3 January 2014 The Le Tub Saloon – Hollywood, Florida

The Le Tub Saloon – Hollywood, Florida

January 3, 2014 By

 

Le Tub Tables on the Intracoastal

Le Tub Tables on the Intracoastal

Le Tub has been a Hollywood Beach institution for over 35 years and I’d almost forgotten about it until a fellow food blogger, Nathan of Educated Foodie, reminded me of the casual icon.

I moved to South Florida when I was a young teen and Hollywood Beach was where I hung out. Le Tub was well known to all and offered a great, inexpensive meal in a casual setting right on the intracoastal waterway. Not much has changed since I last visited Le Tub about 20 years ago and I loved that about the place.

My Girlfriends at Le Tub

My Girlfriends at Le Tub

The place is tucked away on A1A with no sign to make it easy for tourists to find it. There’s lush foliage making the front entryway even more difficult to locate. Once patrons arrive, they’re met with a maze of nooks and crannies with outdoor tables and seating areas. It’s sort of a mess in the best possible way. The décor is comprised of bric-a-brac and various items found on the ocean shore that came in from the sea.

What I always enjoyed at Le Tub was the juicy burger that became famous when GQ named it the best burger in the nation in 2006. When I visited a few weeks ago, it was still incredible…plainly served with American cheese, tomato, onion and lettuce on a poppy seed bun. The 13-ounce Sirloin Burger ($11.50 with cheese) is charcoaled to perfection and is juicy and beefy. Simple, satisfying and memorable.

 

Let Tub Sirloin Burger

Let Tub Sirloin Burger

The menu is somewhat limited but the Seafood Salad (small $10 and large $17) and the Greek Salad ($11) are solid options. The small seafood salad is a sizeable portion of fresh seafood coated in herb dressing and served on a bed of lettuce. The Greek salad is enough for two guests and features the typical Feta, tomatoes and olives but also green peppers and anchovies and served with a squeeze bottle of dressing that we squirted on everything – delicious.

Le Tub is the perfect unclassy joint where slightly questionable waitresses are friendly enough and where everyone feels right at home. I’ll never let this much time go by before visiting again.

1100 N Ocean Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33019
(954) 921-9425

Cheers,

Veronique

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17 December 2012 Chocolate Turtle Cookies

Chocolate Turtle Cookies

December 17, 2012 By

This over-the-top cookie recipe was shared by my friends Carole and Nathan of Educated Foodie. The recipe was inspired by a cookie recipe from America’s Test Kitchen Holiday Cookies 2010 Special Issue.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, separated, plus 1 egg white
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups pecans, chopped finely
  • 14 soft caramel candies
  • 3 Tbsp. heavy cream

Directions:

  1. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt in a bowl.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg yolk, milk and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Reduce mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture until just combined – do not overmix. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
  3. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. Whisk egg whites in a bowl until frothy.
  5. Place pecans in a bowl.
  6. Roll dough into 1” balls, dip them in the egg whites then roll them in pecans. Place balls 2” apart on prepared baking sheets. Using ½ teaspoon measure, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Bake until set, about 12 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through the baking process.
  7. Microwave caramels and cream in a bowl, stirring occasionally, until smooth – 1 to 2 minutes.
  8. Once cookies are removed from oven, gently re-press existing indentations. Fill each cookie indentation with ½ teaspoon caramel mixture. Cool 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Yields about 2 ½ dozen cookies.

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