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    SoCal Cantina

    4.2 (260 reviews)
    ModerateCocktail Bars, Tacos
    Closed 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Casual
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    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials

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    Chips and salsa
    Meg M.

    Found this place randomly walking along Brickell and it was AMAZING, everything from the service to the food. The salsa was incredibly fresh and our waiter made amazing recommendations. The atmosphere was nice for an evening dinner outside and the tacos were so good I didn't even get a picture. Both my friend and I ordered the chicken tacos and they were juice and fresh. Definitely recommend if you're looking for Mexican food in the Brickell area. There is valet and street parking around.

    Dawn W.

    Stopped in to pre-game with something light to nibble on and a couple cocktails. I love a cute outdoor venue. The bartender was personable and quick. We ordered the queso and chips to coat our stomachs. It was really good and flavorful. The chips were very good with the perfect crunch. And the drinks were delicious and strong. And the pricing was good. I'll definitely pop back in soon.

    Zaneta R.

    Can't beat their taco Tuesday specials . Every year the tacos get better and better !

    Margarita
    Ronald S.

    So cal is an amazing taco Tuesday destination! It's located in Brickell so after a couple drinks and some Tacos, you can explore the Brickell area. The shrimp & fish tacos were my favorite! I tried the beef,steak, shrimp and fish tacos.... The staff was really nice and knowledgeable about the drinks and also the food. They had the heat game on, good music and a nice vibe. We ended up going to a karaoke lounge after that was literally up the street! I would definitely recommend So Cal to anyone looking a fun time with tacos in the Brickell area.

    Pork Belltly Tacos
    Jamie L.

    We waited 45 minutes because it was busy well its Saturday and its Miami. There was 7 of us. Drinks frozen sangria. I ordered the pork belly tacos and angry potatoes came along delicious it rained during dinner.

    Brittany S.

    Stopped in for a drink. I ordered a mojito and shared nachos with my friend. My drink was great and I loved the nachos!! I want to go back and try one of the entrees. The staff is very attentive and friendly. I recommend this place.

    Mahi bowl
    W F.

    Absolutely fantastic place in a desert of corporate and city life. This is your oasis for a laid back atmosphere and good times. AJ and his staff bring you great food, drinks and experience. Their new lunch menu is fantastic and the Mahi bowl is my new favorite.

    Guacamole with fresh chips
    Aj B.

    Best bar on earth!! Drinks were a 10. Food was a 10. Staff was 11. Laid back vibes. Dog friendly. Rare find in Brickell.

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    If you want a quick simple meal, this is the place to go. Gotta get the tacos. you definitely need to try a margarita here also

    Nachos
    Maiah F.

    Came here last night for a quick late night dinner. Service was great and speedy, and the food came out very fast. The bowl was a 5/5. Wish there was more cheese on the nachos, but they were still good. It seems like most of the seating is outside, and it's on the main road in Brickell, so we got to watch everything going on on the street. It's a nice casual spot, and I'm excited to go back and try the tacos next time!

    Steak tacos minus all the fixings - my kids are picky

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    8 years ago

    Beer is cold, fish tacos are great and the homemade hot sauce is on point. Friendly staff and a chill place for happy hour.

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    Good happy hour prices and Taco Tuesday specials. Fernando was great!!! Margaritas were nice, food was tasty.

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    5 years ago

    My favorite bar in Brickell. Great food and cocktails all in a relaxing atmosphere. A nice oasis from the hustle and bustle of the city!

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    I was surprised at how yummy the drinks and tacos were. Would recommend to everyone to try the Gateway

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    6 years ago

    Amazing food, super dank. Plus, camillo is the most fire server in the game. If you're able to ask for him as server, highly recommend

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    5 years ago

    Guacamole was phenomenal and the chicken on the tacos was melt in your mouth good! 10/10 would recommend! Especially for taco Tuesday!

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    6 years ago

    Best tacos in Brickell!!!! Service is amazing. Great Happy Hour. Margs always a solid choice.

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    Drinks are great! But the bartender calls you "yo" when the drink is ready & is very rude

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    Great drinks. Super affordable and the vibe is like non other. I def recommend coming in to get your taco and margarita fix.

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    9 years ago

    SoCal tacos were good! We're from the West Coast, so there is a lot to live up too. But the Carnitas was great!

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    Great tacos great drinks and it doesn't hurt that the bartenders are handsome and friendly. Had a great time!

