Weekends on Miami Beach are filled with parties, dancing and some pretty amazing meals. While the city suffers no lack of heavy hitting steakhouses, Cleveland’s “Red the Steakhouse” seems to get lost somewhere in the minor leagues of out of town grills. One reason may be its proximity to the most popular restaurant in town, Prime 112 which attracts A-List celebrities and a standing room crowd at the bar nearly every night of the week. Perhaps the missing element is a stand out menu item foodies crave like Chef Michael Mina’s Duck Fat Fries that keeps Red well behind Bourbon Steak.
Before Red suffers the fate of Manny’s of Minneapolis (which surrendered this year after giving away thousands of free oysters at happy hour), they’re trying to find a key element to capture the imagination of local diners not already swayed by two-for-one cocktails weeknights and $9 appetizers at the bar. Taking advantage of some prime rooftop real estate to reel in a summertime crowd, Sundays at Red will now feature a casual rooftop barbeque starting at 7pm.
Executive Chef Peter Vauthy will fire up the BBQ on the rooftop of the SoFi steakhouse and throw on kabobs of Angus beef filet, racks of baby back ribs and skewers of chile marinated shrimp to send a flavorful smoke signal out to hungry diners all over South Beach. Summer barbeques seem like a natural part of any weekend and the laid back atmosphere of an outdoor dinner should attract a loyal weekly following. Owner Brad Friedlander hopes a cold beer, some good music and the smell of the grill is the key element to Red’s success. Bartenders will mix up a specialty summer cocktail menu including fresh fruit sangria and the kitchen will send out corn on the cob and Yukon Gold potato salad to add to the heady mix.
To fight back the summertime blues, Go Red!
Red the Steakhouse is located at 119 Washington Avenue on South Beach. Rooftop BBQs start Sundays at 7pm. Weeknight happy hours run from 4-7pm at the bar. Reservations 305-534-3688.
