Food

Le Petit Café a ‘grand’ find in Dania Beach

BEHIND THE FOOD: Marilyse and Christian LePadellec have operated Le Petit Café in Dania Beach, a storefront French-American restaurant serving traditional fare, for 17 years.
BEHIND THE FOOD: Marilyse and Christian LePadellec have operated Le Petit Café in Dania Beach, a storefront French-American restaurant serving traditional fare, for 17 years.

Le Petit Café in Dania Beach is one of those cozy restaurants that slips under the radar without a good word-of-mouth network like the one that has patrons flocking to this easy-to-miss nook. On our weekend visits, we arrived as crowds of mostly older patrons, a good many French Canadian, finished their sunset dinner specials (an excellent deal at $22.95).

If you go

Place:

Address: 3308 Griffin Rd., Dania Beach

Rating:★ ★ ★  (Very Good)

Contact: 954-967-9912, www.lepetitcafedania.com

Hours: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 4:30-10 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday

Prices: Appetizers $4.95-$8.25, entrees $25.95-$29.95, crepes $8.25-$10.50, desserts $4.95-$9.75, sunset special (4:30-6:30 p.m., three courses plus coffee or tea) $22.95.

FYI: Free lot parking. Reservations recommended weekends. Beer and wine only; corkage $12. MC, VS.

This story was originally published April 11, 2011 at 6:04 AM.

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