De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean Restaurant Review
Hilton Miami Bentley/South Beach
101B Ocean Dr. (1st St.) 
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Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-672-6624 | Make Restaurant Reservations
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De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean Restaurant is one of our 2012
Hot 10 Miami/South Florida Restaurants|
Cuisine
Open
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner dailyFeatures
- View
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Open late Fri.-Sat.
- Valet parking
- Business casual
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| From the chef recognized since the early 1990s as the "Godfather of Nuevo Latino Cuisine," Douglas Rodriguez' restaurant combines the casual East-West ceviches/Nuevo Latino tapas concept of D. Rodriguez Ocean, its predecessor in the same beachfront space, and the "authentic Cuban" (according to Rodriguez) fine dining concept of his short-lived D. Rodriguez Cuba in Sobe's The Astor hotel. While Rodriguez resists the term Nuevo Cubano, diners shouldn't expect anything like traditional dishes---unless abuela's (grandmother’s) croquetas were pumpkin-goat cheese with vanilla aïoli; her "Cuban Corn Tamal" came with a spinach-herb gratin and enoki mushroom sauce; and her vaca frita wasn't fried beef shreds but crispy short ribs with sun-dried tomato chimichurri. Indeed, virtually all the menu's Cuban dishes are chef-driven, creative takes on classic dishes. But they're authentically Cuban in their flavor profile: strongly-spiced, but not spicy regarding heat. Familiar Cuban home-cooking it's not, but for diners wanting imaginatively upscaled Cuban food, with playful tropical cocktails and a comprehensive (if predictable) wine list to accompany, this is the best choice in town. |
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