MenuPirate:Miami

For a long time Buffalo Wild Wings was just another one of those places that would advertise incessantly down here despite the fact the nearest location was either on the Space Coast , Orlando or Naples. (Sonic and Red Robin , I’m looking at you.)

This was the case until a few days ago when I decided to stop by their new location in Cutler Bay and I must say it was a nice experience. Wings, Burgers and your regular fried staples like chicken tenders, cheese sticks and the like are accented by a selection of sauces that spans the top of the menu. Ranging from Regular BBQ to Spicy and Tangy varieties. The food doesn’t really set itself apart from most of your other major chains but if I had to compare it to anything I would say it is a step above Denny’s in some areas and on par with Hooters with some of the other offerings on the menu. But is food really the reason to come to this place?

If you have ever seen a Buffalo Wild Wings commercial you will know that they pride themselves on being a great place to watch sports and hang out with your friends and I’ll go ahead and state here that this place lives up to the advertising and then some. Food be damned the beer menu is where its at. Where else can you grab Labatt Blue and chase it with some Pabst Blue Ribbon and then get all classy with some Stella Artois ?

As a said earlier the food is so-so and it pretty much lives and dies on which sauce you decide to drench it in but where this place succeeds is in catering to a large group. The food comes in some pretty big servings so sharing and dragging a meal out over the length of a ball game is fine.

The layout also helps to this end. All the cheesy sports memorabilia is on the walls, no canoes or vintage bicycles hanging off the ceiling and into your meal. Aside from some load bearing columns the place is wide open this allows for really good viewing angles on all the TVs in the place.



Pretty much every table gets a TV and some areas get the interactive gaming TVs in case there aren’t any good games on or the people in your group have some social anxiety issues.

Final Verdict:

For what it is the food is just fine. The portions are great for a large group to munch on while kicking back with cold ones from the large beer menu and catching your favorite game. The only kink I would say this place has is that the service is still a bit new and my not be up to date on whats being offered but all in all I would recommend it to any team looking to grab a few beers and chicken wings after a softball game or just people looking for a place to catch a game on the tube.

I will be making drive down south come football season that’s for sure.

Buffalo Wild Wings
CUTLER BAY (#3438)
Southland Mall
20505 S Dixie Highway, Suite 555A
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
Phone: 305-238-8850

I’ve had this burger almost half a dozen times and I can say it never loses its edge. I had the pleasure of introducing fellow pirateer to the glorious meat, after much insecent nagging. He was right, it’s an expensive burger far out of our way; but that didn’t stop him from enjoying the flavor once I conned him to go. I am a burger and overall meat purist; that means that I like my meat with bread and usually nothing else on it. I like to be able to feel the meat melt in my mouth as I chomp down and water it for my taste buds. I want to taste each chunk that slowly falls from the tender meat center.

The Triple Prime is cooked well, made from excellent beef, comes on the most unique and flavour-adding buns, is accompanied by perfect fries

Ruby Tuesday prides themselves on “fine American dining.” Translation: food that you get everywhere else but on fancy white square plates for a bit more money and in a “memorabilia wall” environment.. oh, but is it worth it! Tuesdays is a place I go to maybe once a month, mainly because it’s a bit out of the way and partly because the staff isn’t the best (at least at Deerwood Plaza). But when you want to be shown how American food gets done right, with style and flavor, Tuesdays is the place to go.

…is awesome.

From the “texas toast” style bun to the thick patty of tender meat the thing is simply burger perfection. I had it with all the fixings ; cheese, lettuce, onions , tomatoes and a few carefully selected after market modifications from the unlimited salad bar I had as an appetizer. The Ruby Tuesday’s website describes the Triple Prime as …

Triple Prime Burger
100% USDA Prime beef with prime tenderloin, prime rib eye and prime sirloin fresh ground, blended and grilled. With garlic mayonnaise.

But it’s a lot more than that. it shares a rectangular plate some excellent fries. I’d still have to say Friday’s has the better fries but sitting next to this burger they do a great job of rounding off the meal.

The burger is between $10 and $11 dollars which is a great price for a truly premium burger. Finding a Ruby Tuesday’s isn’t quite as simple as say, finding a Friday’s or Chilli’s but the locations are out there if your willing to find them or fortunate to live by one. I visited the Deerwood Plaza location across from Metro Zoo on SW 152 ST right off the Turnpike. If you interested in locations from West Palm to South Dade click here.

If you’ve never been to a Ruby Tuesday it’s comparable to TGI Fridays, Chilli’s, or Applebees. Well rounded menu structured around a few signature of featured items. Lots of random junk hanging off the walls as usual with this class of casual dining establishments. Rumor has it though that the corporate powers that be may be dropping the “casual dining” style, switching the emphasis of their menu to higher quality dishes and premium beer and wine. (thank you wiki!)

I’d also recommend the Sliders (Mini Burgers) and their soups are pretty good too.