Fat Tap Beer Bar and Eatery in Oakland Park abruptly shuts down after six months

A scant six months after opening on Oakland Park’s downtown Dixie Highway drag, Fat Tap Beer Bar and Eatery has poured its final pint. The neighborhood gastropub and brewery, which debuted in late June, has permanently shut down, unable to draw a strong beer-drinking audience as COVID continues raging across the state, owners Robert and Yvette Robayna posted this week on Fat Tap’s social media. 

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Fort Lauderdale’s got Moxies: Canadian restaurant to land on Las Olas Boulevard

Moxies, a popular Canadian restaurant chain, will shuffle onto Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas Boulevard with poutine, hamburgers, steaks, sushi cones and a one-pound serving of nachos. 

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‘Drunken Pig’: Here’s Lickie Stickie BBQ’s secret weapon to winning Fort Lauderdale barbecue battle

Chef Juliette Johnson had just finished handing a plate of beef brisket to a couple in line at the farmers market when the husband confessed to pouring her Lickie Stickie BBQ sauce on everything, including his wife. “The line gets laughing and his wife got hot in the face and nudged him in the side, and I’m like, ‘You’re in trouble now, buddy!’ “ Johnson says. “She didn’t deny it, either! Not in 10 years have I heard someone say they put it on their wife.”

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‘We just can’t catch a break’: A perfect storm at South Florida restaurants as omicron surges

A stampede of hungry holiday diners, a raging omicron variant and fewer staff to contain the tide. A perfect storm is mounting at South Florida restaurants at the most critical time on the calendar. For Angelo Abbenante, owner of Lynora’s Italian restaurant in Boca Raton, Christmas weekend brought a recipe for holiday chaos. Only four servers showed up to work the booked-solid dining room. A party of 18 canceled last-minute at his Jupiter location. 

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Calypso Restaurant, a longtime Caribbean haven in Pompano Beach, sold to new owners

The longtime owners of Calypso Restaurant, the Caribbean haven for fresh Bahamian conch, peppery jerk wings, peel-and-eat shrimp and cutters, have sold their business after 32 years. Chuck and Lora Ternosky tell the Sun Sentinel that they’ve sold the neighborhood café and raw bar at 460 S. Cypress Road to the owners of South Florida-based Mad Hospitality Group. Ternosky says Mad’s two owners, Matt and Dominick, officially took over the restaurant Monday, but he declined to provide last names. 

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The Types of Salt You Need to Stock in Your Kitchen

Ingredient expert Jack Bishop gives a primer on salt.

 

Apple Bourbon French Toast/ Steak 954, Fort Lauderdale

(WSVN) - Opening presents on Christmas morning is not the only reason to get out of bed Saturday. The scent of french toast will have the family racing from the tree to the kitchen table. Time to grab a Bite with Belkys! 

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A flurry of new restaurants are opening soon in Fort Lauderdale

Dos Amigos Tacos now open in Delray, Batch debuts next week in Fort Lauderdale 

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South Florida stores face holidays shortage on seasonal treats

The Ten Best Restaurants in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale's culinary prowess has long been overlooked by foodies who seek its neighbor to the south (that'd be Miami) for the area's most highly touted restaurants. In recent years, the 954 has seen its fair share of new and old. While many of the city's tried-and-true restaurants continue to impress, newer establishments have a habit of shuffling in and out, making it hard to keep tabs on what's hot, which meal you can't pass up, and where the party's at. 

From longtime favorite haunts that have stood the test of time to the flashy newcomers filled with promise, listed below in alphabetical order are the ten best restaurants in Fort Lauderdale. 

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