When there’s a nice breeze and not too humid, it’s good to take advantage of it! So we headed to Joe’s Tiki Bar & Sushi Grill in Hollywood. It’s a funky Tiki hut on the water, my hubby said it reminds him of the Keys. There were huge catfish, obviously getting too well fed. So enjoyable watching boats going by.
We always order cheese burger & salad to share. It’s adequate, nothing special. Their menu is not cheap (above $20 entrees for lunch) for a funky place but burger is under $10, comes with slaw and pickles. We swapped fries with sweet potato fries for $1, so worth it, yum!
Live music started kicking in, two vocalists with sultry voices provide entertainment from 2-8 Sundays.
I much prefer this place to the over rated Le Tub next door!
Salad Stir Fry
Clearing fridge to accommodate food for my cooking class came up with a surprise stir fry! I had mostly salad vegetables: snow peas, radish, Persian cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, onion & red bell peppers. So, I decided to fry them in duck fat & sprinkled black sesame seeds right at the end. Just goes to show, you can stir fry any vegetables!
The rosemary slow roast lamb shoulder
a la Jamie Oliver has been so handy. I warmed up in its own juice & added chopped cilantro. Went well with my salad stir fry, seaweed salad and quinoa lentil.
Asian Markets in Broward
Asian Markets in Broward
Thanks to many who have contributed with their suggestions of Asian Markets in Broward since I am not familiar with that area. I’ve been to most to check them out though. My approach to food shopping is always Eat, then shop…
LAUDERDALE LAKES
The following 3 markets are in same Oakland Shopping Center as Silver Pond Chinese Restaurant & Saigon City (now Huong’s Bistro), so stop in to eat first! That’s always my approach to food shopping, ha, ha! Eat, then shop…
Gou Lou Cheong Chinese BBQ
4139 N. State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319. 954 739 7377
BBQ meats, home made siu mai, sticky rice in lotus leafs, etc….
Cho A Dong
Oriental Foods Market, 4245 N. State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319. Phone: 954-485-9450 / 305-769-1258
Maxin Bakery
4269 N State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319. 954-335-1388
Roast pork buns and other great yummy stuff.
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PEMBROKE PINES
Chung Hing Oriental Mart
9803 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33024. 954-438-1060
Kimchi Mart
11230 Pembroke Pines, FL 33026 (954) 404-8756. Open 7 days, 9am-8pm
2420 North Dixie Highway, Hollywood, FL 33020 (954) 376-7070, Open 7 days, 9am-8pm
Also one in South Miami, see Miami Market list here.
All things Korean and has an interesting Korean Town section in the Hollywood store with different vendors who sell ready cooked foods. I got some tasty seaweed soup from Mom’s Kitchen.
P K Oriental Mart
2350 N University Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322. (954)748-5971
DAVIE
O.K. I’m calling this wonderful strip mall, an Asian Village! It’s where Food Town is located and has numerous fabulous Asian restaurant choices so you can eat PRIOR to food shop. Watch for another post about those. I also went on a fabulous Food Crawl with a culinary historian/journalist, Carlos Olaechea and really wish he would do this again. It was a lot of fun hopping from one to another and hearing about them.
Food Town website
6431 Stirling Road, Davie, FL 33314. 954-797-7790
Mon-Sat: 7am-11pm; Sun: 7am-10pm
This store is located in a strip mall which is like an Asian village of its own. See above. This is my fav market! It’s HUGE, so be prepared to spend some time there to explore all the aisles which includes ALL ETHNICITIES. Lovely fresh veggies section. Below are all shots at Foodtown Supermarket…
SUNRISE
Patel Brothers (Indian)
Take a trip to India! Seriously, Patel Brothers, the Indian market in Sunrise is filled with shelves and shelves of 10 different Chana, 5 different types of chipati, 100 varieties of chili powders, whole section of Indian snacks, ready made Indian food and desserts, even Indian ice cream. I’m exaggerating with choices but really loved it there! They have many Indian vegetables you don’t see in other markets. I’m going to post in a blog more details about this fabulous store. They even had an Indian wok shaped vessel!
New York Mart
10065 Sunset Strip, Sunrise, FL 33322. 954-748-0065
Mon-Sun: 9am-8pm
This Asian supermarket is in the same center as Pine Court Bistro which is a good dim sum restaurant, not sure why the name, very confusing. So, have lunch and shop till you drop. This is adequate but not as huge or have as much selection as Foodtown Supermarket in Davie.
Hong Kong Market Oriental Groceries & Gifts
5371 N. State Rd. 7 (441), Tamarac, FL 33319. 954-485-6688
Fortune Cookie Oriental Supermarket
2700 Forest Hill Blvd., WPB, FL 33406. 561-433-5818
Very comprehensive market.