Post: #1

G asked for this so thought I'd throw out some data.

Brickell Restaurants and Date Spots

Trulucks: Not for players on a budget. Very romantic date spot with great aura. I GUARANTEE a lay if you bring a chick here. The bar has great drinks, and live music. Piano player and great singer usually covering classics that will even the international hotties will swoon over. NY Strip and Ribeye are out of this world. The booths get you close and with the music and atmosphere escalation is too easy. Take one of their patented castle-like deserts back to your place (I recommend the carrot cake) and you are good to go.

Doraku: Go during 5-8 and order off the happy hour menu. Do it with a no look and your date will have no clue. 5-6 dollar rolls and great appetizers. Drinks on special also. You can sit outside AND smoke (shout out to G). Take the European girls here. They love it.

Zuma: (Bottom of epic) Take a chick here, or swoop a few at the bar and take them up to area 31 for the view. Then proceed out to the village or sobe. Whatever the night calls for.

Perricones brunch: Go on Sundays. 20 dollar all you can eat buffet of fresh mozarella, assorted pasta salads, smoked salmon, fresh everything, omelette station, fresh squeezed orange juice, the works. The vibe is so chill, if you're a regular you can get a sick table by the fountain inside with the vines and roof open. Oh and I almost forgot to mention, Javier, the live jazz flute player on the roof. I sell this to so many girls saturday nights it should be a crime.

***Taverna Opa- Date spot if you want to use the outside lounge/canopy type set up with a nice bottle of wine and fly chick. If not, roll there and watch the attention whores dance on tables trying to imitate the professional bellydancers. I've met some hot Romanians here, but its kind of been diluted into a grad school hangout getting spillover from Fado lately. If you post up on the outside tables in between Blue Martini and Fado with a smoke, you will get a pretty steady stream of girls walking by throughout the night.

Sobe Date Spots or Pre-Club Warm ups.

STK: GREAT food, and GREAT bar scene while waiting for your table. Music is pretty good and the atmosphere gets the girls going once again. Lots of talent, I've approached 3 sets eating dinner here and had them all meeting me in the club later. Dress sharp and roll with a big group. SOP.

Baoli- Right across from mynt. I warmup here or at the W hotel bar. I've swooped Persians here and walked them right across the street into MYNT. Food is meh, drinks are mad strong.

Pro Tip***Go to the Restaurant next to Sushi Siam and you can order giant Mojitos to go. Order one for the girl you're with and you can just cruise around lincoln road while she's getting liqoured up. For maximum effect use this on an especially warm day .

I know my Sobe part is lacking but I really only go out there to hit SET or MYNT nowadays, with the occasional foray to LIV.

Scarletts:
Far better than Tootsies. You should treat this place as more of a club than a "strip club". Pretty much run standard club game and smile at the naked girls dancing as decoration.

Side Note: Girls get EXCITED to go here. I've even taken a chick I met on Sobe here for our first date ha.

It is pretty far from my spot and closer to fort lauderdale. I've had most success when I've gone out on Las Olas and mentioned it in passing to girls there as a gauge of how wild they are. If they bite ITS ON. You're in for a wild night. You can actually pick up here. Not just strippers, their clientele is talented as well. The strippers are hot, but some don't speak english. So just like anywhere else in Miami, your Spanish better be on point.

Once you're in, if you swooped a few girls to come with you, run your standard game. Before you know it you'll have strippers making out/rubbing on the girls you brought. We all know what happens after that...

Here's the link to my previous breakdown, nothing much has changed: /thread-14994....t=brickell

Maybe merenguero can add anything I've failed to mention. Enjoy.

Post: #2

Now your are talking holmes.

Your Data Sheets are great because you actually "name names".

(11-05-2012 10:29 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  G asked for this so thought I'd throw out some data.

