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Joe's has the feel of a family operation - from a menu filled with chef Joe's personalized touches (wine pairing recommendations, "Mom's key lime pie") to the cheerful, attentive service in the front of the house. The mom-and-pop atmosphere is considerably offset by the chic beauty of the space: an indoor room gleaming with polished wood and ruby downlighting that overlooks the Sands Harbor Resort. All the fish served at Joe's is "eco-friendly"; that means your swordfish is local and line-caught. Steaks, like New York strip and center-cut sirloin, are prime, aged beef. The chicken is Belle & Evans "all natural." What that adds up to is one of the last few decent waterfront restaurants in South Florida serving lovingly prepared, simple, fresh food at fair prices.
Your Northern cousins arrive on your doorstep with four kids, 14 bags, and their heads full of dated, nostalgic drivel about discovering the "real Florida." It's no use explaining that "real Florida" is that line of hotels blocking their view of the beach, the 12 hours they just spent bumper-to-bumper on 1-95, the highest restaurant prices in the country, and a property-tax bill you'd be all too willing to split with them. Just suck it up and take them over to Joe's Grille for dinner.... More »
New Year's Resolution: Spend more time outdoors. Parenthetical: Between November and April. "No, scratch that," I said. "Make it 'spend more time eating outdoors. '" My spousal equivalent had a notebook on her lap, and the pages were ruffling... More »
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