Reviews, Reviews! Come And Get 'Em!
• Victoria Pesce Elliott finds some hits and misses in the cozy and lovely Macchiato Boutique Restaurant, located in the not-so-cozy-or-lovely Dadeland Station. The desserts, she says, are magical, and the wine list is eclectic. So after fighting the crowds at nearby Dadeland Mall (the holiday season is almost here, God help us), a lovely dessert and glass of wine might be a nice way to de-stress. It'll help later, when you have to deal with the three cars blocking your exit because each one demands your parking spot. [Miami Herald]
• Lee Klein muses aloud about why, with ocean all around, there are so few good fish eateries on Miami Beach. (We'll hazard a guess: everyone's eating steak nowadays. Overpriced steak.) But he finds excellent fish at Fusion 41, which also happens to be kosher. It's only been open two months though, so they're still working out some problems, but with some patience, it might be very good. [Miami New Times]
• Stick to the buffet at House of India. It's the best value, and you'll avoid any disputes over the check with your waiter. [Miami New Times]
• The Skordilis family moves up from a take-out restaurant to the sit-down Greek Place Restaurant in Surfside, where they serve Greek staples. [Miami Herald]
• Scallops dusted with cocoa powder? That sounds really good. Unfortunately, they seemed to have been a temporary menu item at Armadillo Beach. But there's also slow-cooked duck cured with sugar and chiles. We're drooling over here. [Miami Herald]
• The fettucine Alfredo at Il Bellagio is "spun silk swaddled in cream." Quite possibly the best description of a pasta dish ever. The food was so good that it moved Gail Shepherd, an avowed CityPlace avoider, to write "I (heart) CityPlace!" [Broward-Palm Beach New Times]
