Arva Moore Parks History – Miami Restaurants

Restaurants in Miami
Arva Moore Parks

In the Beginning
(1884)  Bayview House/ Peacock Inn: Coconut Grove
(1895) Carey House: Lemon City
(1896) Richmond Inn: Cutler (Charles Deering Estate)

1896 (July) Hotel Miami-Julia Tuttle: Dining Room 34×90 feet:  Sewell, bread, bacon and grits. Omelet : everyone got food poisoning (Nov. 12, 1899 burned)
(1897, Jan. 1) Royal Palm Hotel See menu
John Seybold: 1896 lunch counter; 1899, bakery and ice cream store; 1914, 3 story-building; Seybold Building, 1925.

Oldest in Same Location:
Joe’s Stone Crabs (1920) in current location

Little Known Fact
James McLamore opened the first Burger King in 1954 in the 550 building on Brickell Avenue.

Oldies and Goodies
S&S Diner: (1938)
Forge: (1930s casino) Malniks (1968) will re-open in December
Fox’s Sherron Inn (1946)
Mai Kai (Fort Lauderdale) (1956)
Coopertown (1945) Tamiami Trail
Christy’s (1978)
Allen’s Drug Store (1953)
The Capri (1958) Fla. City
People’ Bar-B-Que
Monty’s Coconut Grove (1960s)

Old Restaurants new locations or new restaurants old location.

Fu Manchu : 79th/71 Street: Now East Ocean Chinese Restaurant
China City: 1642 8th Street Now: Oriental Restaurant
Taurus: Patty Munroe’s Tea Room (1921); La Casita, (1923); Taurus, (1969); Dave Hill, (1978.)
Trio Diner (La Carretta)
Burdine’s Tea Room
Frankie’s Pizza (1955)

Bar-B-Q
Shorty’s- 1951
People’s Bar-B-Q
350 N.W. 8th Street (1970s)
The Pit Bar-B-Q: Tamiami Trail
Bar-B-Que Barn
117th Street and 7th Avenue
Tom’s Barbeque 8th Street (1948)
Farrington’s (N.W. 7th Avenue and 68 Street)
Shiver’s (Homestead)

Gone but Not Forgotten:

Royal Castle (125 Street and 7th Avenue still there)
Tyler’s
Holleman’s
Mayflower
The Garden: 1930s; Centro Vasco, 1960s
Dixie Belle Inn
Gretner’s
7 Seas (1913-1950s)
New Hickory: Coral Way
Village Inn: Coconut Grove
Country Store: Coconut Grove
Sloppy Joe’s: downtown
Robin Hood: (36th Street and Boulevard)
The Luau (79th Street Causeway)
Hurricane Inn (Red Road)
The Merry-Go-Round (across from UM)
The Embers (Miami Beach)
Bahama Steak House (36 Street)
Edith and Fritz (3236 North Miami Avenue) Postcard 1950 all you can eat shrimp $2.00
Watson’s (Little River)
Clifford’s (87 Street and Boulevard—later on Boulevard)
Florida Pharmacy: Coconut Grove
Bottle Cap Inn: N.W. 119th Street (now a church)
Pollyanna Tea Room (Liberty City)
Dew Drop Inn (West Grove at 37th Avenue)
Lighthouse (Baker’s Haulover)
Parham’s (Miami Beach)
Curry’s (Miami Beacg)
Park Avenue (Miami Beach)

Jewish Delicatessens
Wolfie’s
Pumperniks
Junior’s
The Famous (Strand)
The Town
Rosedale Deli
New York Deli
Rascal House (Closed 2008)

Mexican
El Toro Taco (Homestead)
Casita Tejas (Homestead)

Overtown
Famous Chef
Brown’s Famous Corner
Palm Fountainette
Rahmings,
Banks
Prince’s Café
Chop Suey
Still Serving
Jackson’s
Two Guys

Brownsville:
Georgette’s Tea Room
Two Chick’s
Buckeye
Prince’s Bar-B-Q

Cafeteria’s
M & M
Polly Davis
Coral Way
Biscayne
Boulevard
Toby’s

Drive-Ins
Pig& Whistle (N.W. 7th Avenue)
Pickin’ Chicken (Miami Shores Drive In: N.E. 6th Avenue 91st Street)
Big Wheel (S.W. 32 Avenue)
Jimmy’s Hurricane (Bird Road)
Billy’s By the Bay (79th Street Causeway)
Flip’s (79th Street west of Miami Avenue)

Lunch Counters
Walgreen’s (also cafeteria on 2nd floor)
Kresses (also cafeteria on 2nd floor)
Grant’s
McCroy’s
Richard’s Department Store

Cuban Before Cuban

La Concha (1101 North Miami Avenue)
Cuban Restaurant (1184 N.W. 3rd Avenue)
El Minerva (just west of Boulevard)
El Toledo (204  Biscayne Boulevard)
Les Violines (Biscayne Boulevard)
El Chico: (645 N.E. 1st Avenue)
El Mar (154 N.W. 5th Street)
Club Latino (38 N.W. 5th Street

Italian:
Valenti’s
Red Diamond (El Cid)
Palolettis (Charade)
Sorrento
Raimondo’s (79th Street)
Graziani’s
Marcella’s North Miami)
Gatti’s
Piccolo’s (Miami Beach)
Pizza City

Other
Scandia: Opa Locka
Haufbrau House : Davie

Political Watering Holes
El Commodoro Hotel
Hasta Mañana (Tony Roma’s)
Red Coach Grill (Venetian Causeway and Boulevard)
Betty’s Lobo Lounge (Boulevard across from Omni)
Brickell  Emporium (Brickell)
Grand Bay Hotel: Coconut Grove
Top of the Columbus: (Boulevard and 3rd Street)
El Minerva
Bonfire (79th Street Causeway)
The Forge (41st Street)
El Pub (Calle Ocho)
Versailles (Calle Ocho)

High End
King Arthur’s Court (Miami Springs)
Miami Spring Villas
Black Caesar’s Forge (South Dade)
Top of the Columbus
La Rhonde Room: Fountainbleu
Starlight Room: Eden Roc
Biltmore Hotel: La Palma de Ore
Jamaica Inn (Matheson): Key Biscayne
Café Cheveron (Bay Harbor)

Sea Food
Captain Tom’s: Miami River
Chesapeake” 36th Street
Loffler’s Oyster House: Alhambra Plaza

Supper Clubs
The Clover Club (Biscayne Boulevard)
The Vagabonds (Biscayne Boulevard)
Zinzen’s Bowery (Miami Avenue north of 14th Street)
Copa City (Miami Beach)
Royal Palm Club (Bayfront south of Flagler)
Kitty Davis Airliner (1610 Alton Road)
Club Bali (732 Biscayne Boulevard)
Five O’Clock Club (211 22nd Street, M.B.)
Latin Quarater (Palm Island)
Rocking MB (Miami Beach)
Birdland (Miami Beach)
Zebra Lounge (Overtown)
Sir John’s (Overtown)