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Nary a frat house or sorority row in sight, but Tarpon Bend's ample customer base sure looks and acts the part. Himmarshee's busiest pickup spot and happy-hour hangout finds reggae and cover bands to regale the white-collar crowd.Since it opened more than a decade ago, Tarpon Bend has anchored that bustling corner alongside the train tracks. It isn?t relinquishing that spot anytime soon. Lunch is all pretty faces and power suits, with the menu offering genuinely interesting spins on de rigeur SoFla seafood items: a dolphin (mahi-mahi) Rueben, for instance. Dinner isn?t fancy, but it sure isn?t typical bar food, either; it?s heavy on ? what else? -- seafood. Late nights, and especially on weekends, the focus shifts to the bar, and Tarpon brims with a young, sophisticated crowd -- a sampler platter of the wild, the beautiful and the damned, partying the night away.

Cuisine(s): American, Seafood

Hours: Sun 12pm-10pm, Mon-Sat 11:30am-11pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Meters, Street

Live Entertainment

Every week Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Happy Hour

Sat., April 17, 6:00pm-9:00pm

2-4-1.

2006 | Best Happy Hour in Broward

As soon as we rule the world, we'll raze all the condos and build a string of tiki bars right on the beach so that you can spend happy hour properly... barhopping along the sand. Until then, the best place to de-stress after work is right in... More >
2006 | Best Wings

Like drag racers whose extreme speed sustains yet may destroy them, chicken wings live and die by grease. What are wings without it? Scalding orange lipids turn ordinary chicken into one of the great blessings our world has to offer. Yet who... More >
2004 | Best T-shirt Collection in a Restaurant

So you're drunk, having lots of fun, and you spill a greasy something down your shirt. It's after midnight. What's a slob to do? Well, if you are at the downtown hot spot Tarpon Bend, pick up one of the $15 all-cotton T's in the front. There's a... More >
2000 | Best Happy Hour

The point of happy hour has never been happiness. The point is excess -- more for less. So we like our happy hours dressed in something more than fried and something other than chicken wings. Tarpon Bend fits the bill on all counts. Drinks are... More >

New Times Broward-Palm Beach Reviews and News

Tarpon Bend Celebrates 11 Years in Fort Lauderdale With a Fiery Luau

By John Linn | Fri, August 6, 2010

"The craziest thing I ever saw?" ponders Tarpon Bend General Manager Aaron Abramoff. "Well, there was this one time that a bagpipe troupe decided to march through the restaurant out of nowhere. Everyo More >
Happy Hour: Tarpon Bend

By Dori Zinn | Thu, May 6, 2010

The Spot: Tarpon Bend in Fort Lauderdale The Hours: Sunday-Thursday 4-7 p.m.; Friday 4-9 p.m.; Saturday 6-9 p.m. The Deets: Don't be too surprised; they were voted Best Happy Hour a few years back. More >
Best T-shirt Collection in a Restaurant

By | Thu, May 13, 2004

So you're drunk, having lots of fun, and you spill a greasy something down your shirt. It's after midnight. What's a slob to do? Well, if you are at the downtown hot spot Tarpon Bend, pick up one of the $15 all-cotton T's in the front. There's a p... More >
The Bends

By Jen Karetnick | Thu, October 03, 2002

If I could sum up the newly opened Tarpon Bend in Weston with one onomatopoeic word, it would be a no-brainer: burp. And that's not because the food at this month-old eatery is indigestion-inducing, though items like the Jamaican-style conch fritt... More >
Foodstuff

By Jen Karetnick | Thu, October 14, 1999

It's rare to come across a new restaurant that exudes Old Fort Lauderdale, but Tarpon Bend (200 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale, 954-523-3233) succeeds. The eatery, dedicated to deep-sea fishing and offering dishes like grouper fingers, crabcakes, ... More >

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turtlegirl243

| Tue, November 23, 2010

One of the best Friday happy hours around (2-for-1) and a tasty menu.

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Lyza Latham

| Mon, August 23, 2010

Love the catch of the day. Delicious salads. Perfect lunch spot for fun or business.

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xilonem

| Thu, April 29, 2010

MOJITO MADNESS THURSDAYS $3.50 Fresh Fruit Mojitos - All Day Click Here for more details. TIME SAVING LUNCH - Get DOUBLE PUNCHES on Sundays, Mondays, & Wednesdays. Click Here for more details. WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIES NIGHT � 2 FOR 1 ENTREES & Spa Gift Certificates and Jewelry Prizes Click Here for more details. EXTENDED HAPPY HOUR 2 for 1 Monday through Friday 3-9pm � Saturday 3-7pm

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Salome5

| Mon, April 12, 2010

on my very first visit to South Florida this is the place I went to... 3 years later, the Tuna Tartare Salad and mojitos always hit the spot!

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Lindsey220

| Thu, March 25, 2010

A really fun place to go on Friday nights when you're downtown Ft. Lauderdale. It's a fun young crowd and they always have different drink promos going on.

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