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305-695-1695;
www.mrchow.com
; 2201 Collins Ave; mains $30-45;
6pm-midnight)
Located in the
W Hotel
, Mr Chow takes Chinese American comfort food to gourmet
heights. The setting is almost intimidatingly cool, with dangling moderne-style chandeliers
and an enormous bar plucked out of
Sex and the City,
yet service is friendly and the food
lovely: velvet chicken served with diced chilies; stinky, spicy tofu; squid sautéed with as-
paragus.
Yuca
LATIN AMERICAN
This was one of the first Nuevo Latino hot spots in Miami and it's still going strong, even
if locals say it has lost a little luster over the years. The Yuca
rellena
(a mild chili stuffed
with truffle-laced mushroom
picadillo
) and the tender guava ribs still make our mouth wa-
ter.
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
Food trucks are a huge deal in Miami. There's far too many to list here, but if you want a
taste (pun intended) of what's good on four wheels, head to the
Biscayne Triangle Truck
Round-Up
(BTTR). Like a herd of gastronomic wildebeests, the city's food trucks gather
for the BTTR every Tuesday from 5:30pm to 10pm at the Johnson & Wales University
campus in North Miami (127th St & Biscayne Blvd). Otherwise, here's some of our favor-
ite purveyors of mobile cuisine; we've included Twitter handles so you can follow their loc-
ations online:
Purple People Eatery
(
www.purpleppleatery.com
; @purpleppleatery; mains $4-8) Battered
mahimahi, herb-crusted mac 'n' cheese and gourmet bison burgers.
gastroPod
(
www.gastropodmiami.com/food
; @gastropodmiami; mains $5-11) Sliders, short ribs,
corn cakes and more.
Jefe's Original Fish Tacos & Burgers
(
www.jefesoriginal.com
; @jefesoriginal; mains
$2.50-6.50) As you may guess, the fish taco is the way to go.
Slow Food Truck
(
www.slowfoodtruck.com
;
@SlowFoodTruck; mains $4-8) Seasonal, local food
- a changing menu ensures variety and straight deliciousness.