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    The Lasseter - Lit and vibrant bar

    The Lasseter

    4.4(5 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    The Lasseter is one of (I think) two bars within Julia & Henry's, the new food hall in Miami…read more There are a ton of options that look great. I think they fit Miami well, and are slight twists in classic drink options. Our bartender was awesome. She was super knowledgeable and helpful in making recommendations as we decided what to order, and you can tell she really put effort into making sure the drinks were good. The drinks were really good! My only complaint is the price. Of course handcrafted cocktails are expensive, especially in Miami, but wow. The drinks were really small, and had so much ice that they ended up being not very many sips at all. They were definitely good, but the very small size for almost $20 a drink was kind of outrageous.

    Oooooo I'm the first to review and I WISH it could've been 5 stars! No pressure !! :(…read more With such an amazing and innovative decor, dazzling bar and great vibes, my sibling, husband and I knew this was the place to be to enjoy ourselves with some drinks! The bar was lit, poppin' and vibrant. We were waiting by the end of the counter where they checked out other patrons near the sitting area. We were overlooked many times... I locked eyes with one of the bartender and she completely looked away from me.. several times :( took about 15 minutes and we reached our arms out and flagged bartender Reilly. Her greeting and attention was genuine so I was happy to get her. Unfortunately, she got busy and we got the initial lady that ignored us. She was not kind, not attentive and didn't really want to help us - she was very fake. With that being said, we had to remind her of our drinks after 20 minutes of placing the order, in which she responded with an attitude "it's being made. We're busy" -_- -_- :( the attitude was not needed. We watched others that came in before us being served. :( I was completely annoyed and upset. She didn't even bring the drinks to us like the other bartenders were doing, she made us get it. Poor service from this one bartender while the others were happy and servicing their patrons. After our first drinks, I noticed she spoke to her colleague and he came over and asked if we wanted to close out.. . Wtf kicking us out? We said no and he opened a tab. When she noticed we were ordering more, she was a bit more attentive. So wrong. Luckily, the drinks were delicious. Perfect. We did end up coming back to the Lasseter and got a gentleman bartender that was so kind and attentive and made our drinks even better! The attention to detail and love he made in my drinks, so that is why I decided to make make this a 3 stars rather than two. He saved this place. The toilet sitting area is very warm, not very air conditioned properly so expect to be a little warm especially after a couple of sips. It's also the walkway to an actual big restrooms for the whole building. The drinks are VERY pricy but the setting is perfect and makes up for it. Unfortunately, the service was not up to par. Disney priced drinks without the Disney customer service. Do I want to come back? Yes. Am I going to be picky with the vibes coming from the bartender and chose who to go to? Also yes. Hopefully, I can increase the rating.

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    Lost Boy Dry Goods - Old Fashioned

    Lost Boy Dry Goods

    4.2(241 reviews)
    0.7 miDowntown
    $$

    Lost Boys is one of my favorite local bars. I have been coming here for years so long overdue…read morereview. I have been watching the World Cup games here and it has been very fun. I want to say the staff waiting the tables, bar, and kitchen have done an amazing job always friendly even when at times the bar was fully packed they were all troopers and gave amazing service. Our waitress Devon always has a smile on her face and is super tentative. Thank you Devon - me and Dianna love you!

    Overall, Lost Boys is a good neighborhood bar, and I don't think it deserves a bad review, so I'm…read moregiving it four stars. That being said, personally, I don't think I would come back. The biggest thing for me was the overall energy and engagement from the staff. I'm naturally a pretty social and engaged person, especially when I'm sitting at a bar, and I made an effort to interact with the bartenders. I just didn't really feel that same engagement coming back. Nobody was necessarily rude or disrespectful--it just felt disconnected, and the energy was a little strange to me. I also didn't realize until I tried to pay that the bar doesn't accept cash. Maybe that was posted somewhere and I missed it, and once they told me, it wasn't a big deal. But little things like that, combined with the overall interaction, affected the experience. Another thing I didn't realize until receiving my check was that gratuity was already included. I wasn't verbally told about it, and I personally didn't see it disclosed anywhere beforehand. From my understanding, an automatic gratuity or service charge is required to be disclosed to the guest before the purchase, not something they should only discover when they receive the check. Maybe there was a notice somewhere that I missed, so I'm not saying there wasn't one, but I definitely wasn't aware of it. I think that's an important thing for guests to know upfront, especially because someone could easily add another tip without realizing gratuity was already included. Ironically, the one person I genuinely connected with and had a good conversation with was another guest at the bar, not a member of the staff. That interaction actually helped make my time there more enjoyable. For me, hospitality is about more than serving a drink. Especially when someone is clearly open, friendly, and trying to engage, that's an easy opportunity to create a connection and turn a first-time guest into someone who wants to come back. I felt like I gave plenty of opportunities for that interaction, but it just never really happened. I still had a good time because I can have a good time pretty much anywhere, and nothing happened that would make me say Lost Boys is a bad bar. It just didn't feel like the staff cared much about enhancing the experience beyond serving the drinks. So four stars because I respect what the place is and can see why it works as a neighborhood bar. It just didn't give me a reason to come back, and personally, I don't think I would.

