The rest was packed into seven hidden compartments in his jacket. Thats when Ultra rolled into town and it just blew up.. This is a great novel about struggle for simplicity where there is none. The 'disco dust' that all these 54 people were so used to was so fucking stepped on so cut, abused, and watered down. The soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever blasted in the background, and he could discern the smallest notes. West Coconut Grove. Hi there! The duo continue to release music as Murk and put out records from their friends like Robbie Rivera and Lazaro Casanova. Was there another location that someone is referring to? Right away! Satiric? Their sound was different than any other music out at the time: Percussive, driving rhythms, steamy vocals, and Latin and Afro-Cuban elements. Bottled by hand. US 1 and 112th. Stop by any day of the week and bring your friends and family along to enjoy affordable food, beer, whiskey, and wine. We have fond memories of Neon Leons in South Miami. ", Band noticed his suppliers weren't even counting his cash anymore. His older brother, the state prosecutor pursuing dopers, barely made eye contact. Falcon credits DJ Junior Vasquez, who he saw play at his Sound Factory residency, as a big influence, along with Danny Tenaglia who came down from New York to live in Miami during the 1980s. On the balcony. Does anyone recall a 'Norfolk' hotel & lounge? Does anyone remember the name of the manager of the Bird Bowl Skating Rink in the early 70's? In Stone's screenplay, he accidentally referenced the Mutiny Club; stars Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, and other supporting cast checked in at the hotel. Went there many a Saturday afternoon. Along Main Highway, you can still see old vestiges of the Grove: Carrolton School, El Jardin, Miamis first Mediterranean Building; Bryan Memorial United Methodist Church, a Byzantine-influenced memorial to William Jennings Bryan; Plymouth Church, with its mission- style coral rock buildings; the old Pagoda at Ransom Everglades. Combine together your sugar, corn syrup and sorbitol in your saucepan and bring it to a simmer. Hi Don, do you have any pics of the Yorkshire Inn restuarant on bird road and 65ave???? Homophobic? This is the music we knew we could do and make a statement. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. My source has a 1956 phone book and she said there is no listing for either place. with meat sauce at George's Super Subs on the Trail.so many times on so many occasions. After my Mother died in 1974, my Dad took me to eat at Charcoal Charlie's on NE 4th Ave in Fort Lauderdal at least once a week. I had an uncle who attended the Univ. 37th Avenue (Douglas Road), Coral Gables (previously Oscar's Hasta Manana Grill) ( photos at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/110742824 , http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/165341816 , and http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/165341838 ) Harvest House Cafeterias, various locations Headquarters, Doral area near Herbets Heidi's, Red Road at SW 16th Avenue, Miami Henry's Drive-In, NW 27th Avenue and 69th Street, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/76912930 ) Herbets, west of Palmetto and near NW 36th/41st Street, Doral Hi-Hat Cafe, 10000's block of Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Shores (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/118842994 ) Hickory House Steak House, 23rd Street near Collins, Miami Beach Hideaway Bar, 2214 NW 79th Street, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/85251646 ) Hitching Post, The, Okeechobee Road near E. 4th Avenue, Hialeah (name changed in 2011) Hoffman's Cafeteria, (1930's and 40's) Collins Avenue and Espanola Way, Miami Beach (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/102820178 ) Holleman's Restaurant, NW 7th Avenue and 79th Street, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/101593735 ) Holsum Good Food Restaurant, NW 7th Avenue and 22nd Street and S. Dixie Highway at Sunset, South Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/146198639 ) Honey for the Bear, Coconut Grove Honky Tonks Bar, deep south Dade Hooligan's, first location at US1 close to Dadeland Mall, others in Briar Bay, Fort Apache Marina, Miami Lakes (1989-2001 time frame) Hot Shoppes, 3500 S. Dixie Highway and 950 NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach (photos at http://www.pbase.com/image/165610331 and