Miami Restaurants

"Creative, amazing food" – officially Mediterranean, but with "a touch of Asia, a touch of France and a touch of the U.S." – "excellent" wines and staffers who "know what you want before you do" make dining at the Mandarin Oriental an "orgasmic experience"; "you'll want to devour the view too", and the "as-chic-as-they-come" surroundings are "a great place to go spotting local celebrities"; some sigh "prices rose after chef Michelle Bernstein left", but landing current toque Clay Conley "was quite a coup", and overall this remains "one of Miami's top innovative restaurants."

Make "no bones about it" – there's "nothing on the menu you'll throw back" at these "casual, comfortable" seafooders; converts "can't believe it's a chain" (owned by Outback, no less), given the "intimate" atmosphere and "pleasant" servers who "know their fish"; perhaps it's a bit "predictable", but the principal problem with these "popular" poissoneries is, you gotta "go early or late or expect a wait."

"Dealmakers" and "Miami's who's who" bring their appetites and expense accounts to this "mighty mecca of meat" where the "melt-in-your-mouth" steaks (including a "to-die-for" Kona-crusted sirloin), "clubby atmosphere" and service that is "beyond reproach" make it "ideal for business lunches or making good impressions"; "you may have to sell your first-born" to afford it, but converts claim "local steakhouses simply can't compete" with this national chain link.