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‘Raw conch thawing in stagnant water,’ ‘mold-like substance’ in ice machines: 5 South Florida restaurants shut
Fifteen live roaches in a kitchen, rodent rub marks near holes in the ceiling above a pizza dough machine and an employee rubbing their nose then handling bread forced the state to temporarily shut five South Florida restaurants last week. The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in ...
Las Olas wipeout? Six Fort Lauderdale eateries shut down on ritzy restaurant row
Downtown Fort Lauderdale may be booming but new and legacy restaurants are feeling the pain. Case in point: Since April 1, a half-dozen eateries have abruptly shut down on Las Olas Boulevard. The ritzy restaurant row, stretching from Southwest First Avenue to the beach, is pockmarked with vacancies new and unexpected. Only piles of red brick and exposed wires remain at La Bonne Crepe, a ...
Fort Lauderdale restaurant Val+tino permanently closes — but owners vow new eatery in downtown spot
Val+tino, the Italian-Mediterranean revival built around chef Giovanni Rocchio and his acclaimed pasta dishes, has permanently shut after four months — and owners say a new restaurant and cuisine will replace it this fall. The unexpected closing follows the chef’s abrupt exit from the restaurant in late February. In March, Linder told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that Val+tino, minus Rocchio ...
Persian food alert: Shahs of Kabob adds Fort Lauderdale eatery
Although there’s a multitude of ethnic restaurants in South Florida, there are just a few places to find Persian food. Amin Ebrahimi, 35, took notice of this scarcity at a young age. In his 20s, Ebrahimi was cooking kebabs in the kitchen of his family’s mosque, the Ershad Center in South Miami, when he realized the family’s cuisine from Tehran could appeal to a wider audience. In 2016, he ...
Romeu’s Cuban Restaurant closes its doors in Southwest Ranches
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. – After 45 years serving customers, Romeu’s Cuban Restaurant has closed its doors in Southwest Ranches. A letter from the owners was posted on the front door of the business on Thursday, saying the restaurant had to close because of the rising cost of doing business.
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