http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/165914847 Howard Johnsons Restaurants various nationwide locations (photos at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/95018728 and http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/77871033 ) Hud's Restaurant / Famous Hot Dogs, 18315 W. Dixie Highway, Ojus (photos at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/101011916 and http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/101011917 ) Hungry Hound Hot Dog Restaurant, The, South Dixie Highway near 120th Street, Miami Hurricane Harbor Lounge, 24 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne (photos at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/81018287 and http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/81118303 ) Hurricane Inn, The Hurtak's Bar, 3699 NW 7th Street, Miami (ad photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/134522869 ) Interama Restaurant, 15950 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami (ad photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/117496641 ) Jack Perry's Sidewalk Cafe, W. 17th Street and Okeechobee Road, Hialeah (later became "Little JP's") Jack's Hot Dogs, NW 54th Street and 13th Avenue, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/86324702 ) Jackie Gleason's Restaurants, various locations in Dade County Jahn's Ice Cream Parlors, 249 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables and 17262 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/78477887 ) Jamaica Inn, Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/94683710 ) Jano's Sandwich Sub Shop, 1500 block of W. 84th Street, Hialeah http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/144150343 Japanese Steak House at Miami Springs Villa, Miami Springs Jeff's Grill, inside various Jefferson Department Stores Jerry & Joe's Pizza, E. 4th Avenue and 40th Street, Hialeah Jerry's Drive In, E. Sunrise Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale Jet Bar, NW 27th Avenue south of the Palmetto Expressway, Dade County (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/118842990 ) Jimmie's Cafe, S. Federal Highway, Dade County (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/87018861 ) Jimmie's on the Trail, 3651 S. W. 8th Street, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/136297551 ) Jimmy's Hurricane Drive-In, Bird Road and Douglas Road, Miami (photos at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/146206742 and http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/76912924 ) Joan's Galley on Quail Roost just off US1, Homestead Johnnie's Drive In Restaurant, Biscayne Boulevard and NE 109th Street, Miami Shores (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/87088583 ) Jon's Steak House, Red Road at W. 9th Street, Hialeah Jordan Marsh Gulfstream Restaurant, various locations? Kirk Munroe Front Row, Linda Griffin, Gllinda Griffin, Pamela Archer, Teri Jaffe back row Pamela Zedra, Candy Powers, Bonny Bennect, Mary Singer. Kilos?! I went to Jack Perry's many times in the early to mid 60's, he had some great bands playing there. Locations and time frames help others remember the restaurant/bar/lounge/whatever. In 2000, Club Space opened its doors, introducing big names from around the dance world to Miami and giving Oscar G a legendary residency that would last 10 years. At the end of Richmond Drive (SW 168) and Old Cutler Drive. Does anybody here have any pics etc, or anything with the logo on it for the Varsity Inn, US 1, Coral Gables. A no-frills whisk (e)y joint carrying hundreds of Irish, Scotch and American varieties, plus a sizeable craft beer . What a combination! If the whole picture has a slightly nostalgic tingle, it should. Anybody remember the Gypsy Pub on Bird Rd a couple of blocks east of the Palmetto Xway? Even a sidewalk art show was featured. Fong Sha Noon's? Does anyone remember The Barrister on Flagler? I compiled the list, I composed the words and you may not copy and paste the below list on forums or wherever like some scumbag a-hole did on City-Data.com. Also The shark and Tarpon in North Miami Beach. Trysting Places was a chain that included 6 West, 27 Birds, 1800 Club and One South (and maybe more). Over the years we have provided local honey to satisfied customers all over the U.S. Now, with our new patented technique, we are getting overwhelming positive response from our pollen allergy customers. Carlos, thank you very much for posting all those items which I will add in the near future to the above. 