Business Description from the Web
Johnny Vinczencz is one of the boldest boldfaced names from South Beach to make the move north. After reigning over the menu at the Hotel Astor for several years, he decamped to Fort Lauderdale to open a namesake eatery downtown. Vinczencz was an early champion of so-called Floribbean cuisine (think bikini-friendly combos of meat or fish plus fruit), and the menu here features favorites like...
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Chef Johnny Vinczencz's namesake restaurant is an audacious culinary outing in every respect, from the appetizers and cheese platters that start a meal to the desserts that finish it. Vinczencz's food is a dynamic hybrid of Caribbean, European and American tastes and there's a resident sommelier on hand to help you match the wine to the food. The kitchen sends out a smokey tomato bisque before...
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Johnny Vinczencz cooks his flavorful favorites and new dishes in an elegant--think white tablecloths and dark banquettes--Las Olas locale. Corn-crusted yellowtail snapper, seared duck breast with risotto, barbecue shrimp, and wild boar ribs are just a few of the noteworthy entrees on the substantial menu here. But before and after, be sure to sample the cheese selections, his famous wild...
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There are over 600 bottles of wine to choose from.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short Johnny Vinczencz cooks his flavorful favorites and new dishes in an elegant--think white tablecloths and dark banquettes--Las Olas locale. Corn-crusted yellowtail snapper, seared duck breast with risotto, barbecue shrimp, and wild boar ribs are just a few of the noteworthy entrees on the substantial menu here. But before and after, be sure to sample the cheese selections, his...
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Posted by Cadien Clark
on April 21, 2009, (Edited November 23, 2004)
Other Reviews from the web
C'est comme george sauf que c'est johnny...
Pros
+ ça fait plaisir
Cons
- c'est différent
The food is just amazing! This is the first place in South Florida that see a cheese a cheese menu, and I'm a cheese fanatic! The selections are varied from all parts of the world. Everything we tasted was extraordinary, from the cheese to the tuna sashimi to the steamed clams, crown of lamb and the dessert. The service was also very good; it could have been because we were a big group and were...
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Posted by nataliai
on April 21, 2009, (Edited November 07, 2007)
My friend and I are visiting the area from New York City, and we dined at Johnny V's last night. The food was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented. I started with the Maytag Blue Cheese salad, which could easily be the best salad I've had in my life (the bacon in it is cured with apple molasses). For my entree I had the Four Shells, which comes in a tomato saffron broth (no skimping...
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Posted by janesays13
on April 21, 2009, (Edited March 10, 2007)