Restaurateur Stephen Starr is opening the 200-seat indoor/outdoor restaurant Makoto at Bal Harbour Shops with the culinary expertise of Executive Chef Makoto Okuwa.  Makoto,  a modern, chic, and elegant Japanese cuisine restaurant,  joins  a collection of restaurants including Buddakan and Morimoto.

The menu  offers choices such as Foie Gras Gyoza with Yuzu Marmalade; Steamed Black Edamame with Sea Salt and Spicy Garlic; Chicken Tskune Meatball with Sansho pepper and Quail Egg; Black Cod Karashi Sumiso and Frosty Kobe Fried Rice with Foie Gras, Chichi, and Jidori Egg.

Complementing Makoto’s cuisine is a  12-seat sushi bar and a beverage program featuring sakes, food-driven wines, Asian beers and cocktails influenced by Japanese flavors and classic techniques.

Chef Makoto brings more than 20 years of experience to this new and exciting venture. After 10 years of training in Japan, Makoto moved to Washington, D.C. to work at acclaimed Sushi Taro, where he met the Japanese Chef Masaharu Morimoto.  Makoto was hired as Executive Sushi Chef at Morimoto New York and Philadelphia and regularly appeared with Morimoto competing on the television program the “Iron Chef”.

For more information:  www.starr-restaurant.com .

B Ocean Fort Lauderdale is opening its signature restaurant, SAIA – named for its location on the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and A1A.

Led by Director Robert Sabin, General Manager Tanya Bishop — both top executives at the W Hotels— and Executive Chef Subin Chenkorsorn — formerly lead Sushi Chef at the Lowes Hotel South Beach and most recently assistant Sushi Chef at The Delano Hotel on South Beach — ,  SAIA’s atmosphere points to the markets of Thailand with aromas of the spice trade permeating from the restaurant’s Teppanyaki grill, an open-air kitchen, sushi, sake, signature cocktails and more.

Aside from the extensive cocktail list and the sushi bar list with items such as Fire Dragon Roll ($18) – Shrimp tempura, avocado, snow crab topped with spicy tuna, masago;Ocean Blue Roll ($14) – Eel, avocado, boursin cheese, crab stick, tempura fried; and Tuna, Salmon and White Fish Uzuzukuri ($16) – paper thin sliced fish, served with minced garlic tangy ponzu, scallion and arugula; the menu offers entrees to be shared communal style from the Teppanyaki grill.

SAIA is open for dinner Monday through Thursday 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Saturday 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.  For reservations, call 954-302-5252.  B Ocean Fort Lauderdale, www.BOCEANFORTLAUDERDALE.COM or 888-66-BHOTEL.

Rosa Mexicano, the upscale Mexican chain with branches in midtown Manhattan, New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, GA and  Mary Brickell Village in downtown Miami is opening their second Florida location across from the Regal movie theaters, at 1111 Lincoln Road, in the chic new plazadesigned by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Mueron.   According to Rosa Mexicano Hospitality Group president and CEO Howard Greenstone, the restaurant will make a perfect addition to the collection of upscale designer boutiques, restaurants, and cafes.

Inspired by Mexican architect, Ricardo Legorreta, the 3,500 sq. foot, indoor/outdoor eatery, which seats 108 inside, has a casually chic dining room with dark wood floors, indigo-blue tiled columns, floor-to-ceiling windows, a travertine monolithic bar with backlit onyx, and textural stone waterfall walls displaying video of Acapulco cliff divers in mid-flight.  The 92-seats al fresco patio is pet friendly and great for people watching on Lincoln Road.

The menu executed by Miami-based corporate chef Christian Plotczyk, regional executive chef David Sloane, and executive chef James Cawley, is filled with items made-to-order daily. Starters, or entradas ($7.75-$14), includes guacamole en molcajete, prepared table-side, with avocado, jalapeño, tomato, onion, and cilantro, served with warm, house-made corn tortillas, crispy tortilla chips, salsa pasilla de Oaxaca, and salsa de tomatillo and habanero; a warm sopa de tortilla (tortilla soup) made with pasilla chile soup with grilled chicken, avocado, shredded cheese, crema and crispy tortilla strips; and Rosa Mexicano’s signature tacos de panza de puerco (pork belly tacos), served on house-made tortillas, with spicy piloncillo pickles and fiery molcajete salsa, among other dishes.

