Father’s Day just doesn’t get the kind of big push in restaurants that mom’s May day gets. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
If you know where to look, there are some special specials and papa-riffic happenings in South Florida eateries in that can keep the day from being a dud for your dude.
Here’s a curated list of restaurants with different cuisines and price points (and a few take-home suggestions) for your pater-celebrater event.
American Craft Aleworks
200 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. 561-425-5799. AmericanCraftAleworks.com.
This new brewery and gastropub will serve bottomless Bloody Marys and mimosas ($17) during its Father’s Day brunch from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The menu includes dishes such as chicken and cinnamon spiced stout waffles ($17), beer battered fish and chips ($17), smoked pulled pork Benedict ($16) and the Brunch Burger with smoked cheddar cheese, bacon, arugula and a sunny-side-up egg ($16). For the dinner service from 3-10 p.m. fathers will get a free pint of beer. The dinner menu includes options such as a half smoked chicken ($20), steak frites ($25) and a pork chop with sweet potatoes, collard greens and smoked apple butter ($19). Dessert will include chocolate pie ($5), pecan pie cheesecake ($6) or an Empire Stout with vanilla ice cream ($7).
American Social
721 E Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-715-1134. AmericanSocialBar.com.
690 SW First Court, Miami. 305-570-4468.
Both South Florida locations will have cigar rollers and raffles where dads have the chance to win a round of golf for a foursome and tickets to a Dolphins game. Each dad will get one free raffle ticket during brunch, which is served 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar
10 locations in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade. Applebees.com.
For dad day, this restaurant chain here in South Florida is offering two of their Bigger, Bolder Grill Combos (both $19.99). There will be a six ounce sirloin with either a half rack of ribs or with a grilled shrimp skewer. You can also upgrade to an eight ounce sirloin for an additional $2.
Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant and Caterers
9942 Clint Moore Road, Boca Raton. 561-470-9963. BensDeli.net.
Go to the website and print out (mobile images won’t work) the Father’s Day coupon and daddy gets to dine for 50% off. The offer is good for Sunday, June 16, only. If you’d rather skip the crowds and enjoy a papa party at home, Ben’s has catering and takeout options. Ben’s Party Platter ($169.90) for 10 people includes four dozen mini-knishes and franks-in-jackets as well as your choice of a cold cut platter, 11 sandwiches, a four-foot hero or 11 wraps. This platter option also comes with cole slaw, potato salad and a relish tray. There’s also Ben’s Housewarming Buffet ($399.80) which includes a choice of vegetable crudité or grilled vegetables. You also get two hors d’oeuvres – choosing from franks-in-jackets, stuffed mushrooms, pastrami-wrapped pineapple, breaded broccoli, mini knishes or sweet and sour meatballs. This buffet option also comes with a choice of a carved roast turkey or rotisserie chicken as well as a choice of cold cuts or beef brisket. This menu also includes salad, a relish tray, dinner rolls and rye bread.
Casa Sensei
1200 E. Las Olas Blvd. #101, Fort Lauderdale. 954-994-1416. CasaSensei.com.
This relative newcomer to Las Olas Boulevard fuses Latin American and Pan Asian flavors (with a little Southern comfort food thrown in for good measure), so the menu includes dishes such as Togarashi fried chicken and waffles topped with Sriracha mapple drizzle ($14) or Steak á Cavalo Fried Rice topped with a sunny-side-up egg, avocado and salsa ($18). But here’s the unique thing: Casa Sensei sits on the Himmarshee Canal and Riverfront Gondola Tours is docked next to the restaurant. You can give your father a private dinner cruise through a partnership between the restaurant and the tour company. The cruise costs $199 and does not include the price of the meal. For more information, call 954-616-7699 or go to RiverfrontGondolaTours.com.
Champions Bar and Grill
4400 NW 87th Ave., Doral, 305-591-6483. TrumpHotels.com.
This eatery inside the Trump National Doral Miami resort will offer a special a la carte Father’s Day menu all day Sunday, June 16, with dishes such as smoked ribeye sandwich with fried egg, New York sirloin with garlic-bacon Brussels sprouts and roasted sweet potatoes (prices range from $12-$32 for most items). There will also be special whiskey cocktails ($14). And each dad gets a free cigar with the purchase of an entree.