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    Bar and indoor seating

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    Over Under - Sour orange pie

    Over Under

    4.1(162 reviews)
    0.7 miDowntown

    Over under has become a favorite spot for me…read more Most Wednesdays, you'll find my bestie and I here for karaoke usually after enough tequila to convince ourselves we sound significantly better than we do. (Also, they do $3 shots) But somewhere along the way, it stopped being just our karaoke spot. It's the place you can walk into on a completely random night, grab a burger and a pile of those heavenly, crispy, perfect, always-fresh fries, catch the oyster special, have a drink at the bar and somehow end up staying much longer than you planned. Nothing about it tries too hard. And maybe that's exactly why everyone loves it. It's a little divey, a little chaotic, always familiar, and somehow it never misses. At this point, we don't really ask "Should we go to Over Under?" We just end up at Over Under. THE RUNDOWN: Go on: Wednesday for karaoke Non-negotiable: Those damn fries The vibe: Your favorite neighborhood dive bar Best for: Random drinks / casual dinner / karaoke that gets progressively less serious Would I go back? See you Wednesday.

    Stopped by Over Under with some friends and had a great time. I ordered the burger, which continues…read moreto be a reliable choice, but honestly it's hard to go wrong with anything on the happy hour menu. Service was friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was on point. FIFA was on, the place had a good crowd, and the music was loud enough to add energy without making conversation impossible. A solid spot to hang out, grab a bite, and catch up with friends.

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    Over Under - Top notch ambiance- bleachers to chill upon, nice dim lighting, music was also a vibe

    Top notch ambiance- bleachers to chill upon, nice dim lighting, music was also a vibe

    Over Under - Cheeseburger

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    Red Phone Booth - Old fashion and dirty martini at the downstairs bar

    Red Phone Booth

    4.8(88 reviews)
    0.1 miBrickell
    $$
    Certified professionals
    Luxury

    If you're looking for a place where the password gets you in, the cocktails keep you there, and the…read morecigars convince you to stay longer than planned, The Red Phone Booth is it. The speakeasy atmosphere is outstanding--walking through the iconic red phone booth feels like stepping into another era, only with much better bourbon. Victoria was an absolute rockstar. She took some fantastic photos of our group (which is no small feat after a couple of perfectly made Manhattans), anticipated everything we needed, and somehow managed to make us feel like regulars on our first visit. Speaking of Manhattans... they're exactly the way we like them: balanced, boozy, and dangerously easy to order "just one more." Pair that with a great cigar, comfortable seating, and an atmosphere that somehow feels both upscale and relaxed, and you've got one of the best spots in Miami to unwind. We came for a drink. We stayed for the cigars. We left wondering if we should install a red phone booth at home. We'll definitely be back--and hopefully Victoria will still be there to remind us that "one more Manhattan" is always a questionable life decision.

    I love a cool speakeasy thats suktry and sexy. Place definitely has grown vibes…read more You can go through the black door or do the coolest thing and go thru the actual red Phone booth (choose this option and have your phone ready) The place is flowing with cocktail ambiance. The bartenders here are artist. The menu appears like a vintage book with history about each drink. But listen honey when I tell you these cocktails are Amaze! Just try anything or ask.to be surprised. Remy was our server and he is freaking awesome and has skills. He helped us choose our cocktails cause everything was sounding like a vibe. The food options sound delish and the sliders and pizza seemed to be a hit as we saw that mostly. We were here for drinks though and we stuck to it. Only down fall for us is that we aren't cigar smokers, so the room was filled with it as we didn't know its a cigar lounge as well, but to each his own. Come drink eat and ber merry!

