Earls Kitchen + Bar - Global Skillet

Earls Kitchen + Bar in Dadeland Mall opened in 2014 and has been a wonderful addition to the mall's newest wing . Beautifully decorated with a large center bar and an outdoor terrace to catch a Miami sunset it is a great place for a romantic dinner for two, a friends outing or a company dinner. Its cuisine can be referred to as a global skillet, with dish ingredients coming from all parts of the world. 

Upon visiting the restaurant you may want to start with an appetizer and one of their amazing cocktails at the bar. On my most recent visit I did just that, started with the Marilyn Monroe cocktail and the tuna tostadas. The Marilyn Monroe consists of skyy vodka, passion fruit juice, vanilla and prosecco, it is refreshing and light, perfect drink to accompany the delicious tuna tostadas which are crispy chili rubbed albacore tuna with creamy avocado, cilantro aioli, jalapeno and radish on a fried tortilla chip. These tostadas are addicting! (You can enjoy them as part of their happy hour menu at their lounge and patio area, Monday - Friday from 3-6 PM for $2.50 each.)

I'm not a fan of Kale, but their warm kale salad makes me a kale believer. They prepare it with black kale, baby potatoes, brussel sprouts, cranberries and toasted almonds all tossed together in a warm brown butter vinaigrette. I hadn't had potatoes in a salad before (except potato salad) and I must say, together with the brussel sprouts and the rest of the ingredients, they are a great addition.

For entrees they have a great variety of almost any cuisine you may be in the mood for. The bibimbap bowl is fantastic, prepared table-side by your waiter it is a Korean crispy rice dish made with fresh and pickled vegetables topped with a soft poached egg all mixed together in a soy ginger vinaigrette. You can add your choice of steak, chicken, tofu or shrimp if you'd like to make it your main dish or have it with just the veggies as a side dish.

I also tried the Steak + Sushi dish. A dynamite sushi roll drizzled with unagi maple and siracha mayo is beautifully plated next to a hot skillet with the ponzu marinated steak. The sushi was delicious and the steak was cooked to perfection, tender and juicy, full of flavor because of the ponzu sauce.

Their most popular dessert dish is the sticky toffee chocolate pudding cake. Warm chocolate pudding cake with chocolate and toffee sauces served with a scoop of vanilla gelato in a sugar candy basket. I am a HUGE fan of all things chocolate and whenever warm chocolate cake is on a restaurants dessert menu it is too big of a temptation for me to not order. This one does not disappoint, the cake is served warm, it is moist, and the chocolate and toffee sauce just make it that much more decadent.

The next time shopping opens up your appetite make your way up to Earls, you wont regret it!