Plantation's Best Restaurants: Enjoy Everything from Casual Eats to Fine Dining

You know it's great pizza when It's delicious with just cheese as a topping! No kidding. This is great New York style pizza at its finest. Grande Pizza Co. has been serving great pizza as well as other Italian dishes, for many years to a faithful following of local residents, visitors and near-by 9-5 workers for many years. Whether you like pizza with just cheese or a grand selection of toppings, or perhaps pasta dishes including the best lasagna anywhere, the friendly staff at any of the five locations are attentive and efficient and friendly. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating is available as well as delivery to your hotel room or home.

Jade Garden Restaurant in Plantation is local favorite and with good reason. Offering dine-in in their comfortable restaurant, quick and efficient take-out or catering, Jade Garden is there for any occasion. With a menu full of everyone's favorite, served for lunch or dinner. Lunch specials are served Monday-Friday 11:30-3:30 and dinner menu is served until 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Try one — or several — of their House Specialties with such enticing names as Teriyaki Tilapia, Peking Style Pork Chop, Jade Gardens Sizzling Chinese Steak or Maine Lobster, just to name a few. Delightful eatery for a quick lunch, a relaxing dining experience for the entire family or even an business lunch.

Well known locally for the incredible Mexican and Spanish fare, La Bamba has three Broward County locations; Fort Lauderdale, Margate and Sunrise. Just blocks from the BB&T Center and Florida's favorite shopping center, Sawgrass Mills Mall, La Bomba in Sunrise offers their time-honored and classic favorites. A full menu of soups/sopas, salads/ensaladas, appetizers/aperitivos, mouth-watering entrees, burgers and sandwiches, burritos, steaks/bistecs and fajitas. And don't forget dessert!. Also available are a list of beers, wines and, of course, Margaritas. Great for a casual lunch or dinner, party or office party or business meeting function, and don't forget you can order for take-out.

Marumi Sushi is a delightful stop for those who truly love sushi and truly authentic Japanese cuisine. With dishes almost too beautiful to eat, this elegant Plantation restaurant seeks the authentic taste of Japan's Izakaya style dishes, and the consistency of fresh, authentic and traditional cuisine in this relaxed atmosphere that keeps their loyal customers coming back. With an enticing list of sushi, sushi saashimi, noodles, Irasshiai-Masel, drinks and desserts,all with reasonable prices, this is what Japanese food enthusiasts search for. With unique specials such as Jumbo Shrimp Shumai, Grilled Hokke Fish, Whole Fish from Japan, Crispy Fried Smelt, Chu-Toro Sashimi and more, this place is ideal for a dinner for two, family outings, business lunch or for just some alone time.

What started as a small food market and winery in 1930's Cuba where locals met to visit and catch up on local news, is now an unassuming but delicious restaurant is an area favorite for authentic Cuban cuisine lovers. All the traditional dishes are available, from ropa vieja to paella, and you'll also find great black beans and rice and terrific medianoches (smaller versions of the ham-and-roast pork Cuban sandwich and originally intended as a midnight snack). For true comfort food appeal, sample the tender pot roast and a serving of plantains. You'll almost think you're in Havana! Dinner reservations not accepted on Fridays and Saturdays.

With the increasing popularity of Middle Eastern food in South Florida, Al Natour, which is conveniently found at the corner of University Drive and Sunrise Boulevard in Plantation, has become a favorite to those new to the cuisine as well as those who know the best when they taste it. Started in 2010, this family-owned eatery caters to those who prefer quality Middle Eastern fare as well as Mediterranean cuisine that is carefully made from only the best ingredients, with every dish made from scratch, and served with a knowledgeable and courteous staff that can guide the novice through their menu to help make the right choice.

A Florida favorite, Bonefish Grill combats the backwoods stigma of seafood restaurants with its hip environs. With four locations in Broward County, the Plantation location is just blocks from the BB&T Center and Sawgrass Mills Mall. Its strong popularity also gives credence to a tasty menu. Fish (you choose from several varieties) is cooked over a wood-fired grill; the smoky flavor is accented with mango-, garlic-, teriyaki and butter-tinged sauces. Mussels, rock shrimp, calamari and lobster also make appearances, and pastas, chicken, steaks and pork round out the options. Choose your favorite cocktail, wine or beer. And don't forget dessert! Waits can be common, so plan accordingly.

Well-known throughout South Florida is The Mustard Seed Bistro. This classic European style cafe has gained much notoriety because of its unmistakably fresh food and unforgettable flavors for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Located in the Plantation Community Plaza at the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Broward Boulevard, The Mustard Seed Bistro welcomes guests with a carefully crafted menu by Chef Tim Boyd. Whether its breakfast with a tempting omelet, lunch with appetizer of Mussels with tomato, garlic and white wine sauce, a fresh Asian Summer salad and a grilled vegetable and goat cheese sandwich, or a relaxing dinner of Crispy Duck with Cherry Gastrique & Creamy Mashed Potatoes, a visit here is always a good one and never the last.