IN THE NEWS: The Herald’s Victoria Pesce Elliott reviews Cita’s Italian Chophouse (3176 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove, citasitalianchophouse.com), while Linda Bladholm visits El Tamarindo Restaurant and Coal Fired Pizza (712 Atlantic Shores Blvd., Hallandale Beach), and Elaine Walker rounds up sports bars Grumpy Gator’s Sea Grill & Bar (1901 Cordova Rd., Fort Lauderdale), Zo’s Off the Hook Sports Grille (2861 E. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; zosoffthehook.com) and Lefty’s Tavern & Grille (2000 S. University Dr., Davie; also 11300 State Rd. 84, Davie, and 5771 Coral Ridge Dr., Coral Springs). … The paper also details the opening of Loftin’s 1116 Ocean, the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant inside Casa Casuarina (1116 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach). www.miamiherald.com …

The Sun-Sentinel reviews Aventura (2576 NE Miami Gardens Drive, Aventura) and The Blue Anchor (804 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, theblueanchor.com). www.sun-sentinel.com … The Broward-Palm Beach New Times’s Gail Shepherd reviews Trina Restaurant and Lounge (601 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). www.browardpalmbeach.com … Miami New Times’s Lee Klein reviews Pacific Time (35 NE 40th St., Miami). www.miaminewtimes.com … The Palm Beach Post’s Charles Passy reviews Chef Frank’s Great American Grill (1611 Worthington Road, in Hilton Garden Inn, West Palm Beach, FL). www.palmbeachpost.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Fort Lauderdale Restaurants, Miami Restaurants | Tags: Aventura, Blue Anchor, Casa Casuarina, Chef Frank's Great American Grill, Cita's Italian Chophouse, El Tamarindo, Grumpy Gator's Sea Grill, Lefty's Tavern, Loftin's 1116 Ocean, Pacific Time, sports bar, Trina, Zo's Off the Hook Sports Grille |