

On July 28, the couple’s bistro took over the storefront formerly occupied by YiaYia’s Greek Kitchen. 75 or 75 Īfter five years of serving high-end Caribbean, European and American fusion out of a nondescript strip mall in Coconut Creek, husband-and-wife owners Mike and Judith Able have moved to higher-profile digs on West Atlantic Boulevard in Margate. The family restaurant serves up “different authentic Japanese dishes,” with friendly service and a lively environment, according to the website. This all-you-can-eat buffet had a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 27 and promises 250 prepared items at stations that include seafood, meat, vegetables, hibachi, sushi, soup and desserts. The all-you-can-eat family restaurant has 250 prepared items at stations that include seafood, meat, vegetables, hibachi, sushi, soup and desserts (Trena Brae / Courtesy)įlaming Grill & Modern Buffet, Pompano Beach 8170 Glades Road, Boca Raton 56 įlaming Grill & Modern Buffet opened in Pompano Beach recently. Expect espressos, cold brews and different tea varieties, along with breakfast sandwiches and Swiss cheese-and-onion quiches. The Winter Park-born chain has more than 30 locations in Central Florida - and this is its first in South Florida. This coffeehouse founded by two South Florida caffeine hounds, Alex Tchekmeian and Iain Yeakle, opened its latest location in late July in the Lakeside Centre plaza west of Florida’s Turnpike. According to Alejandro “Alex” Santiago, the CEO of the brand, Vicky Bakery is marking its 50th anniversary with ambitious expansion plans northward that include additional franchises in Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach by January and February 2023.

The trio have plans for a seventh Vicky Bakery to open in Coral Springs in a few months. The new location is one of six Vicky Bakery franchises owned by SoFlo entrepreneurs Alicio Piña, Nosbely Toledo and Nosdiel Silva. This Miami-based brand now has a bakery in downtown Fort Lauderdale, on Las Olas Boulevard at the base of the Andrews Avenue drawbridge and across from Huizenga Plaza. The “FK” refers to foster kids, with a portion of restaurant proceeds benefiting several Florida charity programs.

This Fort Myers-born restaurant from cofounders Doug Miller and Amy Eldridge opened this latest location, its fifth, in August. Slow-roasted pulled pork, meatloaf and fried fish sandwiches. Maple bacon-flavored milkshakes and Southern-fried chicken eggs benedict. A 1-pound breakfast burrito as big as a rolled-up gym towel. Picture hamburgers sandwiched between deep-fried buns. No, they’re not FK kidding: This new breakfast-lunch chain pairs heartwarming good deeds with ridiculously over-the-top food. Along with the usual coffee suspects, Kahve does trendy beverages, such as golden turmeric and dulce de leche lattes and white chocolate and raspberry mocha, along with pain au chocolat and banana muffin pastries, smoothies and frappés. The first South Florida offshoot of this Hell’s Kitchen-spawned cafe opened in July behind the Gateway Shopping Center and is registered to co-owners Erol Zeren and Hector De Marchena.

That’s in addition to 10 palm-sized tacos, including Al Pastor and Tinga de Pollo (chicken breast in homemade tomato sauce). There’s Jalisco-style pozole (a pork-and-hominy stew), Yucatan-style cochinita (slow-cooked pork in plantain leaves, spices and achiote), and pre-Columbian tlacoyos (oval-shaped cakes of blue-corn masa stuffed with white cheese and protein). Taquerias are ubiquitous in Broward County, but owner Luz Alatorre’s small Sample Road storefront, which quietly debuted in early August, unwaveringly sticks to traditional Mexican - and even pre-Hispanic - cuisine. Its comfort-food menu features items such as Nutella hotcakes, overnight oats, burrata omelets, smoked salmon croissants and short-rib tartine, along with chicken pesto BLTs and chicken-thigh bao buns for lunch. Borsalino offers iced and hot coffees, with flavors ranging from lavender to chai spice lattes, as well as juices and smoothies. This Miami-born, all-day chain registered to Georgios Yiannikakis and Georgios Koulouris brewed its fourth location in late July inside Plantation’s Market on University plaza, adding to cafes in downtown Miami, Miami Shores and downtown Fort Lauderdale.
