Dining in Lauderdale

One night for dinner we drove 20 minutes to the largest outlet mall I have ever seen. Unfortunately we got there too late to do any real shopping (that will happen next year), but we did take Charlie to Rainforest Cafe for dinner. He loves checking out all of the animals. Evy was not as impressed and she was not a fan of the periodic thunder storms.

(Charlie waiting for his dinner) 

(Evy was ready for bed after this wild night!)

Benihana restaurants seem to be everywhere in Florida. We thought about taking Charlie while we were in Coral Gables, but we could not get a reservation...on a Monday night! Lucky for us, there was a Benihana in Lauderdale so we made reservations knowing that Charlie would love to watch the chef prepare our meal at the table. Our dinner was very good and Charlie was completely mesmerized. Once we got home he was pretending to be the chef and toss shrimp into his hat! 

 (Charlie and his chef hat)

 (Yummy dinner)

One night we had dinner at a restaurant that was literally on the beach. Not only were we dining outside and oceanside, but we didn't even need a coat. This was amazing considering it was -20 degrees at home.

(Charlie loves his grilled cheese)

(And hamming it up for the camera)