Restaurants in Coral Springs

In 1908 a couple from Leona, Italy, immigrated to America, opening a restaurant on Mulberry Street in Manhattan. Today, their grandchildren continue their culinary legacy at G. Juliano's Restaurant, where the classic traditions of the Italian kitchen continue to thrive, and New York’s entertainment culture lives on through live music, comedy showcases, and “dinner and a show” events.

G. Juliano’s marinara sauces simmer on stovetops for 8–10 hours while chefs use recipes passed through generations to cook up traditional dishes such as shrimp scampi or pork scaloppini. Even some of the same kitchen implements have been carried through a century and down a coastline. On the more casual side, the eatery’s New York–style deli lays hot dogs and philly cheesesteaks atop fresh buns and churns out gargantuan steak sandwiches that can feed up to five. Party platters fan out pasta dishes and cold cuts across banquet tables at birthdays or balloon animal art gallery openings.

At Tokyo Sushi, chefs marry fresh, artfully presented sushi with entrees inspired by Japanese favorites. More than a dozen specialty rolls envelop healthful seafood such as soft-shell crab, shrimp, and conch, and hibachi-style dishes feature meat, fish, or tofu in a sauce-soaked embrace. Late-night karaoke commences after 10 p.m., giving guests a platform for crooning their favorite slow jams or busting out their best moose calls.

Three pelican statues stand guard in front of a tropical mural depicting island coastline and a sailboat drifting on aquamarine waters. Beyond these nautical-themed walls, visitors and regulars congregate in The Wayward Sailor Pub as they have for more than 50 years. Presently captained by executive chef Ramon Maldonado, the pub’s culinary team crafts a diverse menu of Tex-Mex dishes, sandwiches and burgers, and pub favorites such as homemade shepherd’s pie and fish and chips. Huddled among the pub’s memorabilia-speckled walls, which are festooned with Pittsburgh Steelers banners and mounted fish, flat-screen televisions broadcast the latest sports games. Live music, open-mic nights, and pan-flute solos on the necks of empty beer bottles also entertain patrons as they chow down.

Within the tropical green walls of La Parrilla Rotisserie & Grill, cooks caringly squeeze lemon and lime wedges over fresh shrimp and octopus morsels before passing the plates off to servers who run the tangy ceviche to awaiting diners. The cooks then turn toward their flame grill where they flay tender pork to join with juicy whole chickens that they slid off the rotisserie only moments ago. Their traditional Peruvian and Dominican dishes usually hit the table alongside fluffy yellow rice, plantains, and garlic potatoes.

Drawing inspiration from South American cuisine, the cooks at Che, Pibe Argentinean Grill roast hearty meats such as new york strip steaks, short ribs, and pork kebabs over an open flame. The Sun Sentinel also praised their "light and flaky" empanadas for "devilishly generous portions of shredded chicken or ground beef" in a 2007 review. But the chefs have even more tricks up their sleeves—they incorporate Italian influences into dishes such as marinara-sauced pastas and homemade tiramisu.

In the casual dining room, waiters pass these and other menu items onto tables illuminated by cylindrical pendant lamps. Opposite the seating, a countertop dominates the space with its polished granite surface and constant demands that staffers shine its mosaic tiles.

Dedicated to upholding the casual ambiance and meticulously presented cuisine found in the bistros of Paris, Bistro 1902's team of chefs channels French culinary traditions as they assemble Gallic dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. With an eagle eye refined during 25 years spent forging fare in four- and five-star establishments across France–including the The Jules Vernes restaurant at the Eiffel Tower in France–the head chef inspects each dish for aesthetic quality and likelihood of revealing secrets before it leaves the kitchen. Culinary gurus bustle about the restaurant galley architecting traditional noshes such as crepes, escargots, and tarte tatins alongside updated classics such as a filet mignon and a foie gras burger.

The house’s creative burgers, baguettes slathered with sweet olive butter, and fresh scallops made The Sun Sentinel take notice, along with the chef's meticulous eye to tableside detail. Amid the dining room's exposed-brick walls laden with Parisian-themed art prints, affable servers wend in and out of tan-colored booths and sleek black tables to ensure that hungers remain sated and thirsts quenched. Meanwhile, staffers keep patrons hydrated as they refill goblets with selections from the extensive wine list, ensuring the perfectly paired washing down of decadent bites and the rinsing of hands after finger-painting re-creations of Monet's Water Lily Pond on the tablecloth.