Brickell Restaurants and Date Spots

Trulucks: Not for players on a budget. Very romantic date spot with great aura. I GUARANTEE a lay if you bring a chick here. The bar has great drinks, and live music. Piano player and great singer usually covering classics that will even the international hotties will swoon over. NY Strip and Ribeye are out of this world. The booths get you close and with the music and atmosphere escalation is too easy. Take one of their patented castle-like deserts back to your place (I recommend the carrot cake) and you are good to go.

Question:

Trulucks VS Oceanaire?

Who wins?

Quote:Doraku: Go during 5-8 and order off the happy hour menu. Do it with a no look and your date will have no clue.

I love the "no look" sushi order move.

In all honesty, my friend invented it.

However, I popularized it.

Do you like the Lincoln Road Doraku?

Or Toni's Sushi on Washington?

I can never find a top notch authentic Sushi joint in Miami, like we have a few in CA.

I have actually contemplated putting together a deal to open one there. It would destroy all the comp.

Quote:Zuma: (Bottom of epic) Take a chick here, or swoop a few at the bar and take them up to area 31 for the view. Then proceed out to the village or sobe. Whatever the night calls for.

Not sure if you saw it on the other thread, but this bar can be a goldmine.

I have seen it with 60-70% girls multiple times. Top notch as well.

Have you been to DB Bistro Moderne Miami?

The Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach which I mentioned on my Palm Beach Data Sheet is mind boggling.

I have also had my eye on:

Edge, Steak and Bar
The River Seafood & Oyster Bar
and NAOE on Brickell Key

Thoughts?

Quote:STK: GREAT food, and GREAT bar scene while waiting for your table. Music is pretty good and the atmosphere gets the girls going once again. Lots of talent, I've approached 3 sets eating dinner here and had them all meeting me in the club later. Dress sharp and roll with a big group. SOP.

Which nights?

Quote:Baoli- Right across from mynt. I warmup here or at the W hotel bar. I've swooped Persians here and walked them right across the street into MYNT. Food is meh, drinks are mad strong.

Interesting. I thought this was more a late night club a la Mynt and Wall. Am I wrong?

What time do you "warmup" here?

Post: #3

Oceanaire sucks. Trulucks hands down.

Doraku on Sobe is lower quality in my opinion as well. Hit sushi samba instead. Better atmosphere inside!

Haven't checked out the new DB bistro yet. Heard their burger is pretty solid however.

STK Thurs- Sat

Baoli like 11:30-12:30, scoop girls, roll to mynt.

Post: #4

rationalize_this:
You may have inadvertently left out the second floor of Lolita in Brickell from your post as a date spot. I am not talking about the lounge on the first floor. The lounge is a good place to go alone to meet girls. The last time I went to the lounge was on a Saturday and for some unknown reason the place filled up with 250 pound female linebackers. This caused a line to form down the block because all of these fat girls were taking up all the space inside. I remember later on that night telling the girls at Club Madonna that story and they got a lot of laughs out of it. The lounge at Lolita is generally good. I just hit it on a bad night the last time I went. Any venue can have an off night.

Post: #5

Merenguero: I did it for a reason! That's my go to date spot! Their chilean wine is something else! Not to mention it highlights the skyline pretty well. I generally avoid the lounge, and head to Baru instead. When are you back in Miami? Did you decide to make it down for thanksgiving?

Post: #6

(11-05-2012 10:57 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  Merenguero: I did it for a reason! That's my go to date spot! Their chilean wine is something else! Not to mention it highlights the skyline pretty well. I generally avoid the lounge, and head to Baru instead. When are you back in Miami? Did you decide to make it down for thanksgiving?

I remember 2 years ago and a year ago, Baru and Lolita were both real solid.

The last few times I couldn't really get anything cooking.

Baru, has a terrible set up in my opinion. The "tight squeeze" balcony, and the back is always tight squeeze as well.

No good places to post and chop.

And the inside is kind of weesh too.

I still will hit them because they are so close to each other, but for some reason the potential of those places hasn't been realized lately.

