Executive Chef
chef@townkitchenbar.com
John Janette / General Manager
john@townkitchenbar.com
Catering Services
catering@townkitchenbar.com
http://www.townkitchenbar.com/

Restaurant.com Gift Certificates: Save up to 60% off your next meal!

Town Kitchen & Bar

Courtesy of Town Kitchen & Bar, South Miami

Serving Global Comfort Foods with updated steakhouse appeal. Entree salads, hot sandwiches, homemade soups, fresh baked breads, and brick oven pizzas are just some of our features. Our "triple grind" burger and parmesan-truffle fries are a must!

What the Miami New Times Says:  it's ideal for an early afternoon drink-up on the weekend. By early evening it's a classy, trendy, minimalist restaurant that specializes in "global comfort food" like brick oven pizzas and yummy parmesan-truffle fries. By night it's bumpin', with crowds of trendy 20- and 30-somethings, clutching martini glasses as they spill out into the street. The food is delicious — just try the grilled Caribbean jerk churrasco steak salad, it's $15 and to die for — but we keep going back for the cocktails. Town's got a classy clientele and a wide variety of actually delicious martinis, and a big beer menu that includes Chimay and other exotic ales. Try the Towntini — a swirl of Absolut Mandarin Vodka, Cointreau, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and a mandarin orange garnish for $10. You'll feel like you've been transported to an elegant hotel on Collins Avenue, even though the glowing sign of Sunset Place hangs in the near distance.
 
Elizabeth Stewart @ Miami.com comments.  While Town Kitchen & Bar has been known for its popular, and tasty, American cuisine – especially its weekend brunches - the South Miami spot has more than just eggs over easy to entice a weekly visit. Tucked in a quiet corner behind Sunset Place, the casual crowd pleaser offers a lively, and cost effective (for the ladies, anyway) Thursday night scene.

Some happy hours make you run out the door before your computer shuts down, but Town’s Thursday night specials have zero time limit. Ladies receive half off everything on the menu all night. Choices are endless, including an extensive list of signature cocktails and martinis, wines, and beer. And for those ladies feeling particularly ambitious, arrive between 4-7 p.m. for complimentary champagne.

The crowd and the music are largely determined by whether you decide to drink inside, or al fresco. Inside offers more of a nightlife vibe, pumping a Top 40 selection including anything from Shakira to Ricky Martin (hey, it is South Miami afterall). With plenty of high-and-low-top tables available in the trendy but intimate space, the primarily 30s-plus crowd tends to swarm around the bar. The average Town goer may still even be in their scrubs or loosening his necktie at the end of a long workday. Another perk of sitting near the bar (besides the obvious drink proximity) is this is the only place where all appetizers are also half off.

Outside is equipped with additional couches and tables, and is more for the laid back customer or perhaps a family or two there for dinner. Although you can still hear a faded Ricky Martin song playing in the background, this is the area to sit if you are there for less head bobbing, and more hob-knobbing. And while appetizers out here are full price, waiters keep the half-priced drinks flowing.

Hours of Operation
Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday 8:00am-1:00pm
Lunch: Monday through Sunday 11:30am-5:30pm
Dinner:  Sunday-Wednesday 5:30 -10:00, Thursday-Saturday 5:30-11:00
Late Night:  Late Night Food 11-12.
Bar Hours:  7 days a week, 11:30am until you leave

Town Kitchen & Bar
Locaed at Plaza 57
7301 SW 57th Court
South Miami, Florida
One Block South of Shops of Sunset

For reservations please call:  305.740.8118
Michael Altman / Executive Chef
chef@townkitchenbar.com
John Janette / General Manager
john@townkitchenbar.com
Catering Services
catering@townkitchenbar.com
http://www.townkitchenbar.com/

Restaurant.com Gift Certificates: Save up to 60% off your next meal!

 

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