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The Daily Melt in Midtown

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Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

The Daily Melt

The Daily Melt just opened up it’s second spot in Midtown right next to the Five Guys. Their first restaurant is in Coral Springs where I originally planned to hit them up til I found out about this fella. I had taken a look at the menu online so I knew which 2 I wanted to eat. I added a Cup of Broccoli & Cheese Soup. The Soups are available in either Cup or Shot, which is great for those just wanting a little something extra. The Broccoli & Cheese Soup was a run of the mill soup that can be found at a Subway or Quiznos type establishment.

Broccoli & Cheese Soup

Both of my Grilled Cheeses (Bacon Melt & Coney Island Melt) were on Sourdough Bread but I could have gone the Wheat route. It wouldn’t seem right to have a Grilled Cheese on Wheat Bread anyway. The Bacon Melt had Cheddar, Crispy Bacon, Spinach, Roma Tomato with a side of ruffled pickles. The Coney Island Melt was a Hot Dog Grilled Cheese with American Cheese, Chili, Onions and Yellow Mustard (and those pickles on the side too). Neither of these two did it for me. The Daily Melt is claiming to be “The Ultimate Grilled Cheese” but these are the type of sandwiches that I could recreate at my home with better ingredients and results.

Bacon Melt

Coney Island Melt

My friend who was with me ate the Meatball & BBQ Pulled Pork Melts. His words after the first bite of the BBQ Pulled Pork Melt was that this was “Mall Food”. Ironically enough, the first Daily Melt location is in Coral Springs Mall so that makes sense. If you do check it out, please let me know your thoughts below in the comments area.

Get Grilled:

The Daily Melt
Facebook: The Daily Melt
Twitter: @FollowDailyMelt
Instagram: DailyMelt
3401 North Miami Ave Space 123 Midtown (Miami), Florida
305-573-0101

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Tags : Coral Springs, Grilled Cheese, Midtown, Soup

ACME Bakery & Coffee in Midtown Miami, Florida

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Friday, September 14th, 2012

I tried really hard to stay up and be one of the first folks to walk into ACME Bakery & Coffee this morning at 7AM when they opened. I had one of those late nights which meant my visit was pushed to about 11:00AM. Since I couldn’t find a menu online anywhere I stood there really trying to figure out what would be the best thing for me to have this close to lunchtime since I hadn’t eaten breakfast.

My eyes were drawn to Lil Stephie’s Biscuits & Gravy (w/Lake Meadow Farm Egg) and the ACME Cinnamon Toast. So I take my seat and then realize I didn’t order anything to drink so I ask for the Latte made with Panther Coffee (Coffee Joint in Wynwood). I’m sitting there pretending to be doing something on my phone when the Frittata with Ham and Swiss Cheese catches my eye too. Hey, tack on one of those bad boys.

The Biscuits & Gravy first make their way to my table quickly followed by the Latte. After the prerequisite pictures were snapped I dig in. The biscuit was flaky and had the consistency of a great pastelito. The biscuits were covered as if a sausage gravy volcano had exploded all over it. The perfectly cooked sunny side up egg was peaking its yolk out and was also consumed by the tasty lava. Those little clumps of sausage goodness were great and right on.

Lil Stephie’s Biscuits & Gravy

Panther Coffee Latte aka Muy Bueno

I was so focused on my Biscuit that I neglected the Cinnamon Toast and didn’t really dig into it till I was almost done with the first dish. I’m two bites in when the Frittata makes it appearance. The Cinnamon Toast is great but Egg, Cheese and Ham is a much more important part of my diet. Yes, the Frittata was very good and as I look at my watch I see that it’s now 11:16AM. In 14 minutes they start serving lunch. Do I finish this Cinnamon Toast and call it a day or stick it out and order lunch?

Cinnamon Toast

Virginia Ham & Swiss Cheese Frittata

A tough decision made very easy when Chef Danny Serfer (Blue Collar) walks though the door and offers to polish off my Cinnamon Toast, freeing me up for some lunch. The Hot Melty, their take on a grilled cheese and the Meatloaf Sandwich is now up in the batter’s box. The Hot Melty was done right but I really should have added the Neuske’s Bacon or Fried Egg on top to take it over the edge.

The Hot Melty

I was reaching maximum capacity when I first took a bite out of the Meatloaf Sandwich. The onion marmalade added the flavor profile of a slider to it. It was like an old horror movie, Burger meats Meatloaf on some Toasty Bread. It could have also been a romantic comedy since I was definitely in love. Maybe a little mayo on the bottom bread may have made it perfecto for me.

Meatloaf Sandwich

You’d think I would have been done but I needed to take some stuff home too. I have yet to be able to try the Cookies, Scones, Breads and a couple of Biscuits I also bought. I’m still too full 5 hours later but maybe when I’m back to hungry mode I’ll give you an update on those. Or maybe I’ll make it in at 7AM tomorrow and load up again. Only this time there will be Bacon, oh yes.

Not To Be Confused With Road Runner or Wile E. Coyote:

ACME Bakery & Coffee
Facebook: ACME Bakery & Coffee
Twitter: @MyAcmeBakery
Address: 3451 NE 1st Avenue Miami, FL 33137
Phone: 786-507-5799

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Tags : Biscuits, Breakfast, Coffee, French Toast, Frittata, Gravy, Grilled Cheese, Meatloaf, Midtown

Sakaya Kitchen Has Locations At Midtown And Downtown In Miami, Florida

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Monday, May 24th, 2010

Generally anything with an Asian influence (Sakaya Kitchen is Asian influenced) does not get picked up by my radar. Someone had posted a picture of the Bulgogi Burger from Sakaya Kitchen and I knew right then that it was on. When I walked in, there was no need for a physical menu because it was scribbled all over the wall (not in a serial killer kind of manner though). Now as much I’d like to discuss the Bulgogi Burger, first thing is first. The Korean style Chicken Wings and Spiced Tater Tots catch my eye, which of course means I ordered them.

Korean Style Chicken Wings

The Korean Wings were deep fried and covered in a Ginger based sauce and were great. The tots were tossed in a slightly spicy sauce and were deceptively addictive.

Spiced Tater Tots

The Bulgogi Burger arrives and my eyes are mesmerized. It’s gigantic, smells awesome and dare I say, it’s beautiful. It’s topped with Spicy Cheese, Spicy Tots, Ssamjang, Pork & Spicy Mayo. The Bulgogi Burger’s Patty has a nice crust (I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it was a Bulgogi sauce ).

The Bulgogi Burger

It was an explosion of flavor and easily one of the top 3 burgers I’ve had this year. The spicy cheese sauce is so good my plans are to ask for some to dip my tots in. Even though I left content, there was something I needed to do. It came to me a few hours later…..a Double Bulgogi Burger.

P.S.:

There is now a “Double Beast Bulgogi Burger” named after me because of my suggestion. It is not for the faint of heart as it is big & filling.