Description
Tucked into a corner in a Fort Lauderdale strip mall along Federal Highway (by Whole Foods) is a gastropubby-looking restaurant with some upscale surprises inside. The menu changes monthly; on it, you might find amped-up comfort foods (like a soul-food-style fried chicken with a maple-glazed funnel cake in place of the waffle) or reminders of chef Steven Zobel's decade spent running Triomphe, a popular French restaurant in New York City (Try his seared chicken livers draped in sweet, sherry-braised onion atop circular crusts of bread). DBA/Cafe does double duty as a cool neighborhood restaurant with burgers and a relaxed vibe and as an upscale place with European desserts and a great wine list. No reason you can't have your cake and eat it too.
