Temple Road Eatery, within the coronary heart of Ft. Lauderdale, has been a neighborhood favourite since 2014, mixing Asian-inspired flavors with a Latin twist. Cooks Diego Ng and Alex Kuk have created a comfortable vibey spot celebrated for its ingenious tackle consolation meals, that includes dumplings, bao buns, rice bowls, and world avenue meals with an area aptitude.
How did Temple Road Eatery make it on my radar? A burger, cheesesteak, and sizzling canine are on the menu, which all fall beneath the prerequisite Burger Beast consolation meals necessities.
If there’s a sizzling canine menu, I can’t go it up. Temple Road Eatery has the Chino Latino Scorching Canine: a beef hotdog glazed in teriyaki, kimchi, cilantro mayo, gochujang cream, potato sticks, and fried shallots. Kimchi and I usually are not pals, however it labored for me on this cylindrical meat surroundings. Let’s discuss a Chino Latino Corn Canine. I’m simply kidding…however possibly not. Can I get a elevate of fingers?
There’s a Bulgogi Cheesesteaok on the Temple Road Eatery menu, and I used to be right here for it. We’re speaking about shaved Korean bulgogi beef, sauteed carrot, onion, scallion, and provolone cheese on a sub roll. This fella is so freakin’ good that I made a decision proper right here and proper now that I need to create the Finest Cheesesteaks in Broward County listicle, and this right here creation is the primary one on the checklist.
Consolation Meals Darlings
It would appear to be we ordered all this over a collection of lunches at Temple Road Eatery, however that is unfaithful. Marcela was distracted their store space, so I took benefit, returned to the counter, and went for a spherical two. She purchased their Two Completely satisfied Buddha’s Chino Latino Crisp, which she adores. Sure, not loves, however adores.
Spherical two appeared like this: Crispy Chasu, Crispy Rooster Wings, and Frita Dumplings. The 12-hour soy braised *kakuni crispy pork stomach sat on a mattress of inexperienced issues I don’t look after however fortunately didn’t have an effect on their style. These stunning, flavorful infants may amp the Katsu Burger you’ll examine shortly to a different degree.
*I appeared up kakuni, so that you don’t have it; it’s braised pork stomach.
The crispy curry adobo rubbed wings was a sharing platter, or we grasping meals of us say, you higher hurry up earlier than I eat all of them. After I dipped my pinkie within the Asian buffalo sauce to check the waters, it rained buffalo all around the wings since Marcela can’t be trusted round sauces.
I see the phrase Frita, and my thoughts goes spinning. Any point out of South Florida’s regional specialty burger, the Frita Cubana, does that to me. The crispy dumplings are full of home made chorizo and sit on their chino latino chili crisp and people *dreadful canned potato sticks. A Frita Cubana they aren’t, however they go the scrumptious check with flying colours.
Burgers Towards My Burger Beliefs
It pains me to say this trigger this Katsu Bao Burger goes towards a lot of my burger beliefs. Temple Road Eatery nailed it!
A lot in order that this burger cannot go Go and cannot accumulate $200…it’s going straight to my Finest Burgers in Broward checklist.
Katsu Burger: A Japanese panko-crusted burger patty, Asian slaw, pineapple slice, tonkatsu sauce, and Kewpie mayo on a Bao burger bun. It was additionally one of many Finest Issues I Ate in 2023.
Final However Not Least
My ordering of the Ube Latte was an unintentional mistake. Marcela talked about wanting one thing to drink on her option to the restroom. She meant one thing extra conventional, like a beer or tender drink, however she completely loved it.
I haven’t caught on to that purple tuber motion but, however I’m headed that means. Masa Craft has a killer Ube Tres Leches for those who wanna proceed exploring the rising Ube revolution.
For those who can’t make it to Ft. Lauderdale, there’s a second Temple Road Eatery on the Baoshi Meals Corridor + Bar in Pembroke Pines. It’s an exquisite spot with Asian bites galore.
Temple Road Eatery
416 N Federal Freeway
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(754) 701-0976
Web site – https://www.templestreeteatery.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/templestreeteatery
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Monday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
*Why did I consult with the identical potato sticks from the Chino Latino Scorching Canine as dreadful canned potato sticks on the Frita Dumplings? In my world, genuine Frita Cubana-impressed sandwiches and dishes ought to use housemade crispy julienne potatoes.