• The menus at 1 Bleu seem like a good value (assuming portions aren't microscopic). The "civet of duck" with lentils, cabernet reduction and a foie gras emulsion sounds intriguing. [lunch] [dinner]

• Acqua's lunch menu is unexciting, but the dinner entree options (red snapper with roasted fennel or pinot noir-braised short ribs) sound pretty good. [dinner]

• We'd go to Azul just for the desserts: black sesame cream with bing cherry compote; basil panna cotta with lemon olive oil sorbet; and chocolate hazelnut bar with orange compote. [lunch]

• Given the regular prices of dinner entrees at Bleu Moon ($24-36), the dinner menu is a good value, and the entree options — gnocchi, seafood risotto, mahi mahi and rack of lamb — sound promising. [dinner]

• We're suckers for a good spring pea soup; add truffles and crab and we'll go nuts. That's one of the appetizer options on the dinner menu at The Cascata Grille, which is also featuring some interesting entrees for the promotion: guava-braised wagyu beef short ribs and grouper; and grilled quail with seared scallops. [dinner]

• We're mentioning China Grill Sobe because of the unorthodox way they're doing things; all entrees are served family style. So two people choose one entree, three choose two, and four or more choose three. It's an interesting idea — we eat mostly family-style anyway with our dining partners — but it puts parties of two at a disadvantage, because instead of trying two dishes, they get just one. But it might be a good place to visit with a larger party. [lunch] [dinner]

• In the middle of the summer, three heavy courses are probably a bad idea, which is why we really like the simple lunch menu at Cioppino: a light salad or carpaccio, some pasta or fish, and a cool dessert. The red berry soup with rose petal ice cream sounds like a perfectly refreshing midsummer dessert. [lunch]

• Forgive us, but we're really into soups-as-desserts at the moment, and the chilled lemongrass soup with pineapple and coconut ice cream at Joley sounds great. Entree options for lunch are hangar steak and roasted free-range cornish hen; dinner entrees include those two plus a seared halibut. [lunch] [dinner]

• If you want Kobe or Kobe-style beef at Kobe Club, you'll have to purchase the $30-80 upgrades; otherwise, you've got wild salmon, snapper, pork chop, organic chicken and wild mushroom pasta. Might be worth it to choose one of the upgrades; it's still a good deal when compared to regular prices. [dinner]

• Ola's menu features a gazpacho blanco with cantaloupe sorbet, a pineapple barbecue grilled salmon, a skirt steak with sweet potato, yucca and black truffle powder, and a peach tres leches parfait, among many other things. [dinner]

• Social Miami at Sagamore wins for most extensive — and complicated — Spice menu. It's our impression that you get one of the "fruits de mer" options, a salad, and an entree or a pizza. Highlights include: braised pork belly taco, paella croquetas and gnocchi oxtail ragu. For a few extra dollars, you can upgrade to Kobe beef sliders or Caribbean lobster tempura. [dinner]

• Talula's lunch menu is a surprise each day, but the dinner menu is set, and we think it sounds pretty good, even if the entrees are a bit predictable. [dinner]

• Kobe beef made its way onto the Spice menu at Tantra, where it's wrapped in bacon. Wonder how small the serving must be. There's also a catch of the day option and a "vegan medley" of tofu with vegetables. [dinner]

• Four courses at Tuscan Steak! You get an appetizer, a pasta (gnocchi gorgonzola), an entree (chicken, salmon or steak), and dessert and coffee. [dinner]