At least you can spark up grits. But that also makes it even more frustrating because I should be chopping the places arms off.

What time do you guys go to these places?

Post: #7

I don't know. Its been awhile. I've been in NYC, and when I got back here I had a real fine Russian on the hook for awhile. And a brazilian in rotation. For some reason I haven't had to leave my place much lately. Girls keep falling in my lap, old leads and social circle game FTW.

I generally drop by and check it out around midnight after pregaming hard. I usually shoot the shit with the bouncers, the hostess, and one of the Colombian waitresses who was actually one of the first girls I met when I got to Miami. If they tell me the talents good that night, I stay. If not, I bounce to another venue.

On another note, Midtown is really taking off. Especially Bardot. Super hipster places but for some reason, the girls love it.

Post: #8

(11-05-2012 11:08 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  I don't know. Its been awhile. I've been in NYC, and when I got back here I had a real fine Russian on the hook for awhile. And a brazilian in rotation. For some reason I haven't had to leave my place much lately. Girls keep falling in my lap, old leads and social circle game FTW.

I generally drop by and check it out around midnight after pregaming hard. I usually shoot the shit with the bouncers, the hostess, and one of the Colombian waitresses who was actually one of the first girls I met when I got to Miami. If they tell me the talents good that night, I stay. If not, I bounce to another venue.

On another note, Midtown is really taking off. Especially Bardot and BarNone. Super hipster places but for some reason, the girls love it.

Yeah, I think Bardot has potential.

Have you been to Gigi next door?

I was actually impressed, and trust me, that is not an easy thing to accomplish.

Post: #9

(11-05-2012 11:09 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:08 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  I don't know. Its been awhile. I've been in NYC, and when I got back here I had a real fine Russian on the hook for awhile. And a brazilian in rotation. For some reason I haven't had to leave my place much lately. Girls keep falling in my lap, old leads and social circle game FTW.

I generally drop by and check it out around midnight after pregaming hard. I usually shoot the shit with the bouncers, the hostess, and one of the Colombian waitresses who was actually one of the first girls I met when I got to Miami. If they tell me the talents good that night, I stay. If not, I bounce to another venue.

On another note, Midtown is really taking off. Especially Bardot and BarNone. Super hipster places but for some reason, the girls love it.

Yeah, I think Bardot has potential.

Have you been to Gigi next door?

I was actually impressed, and trust me, that is not an easy thing to accomplish.

Seriously? Never been. Break it down for me.

Post: #10

(11-05-2012 11:11 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:09 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:08 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  I don't know. Its been awhile. I've been in NYC, and when I got back here I had a real fine Russian on the hook for awhile. And a brazilian in rotation. For some reason I haven't had to leave my place much lately. Girls keep falling in my lap, old leads and social circle game FTW.

I generally drop by and check it out around midnight after pregaming hard. I usually shoot the shit with the bouncers, the hostess, and one of the Colombian waitresses who was actually one of the first girls I met when I got to Miami. If they tell me the talents good that night, I stay. If not, I bounce to another venue.

On another note, Midtown is really taking off. Especially Bardot and BarNone. Super hipster places but for some reason, the girls love it.

Yeah, I think Bardot has potential.

Have you been to Gigi next door?

I was actually impressed, and trust me, that is not an easy thing to accomplish.

Seriously? Never been. Break it down for me.

Sick Asian Tapas style concept, would be my best description.

Open till 5am too. Real unique.

And surprising for Miami, well priced.

Real good "buns", short rib tapas, and mental noodle dishes. Some Sashimi moves too. Ill burgers.

Seriously, the place dominates.

There are some girls there, and some swoop ops, but I think you could combo it real good with Bardot.

Grab girls from there to Bardot. Or Vice Versa. Kind of eenie meenie minie moe the girls if you will.

The same guys opened a place in South Beach recently called Cooper Avenue, which I have Lock Down Status in my future I think.

