Anyone
who knows me knows that 1) I love food and 2) I love to eat out.  I do
prefer full service, sit down, white table cloth restaurants but I don’t
thumb my nose at fast food places.

Like movies, books and
theatre it is hard for me to pick ‘1 best’. Right now, if I had the
money, there are at least 10 places I would love to eat at but my ‘to go
to restaurant  when I have the money right now is the Café Vico. It is
near where I live and has been there for years but I just discovered  it
a year ago today. It might be a coincidence but Groupon just issued a
50% off coupon so I grabbed it!

Usually, on Thursdays, Allen and I
will go to a ’better’ place before going shopping such as this past
Thursday we went to the Sea Watch which is one of the very few
restaurants built on the beach. It is also one of the oldest restaurants
in the Fort Lauderdale area. They recently underwent a complete
renovation as did their menu. I had their scallops sauté for lunch which
consisted of 4 scallops, some corn nibbles and a side of potato salad
for $19. (Just an aside--I register with most restaurants on the
Internet--I received a $30 off certificate for my birthday from the Sea
Watch!)

On Fridays it usually is a fast food place because
Allen’s roommate usually wants to eat out in the evening. Whereas we use
to go to Quarterdeck for their Friday Jambalaya we now go to Subways,
Burger King, Wendy’s, Boston Market or Subways.

Oh yes, once in
awhile we will go to the Stone Cold Creamery, Diary Queen, Gelato
Station or another ice cream place as there is always room for a scoop
of ice cream or gelato!

Right now my top 10 restaurants that I
would take you to if you came down here are, in no particular order:
Café Vico, Gamaroff’s, Catfish Dewey’s, 15th Street Fisheries, Old
Florida Seafood House, Quarterdeck, Carlos & Pepe‘s, Cheesecake
Factory, Big Louie’s and Marriot Harbor Beach for Sunday brunch.

One
thing about Fort Lauderdale is that if 2000 restaurants close each year
2003 new ones will open up. Every food of the world is represented here
and I never get tired of going to new places!