Rosa Mexicano South Beach will also offer the restaurant’s Flavors of Mexico program, with regional specialties, tasting menus and cooking demonstrations.

Main plates ($14.75-$27.50), meant for sharing, feature tablones (short ribs) grilled boneless beef short ribs served with a mestiza sauce and rajas;   alambre a la Mexicana, skewers of filet mignon, chorizo sausage, onions, tomatoes, and Serrano peppers served over house rice with tomatillo and tomato-chipotle sauces.  Additional dinner items will include a pescado pibil: butterflied red snapper marinated in a traditional Yucatan mixture of achiote, orange, and garlic served with habanero marinated red onions, roasted garlic and tomatillo sauce.  Main plates will be accompanied by family-style offerings of rice, refried black beans and house salsas.

Freshly prepared tacos, served piping hot in a cast iron skillet with Chihuahua cheese, will range from pollo, grilled chicken, marinated in ancho chile and spices and topped with slow-cooked peppers, to tangy carne asada featuring grilled skirt steak marinated in guajillo and pasilla chiles, garlic, cumin, black pepper, served with freshly made warm corn tortillas, red bean-chorizo chili, and other sides.

The  lunch menu ($7.50 -$18.50) lists hamburguesa con queso (cheeseburger), perfectly grilled beef sirloin on a brioche bun with melted Chihuahua cheese, served with chipotle mayo and sweet potato fries; chicken sandwich made with orange and garlic scented pulled chicken, served on a crispy roll with chipotle dressing, house slaw and sweet potato fries; as well as salads such as ensalada de la calle con atún al pastor (Mexico City Street Salad), \ with barbecued tuna loin, tossed with mango, pineapple, pumpkin seeds and served over red-leaf lettuce dressed in honey-lime vinaigrette.

All desserts  ($7.50-$8.50) are made on the premises by pastry chef Jai Kendall, with specialties such as churros en bolsa (Mexican cinnamon doughnuts), dusted with sugar and cinnamon, and served with three dipping sauces: chocolate, caramel, and raspberry; pingüino (hazelnut chocolate cupcakes) filled with hazelnut mousse, topped with crème fraiche whipped cream and served with an espresso-piloncillo-chocolate sauce.

The list of cocktails is as long as Lincoln Road itself and there is a vast choise of margaritas, Mexican beers, and wines.   The DIY Bloody Mary Cart, which will be brought to each table during brunch on Saturday and Sunday, allowing diners to choose the ingredients they’d like to add to make this classic cocktail their own.

Rosa Mexicano, slated to open late February 2011, is located at 1111 Lincoln Road in the Herzog & de Meuron building (at the SW corner of Lincoln and Alton Road) on Miami Beach. Open seven days a week for  lunch and dinner daily, brunch on Saturday and Sunday; take-out and delivery, as well as in-house and off-site catering service. Happy hour, weekdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.    (305) 695 -1005 www.rosamexicano.com

Sweetcakes will be expanding its cupcake facility from its first location on Biscayne Boulevard to the ground floor of Midtown 4.

The bakery will offer more than 20 varieties of flavors made daily from traditional chocolate, vanilla and peanut butter, to mojito, banana ‘n cream, key lime pie, tiramisu and chai spice latte, as well as a selection of handheld bites in its cupcake bar; in addition to an assortment of breakfast pastries and plated desserts such as croissants, muffins, baked doughnuts, pies and cheesecakes and coffee and tea choices, including Nespresso and Tea Forte.

Sweetcakes, 3301 NE First Avenue, Miami. Open Sunday - Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday - Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sweetcakes is also located at 8425 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 102, Miami and is open from Monday thru Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.   www.sweetcakesedibles.com.

One of the few waterside restaurants in Miami, the 7,000-sq-ft, 150-seats Tony Chan’s Water Club at the Doubletree by Hilton Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay, celebrates 20 years of contemporary Hong Kong-style Cantonese Cuisine, fresh fish and sushi.

Every seat in the house has a view of both the busy kitchen and the marina, while the Sushi Bar offers cocktails and views of boats gliding past the marina.

