Zagat Survey 2002 Miami So. Florida Restaurants (Zagatsurvey: Miami, South Florida Restaurants, 2002)

Rating:
Summary: A Great Dining guide for those living in Miami!
Review: On my two week journey to Miami I used this guide as a supplemental fill-in guide to Frommer's South Florida. Broken into four regions: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and the Keys, this Zagat Survey will save you time (and disappointment) by helping you select the best place to feast.

I have used other Zagat Surveys for years and have found them to be up-to-date and reliable in their critical evaluation of a restaurant's food, ambiance and service. Scoring 1-30 in each category (food, decor, service), a restaurant's top score in each category can be 30. The "Chef Allen's" Restaurant (Miami) scored 27, 23, 25 . . . the highest score in Miami. The remaining restaurants in Miami have a flagship to follow. One of the most useful features is the guide's "Top Rating" sections: Top Food by Cuisine, Best Buys, Most Popular, Top Outdoor, Top Romantic, Top Views, etc.

This is a very good pocket guide and, if there is a downside, it is the lack of maps. Of the four profiled areas, only Miami and Ft. Lauderdale get two small maps each, showing on the map the 40 most popular restaurants in each area. Another area that may disappoint some is the terse 50 word description for each restaurant, a brief narrative that fails to mention any outstanding restaurant dishes. If you are looking for a fuller restaurant description, for a few select South Florida restaurants, I commend to you "Frommer's South Florida" travel guide. This guide is best for those that live in Miami. That said, Zagat has been, and is, a great dining guide for these areas. Recommended!

Rating:
Summary: A Great Dining guide for those living in Miami!
Review: On my two week journey to Miami I used this guide as a supplemental fill-in guide to Frommer's South Florida. Broken into four regions: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and the Keys, this Zagat Survey will save you time (and disappointment) by helping you select the best place to feast.

I have used other Zagat Surveys for years and have found them to be up-to-date and reliable in their critical evaluation of a restaurant's food, ambiance and service. Scoring 1-30 in each category (food, decor, service), a restaurant's top score in each category can be 30. The "Chef Allen's" Restaurant (Miami) scored 27, 23, 25 . . . the highest score in Miami. The remaining restaurants in Miami have a flagship to follow. One of the most useful features is the guide's "Top Rating" sections: Top Food by Cuisine, Best Buys, Most Popular, Top Outdoor, Top Romantic, Top Views, etc.

This is a very good pocket guide and, if there is a downside, it is the lack of maps. Of the four profiled areas, only Miami and Ft. Lauderdale get two small maps each, showing on the map the 40 most popular restaurants in each area. Another area that may disappoint some is the terse 50 word description for each restaurant, a brief narrative that fails to mention any outstanding restaurant dishes. If you are looking for a fuller restaurant description, for a few select South Florida restaurants, I commend to you "Frommer's South Florida" travel guide. This guide is best for those that live in Miami. That said, Zagat has been, and is, a great dining guide for these areas. Recommended!