June 4th Grand Opening of the Local @ The Flamingo-Free Food and Open Bar 6-8

**sungal** · 06-03-2010, 02:14 PM

This is an edited version of a Thrillist email I got today..it sounds great, especially for those thinking about living there.

Thrillist Miami
Thursday June 3, 2010

The Local
An eatery inside the Flamingo's party-friendly "campus"
Grand opening party tomorrow, then from 11am to midnight
thereafter: 1500 Bay Rd (Flamingo South Tower); Miami Beach;
305.397.8307

Housed in what used to be the leasing office of the Flamingo
in the south end of South Tower, full-bar-equipped Local
rocks a slick mod/industrial vibe, a pool table, flat
screens, and outdoor seating that looks upon Biscayne Bay
and the property's pool.

The Med/Latin-inspired menu's
lighter fare includes meatballs stuffed with mozz and
covered with marinara on ciabatta; seared tuna with greens,
tropical mango pico de gallo, and lime vinaigrette; and a
salad with a 1/2 wedge of Boston bibb served with tomatoes,
cucumber, and fresh blue cheese topped with warm bacon
vinaigrette called the Wedge Napoleon -- a sound plan, as
dude's small enough to fit just about anywhere. More
meal-ish stuff include paninis (beef carpaccio with
stracchino & arugula; tempura-battered shrimp & homemade
tartar; turkey, brie, and apple butter jam), plus pizza-like
flatbreads including sesame-seared tuna with wasabi goat
cheese; the Black “N” Blue with beef carpaccio, blue cheese,
provolone, and truffle oil; and one with pepperoni, sausage,
'shrooms, and mozz called the Brooklyn, which proponents
will claim is even better than the Manhattan, but only
because they're poor.

The bar's packed full of beers like Anchor Steam, Bass,
Negra Modelo, and Blue Moon, plus cocktails like various
mojitos, caipirinhas, and frozen drinks like Mudslides --
which're just one more reason to be glad you don't have to
pay for half that wash.

The party tomorrow runs from 6-8pm with open bar, free grub,
and tunes by Mark Leventhal.