Yes Miami, Another Steakhouse
Perhaps we should dub 2007 "the year of the steakhouse." Yep, we're getting another one: BLT Steak, which stands for "Bistro Laurent Tourondel," not the tasty bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich. We learned about it from lax2mia on Chowhound, who is understandably frustrated at the proliferation of steakhouses in the area:
What ticks me off is not that Tourandel is opening a steakhouse (well yes, it does tick me off), but that he has a successful seafood restaurant in NYC (BLT Fish). You're coming to Miami. Florida is surrounded by water. You don't see happy cows grazing around (and we know happy cows come from California) but you stick your hand in the bay and pop! there's a snapper!
L2M's got a point. We were told by our fellow editors that steakhouses have become increasingly popular in recent years in their respective cities, so it's not that restaurateurs are looking just at Miami and thinking "Steakhouse. Yes." They're doing this all over the country. But we can't imagine that the steakhouse boom has taken such a strong hold as it has in South Florida. If only it would pop, just like the condo market...
BLT Steak [Official Site]
BLT Steak [Chowhound]
BLT Steak is hiring a Chef de Cuisine [Craig's List]
