Openings Roundup: Yard House, Mezza, And Bar Rosso
• The second South Florida location of the California-based Yard House opens this Sunday at Merrick Park in Coral Gables. If you've been to the one in Palm Beach Gardens, you know what you're in for here: standard American fare and one heck of a selection of beers on tap. You can even get a beer float to go with your burger — Young's Chocolate Stout or Lindeman's Framboise with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• Mezza Mediterranean Grill, a new downtown Miami lunch spot, opens its doors on Monday at 11 a.m. The menu serves typical Middle Eastern fare like hummus, falafel, and shawarma; the express lunch of gyro, kafta, kibbeh or falafel at $8.95 seem like good deals.
• Also opening on Monday: Bar Rosso, a sleek new wine bar in the old Ivy spot in Aventura. The wine list — almost entirely Italian — is the draw, but the bar will also serve tapas-sized portions of Italian fare.