The vast menu at Tony Chan’s features traditional Cantonese Cuisine — the lightest of all eight major regional cuisines in China— with MSG-free dishes prepared with little salt and oil, such as Whole Peking duck, crispy skin carved and wrapped in pancakes with the rest of the duck deboned and stir-fried with vegetables; Eight treasures conpoy soup with shredded conpoy, shrimp, pork and vegetables in a thick broth;   Shrimp stuffed with whole walnuts  and glazed in a subtle honey sauce; Sweet & Sour chicken; Double-winter tenderloin, winter mushrooms and winter shoots with a pan fried T-bone steak; Orange peel pork chops; Wok of lamb with snow peas, straw mushrooms and carrots in xo sauce; Tofu Szechuan Style and varieties of rice and noodle dishes.

At The Sushi Bar diners can choose from à la Carte or a vast selection of Water Club Designer rolls including the British Columbia Roll, salmon, cucumber and avocado; Kamikaze Roll, grilled eel, smoked salmon & shrimp; Jalapeño Pepper Roll, shrimp tempura, jalapeno pepper, cream cheese, spicy mayo, parmesan cheese; or select one of the Chef’s Combinations.

A specially priced lunch menu is available Monday-Friday from 11:00am - 3:00pm including options for groups to sample several dishes at once. Tony Chan’s also offers delivery as well as curb-side pick-up, and valet parking is priced at $3.75.

Tony Chan’s Water Club is open for lunch and dinner,  Monday – Thursday from 11:30am – 11:00pm, Friday from 11:30am -12:00am, Saturday from 12:00pm -12:00am, and Sunday from 12:00pm - 11:00pm. 1717 N. Bayshore Drive, #131 Miami FL, inside the Doubletree by Hilton Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay. 305.374.8888. www.tonychans.com  

Bereft of a restaurant after the short-lived Brana, Chef Jeffrey and Anna Brana — both formerly of Norman’s in Coral Gables — have launched  KMPB (Kiss My Pork Butt),  a Private Dining Club in the Miami area, with dinners series hosted at locations undisclosed until a few days before the event “and only to those who book tickets,” says their website www.jeffreybrana.com.

The next KMPB  v2.0 2011 dinners:  Saturday, February 26th  or Saturday, March 5th  from 7-10pm   the multi-course tasting menu dinners  are BYOB: “Just show up with a smile and a bottle or two, and we'll take care of the rest!”

Dinners http://branadinnerspart3.eventbrite.com and http://kmpbdinnerpt4.eventbrite.com  are $85 with some of the proceeds going to Cancer Connections www.cancerconnections.org  For more information, go to:  www.jeffreybrana.com   

On Friday, February 18^th, at 4 p.m. the Mayor of Miami Tomas Regalado will preside over the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new location of Miss Yip Chinese Café  on 900 Biscayne Blvd, a residential tower in Downtown Miami, across from the American Airline Arena. This is the second location for the Hong Kong cooking- style restaurant which became famous for its cuisine on Lincoln Road in South Beach.  

Owner Javier E Rabinovich of The Prive Group has hired a new chef, revamped the menu and updated the look of the 4,000 square-foot space with a large outdoor terrace, a full liquor bar and inexpensive valet parking.  The menu is traditional Hong Kong fare presented in a modern way with a Dim Sum cooking area.    “We wanted to create a lively, hip place that is centrally located and catering to people going to the American Airlines Arena for games and concerts, coming from a cruise, and heading to a show at the Performing Arts Center,” said Mr. Rabinovich.   

Miss Yip also offers delivery to a segment of Biscayne Boulevard, from the Rickenbacker Causeway to Midtown Miami.

Miss Yip Chinese Café, 900 Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami, 305.358.0088, www.missyipchinesecafe.com

 The oceanfront Singer Island restaurant serves modern American seafood and is open every day from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Chef Dean Max changes the menu daily to allow guests the opportunity to discover the simple, intense flavors of farm-to-table cuisine.  

Since opening in January, 3800 Ocean has received rave reviews for cuisine and service. To accommodate guests, complimentary valet parking is available, and a casual dress code allows diners of the Singer Island hotel eatery to relax .

The restaurant is located at 3800 North Ocean Drive, Singer Island Riviera Beach, between Jupiter and Palm Beach on Florida's famed Gold Coast, 561-340-1795 or www.3800oceanrestaurant.com.