Post: #11

[quote='rationalize_this' pid='301968' dateline='1352174237']
Merenguero: When are you back in Miami? Did you decide to make it down for thanksgiving?
[/quote/]

25% chance that I come down for Thanksgiving. I have two major trials scheduled for the end of November and I may very well not be able to leave until December. My schedule is mostly open in December. I am leaning toward spending the beginning of December in Las Vegas and the end of December in Miami. I'll let you know.

Post: #12

Funny that this would come out now. I was just in Miami. Visited db bistro moderne, Zuma, Joe's Meat Market, Trulucks, Blue Martini etc etc. Will post a mini-sheet soon.

Post: #13

(11-06-2012 05:04 AM)Vicious Wrote:  Funny that this would come out now. I was just in Miami. Visited db bistro moderne, Zuma, Joe's Meat Market, Trulucks, Blue Martini etc etc. Will post a mini-sheet soon.

Did you go to Joe's Stone Crab?

Or Meat Market in South Beach?

Or is there a place called "Joe's Meat Market" that I don't know about.

Did you hit up Palm Beach?

I broke that spot down to the last detail.

Post: #14

There should have been a comma after Joe's to separate the places. Posting all the details when I get home. On my droid now.

I went to Palm Beach just one night to stay at The Breakers and be close to the west palm beach airport.

Post: #15

(11-05-2012 11:15 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:11 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:09 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:08 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  I don't know. Its been awhile. I've been in NYC, and when I got back here I had a real fine Russian on the hook for awhile. And a brazilian in rotation. For some reason I haven't had to leave my place much lately. Girls keep falling in my lap, old leads and social circle game FTW.

I generally drop by and check it out around midnight after pregaming hard. I usually shoot the shit with the bouncers, the hostess, and one of the Colombian waitresses who was actually one of the first girls I met when I got to Miami. If they tell me the talents good that night, I stay. If not, I bounce to another venue.

On another note, Midtown is really taking off. Especially Bardot and BarNone. Super hipster places but for some reason, the girls love it.

Yeah, I think Bardot has potential.

Have you been to Gigi next door?

I was actually impressed, and trust me, that is not an easy thing to accomplish.

Seriously? Never been. Break it down for me.

Sick Asian Tapas style concept, would be my best description.

Open till 5am too. Real unique.

And surprising for Miami, well priced.

Real good "buns", short rib tapas, and mental noodle dishes. Some Sashimi moves too. Ill burgers.

Seriously, the place dominates.

There are some girls there, and some swoop ops, but I think you could combo it real good with Bardot.

Grab girls from there to Bardot. Or Vice Versa. Kind of eenie meenie minie moe the girls if you will.

The same guys opened a place in South Beach recently called Cooper Avenue, which I have Lock Down Status in my future I think.

G, it's like you're in my head. Bardot is a sick spot but I haven't been since I played bass in a band opening for ?uestlove a couple years ago.

But Gigi's - I always get a couple of buns (they're bomb) and something off the specials menu. Last time it was some fish burger, and I can't even remember what kind of fish it was, except it was white, and the burger was mighty tasty.

I know there are a few other Midtown spots that have just recently opened; I plan on spending some time checking it out now that the weather is nice and people are out.

Same with the Beach -

Cooper Ave is a spot I had heard about a couple months ago before the opening - it sounded like a pretty dope concept, and it's done by the same people that run Gigi's and Bardot. A couple weeks ago I was walking by and it was packed, but I haven't been to really check it out.

As for a good sushi spot in Miami - I want you to head north of the South Beach up to Bal Harbor and give Makoto a try. Order your sake and the hamachi ponzu and the tuna air bread right off the bat and some edamame if you like. Order a sushi or sashimi assortment and after that, tell me how it was. It's an daytime/early nighttime spot though, after 10 or 11 there are better places to be than a restaurant that's gotta close. That's what the beach is for!

