Date of Last Visit: Sunday, December 21st, 2008

The Victim: Dad

The Damage: $30 or thereabouts

The Background: Bahia Cabana is another one of those sorts of places that my dad takes me to. And I have to admit that I kinda really like it. Even though it's a DUMP. You know how lots of new restaurants put up old license plates in a bid
to appear atmospheric? At Bahia Cabana, this sort of decor isn't faked.
It's actually real.

The hotel/restaurant/bar is located in a Days Inn motel, off a particularly unglamorous stretch of Fort Lauderdale's A1A. But if you can forget the tacky-ness of the decor and if you like Motown (like I do) then this is the place for you.

The Food: Pancakes. And bacon. (The crispy kind.) What you see is what you get. It all looked good and it all tasted good too. God Bless an American breakfast.

The View: Hard to beat, right there off the intracoastal, overlooking the marina. This was the view from our table.

The Verdict: I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Bahia Cabana. And hey, I need to get my dad to London more often. Because he has this way of picking out great restaurants.