The Burgundy Room has opened where TuTu Tango and then Crazy Pianos once stood.  It is owned by The Dolce Group, a restaurant and nightlife group out of Los Angeles (it started with Belly on Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Boulevard) with several restaurants located in various cities in the US and abroad. The principals of the restaurant group are Mike Malin (former Big Brother All Stars winner "Boogie") and Lonnie Moore, with celebrity investors including Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderamma - to name a few.  

Executive chef Andrew Manso’s American fusion menu incorporates an eclectic mix of flavors and popular dishes from around the world, starting with a vast listing of light bites ($6 - $10) of Caribbean crab cake ball, Louisiana crawfish, mini empanadas, steamed coconut curry mussels and more.  The menu continues with Gigantic Salads ($12); Burgers like the Burgundy with chorizo, beef, cheese;  more and Sandwiches ($11) such as pulled pork guava BBQ and an assortment of Flatbreads or pizzas ($9-$10). Entrees ($16 - $24) range from Key lime mojo chicken and guava BBQ rack of ribs to grilled Yellow Fin tuna to seafoof, filet mignon and lobster and shrimp scampi. Desserts (all $6) include the Naughty Girl Scout, an assortment of mini delicacies and CNC lollies, among others.

There’s something going on every night of the week: On Fridays there’s live music by Te Swinging Richards Band; on Thursdays there’s live entertainment from 9pm-3am and college drink specials all night long; Wednesdays  is ladies’ night with drink specials all night long for the ladies  and Gypsy Lane performing live from 9pm-1am. Mondays is Dueling Pianos  night at The Burgundy Room with drink specials and entertainment from 8pm-midnight!

The Burgundy Room 3015 Grand Ave., on the 2nd floor of Cocowalk in Coconut Grove, Miami,   305.846.9315, http://www.dolcegroup.com

Bash of Boca is open Wednesday through Saturday 5pm-5am with nightly Happy hour 5pm-8pm. Bash of Boca, 5970 SW 18th Street, Shoppes at Village Pointe, Boca Raton,  FL 33433. 561-447-7171  www.BashofBoca.com

Designed and manufactured in Ireland then built and installed by a team of Irish craftsman and artisan painters, Fadó Irish Pub and Restaurant at 900 South Miami Avenue in Miami’s Mary Brickell Village  is the fourteenth location of the restaurant across the country in such cities as Austin, Texas; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Denver; and Las Vegas.

Fadó Pubs Inc. CEO & President Kieran McGill grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where his father owned a small pub in the city’s center, and developed the concept of bringing an authentic Irish pub to the United States almost fifteen years ago. Fadó — Irish for "long ago” — is known for its genuine Irish hospitality, quality and “craic,” an Irish expression for fun and conversation.  

The five-room restaurant and pub’s Celtic imagery, chrome beer pouring towers and a sophisticated, high-definition audiovisual package is geared for watching sport while enjoying a vast list of European draught beers.

The menu of house-made culinary Irish classics and contemporary American dishes offers a variety of Appetizers such as Guinness BBQ Wings with blue cheese and celery or in hot sauce and ale-flavored beef burgers topped with Guinness mayo, pickles, onions and melted cheese.  There are Soups, Salads, and Sandwiches such as Corned Beef with apple and onion relish and Pulled Lamb. Entrees list signatures such as the Bangers and Mash on colcannon (a dish made traditionally of potato and curly kale), Fish and Chips and Homemade Shepherd’s Pie as well as  Fadó’s “boxty.” The traditional Irish pancake made with grated potatoes and prepared in a variety of ways such as with scrambled eggs, rashers, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, a touch of garlic and topped with hollandaise.

The boxty is available for brunch, lunch and dinner with options such as the Breakfast Boxty Cheese Dip with a creamy blend of Irish cheddar, pepper jack cheese and green onion.  In addition there are Smoked Salmon Bites with traditional cold oak-smoked salmon on crisp boxty “blini” with capers, onions, light horseradish sauce and lemon; Blackened Chicken and Shrimp Boxty with tomatoes and mushrooms in a spicy cheese sauce and served with a side of fresh vegetables and more.  

