Best South American Restaurants in Surfside

Miami has become an incredibly expensive city in recent years, and dining out has gotten much pricier. Since I discovered Chimba, it's a definite yes during the week! Thanks to their many promotions throughout the week, I can visit more than once a week. The lunch specials, amazing happy hour, delicious and reasonably priced drinks, and the best part: the Sound and Tasting experience. Not only is it an amazing experience, but they also have a fantastic vinyl DJ, which gives you the chance to meet a lot of people! My new spot in Miami is definitely CHIMBA.

This place is consistently great. There is a lot of attention to detail, from the time your server greets you and takes your order to the timing of the bread to the dipping steak sauces brought to the table. Even if the servers are running around, you are never rushed nor is your request ignored. Steaks are always perfectly cooked and the price point is very good. The desserts are perfectly proportioned and they never skimp out on the dulce de leche filling in the panqueques ( rolled crepes which are the absolute best option). The outdoor seating it’s quite nice and you don’t feel like you’re sitting right next to a major road. The inside is nice but similar to all Miami - Fort Lauderdale restaurants, the AC is a little bit too high even in January, so bring a light sweater. The cocktails are interesting; good combination of flavors, but i’d appreciate a little bit more of a heavy pour. Overall this place is not to be missed. Although they own several, this Sunny Isles location will impress you!

Great time. The steak was perfect! Drinks were better second round. Service was excellent.

Traveling from San Francisco…on Christmas Eve…. We didn’t even expect to find a restaurant open let alone serving with joy and enthusiasm! Not sure which shined harder…the food or the service! Both were extraordinarily exceptional! We got the tasting menu for a price we would never had expected in an SF restaurant! It was a steal! But our wonderful server informed us we didn’t pick from each course…we got ALL the plates in each course. We were like: uhm…I know we are two decent sized guys but we are not a small army. She said the plates were small! And that is the only complaint I have. She said the plates were small! She lied! Virtually every plate was an entire meal! Sooooo much food. And all of it so good, we couldn’t stop eating! It was crazy! And it was all for a fraction of the cost of a comparable meal in San Francisco! One of the top 3 restaurants of my life!

Dinner after intercontinental flight with some small bites