Boia De

This is a tricky place to review... It's gotten the 1 Michelin star and it's difficult to get reservations because it's so small. As a result, it gets hyped up. It didn't meet my very elevated expectations but the food was delicious and the service was great. Now that I've had a chance to think about it, it's a 4.5/5 star place on Yelp. It's great, but the hype hurts them. We had a party of 4, which is great because it lets you try essentially all of the dishes. We pretty much got everything on the menu. Some dishes that stood out were the -Beef Tartare -Tagliolini Nero (king crab + pasta) -White Truffle Tagliatelle -Sunchoke Caramelle -Lamb ribs fra diavola (good spicy kick!) We liked the pasta dishes more than the lighter and meatier dishes, but the pastas get pretty heavy so you can't get too many. They recommend 2-3 dishes per person, and that's pretty accurate. We got more and we couldn't finish the later dishes. 1 person in our table has Celiac disease and can't eat gluten, and the servers were really good about finding substitute ingredients, separating the things with gluten onto the side, and pointing out each dish that was or wasn't gluten free. We had no issues with it. For dessert, we had the chocolate budino which was really rich and delicious. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. The service stands out. It's not stuffy or snobby. They're just very friendly and down to earth. Afterwards, we went to Walrus Rodeo (their sister restaurant) for a drink, and the server called ahead to make sure they had room for us. That was really nice of them to do.

Appetizers were okay, but the freshly made gluten free pasta pomodoro is out of this world. The squid ink pasta was incredible as well. I'll come to Miami just for their pasta!