Where To Go When You Can’t Get Into Carbone
"If you’re willing to commute to Broward, Anthony’s is the Carbone of Fort Lauderdale. Technically Anthony’s has been in Fort Lauderdale since the ‘80s. But new ownership recently did a revamp that could earn a cease and desist letter from actual Carbone (yes, there’s spicy rigatoni). This version of Anthony's has a disorienting mix of genuine and forced nostalgia—which translates through the crowd: Lauderdale baby boomers partying their faces off and millennials looking for a Carbone dupe. And while the food is not as good as Carbone, we actually had a better time here. Anthony’s is an undeniable dinner party thanks to very good martinis and an excellent live band that makes the place come alive by crooning out high-energy classics in the middle of the dining room." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