11/16/1990, Miami Herald Staff: Coconut Grove - Street Scene. corner of Grand and Douglas. He introduced the well-spoken Jewish kid "this is my smart nephew" to Carlene Quesada, a coke lord who held court at a corner table. Coconut Grove is one of the largest continuous communities in Miami and the first black settlement in the city. Thank you miamidon for the address on Ma Grundy's and the correction regarding the Trysting Places chain and correct name for One South. Is this You, George?!? You can also enjoy the comedy and karaoke events. ethedj @ Honey For The Bears, Miami. Thank you Sabu and E. J. Zazulak for your additions. The '70s restaurant was a small counter-order burger joint with an extremely unique featurea long tall multi-tiered multi-lane slide just east of the building and maybe 20 yards further back from Bird Road. Why? and about 81 st St. (next to the Little River Farm Store)? The story is strange, very strange, but Burgess has such a unique storytelling style and microscopic attention to detail. Slightly disappointing. He invited Band to a hallway connecting the Upper Deck to the hotel, where the Muchachos kept several suites. Anyway, it should be One South, not Trysting Place, at the above-mentioned address. Immediately, my head snapped back, and I felt a rush like all my senses were heightened.". LoKal, pronounced [lo-ka'l], in Coconut Grove opened it's doors on December 24, 2011. No sweat. Since there was so much industry there, they rushed that booth and people were like What is this? It didnt turn out to be one of our bigger songs, it just propelled us. Also, Crazy Lobster on SW 8th st had the BEST stuffed lobster with fried zuccini. Ma Grundy's (on your list) was at 4400 NW 79th Ave, in the then-clubhouse (it's been bulldozed) for the Country Club Gardens apartments. So how in the world could a nice Jewish salutatorian end up dealing and debauching at the Mutiny? The dinner plates simply have "Bahama" on them. A sharply written satire, Honey for the Bears sends an unassuming antiques dealer, Paul Hussey, to Russia to do one final deal on the black market as a favor for a dead friend's wife. I'll try to be faster in my responses in the future. I dont know what to make of Anthony Burgess. And the old spook often repaired upstairs to an always-booked suite whose balcony was equipped with a shortwave radio. Coral Way Cafeteria on Miracle Mile. Band ordered a drink and took in the scene. He should have put the location of it for people still in Miami if he wanted to promote it. It has an old Indian well, Sculptures, and an old Coral Rock Pumphouse on the property. Everyone from Europe, New York was down here. No one in this hedonistic fantasyland knew or cared that the 22-year-old small-time dealer Owen Band had an older brother working drug cases in the state prosecutor's office. "We couldn't just walk into the Mutiny with a cheap rubber watch," said Wayne Black, the undercover cop who would borrow a Rolex from the police evidence locker before going there. Place the orange juice in a small pot on high heat until it simmers. Venao gestured thumbs-up and pinched some into an indentation he was able to make in the fleshy area that connected his thumb and forefinger the anatomical snuff pouch, it was called at the Mutiny. The Magic City was now the planet's cocaine entrept its Federal Reserve branch was showing a $5 billion cash surplus so this hotel and club became the place south of Studio 54 to blow illegal tender. Tamiami Trail not far from one of the Gables gateways. The final verdict is five stars because I really enjoyed it. !can someone help me??? Later in the men's room, "Super Papi," Quesada's bodyguard, walked up behind Band at a urinal. He was receiving messages from Biscayne Bay and beyond from dealers, spooks, gunrunners. My sincere recommendation. In our first episode Denise Chatman dedicates this and every future episode to Steve Rubel, Ian Schrager and Mark Fleischman, former owners of Studio 54. "I'd be told to go up to a suite in the hotel to a walk-in closet. "You'd be buying Dom with the bad guys. We knew we wanted to do house music. Promenade was owned by Restaurant Associates, who also owned The Four Seasons in NYC. There should be zero stars. friends with owner Jimmy Hymen. When I was six years old we lived next door to the White Horse Bar. Pop homemade gummy bears out of mold and store them in an airtight container. Snowdens Bar. I'm trying to remember the