JB Kitchen & Bar

JB Kitchen & Bar

1250 S. Miami Ave

Miami, FL 33130

This is the first negative review that I am writing, there I just went ahead and put it out there.

This place used to be Badrutt's Place, if anyone have been there before there is nothing much have change except they took the upper deck dance floor out. The food was very disappointed as I was when it was Badrutt's Place. The place is nice with the outside sitting area the decor is modern upscale. The music was so loud that you have to shout to have a conversation.

I was there with some good friends on a Friday night and it was busy because New Times had a Tweetup event there in the bar and outside area, but the dining room was empty with only one other table. We ordered drinks and it took a long time for our food to come.

I ordered garlic streamed mussels which was bland and I had to ask for some hot sauce, and the bread that came with it was so burnt that I could not even bite in it and the crust was black. I asked for some fresh bread, and it did not come until I was almost done with the mussels. The manager finally came by and I told him about the bread and he said it's supposed to be that way, my friend put it in his hand and he had a funny look on his face for he realized how burnt the bread was. Well, he left and never came back. Then one of my friends ordered the chef signature dish recommended by the server the seared scallops, it was decent but the bland sour kraut that came with it was horrible since it did not even go together at all. My other friends played it safe, one ordered the cheeseburger and the last dish was the chicken salad; they let me have a taste and it was your average stuff. I definitely would not go back. I actually went to their grand opening a little while ago and it was decent, and I was reluctant to eat dinner there, but my friends were hungry at the New Times Tweetup and they wanted to eat and I figure I would give them another chance. Lesson learn again, always trust my instincts. Happy Eating!