"If you’re well past your beer pong days, Barracuda should be avoided late on Thursday nights when it’s flooded with UM students. But walk by these pink picnic tables on a sunny weekend, and you’ll probably run into acquaintances you sort of knew from high school. Are these new friends? No, so we’re kind of cheating here. But these folks are all grown up, have children with manners (surprisingly), and are here because they too are hoping to run into someone they sort-of-kind-of know. So you should say hi even though the last time you saw them was at Belen's Tombola. But even if you’re new in town or don’t see anyone you recognize, have a seat and order conch fritters and a beer. Someone will inevitably sit across from you and ask to share the table—Barracuda is just that kind of place." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino