Bakehouse Brasserie Miami Spice Scouting Report

What we had: My eyes went immediately to the French grilled cheese sandwich made with brie, tomato and caramelized onions and served with French fries, an indulgent cry from my usual lunchtime salad. But with a kale and roasted beet salad with pears, Montrachet cheese, pistachio and wild honey dijon vinaigrette on the first course, I’d get my leafy greens in, too.

You won’t leave hungry and you’ll definitely get your money’s worth. Portions are generous and I probably would have been satisfied with just the kale salad. The grilled cheese wasn’t quite worth the calories. The cheese-to-bread ratio was off with thickly sliced buttery toast and not enough satisfying ooey-gooey cheese. I only ate half of it (and took the other half to go). It doesn’t appear to be on the regular menu, so perhaps they need a little more time to perfect it.

In a town where good key lime pie is easy to come by, Bakehouse’s was a little too sweet and was served a little too chilled for my taste, which made it hard for me to understand why the merengue started melting almost immediately. The portion is smaller than the standard slice based on my dining companions who ordered it from the regular menu.

Who should go to this venue: Hungry South Beach ladies who lunch who want to try a little bit of everything.

808 First St., South Beach; 305-434-8249; http://bakehousesouthbeach.com

This story was originally published August 22, 2017 at 12:08 AM.