Teal Bistro Americano

Bistro-style American dishes on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.

What we had:

We did an appetizer night: pan-seared diver scallops with cauliflower purée, lump crab cake with southwest corn salad and tuna tartare with citrus cucumber and seaweed salad.

The scallop was perhaps the most beautifully-cooked piece of seafood I've ever had. Freaking amazing. I could have eaten a bowl of the velvety, buttery purée, too.

The crab cake was good quality--no real discernable filler--but was bland. The raw fresh corn salad was a real treat.

I could have done without the mayo drizzle on the tuna. Some more of the really light citrus from the salad would have gone nicely.

The tea was horrible.


Décor:

The inside smelled funny, and sat maybe 20, so we ate outside, which was nice.


Service:

Not bad. Our server was obsessed with giving us bev naps.


Overall impressions:

Those scallops were worth going back for alone. Maybe we'll try entrees next time.


Rating:

4 out of 5 salamanders