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Johnny V Restaurant

625 E Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-761-7920
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In his decadelong run as one of South Florida’s most praised practitioners of New American cuisine, Johnny Vinczencz has been nicknamed everything from “The Caribbean Cowboy” to “The Guava Gaucho,” but his food is always recognizable by familiar flavors rooted in our country’s regional cuisines -- just disguised a bit with worldly-wise additions and daring dashes of gastronomic ingenuity. Witness his take on Thanksgiving dinner, a splendid, sage-scented Florida dolphin, grilled and served with rock shrimp-plantain stuffing, lobster pan gravy, and cranberry-mango chutney. Or his robustly comforting sage and rosemary chicken cooked confit-style, paired with white truffle Yukon mashed potatoes. Or a thick, ruby-red venison chop with red chile sauce, homemade venison sausage, wilted spinach, and trio of teeny baked tubers filled with truffled sour cream, melted manchego cheese, and piquant chilaca chile. That’s a lot of ingredients, but they dance together without ever stepping on one another’s flavors. A lounge area in back allows diners to indulge in predinner and late-night grazing from a tapas menu. Johnny V’s service is solid, staff attitude just right, wine list extensive, cuisine top-notch. Don’t worry about what to call the chef; just call for reservations.
  • Cuisine(s): American, Contemporary
  • Hours: Lunch daily from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner Sun.-Thurs. 5:30 to 11 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. till midnight.
  • Price: $$$, $$$$
  • Serving: Lunch, Dinner
  • Alcohol: Full bar
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Parking: Lot Available
  • Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash
  • Attire: business casual
  • Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Smoking
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