This ‘French’ steakhouse from New York just opened a new spot in Brickell
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Move over, Morton’s. There’s a new steakhouse in town.
Dirty French Steakhouse is the newest restaurant by the New York-based group that brought Miami several over-the-top venues in the last year: Carbone, HaSalon, Sadelle’s and the members-only sushi restaurant ZZ’s Club.
“Think of a dirty martini, something that’s super classic infused with big, bold flavors,” said partner Jeff Zalaznick.
As with Carbone and HaSalon, Dirty French embraces the Major Food Group’s “big night out” mentality with big prices to match. Dirty French, which takes over the spot of the former Morton’s in Brickell, promises the highest quality cuts of steak and seafood dishes in Gordon Gekko-retro ‘80s opulence. Picture zebra-striped dining chairs, leopard print bar stools, gold-leaf ceilings and fuchsia crushed-velvet banquettes.
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The menu centers around steaks au poivre, ranging in price from $36-$54, topped by a market-price ribeye steak for two. But there are plenty of seafood options, from steamed black bass in white wine sauce and blackened snapper to mussels etouffee with crispy rice. There’s even a $25 burger and fries if you want to dress down your plate for the occasion.
“It’s some of the best food we’ve ever made,” Zalaznick said.
This is the fifth promised restaurant from Major Food Group in Miami since 2021, when coronavirus closures in New York City forced the partners to look elsewhere to grow. Zalaznick moved to Miami during the pandemic and enticed his partners, chef Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi to invest in Miami.
They plan to open another five or six restaurants in Miami as soon as the next two years, Zalaznick said, including several in their own upcoming real estate project 888 Brickell.
“We’re off to a big start and have more coming,” he said.
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The restaurants have been well-received by Miami’s be-first dining crowd, regardless of long waits for reservations at Carbone and premium prices at places like Sadelle’s or HaSalon. Perhaps the company’s only faux pas was with HaSalon’s opening, where consulting chef Eyal Shani lamented in an Instagram post that a black bean dish he created for the restaurant was so good he felt “sincere pain over the Cubans who have passed away and have not been privileged to eat this black bean.” He later posted an apology.
Dirty French
Address: 1200 Brickell Ave., Brickell
Hours: 5-11 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday
More info: Dirtyfrench.com
