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🍽️ Travel Review Spring 2025 🌸
MLK (My Little Kitchen) Restaurant 🍳 Miami, Florida
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By Jay Whipple

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Re-published from a previous edition with Updates...

🍽️ This eatery used to be located off Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Northwest Miami, Florida (Liberty City). That now historic street was officially co-named in honor of the Civil Rights Hero ✊🏽 — along Northwest 62^nd Street — on Saturday, November 27, 1982, during a ceremony that included a “walk of remembrance” led by Martin Luther King III 🚶🏾. The walk ended at the park also named in honor of Dr. King at the corner of NW 32^nd Avenue and 62^nd Street 🏞️. A month before the dedication, in mid-October 1982, a demand was made by the committee in charge of the widening and beautification of NW 62^nd Street to add King’s title “Dr.” to the street signs. One of those members was Civic Activist Ms. M. Athalie Range (1915 - 2006) 🏆 of Range Funeral Home. Unlike some cities around our country (like Charlotte, NC), this street is long enough (NW 7^th Ave. to NW 37^th Ave.) to reflect on Dr. King’s life and times, and wide enough to be considered a boulevard. 🚋 There is also a Metrorail station located just one block north along NW 27^th Avenue. 🚆

🔎 I stumbled upon the MLK (My Little Kitchen) Restaurant after being dropped off from a work assignment on Miami Beach 🌊. The sign mentioned something about home-cooked meals 🍽️, and that was enough to pique my interest in planning a visit. My first attempt was not successful because I showed up just after 1 PM ⏳, and they were closed. I thought it was pretty strange, but I decided to plan a second visit during their working hours. It was on a Wednesday 📅, and I had finished a temporary job interview nearby early and decided to walk up the street to their MLK Boulevard location. 🚶🏾 The house was nearly full, and more patrons were pulling in as I entered and grabbed a seat at the counter. The staff was down-home as expected, and I could tell that most of their customers were regulars as they were greeted by name. 😊

✨ The dining area was clean 🧼, and the walls were plastered with posters and artifacts from the area, suggesting that they were actively involved in their community 🏡. Their menu consisted mainly of seafood items 🦞, which I did not order because it was not Friday 🗓️. Fortunately, they were still serving breakfast 🍳, so I went with the liver and onions 🥩 with scrambled eggs 🥚 and grits 🌽. My order took about 20 minutes ⏳ to materialize, which is not bad considering the huge crowd on hand. The grits were okay, though I wasn’t too crazy about the gravy they put on them, which was a first for me. My scrambled eggs were good, but the star of the show ⭐ was the liver and onions, which were incredibly tender, tasty, and delicious 😋. Very few cooks can properly prepare liver, but they nailed it!

💰 My total came to $6.99, which is quite reasonable for a full breakfast — and there was no tax. Yea! 🎉 A great meal at a great price is always a win! 🏆 If you ever find yourself in Liberty City, keep an eye out for hidden culinary gems like this one. 🍽️✨

UPDATE! Their new location is 5931 NW 17th Ave, Miami, FL 33142. Find them in CBP's Black Pages Worldwide™!

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