Coolinary Cafe
4650 Donald Ross Road #110, Palm Beach Gardens. 561-249-6760. TheCoolPig.com.
This restaurant inside Donald Ross Village shopping mall will celebrate fathers — a day early on Saturday, June 15 — with what they are calling a “BBQ + Beer” special ($15). Dad can get a barbecue plate of smoked pork shoulder, vinegar BBQ, country sausage, cole slaw, corn bread, pickles and a Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (in a brown paper bag no less).
Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa
100 S. Ocean Blvd, Manalapan. 561-533-6000. EauPalmBeach.com.
The hotel’s Temple Orange Mediterranean Bistro will have an oceanfront prix fixe brunch for dad ($75 for adults, $25 for children 5-12, free for children under 4). The choices will include stations for pizza, omelets, carvings and desserts as well as a chilled seafood bar. There will also be a liquid brunch bar ($25) with Goose Island Bourbon Country Stout, Bloody Marys and local craft beer as well as stations for “Man-Mosas” and High West Bourbon.
The Fresh Market
11 locations in Broward and Palm Beach counties. TheFreshMarket.com.
You can order a ready-to-cook Father’s Day meal from Fresh Market either in-store or online through June 12. The meal ($49.99-$59.99) includes a choice of four New York strip steaks or four Atlantic salmon fillets (or you can mix and match two of each. The special offer also includes four vegetable kabobs, broccoli cranberry slaw with almonds and poppyseed dressing, four twice-baked potatoes and four double fudge brownies.
Grand Beach Hotel Surfside
9449 Collins Ave., Surfside. 305-534-8666. GrandBeachHotel.com/hotels/surfside.
Brunch from noon-4 p.m. at the Restaurant inside this resort ($55 for adults; $27.50 for children 5-16; free for children under 5) will have nine stations, including omelet, waffle and pancake, raw bar, charcuterie and cheese, smoked salmon, greens, carving, hot food and desserts. There will also be unlimited Bellinis for dad.
Hoffman’s Chocolates
Eight locations in Broward and Palm Beach counties. 888-281-8800. Hoffmans.com.
Hoffman’s daddy day offers include a 16 ounce Milk and Dark Chocolate Classic Assortment ($29.95; the 8 ounce assortment is $14.95). Other gifts being offered are: a 5 ounce Chocolate Golf Set ($11.95), which is a golf bag and balls molded in milk chocolate and white confectionery; a 5 ounce set of White Chocolate Golf Balls ($9.95) in white confection; four 4.9 ounce Chocolate Cigars ($12.95); two Milk and Dark Chocolate Graham Crackers ($3.95) and S’Mores ($3.95 each).
International Smoke
19565 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 946, Aventura. 786-254-0422. InternationalSmoke.com.
For Father’s Day only, International Smoke will have a special cocktail pairing dish ($65) of a smoked bone-in ribeye topped with rye peppercorn sauce and served with a side of crushed potatoes and grilled asparagus. The meal is paired with a Bulleit Rye old fashioned.
Legends Tavern and Grille
1391 S. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach. 754-212-2655. LegendsTavernAndGrille.com.
3128 N. Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point. 754-220-8932.
10079 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise. 954-742-7115.
Legends will have a burger and fries special ($5.99 with purchase of a drink). Or you can have a Father’s Day Brunch from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. There will also be bottomless cocktails ($15) during brunch and happy hour specials all day.
Maska Indian Kitchen + Bar
3252 NE First Ave., Suite 109, Miami. 786-971-9100. MaskaMiami.com.
This is a South Florida version of the two Michelin-starred Indian restaurants that chef Hemant Mathur had in New York. In addition to a live Tabla percussionist performing and a cigar roller on-site, Maska will stage their first Father’s Day celebration with a prix fixe brunch ($55, $40 for children). The brunch with bottomless signature cocktails ($75) is also an option. The Midtown Miami eatery will set up stations with dishes from different regions of India as well as favorites such as chef Mathur’s tandoor-oven cooked lamb chops, rosemary paneer and a whole fish of the day.
