16 August 10-16, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | coNteNts | miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | makes now the perfect time to discover why Joe’s is so much more than stone crabs. After all, if Joe’s only knew how to do crab claws, they wouldn’t have lasted more than a century. In fact, they’re just as well-regarded for their fried chicken as they are for the famous black-tipped delicacy. Their $60 Spice dinner menu puts both front and center with a “Taste of Joe’s,” featuring (defrosted) crab claws and a fried quarter- chicken. Entrées such as mahi-mahi in tomato creole sauce, shrimp (fried or sautéed), and miso- glazed cod with soy ginger rice and grilled aspar- agus feature on the lunch menu. Stone crab fiends can still get their fix with a stone crab bisque for an appetizer. Don’t miss dessert — Joe’s famous key lime pie, crème brûlée, or a chocolate lava cake. Miami Spice is offered for lunch Friday to Sunday and dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Joliet 1209 17th St., Miami Beach 786-527-2869 jolietmiamibeach.com Now is the time to go to 17th Street to try the Ca- jun-inspired menu at this neighborhood bistro with a concise Spice dinner menu. You’ll start with a choice of Johnny Cakes with pimento cheese and country ham or gem lettuce salad with radicchio, pickled shallot, avocado, and ranch dressing. It’s the entrées that will make you feel like you’ve swapped Miami for New Orleans, however: blackened red snapper with grits, col- lard greens, and crawfish butter or a classic jam- balaya, andouille sausage, Carolina gold rice, and all the fixings. Treat yourself to a strawberry sun- dae with cheesecake and a graham streusel en- cased in a magic chocolate shell for dessert. Miami Spice is offered for dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Orilla 426 Euclid Ave., Miami Beach 305-397-8806 orilla.restaurant Sometimes all you want in life is a big, juicy steak — and Spice is a great time to grab one on the cheap. While the big, sexy steakhouse can be a common hype trope of the Miami food scene, we’re going to recommend Orilla, a smartly appointed Argentinian restaurant on Euclid Ave., just south of Fifth. They’re serving up a classic 14-ounce New York prime steak with herbes de Provence-dusted fries to satisfy your beef cravings ($10 upcharge). Additional main options include homemade bucatini with shrimp, roasted free-range chicken with mashed potatoes, or a six-ounce grilled swordfish with Champagne garlic sauce and roasted Brussels sprouts. Be sure to save room for dessert with the housemade flan, a tropical fruit pavlova with acai, hibiscus, and labneh cream, or — a true steakhouse classic — baked Alaska ($10 upcharge). Miami Spice is offered for dinner Sunday through Wednesday. Pao by Paul Qui 3201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach 786-655-5600 faena.com One of the best ways to celebrate Miami Spice is to go to the most opulent, flamboyant restaurant while pretending you’re a regular. Pao, housed in the Faena Hotel with a swanky dining room that threatens to outdo Damien Hirst’s gold-plated ele- phant skeleton, certainly fits the bill. And not just because it has a gold-plated unicorn at its center. The food by chef Paul Qui, which mixes influences from across the globe (especially Asia), is also quite stylish and experimental. Their Miami Spice dinner menu features entrées like roasted fish with chili patis and garlic-ginger jasmine rice, a wagyu short rib served over tteokbokki (pasta-shaped Korean rice cake) with shiitake bacon and braised greens flavored with crab fat and coconut milk. Don’t miss the chocolate mille crepe cake layered with whipped chocolate ganache, Cantonese ca- shews, and banana brulée for dessert. Miami Spice is offered for dinner Tuesday through Saturday. Santorini by Georgios 101 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach (in the Hilton Bentley) 305-672-6624 santorinibygeorgios.com You had the hotel picked out. You cleared your schedule at work. Then you looked up flights to Greece and realized airfare is really, really expensive this summer. And while not all of us can afford a splashy vacation on the Aegean Isles, thanks to Santorini by Georgios, the Hilton Bentley’s in-house Greek restaurant, you can pretend you’re in your very own Hellenic paradise for a fraction of the cost. The menu is seafood heavy, with shrimp and branzino flown in from Mykonos. Meat lovers can feel spoiled with the mixed grill platter ($5 upcharge) or lamb chops with a spinach salad. No matter what, everyone should sample the classic Greek appetizers, including spanakopita, dolmades, and Greek salad. Dinnertime desserts include Greek yogurt, poutinga (Greek tiramisu), and a vanilla pastry known as galaktoboureko ($10 upcharge). Miami Spice is offered daily for lunch, brunch, and dinner. DOUGLAS MARKOWITZ Pao by Paul Qui photo Fried chicken at Pao by Paul Qui Taste Test from p14