And for desserts there’s Black and Tan Brownie with Guinness Ice Cream; Harvest Bread Pudding; Crème Brûlée Cheesecake and Brown Bread Ice Cream topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce.

Saturday and Sunday Brunch from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. lists breakfast items such as almond French toast served with raspberry Melba sauce, maple syrup; Irish Bacon Omelette with Spanish potatoes as well as the All-Day Irish Breakfast with eggs, Irish sausages, rashers, black and white pudding, mushrooms, tomatoes and pan-fried potato bread, available all day .

Fadó is open seven days a week for  brunch, lunch, happy hour/“after work” with a menu of small plates, dinner and seasonal “local fare” Indoor and on the Outdoor Deck, Monday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.;  Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.; Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m..  By nightfall there is live music with acoustic and Celtic bands, pub quizzes and weekend dance parties.  

900 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33130   786-924-0972 http://www.fadoirishpub.com/miami/

Steven Perricone has opened Amore, an authentic gelato shop  at Mary Brickell Village, directly behind Perricone's Restaurant and Cafe, 15 SE 10 street.  

Gelato-maker Ritchie Espejo — who opened 'Gelateria Richard' on New York's Upper West Side  and  has been the gelato maker at Perricone's  for the last 12 years — churns out daily 16 different flavors of gelato and seven sorbet (gelato made with water instead of milk) flavors made fresh daily with all natural ingredients imported from Italy.  According to Perricone, “it is one of approximately 1,200 gelato stores in the US.  By contrast, Italy features about 37,000 gelato shops.”

Amore, open Monday-Thursday from noon to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.- Perricone's Restaurant and Cafe, 15 SE 10 street. Downtown Miami, (305) 456-6162. 

South Florida restaurateur David Manero  --  a recipient of the  Five-Star Diamond Award from The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences who also owns DeVito South Beach in Miami,  The Office in Delray Beach; and Vic & Angelo's in Delray Beach and Palm Beach Gardens --  has partnered with New York attorney Lee Goldberg to open BurgerFi, on North Ocean Drive and  Commercial Boulevard in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.  

 The menu: all natural burgers from certified natural Angus burgers, no antibiotics, steroids, bovine growth hormones, etc…, hand-cut French fries, Chicago-style beef hot dogs,  veggie burgers, along with approximately 20 sauces  and toppings  (including sautéed mushrooms, sautéed onions, raw  onions, sliced tomatoes, hickory smoked bacon, BBQ sauce, hot sauce,  mayo, ketchup, and mustard), a selection of cheeses served on  toasted buns  and natural  frozen custards, shakes and house-made chocolate cupcakes and red velvet cupcakes along with  other selections, all at reasonable prices   

In spite of the fast-casual setting at BurgerFi  -- diners will give their orders at  the counter --  the restaurant will  not contain a freezer or a microwave oven, said BurgerFi's National Training Manager, Steve Lieber.  

"We want to start a food revolution, with BurgerFi, and change  the way diners eat hamburgers, by reviving the classic American hamburger stand -- similar to those that were popular in the 1950s and 1960s ," explains Manero.

 The décor is by interior designer Lynn, Mr. Manero’s wife with sustainable structures,  shiny chrome chandeliers created with meat hooks and vintage Edison filament bulbs. The indoor/outdoor restaurant will sport a  sound system which plays a combo of rock and roll and alternative music. 

Manero is also offering franchises, for BurgerFi, throughout the United  States.  BurgerFi will serve diners from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. daily.  For additional information, phone BurgerFi, at 4343 North Ocean Drive, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, 954.489.0110.  For franchise inquiries,  1.866.7 BURGER.

As the Wienerstube in Aspen, Colorado closes — it will be demolished in March, to make room for the new Aspen Art Museum —   Wienerstube’s Harald Neuweg, whose Austrian restaurant Fritz and Franz Bierhaus in Coral Gables is still operating,  is returning to Miami while Wienerstube relocating in another part of Aspen to reopen by  December 2011.

 “In the meanwhile I am working to open Bierhaus #2 and I will bring back Satchmo Blues Bar & Grill upstairs in the same building, in Ft.Lauderdale,”  wrote Mr. Neuweg in a recent e-mail.

