[DReed3]

hey guys and gals

headed to miami next week with my wife to see her family and i was wondering if you could gimme some of your favorite diners, drive-ins, dives type places down there. We seem to eat at the same places when we go down to MIami. I'm looking to be able to make better suggestions this trip.

my MIL basically eats chicken, so pleasing her can sometimes be a challenge but the rest of us eat anyting...and i love trying new things!

and heck if you cant think of these kind of places, i'd love to hear about your fav italian joint. My wife and I will prolly take a night out just ourselves...

[ED BUCHANAN]

Originally Posted by DReed3

hey guys and gals

headed to miami next week with my wife to see her family and i was wondering if you could gimme some of your favorite diners, drive-ins, dives type places down there. We seem to eat at the same places when we go down to MIami. I'm looking to be able to make better suggestions this trip.

my MIL basically eats chicken, so pleasing her can sometimes be a challenge but the rest of us eat anyting...and i love trying new things!

and heck if you cant think of these kind of places, i'd love to hear about your fav italian joint. My wife and I will prolly take a night out just ourselves...

Jimmys Eastside diner./ the ham and eggery / Joes

[DReed3]

thanks ED

any idea where these places are located? or just a ballpark idea?

how about a farmer's market??? we love going here in charlotte, and apparently i'll be doing alot of cooking once i get there... i was asked to cook for a baby shower, 4th of july for the family, and a bunch of nights in between that i'm sure will turn into a bunch of people!

[Pete]

I don't know very much about Miami, but there have got to be some killer little mom & pop cuban joints everywhere. Start checking the net for some suggestions on those places. I believe Anthony Bourdain wrote an article on out-of-the-way cuban joints a few years back. Try to find that article, the places sounded great. Sorry, I don't remember the magazine I read it in.

[ED BUCHANAN]

If my memory serves me right I believe 22nd st. for Jimmies. Havnt been their in 3 years but seem to remember roadside vege stands. I have these by me and just bought Tomatoes as big as a softball for .89. Red/yellow peps 1.19lb. Quality is vg.

[DReed3]

did a google search for jimmy's eastside diner

7201 Biscayne Blvd
miami fl 33138

i hope to get to try it out! thanks for the tip.


your profile says Palm Beach...same as West Palm?

[chefhow]

In North Miami Beach on 117th st if I remember was a place called Wayne Arnolds Royal Castle and they did some of the best greasy sliders and home made Birch Beer, my Dad would pick up a box on Friday nights for dinner when I was a kid. They were AWESOME.

Try Little Havana for REAL Cuban on 127th and Biscayne, its been there for about 35 years and is great.

In NMB there is a package store called Flannigans on like 129th and Biscayne and they have a restaurant in the back that served the best smoked fish dip I have ever had, hands down.

Ill call a couple of friends that are still down there to see what is happening and get back later. Its been about 4-5 years since I was last in Miami even though ALL my family still lives there, I just REFUSE to go...

[DReed3]

Originally Posted by chefhow

In North Miami Beach on 117th st if I remember was a place called Wayne Arnolds Royal Castle and they did some of the best greasy sliders and home made Birch Beer, my Dad would pick up a box on Friday nights for dinner when I was a kid. They were AWESOME.

Try Little Havana for REAL Cuban on 127th and Biscayne, its been there for about 35 years and is great.

In NMB there is a package store called Flannigans on like 129th and Biscayne and they have a restaurant in the back that served the best smoked fish dip I have ever had, hands down.

Ill call a couple of friends that are still down there to see what is happening and get back later. Its been about 4-5 years since I was last in Miami even though ALL my family still lives there, I just REFUSE to go...

awesome! thanks for the tips...and i look forward to hearing what other places you can dig up for me!

[BuddingCook]

Don't know if you like Indian, but there's a restaurant called Heelsha, on 163rd Street in North Miami. Best Indian Food I've ever had, and I've had tons!