Sushi Lab is the new restaurant on the beach you must check out!

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – How does sushi on the beach sound? Well, a father and son duo from New York have created just that experience in Pompano Beach. We know that Miami and Fort Lauderdale are hotspots to open up shop, but the owners say they see Pompano Beach as up and coming, so they had to catch the wave. So the New York-based restaurant, Sushi Lab, has ridden the wave to South Florida and the results from the experiment may leave your taste buds wanting more. The restaurant, created by father and son Hank and Brandon Fried, is located inside the Residence Inn by Marriott.

Taco Bell may add fries to its menu permanently to compete with McDonald’s

(CNN) — Taco Bell knows you want fries with that. Especially during lunch. To compete with rivals such as McDonald’s during lunchtime, the chain is considering permanently adding fries to its menu, Taco Bell CEO Mark King said during an investor event Tuesday. “People that go to lunch want to have French fries. We know that. So we’re looking at and testing bringing fries permanently on to the menu, which would increase our lunch business dramatically,” King said. 

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Early next year, Victoria Park will be home to Fort Lauderdale’s first Grain & Berry.

Early next year, Victoria Park will be home to Fort Lauderdale’s first Grain & Berry. The healthy acai bowl chain has 21 locations open or on the way in Florida and Tennessee, and one of those on-the-way locations is set to open, in February or March 2023, at 701 N Federal Highway.    READ MORE >>>

Review: New Broward Meat and Fish Store Showcases Caribbean and Latino Food Near Coral Springs

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As a home cook, I love a good supermarket. One of my local favorites was Penn Dutch Food Center on SR-7 in nearby Margate, which shut its doors in September 2019 due to financial damages from a highly publicized series of health violations forcing its closure.  READ MORE >>>>

South Florida restaurants get ready for 'season' amid worker shortage

When it comes to food, South Florida is a great place to be. So many new places open up every day. Here’s what’s coming soon to a city near you. 

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It’s National Vegan Month! Find restaurants in Broward & Palm Beach counties

You can find vegetarian options at almost any restaurant now. But how many South Florida restaurants are exclusively vegetarian or vegan? More than I thought. Restaurants that serve no animal products or use them sparingly are spread throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties now, showing widespread support for evolving eating habits. 

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Willie T's Seafood Shack is coming to Fort Lauderdale (Sun Sentinel)

A new restaurant that focuses on all things seafood is coming to Fort Lauderdale. Thompson Hospitality, one of the country's largest food service management companies, will soon open its latest Fort Lauderdale restaurant with the launch of Willie T’s Seafood Shack. 

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Khoffner Brewery out, Dream State Brewing in at Sistrunk Marketplace

In a major reshuffling of craft-beer vendors, Khoffner Brewery is out and Dream State Brewing is in at Sistrunk Marketplace, Fort Lauderdale’s massive food hall complex in the historic Sistrunk neighborhood. Under a new deal, Dream State Brewing — from owner-head beer wizard Will Rivera and partner Paul Lombardozzi — will take over operations of the onsite brewery, which has been closed to the public since Oct. 11. The duo will inherit the brewhouse’s 20-barrel system, capable of pumping out 620 gallons in one batch, and expects to open the rebranded brewery in mid-November, once their beer and wine license is approved by the state.READ MORE >>>

‘Yes! That’s so good!’: Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop opens in Fort Lauderdale

When “Good Morning America” went on a quest for “the best desserts in the country” a couple of months ago, they made a stop at one of South Florida’s revered sweet spots, Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop in Wynwood. There, correspondent Will Reeve filled his face so full of guava berry pie that he could barely choke out his review: “Yes!” Reeve exclaimed to the camera, with a fist pump. “That’s so good! Nothing else to say, guys!” 

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Breaking: Is Hollywood burger dive Le Tub closing?

The buzzworthy Le Tub is best known for its long-time-ago designation (2005) as GQ’s “Best Burger in America.” In 2006, Oprah Winfrey spotlighted the burger on her massively popular TV show, sparking a frenzy of tourism and pilgrimages from hamburger diehards.

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