The new Bierhaus #2 will open in May  where "Zoo's of the Hook" used to be on 2861 East Commercial Blvd. , in Fort Lauderdale.  He plans to open a 1200 sqft. New York style  Pizzeria next to the Bierhaus which will open in August this year.

 He is actually working on the 13th annual Coral Gables Bluesfest March 17th to the 20th.

The Newsstand Café by Books & Books with 800 square feet indoor and additional outdoor sitting  in the newly redesigned plaza of the Wachovia Financial Center is slated to open by mid-February or early March. This is the first book store in Miami’s commercial downtown.

While The Books & Books Café is thriving on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, the book store has closed   —  the space is leased to a Jeans company.  

The independent book store and café, owned by  Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Kaplan, has locations in Coral Gables, Bal Harbour, Ft. Lauderdale – with a Café operated by Che Allen Susser,  and the Cayman Islands.   

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The Miami City club on the 55^th floor of the Wachovia Financial Center – the tallest building in florida — has closed to make way for additional office space.

The space, which has the best view in town, was leased to Real Estate firm Optima Ventures.

The reason: dwindling membership. Approximately 35 to 40 of the Club’s employees will be looking for job in the hospitality industry. 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. downtown Miami

  Seasoned restaurateur  Steve Haas —chairman of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), former co-owner and operating partner of Soyka Restaurant, and long-time general manager for restaurant’s under the China Grill Management umbrella — and chef Tom Azar (43), previously of chef Emeril Lagasse’s restaurants in New Orleans, Orlando, and Miami, have teamed up to open the down-home, brasserie-style City Hall restaurant at 2004 Biscayne Boulevard.

The two-story, 6,000 square foot eatery, located five blocks north of Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and a five minute drive from downtown Miami, intends to cater to the area’s business and political folks, residents and theater aficionados.  The décor is chic with lacquered concrete floors, floor to ceiling windows with an 80 ft. long light box mural stretching across one wall,  comfortable leather banquets, original art and Art Deco accents.

The moderately priced menu will average below $20 per person for lunch and $25 per person for dinner with a list of Chef Azar’s comfort food specialties as well as a selection of classics with a twist and an assortment of decadent creative specialties under the heading “Breaking the Law”:  from thick-cut bacon with truffle sauce and cheese-studded onion soup dumplings; to an authentic Neapolitan meatball-filled "pasta dome" known as timpano di maccheroni. For lighter fare there will be a shrimp gumbo and a soup du jour on offer daily, as well as a choice of five farm fresh salads, including an iceberg lettuce wedge, made with caramelized Applewood bacon, vine ripe tomatoes and a creamy blue cheese dressing and a salad of burrata mozzarella and baby arugula topped with crispy pancetta.

On the menu, there’s vast list of sandwiches offers a tilapia burger served with a perky cilantro aioli and Chef Azar’s signature -  a burger with a mixture of Black Angus beef, brisket and pork, and a fried oyster po’ boy sandwich,   served with a choice of hand-cut fries, sweet and spicy coleslaw, or a side salad, as well as pizzas from the wood burning oven.

Mains list fresh fish: sesame seared salmon served with green onion jasmine rice, shiitake mushrooms, and soy braised baby bok choy with a miso glaze; Latin-inspired seared scallops from Maine, with a jalapeño emulsion, pico de gallo, and a black bean and sweet corn salsa; and house-made fettuccini with sautéed jumbo shrimp tossed with cherry tomatoes and napped with a tangy herb, lemon, caper butter sauce. Old school entrees include country-style meatloaf with house-made gravy with chorizo and maple mac ‘n’ cheese, baby French green beans and crispy onions; several cuts of steak, and a roasted chicken, served with steakhouse traditional sides, in addition to crispy fried chicken with collard greens, corn and bacon, as well as house cured pastrami, corned beef and brisket.

The full bar is well stocked with specialty cocktails, drinks, beers and pours . The restaurant offers private dining facilities and an accessible complimentary parking lot (at 20th Street, between Biscayne Blvd. and N.W. 2 Avenue) in addition to late night dining to accommodate theater-goers.  

City Hall restaurant, at 2004 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, is slated to open in February 2011.  The restaurant will open daily for lunch and dinner, Monday – Thursday from 11:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. - 1 a.m., and Sunday’s from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. www.cityhalltherestaurant.com   (305) 764-3130