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China Grill

404 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone: (305) 534-2211
family style?
1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

01/09/2008 Posted by gription

The term "family style" was used by all three of our waitpersons ( the last one certainly doing damage control as the others made some pretty bad mistakes ) to describe the portions. It is not. There is not one single reason the term should be used. The beef tartar appetizer was smaller, more expensive, and way less tasty than ones I've had at four star retaurants in Paris. Sorry, it's true. The main dishes are not large by any standard, except price. There is absolutely no reason this restaurant can justify the high cost of their surprisingly average food. Location is cool, but not that cool. There are better locations with more well designed restaurants that are expensive on the same street. Service was terrible. As a Floridian, I find service to generally not be as good as in some other parts of the country (NYC, Boston, DC come to mind) but this place was just wrong. This restaurant was a huge let down and I can't say that I would recommend going there for any reason aside from laughing at a "wanna be" clientle.

Pros: laughing at customer base

Cons: all related to dining out

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Editor's Review

This SoBe heavyweight turns out fine Pan-Asian cuisine.  See the full editorial review.

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What To Drink

Wine prices are high, but the selection is outstanding. The 1996 Alban Vineyards grenache ($66) has a smoky, raspberry-ish fruit that holds up to dishes' complex seasoning.

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Restaurant Information

Smoking

  • Outside

Parking

  • Valet

Hours

  • Mon-Thu 12pm-12am
  • Fri-Sat 12pm-1am
  • Sun 12pm-6pm

Dress Code

  • Upscale-casual

Cuisines

  • French
  • Pan-Asian & Pacific Rim
  • American (New)
  • Chinese
  • Italian
  • Eclectic & International
  • Japanese

Payment Types

  • MasterCard
  • American Express
  • Visa

Meal Price

  • $$$$

Amenities

  • Outdoor Dining
  • Business Dining
  • People Watching
  • Celeb Hangout
  • Notable Wine List
  • View
  • Special Occasion Dining
  • Online Reservations
  • Group Dining

Recognition for China Grill

2006 Editorial Winner - Chinese Food

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