name of a restaurant on Bird Road west of 87th avenue on the south side of the road and it had a circus theme. I remember it now that you mentioned it and it was quite unique and very popular at the time. He turned the candle upside down and lit it for her as the fire had drawn up to the wick and like magic, they were together from that point on. We ate there so much because it was inexpensive, but good food. Tom's Seafood Restaurant (1930's through 1950's) NW 1st Street on the Miami River, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/image/102821660 ) Car Hop Drive-In, Red Road and Flagler Street, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/104258292 ) Carino's, Biscayne Boulevard and NE 107th Street, Miami Carousel Lounge (later Trader Vic's), 12001 NW 27th Avenue, Dade County (photos at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/81312299 and http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/81312948 ) Casanova's, 740 E. 9th Street, Hialeah Cats, Coconut Grove Cattleman, The Champ Burger, owned by Muhammad Ali, 3268 Grand Avenue, Coconut Grove and 6155 NW 17th Avenue, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/image/163378776 ) Champaign Steakhouse, unknown location (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/118501671 ) Champion Bar, Bird Road, Miami Charades Restaurant, Coral Gables Charcoal Charlie's, NE 4th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale Charcoal Hut, 9000 Bird Road, Dade County Charcoal Smoke House, NE 4th Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale Charcoal's, (early 1990's to mid-1990's) (later Cafe Casablanca), Royal Oaks Shopping Center, just west of Miami Lakes at the time on NW 154th Street just west of the Palmetto Chary's Restaurant, 7904 West Drive, North Bay Village (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/98058796 ) Checkmate Lounge, The, (a Tony Roma's at some point in time) 6601 S. Dixie Highway, Miami Chesapeake Seafood House, (later New England Oyster House) NW North River Drive and 36th Street, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/107597732 ) Chez Nous, Coral Way between 22nd and 23rd Avenues, Miami Chez Vendome, SW 8th Street, Miami Chez Vivien, (1970's), south side of SW 8th Street, about 70th Avenue, Miami Chez Phillipe, North Miami Chicagoan Bar, The, great neighborhood bar in the 1950's, NW 7th Avenue and about 85th Street, Miami Chick Inn, 1000 SW 27th Avenue, Miami Chicken Skillet, Coconut Grove Chimney Chain Drive-In, 79th Street Causeway, Miami Beach (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/151510262 ) China Maid, Bird Road across from Bird Bowl, Miami Chippy's Restaurant and Pantry, 101 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables (matchbook photo at http://www.pbase.com/image/161065220 ) Christine Lee's Steakhouse, in the Thunderbird Motel, Sunny Isles Chuck's Bar, NW 7th Avenue and 142nd Street, North Miami Cisco's Cafe (originally The Bodega), 5911 NW 36th Street, Virginia Gardens (photos at http://www.pbase.com/image/166048735 and http://www.pbase.com/image/166049397 ) Cius's Buffalo Bar / Cius's Clam Bar, Biscayne Boulevard and NE 139th Street, North Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/151549209 Cliffords Restaurant & Lounge, 10801 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Shores Clock Restaurants, chain of them, several in South Florida Club LeSabre, Cypress Village Shopping Center, Miami Lakes Coffee Pot Restaurant, Palm Avenue, Hialeah Cookies, Miracle Mile, Coral Gables Cooper's Restaurant, west side of US1, Princeton Copa Lounge (originally called Tropa or Tropi Copa), Bird Road across from Tropical Park, Miami Coralway Cafeterias, 147 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables and 110 NE 79th Street, Miami (photo at http://www.pbase.com/donboyd/image/135797883 ) Corky's, NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach and then Pembroke Pines Cotton Club, 1251 Dade Boulevard, Miami Beach (1950's) Country Store, The, Coconut Grove Crab House, The, 79th Street Causeway on the Bay Crackers, Eagle Nest Terrace just east of Ludlam Road, Miami Lakes (opened around 1980, burned down in 1984, abandoned 10 years, remodeled and opened as Don Gambrinos for a year, re-opened as Mad Jack's owned by DJ Louis Puig and closed 3 years later, re-opened as Arena Sports Bar which closed and then it became Club Rendezvous for about 4 years until it closed. 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