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    Classic Craft Cocktails

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    Mafia Bar upstairs

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    Miami Sound Bar - Platinum Negroni & piggyback old fashioned

    Miami Sound Bar

    4.1(36 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    Like any Miami-ite, I'm always looking to soak up all the cultural accoutrements the Magic City has…read moreto offer: food trucks, eating halls, sports events, car meet-ups, that one art museum in downtown I forget its name. Anywayssss, when I caught the winds that there was a new sound bar in downtown, I NEEDED to be there. The concept of the sound bar is some type of Asian thing, I don't really know. But where in Asia there might be a few monks sitting around in silence listening to gongs or whatever, Miami goes BIG! Finding parking in downtown Miami on a Saturday is virtually impossible unless you bribe a valet servant with cash. So that's what I did. My ladyfriend and I arrived early to the sound bar, and there was already a hearty swarm of brodents and thots lined up to get in. Some crack head outside was shouting about IPA's. I told the door servant that I knew the DJ or something like that, and he let us right in. Once inside, the bar has that edgy big city, small hallway type of vibe. You could barely stand around in there, let alone get to the bar to order a drink. The mix of flapping gums and mixologists concocting cocktails made for a cacophonous distraction from the actual "music" we were there to "listen" to. My ladyfriend and I ducked out across the street to Black Market Miami Bar where the game was on and you could actually order a drink that didn't cost $50+. After a few libations, we headed back to Miami Sound Machine Bar (they need to put 'Miami' in every bar's name down here in case you forget where you are). There was a weird looking guy playing depressing vinyls with singing in different languages. I was more in the mood for something upbeat and groovy like salsa or merengue that I could dance to with my girls. Although I did hear the 12" Andrew Weatherall remix of Happy Mondays "Hallelujah" at some point, a staple at the Haçienda nightclub in Manchester - an institution that shook the music world and changed club culture forever. The head servant at the bar looked like Nirvana (yes, one man looking like a whole band). He was jaded and rude. I don't blame him! As the night wore on, the crowd got larger and more deplorable, and the room got smaller and smaller. I got stuck in an awkward conversation waiting to use the bathroom. I don't think sound bars are for me. Pros: The bar across the street had really fair drink prices, and the servants are polite and efficient. Cons: the ratchet yuppies that inhabit Miami's nightlife, always on the prowl to ruin a subculture with their tackiness.

    Solid vibes at Miami Sound Bar. We were downtown Miami…read morelast night with a an extra hour so I suggested we stop over to this spot. We got there as it opened. I know it normally books up most nights so I figured if we got early we could snag a couple spots. My plan worked. We had a very nice bartender who got things going. We both got a creative drink from there menu. The DJ arrived the same time as us so he was just getting set. We were there long enough to hear him blend in about 5+ songs. I was digging how he was shaping the set from some chill song to some that had some pep. It was just long enough to know that next time we are done this way I think we will check out the Sound bar again.

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    Miami Sound Bar
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    Rosa Sky - View from Rosa Sky

    Rosa Sky

    4.2(477 reviews)
    0.2 miBrickell

    Rosa Sky is a beautiful rooftop venue. After our group got turned down from another place a few…read moreblocks down, we went here, which was the original plan. The bouncers outside were nice to us, and the line to get in was not too bad. There is only one elevator going up, but it's just a short ride up. Once we got up, the music is loud, the lights are going, it's dark, and it's packed. All great signs of a solid and popular spot. I don't drink alcohol anymore, but my friends were able to get attention pretty quickly from the bartenders. There was a section there where I felt like I was being packed like sardines, but once we moved we were in comfortable spot. My feet started killing me since I wore heels the whole night, so to my delight, I found out there was an area to sit, and that pretty much saved my feet from falling off. The rooftop is such a vibe. We were able to get a section with a table by the balcony railing and see the downtown area in all it's glory with the lights and the Brickell sign in the background. It was thee perfect spot for photos, and we took advantage of it and had our mini photoshoot there on the spot. I was rather surprised that this place started to shut down by 2 am, I had the impression that FL goes until 5 in the morning, but it was no big deal since we were starting to wind our evening down anyways. I am thankful we got to experience going here, it truly made our night special for our bride to be.

    Rosa Sky is a great downtown rooftop. It's a popular spot, so you can either grab a space at the…read morebar or book a table with a $50 per person minimum requirement. ​The drink menu has solid options. The Mule is a standout, and the White Cloud (gin, sake, lime, and yuzu foam) was lovely. For food, the buffalo chicken empanadas were tasty. I'd skip the pork bao buns, as the meat was overcooked, but our server easily swapped them for the hamachi crudo, which was fantastic. ​Service was very pleasant, and the music set a great vibe at the perfect volume. Overall, it is a great rooftop spot that I would recommend.

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    Rosa Sky
    Rosa Sky - Best cocktails.

    Best cocktails.

    Rosa Sky - Best drink I had that night but it's like 90% ice  just like any other Miami bar

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    Best drink I had that night but it's like 90% ice just like any other Miami bar

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