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Miami Map: Ortanique on the MileOrtanique on the Mile Frommer's Exceptional

Cuisine New World Caribbean
Hours Mon-Tues 6-10pm; Wed-Sat 6-11pm; Sun 5:30-9:30pm
Address
278 Miracle Mile
Location Next to Actor's Playhouse, Coral Gables & Environs
Reservations Reservations requested
Phone 305/446-7710
Prices Main courses $19-$36
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

You'll be greeted as you walk in by soft spiderlike lights and canopied mosquito netting that will make you wonder whether you're on a secluded island or inside one of King Tut's temples. Chef Cindy Hutson has truly perfected her tantalizing New World Caribbean menu that also graces the tables of her two other Ortaniques in D.C. and Vegas. For starters, an absolute must is the pumpkin bisque with a hint of pepper sherry. For those who absolutely refuse to eat foie gras (goose liver), Chef Hutson makes it worth trying again thanks to the jerk spices in which she marinates the love-it-or-leave-it delicacy. Afterward, move on to the tropical mango salad with fresh marinated Sable hearts of palm, julienne mango, baby field greens, toasted Caribbean candied pecans, and passion-fruit vinaigrette. For an entree, I recommend the pan-sautéed Bahamian black grouper marinated in teriyaki and sesame oil. It's served with an ortanique (an orangelike fruit) orange liqueur sauce and topped with steamed seasoned chayote, zucchini, and carrots on a lemon-orange boniato-sweet plantain mash. For dessert, try the chocolate mango tower -- layers of brownie, chocolate mango mousse, meringue, and sponge cake, accompanied by mango sorbet and tropical-fruit salsa. Entrees may not be cheap, but they're a lot less than airfare to the islands, from where most, if not all, the ingredients used here hail.

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