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Cafe Martorano

3343 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

954-561-2554 | Website

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With its glittery M on the door, the DJ booth in the kitchen, the polished sheen of silver-and-white marble, and the walls of flat screens pulsing like blue strobes, Café Martorano looks as much strip club as supper club. Lines snake out the doors on weekends, and the wait for a table can be up to three hours. Owner/chef Steve Martorano is a gigantic, 240-pound fish in our little pond, attracting celebs like Ludacris, Shaq, and the cast of The Sopranos to chow down his baseball-sized meatballs, grilled octopus, veal Sinatra loaded with fresh lobster meat, gourmet Philly cheese steaks, and a menu of high-profile South Philadelphia Italian-American classics. Everything?s cooked to order with the best ingredients ? EVOO, San Marzano tomatoes -- so don?t even think about asking for substitutions. As the line on the bottom of the menu warns: ?Don?t Break Balls!?

  • Cuisine(s): Italian

    Hours: Daily 5pm-11pm

  • Price: $$$$

    Serving: Dinner

  • Reservations: Not Accepted

    Parking: Lot Available

  • 2009 | Best Restaurant in Broward

    Movie pitch: Based on a true story. In a tropical American city long known as party central for spring breakers, the population begins to suffer disturbing nightmares. As neighbors compare notes, they're stunned to learn that their midnight... More >

  • 2003 | Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying

    Given the lack of a written menu in this trendy, eat-what-they-serve Italian bistro, prices are an equally unknown entity. Allow us to give a general guideline -- they're high. Really high. You just don't know it till the bill arrives. Which is... More >

  • 2002 | Best Expensive Italian Restaurant

    Chef-owner Steve Martorano likes it when his establishment is compared to a place you might see on The Sopranos or spot in a Godfather film. In fact, he even plays gangster movies and runs modern mob episodes on the multiple televisions posted... More >

  • 2000 | Best Mafia Hangout

    Owned by relatives of famed Philly mobster Raymond "Long John" Martorano, this pricey ristorante serves up some fine pasta. Just ask our finest suspected local mobsters. Wiseguys like "Sideburns" Cerrella, Vinnie "The Fish" Romano, and Jimmy... More >

New Times Broward-Palm Beach Reviews and News

  • Yo Cuz! Steve Martorano on Jimmy Kimmel Live

    By Laine Doss | Wed, August 10, 2011

    I have a new food-related crush. It could be because he reminds me of my first boyfriend, Eddy Marsala (that's his real name, I swear), who worked in the pizzeria close to the 7 Train in Queens. It co More >

  • Cafe Martorano Claims to Have a Copycat in Rhode Island

    By Devin Desjarlais | Tue, September 28, 2010

    Tan and muscular Steve Martorano, owner of Cafe  Martorano in Fort Lauderdale, is claiming someone stole his restaurant's idea. As the Juice reported yesterday, Martorano filed a lawsuit against More >

  • Café Martorano, Broward's Most Successful Restaurant, Goes Global

    By Gail Shepherd | Thu, April 16, 2009

    Steve Martorano's heroes are tattooed across his six-foot, 240-pound frame. Frank Sinatra looks out from under his trademark fedora on one shoulder; on the other, the title of an Intruders song reads "I'll Always Love My Mama." Most of Martorano's... More >

  • Big Cheese

    By Gail Shepherd | Thu, January 22, 2009

    You either love a guy like Steve Martorano or you don't. But you've got to make up your mind, because Martorano is everywhere. There's no escaping his pug-faced mug. It's plastered on the jars of his signature spaghetti sauce. He's all over YouTu... More >

  • Great Food, Major Attitude

    By Jen Karetnick | Thu, May 16, 2002

    Steve Martorano, it's fair to say, is not a patient man. If you call him during the day, the chef-owner of Café Martorano in Fort Lauderdale won't even answer the phone, since he doesn't take reservations. If by some miracle he does pick up, he'll... More >

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  • dlebatard

    dlebatard

    | Thu, April 22, 2010

    My favorite place up in Ft. Lauderdale - it's out of the way, hard to find in a strip mall, but if you go there one day, there's a chance that both Madonna and Shaq might be there waiting in the parking lot because the food is so good. The owner said that everyone waits, there's no preferential treatment ... only for Frank Sinatra he says...

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  • srosenberg1208

    srosenberg1208

    | Thu, April 22, 2010

    Great place, and Steve's also opening one up at the Hard Rock Live.

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  • JIMBO31

    JIMBO31

    | Thu, December 17, 2009

    LEAVE THE GUN TAKE THE CANNOLI

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  • Chef Carlos

    Chef Carlos

    | Fri, September 11, 2009

    the food there is awesome too. philly style italian - chef Martorano DJs and cooks all at the SAME time.

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  • djirie

    djirie

    | Tue, February 10, 2009

    The owner grew up in Philly. He cooks and DJs at the same time. The food is out of this world.

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