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Oct 6: New Old Places
Posted On: October 6, 2008 4:40 PM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
I remember when I was a kid growing up in Detroit. I didn’t know anyone my age who had visited the auto plants, which gave tours to the public. The same with world famous attractions in town, like Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. Never went to either one – until after I grew up and moved away. To this day, I’ve still not visited an auto plant, though of course things are much different in that industry now than they were then. But the point I’m making is that so many of us ignore the great things right under our nose. Wherever we live, we tend to take a whatever-attitude. Or maybe I should say wherever we are, we think “whenever.” As in, “Hey, I’ll get there … whenever.”
The same often holds true with many lesser known but still wonderful places around us everyday – including popular restaurants and watering holes. “Some day, I wanna try that steakhouse!” Yeah, sure. Some day. I was reminded of this the other afternoon when a good friend and I went for lunch to a dockside restaurant that’s been around forever. He’d never stepped inside it before, even though he’s lived in South Florida much of his life.
It’s a terrific little funky spot on the water that I’ve mentioned several times in these blogs. I’m talking about the kind of joint that many locals frequent, with a cast of regulars and even bumper stickers you often see when driving around. But the name isn’t particularly important here. It could have been any other restaurant. And in any price range. Maybe one of the upscale cafes on the beach or along Las Olas or at Hard Rock or anywhere else in the Fort Lauderdale area. Tony or earthy, these are the restaurants and bars we hear so much about but never try for some reason. My buddy was delighted with his “discovery” – and plans to go back. He’d found an excellent new-old lunch hangout. For my part, I’m hoping to use the big Dine Out Lauderdale promotion in the next few weeks to do much the same thing. I want to sample at least one of the more expensive restaurants I’ve heard about for some time but haven’t experienced yet. It’s a great chance to try something new, even if it’s old, and not break the bank. And to enjoy another small piece of the community I call home.
The same often holds true with many lesser known but still wonderful places around us everyday – including popular restaurants and watering holes. “Some day, I wanna try that steakhouse!” Yeah, sure. Some day. I was reminded of this the other afternoon when a good friend and I went for lunch to a dockside restaurant that’s been around forever. He’d never stepped inside it before, even though he’s lived in South Florida much of his life.
It’s a terrific little funky spot on the water that I’ve mentioned several times in these blogs. I’m talking about the kind of joint that many locals frequent, with a cast of regulars and even bumper stickers you often see when driving around. But the name isn’t particularly important here. It could have been any other restaurant. And in any price range. Maybe one of the upscale cafes on the beach or along Las Olas or at Hard Rock or anywhere else in the Fort Lauderdale area. Tony or earthy, these are the restaurants and bars we hear so much about but never try for some reason. My buddy was delighted with his “discovery” – and plans to go back. He’d found an excellent new-old lunch hangout. For my part, I’m hoping to use the big Dine Out Lauderdale promotion in the next few weeks to do much the same thing. I want to sample at least one of the more expensive restaurants I’ve heard about for some time but haven’t experienced yet. It’s a great chance to try something new, even if it’s old, and not break the bank. And to enjoy another small piece of the community I call home.
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