The Restaurant at the Norton
1450 S Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach. 561-268-0500. Norton.org/visit/eat-shop.
This eatery inside the Norton Museum of Art will start their Father’s Day celebration on Friday, June 14, with three special bourbon cocktails ($12) such as the Whistlepig Rye, Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door Whiskey and Misunderstood Ginger Spiced Whiskey paired with chef-inspired bites such as: broiled oyster with bourbon lemon butter, chive and chili pepper crumb; crispy pork belly with ginger soy chili glaze, green onion threads and chocolate covered Luxardo cherry with smoked sea salt.
Okeechobee Prime Meat Market
1959 Wabasso Drive, West Palm Beach. 561-570-7200. 1947GourmetMeatMarket.com.
This new sister restaurant to the Okeechobee Steakhouse across the street will have 11 steak gift boxes for local and nationwide shipping. The offers range from a Butcher’s Cut Gift Box ($110) with two 9 ounce wet-aged filets mignon and two 14 ounce prime wet aged New York strips to the Luxury Steak Package ($495) with two 38-40 ounce dry aged Mishima Reserve American Wagyu long bone tomahark ribeyes and two 14-16 ounce wet aged Mishima Reserve American Wagyu boneless New York strip steaks.
Pisco y Nazca
8405 Mills Drive, #206, Kendall (The Palms at Town and Country). 305-630-3844. piscoynazca.com.
8551 NW 53 Street #A101, Doral (The Shops at Downtown Doral).
These two locations of the Peruvian restaurant chain will give father’s a free Suspiro (a caramel dessert) if they can solve a crossword puzzle and maze. They will also get a $20 gift card for a future visit. The two South Florida eateries will serve a prix fixe brunch ($27).
PM Buenos Aires Fish and Steak House
1453 S Miami Ave, Miami. 305-200-5606. PMrestaurantes.com.
From 12:30 to 11 p.m. this restaurant in the Brickell enclave will offer a special ($12) Macallan Mac and Cheese, cheese platter and dried fruit paired with pours of Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old and Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old whiskies.
Rocco’s Tacos
1313 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-524-9550. RoccosTacos.com.
The Fort Lauderdale location has a special where all dads get half-off of bottled and draft beer with the purchase of any entree.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Five locations in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. RuthsChris.com.
All locations will offer their new Spring Classic Menu for Father’s Day from noon to 9:30 p.m., but more importantly each dad who dines there on June 16 will get a $25 gift card to enjoy another evening at Ruth’s Chris.
Saiko-i Sushi Lounge and Hibachi
5970 S.W. 18th St., Boca Raton (Suite E4 in the Shoppes at Village Pointe). 561-393-5888. SaikoiBoca.com.
All dads will get a free glass of draft beer with the purchase of a specialty roll or entree during the 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. brunch and the 4-10:30 p.m. dinner service. Some of the menu choices include lobster and filet mignon ($42), shrimp and scallops ($31), marinated crispy Pipa duck ($24), shrimp tempura roll ($8) and the spicy crab roll ($7).
Tijuana Flats Tex Mex
20 locations in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. TijuanaFlats.com.
Dads can get one free taco if they mention this article (specialty tacos not includes, one per guest).
Whole Foods Bird in the Hand
1845 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach. 561-471-3800. BirdIsBetter.com.
Order an entree at this restaurant inside a Whole Foods Market and fathers get a free side of wings. Some of the signature dishes include: half chicken platter ($12) where you can pick white or dark meat with choice of flavor and two individual sides; black truffle prime rib platter ($22) with two individual sides; Bird in the Hand sandwich ($10); Two-Handed Burger ($12) and Prime Rib and Cheddar ($12).
Yakitori Sake House
271 SE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton. 561-544-0087. YakitoriBoca.com.
This restaurant in Royal Palm Place will give dads a free small carafe of hot sake with the purchase of one specialty sushi roll or entree from noon to 10 p.m. Some favorites include the lobster bomb roll ($25), the Out of Control roll ($15), filet mignon teriyake ($26) and Peking duck with pancakes ($30 for a half portion and $58 for a full portion).