Post: #16

(11-06-2012 11:12 AM)Fujiwara Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:15 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:11 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:09 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(11-05-2012 11:08 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  I don't know. Its been awhile. I've been in NYC, and when I got back here I had a real fine Russian on the hook for awhile. And a brazilian in rotation. For some reason I haven't had to leave my place much lately. Girls keep falling in my lap, old leads and social circle game FTW.

I generally drop by and check it out around midnight after pregaming hard. I usually shoot the shit with the bouncers, the hostess, and one of the Colombian waitresses who was actually one of the first girls I met when I got to Miami. If they tell me the talents good that night, I stay. If not, I bounce to another venue.

On another note, Midtown is really taking off. Especially Bardot and BarNone. Super hipster places but for some reason, the girls love it.

Yeah, I think Bardot has potential.

Have you been to Gigi next door?

I was actually impressed, and trust me, that is not an easy thing to accomplish.

Seriously? Never been. Break it down for me.

Sick Asian Tapas style concept, would be my best description.

Open till 5am too. Real unique.

And surprising for Miami, well priced.

Real good "buns", short rib tapas, and mental noodle dishes. Some Sashimi moves too. Ill burgers.

Seriously, the place dominates.

There are some girls there, and some swoop ops, but I think you could combo it real good with Bardot.

Grab girls from there to Bardot. Or Vice Versa. Kind of eenie meenie minie moe the girls if you will.

The same guys opened a place in South Beach recently called Cooper Avenue, which I have Lock Down Status in my future I think.

G, it's like you're in my head. Bardot is a sick spot but I haven't been since I played bass in a band opening for ?uestlove a couple years ago.

But Gigi's - I always get a couple of buns (they're bomb) and something off the specials menu. Last time it was some fish burger, and I can't even remember what kind of fish it was, except it was white, and the burger was mighty tasty.

I know there are a few other Midtown spots that have just recently opened; I plan on spending some time checking it out now that the weather is nice and people are out.

Same with the Beach -

Cooper Ave is a spot I had heard about a couple months ago before the opening - it sounded like a pretty dope concept, and it's done by the same people that run Gigi's and Bardot. A couple weeks ago I was walking by and it was packed, but I haven't been to really check it out.

As for a good sushi spot in Miami - I want you to head north of the South Beach up to Bal Harbor and give Makoto a try. Order your sake and the hamachi ponzu and the tuna air bread right off the bat and some edamame if you like. Order a sushi or sashimi assortment and after that, tell me how it was. It's an daytime/early nighttime spot though, after 10 or 11 there are better places to be than a restaurant that's gotta close. That's what the beach is for!

I have heard of Makoto, but Bal Harbor is not too handy for my purposes. I probably will check it at some point.

I need a place that I can Lock Down to the fullest.

Have you been to NAOE on Brickell Key?

Post: #17

Speaking of Bal Harbor not being too handy. Check this out G.

If this isn't your steez I don't know what is. I'll be there.

http://www.themiamiproject.org/page.aspx?pid=502

Post: #18

(11-08-2012 11:05 PM)rationalize_this Wrote:  Speaking of Bal Harbor not being too handy. Check this out G.

If this isn't your steez I don't know what is. I'll be there.

http://www.themiamiproject.org/page.aspx?pid=502

Nice, you going?

I have been to a couple of charity events in Miami, and they have been really dope.

Way better than comparable events in California.

Post: #19

I haven't been to NAOE on Brickell Key, but I have heard of it.

They've been setting up for the past two weeks for this event. It's a big deal.

Post: #20

(11-09-2012 12:58 PM)Fujiwara Wrote:  I haven't been to NAOE on Brickell Key, but I have heard of it.

They've been setting up for the past two weeks for this event. It's a big deal.

You rolling?

Post: #21

I want to check it out, but I'm not holding tickets. Tomorrow I'm working on the racecar at home and then exploring the Beach in the evening, unless I get the urge to sneak into the Bal Harbor event.