14 Best Southern Restaurants near Sunny Isles Beach

“For a beachfront restaurant, the menu is extensive and some of the dishes are quite interesting, I was pleasantly surprised (even a little impressed). Especially the grilled Mediterranean sardines, which were quite good, and the small Greek salad was also fresh, but the vinaigrette would have been better. This is a very child-friendly place with great service and can accommodate a large group of adults and a group of children. Reasonable prices and right on the beach. The portions are generous“

“Our server, Ana, was fabulous! Hands down best server ever! She asked right away if we had any food allergy restrictions and was careful to be sure our celiac friend was well cared for. She was so attentive and so sweet to our party of 5. Sergio was awesome too, making sure we were all doing good. Food and drinks were great!“

“I ate here for the first time and the Food was Amazing …… We had a group of 12 and gentleman Greeted us with Great Customer Service and a got us a table .“

“Stopped in after Sunday service with my mom and aunt. Had an awesome experience, we were seated immediately and food was served in a timely manner. Our waitress R-something(can’t remember) was attentive and smiled a bunch, food was amazing and the oxtails were even better. Most importantly when the bill came there was no forced service charge or gratuity, which made it easy to give the waitress the 25+ % tip she deserved. Way to go iKrave Miami“

“I enjoyed the food always the owner is absolutely amazing she’s a blast in a glass“

“Went to LauderAle Brewery this afternoon to p/u a BBQ dinner take-out. Chose ribs and I must say in all my many years of BBQ consumption these ribs were some of the best I’ve ever had! Absolutely fabulous!! Fall off the bone yet meat was firm and flavorful! Definitely a 10!“

“My hubby took me to one of his childhood favorite places to eat and it was amazing! Definitely will be back again!“

“This is the only ribs I have ever had that are so good you don’t need sauce. And I love bbq sauce! You must try these“

“Shuckin Southern has not fell me, it always come through. The service was great and the food was even better. We had Mac n Cheese and Shuckin special sauce chicken. My girls always ask for extra. Thank you for your service to the community for following your dream!!!!“

“Disclaimer: I am not the audience for ordering food and picking it up from a box without interacting with human beings. I'm not there yet. So although I'd heard of Soulfly, I wasn't particularly interested in visiting. Nevertheless, was celebrating my mom's birthday and the birthday girl wanted to come here after our wine tasting next door.

I'm glad the experience was not as impersonal as I anticipated. Partly because I just didn't feel like sticking to the script but also I couldn't get that doggone pickup situation together. LOL I had so many issues with the code to retrieve my order, it was seriously comical. I did observe others come in, put in the code, get the food and go though.

You do have to order on the kiosk but I was able to ask the manager if I could order it like this or that, which he happily made note of for my particular order. There was a little wait for having ordered onsite - things would have felt quicker had I ordered online from offsite then stopped in to pickup when notified the order was ready. I had the wings and cajun rice. Now what surprised me was that chicken! Ok, Soulfly! Very nicely seasoned, good crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside. I was impressed considering my expectations. It reminded me of those good chinese takeout chicken wings. Nice surprise. The cajun rice was just okay for me.

The challenges to me coming back are that the price is just high for what you get. I understand there is a cost for "convenience" so it is what it is. However adding $6.54 to the order when I had to do the work to place it then pick it up is.... I don't and won't mind continuing to do things the old school way to pay a more reasonable price for fried chicken in other nearby neighborhoods. Also, no "convenient" parking. I feel like this spot is more geared towards people strolling on the street or for food delivery drivers who will be on a moped only.

Overall for the chicken and helpfulness of the onsite staff, I give it a 3.5, not just a 3.“

“We order from Fabulous at least once a week via DoorDash where I work. My favorite dish is the meatloaf with white rice, mac and cheese and yams. Always a great cooked meal. Once the meatloaf was a small portion but every other time the portions are very good. The teas fruit punch and lemonades are really good too.“

“Just chose to stop in fresh off a Carnival cruise. We decided to ignore the reviews and give it a try. I don’t know why people are so critical, food was hot, fresh and just what we were looking for. As far as timeliness, we don’t do fast food! If it isn’t prepared with love I don’t want it, and that requires time.“

“They was friendly, definitely welcoming. The food was really good seasoned pork chops I had it was bomb.“

“Every time that I go, it’s what I expect. That is some good food for a good price. No one ever said this was the place of spectacular southern hospitality, just that they provide food. I mind my business, get what I need, fill my belly, and have a good day. I have never been met with a nasty attitude because I don’t go there looking for people to be overly cheerful and friendly. I respect them, they respect me, I get my food, and I’m out. Imma keep going there for breakfast because I like it and because they’re black.“