Comments on food for thought | a miami food blog: Yardbird Southern Table and Bar - Miami Beach

Frod, J9 and I agree with your entire post. Altho...

2012-01-26T13:43:08.503-05:00

Frod, J9 and I agree with your entire post. Although I'm not a big Bourbon drinker I do appreciate a nice pint of good draft beer. Unfortunately their pint-priced beers are really closer to 12 ounces, which is just as much, if not more, of a scam than a $2 up charge for a fancy way of asking "no ice please."

Honestly, I was very very happy with my meal at Ya...

2012-01-05T11:41:38.100-05:00

Honestly, I was very very happy with my meal at Yarbird, as was my dinner companion. Our fried chicken had a great, crispy exterior, and was extremely juicy inside. It was miles above Tudor House's fried chicken, and I found it comparable to Sustain's fried chicken as well, which I love so much that it is the background of my phone. Our server was great - he wasn't pushy, he was

chowfather - thanks for the tip. You can sniff my ...

2012-01-05T08:36:33.910-05:00

chowfather - thanks for the tip. You can sniff my pappy anytime.

anonymous - it is not unusual at all for restaurants to change their prices. Usually what you'll see is when places first open their places will be lower to draw customers in, then sneak up over time. Yardbird has actually gone in a different direction in some instances, where prices have come down rather than gone up

Insider tip- they will let you sniff the pappy for...

2012-01-05T08:20:49.697-05:00

Insider tip- they will let you sniff the pappy for $1.00.

My main point for hating the phantom upcharge incl...

2012-01-04T00:30:57.660-05:00

My main point for hating the phantom upcharge includes that it is phantom but is mainly because it's ridiculous. The price on the menu should reflect what I'm going to pay for my spirit neat, rocky, in a drink or whatever other way possible. If the argument is "well, it's a bigger pour..." then fine, make stiffer drinks that use 2oz. There's enough padding in liquor that

Richard - I overall liked what McInnis was doing a...

2012-01-03T23:58:36.209-05:00

Richard - I overall liked what McInnis was doing at Gigi (though again I found it inconsistent), and noticed a dropoff shortly after he left. Have not been back in a while, maybe they've rebounded.

You're probably right that the rent in Louisville is cheaper than South Beach (though this place was far from a juke joint). But Yardbird's bourbon prices are in many instances

Have not been to the restaurant but I'm a fan ...

2012-01-03T23:10:23.645-05:00

Have not been to the restaurant but I'm a fan of grid and know you walk the walk. But not surprised to see good, bad but mostly average reviews of the place. Jeff has never been known for great food at gigi's or the Ritz. John kunkel or lime not known for great food but rather a great concept. Which it looks like they have created the same with Yardbird, a great concept average food.

I ate dinner at Yardbird a few weeks after they op...

2012-01-03T22:17:28.284-05:00

I ate dinner at Yardbird a few weeks after they opened and nobody in my party enjoyed the food. It wasn't fresh and definitely not worth the price tag. I recently took a look at the menu and they lowered the price of a few items. Is it normal for restaurants to adjust the price? I want to give them another try, but with so many restaurants to choose from I'm not sure that I'll make

silver - if you dig around you'll find several...

2012-01-03T18:03:41.200-05:00

silver - if you dig around you'll find several discussions on the topic, including this one on chowhound.

It is not completely outside the bounds of civilized society to charge a "neat charge," the theory being 1. it's a more generous pour than in a mixed drink (sometimes, though Yardbird's was

Great review. Having spent a fair amount of time ...

2012-01-03T17:36:41.844-05:00

Great review. Having spent a fair amount of time in the Carolinas (including living in Charleston for a couple of years), I've been curious to read reviews of Yardbirds. Thanks for a great article, though I immediately cringed and thought I might never visit the place based on that chalkboard littered with southern cliché.

Really want to see what they do with their shrimp 'n&

Isn't there a 'standard' pour for bour...

2012-01-03T16:58:08.901-05:00

Isn't there a 'standard' pour for bourbon? 1.5 oz?
If you drink it neat it should still be the same amount as if you mix it with something, no?
Mixed drinks should cost more because of the additional ingredients and the bartender's time/talent in mixing.
If they serve a larger pour for neat drinks (say 2 oz)they should list that along with the price.

Contrived, gimmicky restaurants are insufferable. ...

2012-01-03T12:09:39.804-05:00

Contrived, gimmicky restaurants are insufferable. Those guilty of the "South Beach hustle" are abominable.

Nice geography analysis. I think, however, that a...

2012-01-03T10:05:02.888-05:00

Nice geography analysis. I think, however, that a lot of South Broward (esp. Hollywood) is actually part of Colonial Canada... as stated by the Great Snowbird Treaty of 1935.
Hearing about a Southern themed restaurant that cannot make decent fried chicken is heresy. What the hell is 27 hour fried chicken anyway. We don't usually consider the marinade time. Unless they are cooking the

Your post echoed most of my concerns with exceptio...

2012-01-03T09:10:15.573-05:00

Your post echoed most of my concerns with exception to their Mac and cheese and biscuits, which were both excruciatingly dry when I visited. Great read.

The mac n cheese picture is set to private, please...

2012-01-03T09:07:49.758-05:00

The mac n cheese picture is set to private, please open it back up :)

2012-01-03T07:05:09.197-05:00

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Great Post, I completely agree with everything you...

2012-01-03T02:29:55.183-05:00

Great Post, I completely agree with everything you said besides the mac n cheese which must mean they have fixed the issue.

Not a rumor. Here's the proof: https://scribe....

2012-01-03T02:18:55.377-05:00

Not a rumor. Here's the proof: https://scribe.twitter.com/#!/Yardbird/status/141923858398720000

I didn't order a bourbon on my most recent vis...

2012-01-03T01:30:17.288-05:00

I didn't order a bourbon on my most recent visit, so maybe they've fixed that particular issue. I hope so.

Great post, Frod. I found myself nodding a lot wh...

2012-01-03T01:19:46.173-05:00

Great post, Frod. I found myself nodding a lot while reading this one. Need to disagree w/ Javier though - I found the cocktails to be weak and not as advertised.

I've heard through the grapevine that the bar manager is gone and they are looking for someone new. I also heard rumor that the $2 upcharge for rocks/neat was stopped but again that could be nothing more than a rumor.

Right on the money... Fried chicken meat was juicy...

2012-01-03T00:56:47.133-05:00

Right on the money... Fried chicken meat was juicy but skin wasn't crispy enough, watermelon is well executed but present in a few dishes making it lose its appeal. Cocktails are a highlight of the bar ...