2. The décor is pure Miami ‘80s movie set.
Everything about Dirty French creates an escape from the world outside, beginning with the neon-filled valet. Inside, Ken Fulk’s design is meticulous, beginning with the bar plastered in jungle wallpaper, palm frond chandeliers, and low-slung cheetah print chairs. It’s pure Miami decadence, where over-the-top tropical meets mirrored walls and golden ceilings, an unapologetic homage to the excess that made the city.
“Everything exudes the Miami tropical Latin playful vibe,” says Torrisi. “It’s a lot of energy. It’s loud. It’s shiny. But it makes sense.”
From the bar, guests are led down a narrow, red-lit hallway as joyful noise grows louder from the dining room at the end. The short walk ends as you step into a big, Moroccan-shingled dining room, where zebra print chairs and low ceilings trap the rooms unyielding energy. Waiters in ruffled shirt tuxedos roam the room, reflected in the mirrors lining the walls under chrome arches. Torrisi says this is Fulk’s crown jewel of Major Food Group’s Miami projects, as its décor does as much – if not more – for the experience as the food.
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