Blue Collar

Not a place you would stumble into unless you had already heard that it's amazing. Parking is scarce but we got a great spot. Our reservation was 530 and by 545 they were full.
We tried lentil soup, artichokes and cornbread as starters and by the time my meal came I was full. It made delicious leftovers. My favorites were the beans and cheese grits.
We will certainly return!

Evan was gracious and gave great recommendations! The jalapeno cornbread, Cuban spring rolls and conch fritters were dynamite! They were home so fast, I didn't get any pics, but a MUST try. The spicy ox tail, dry aged burgers, and lamb Bolognese were delicious. Finished off the meal with homemade key lime pie with fresh made whipped cream. *Chef's kiss* The atmosphere was intimate and we made friends with the couple eating next to us from Pennsylvania. Will definitely return!

UPDATE: 01/13/24 We stopped by here on Saturday after a very heartbreaking visit to a veterinarian about one of our beloved pets. After going thru that, we wanted comfort food! We immediately thought of Blue Collar, who specializes in comfort food, IMHO. This restaurant has been around for several years now. Its popularity never wavers. You see people standing outside in line waiting to get in. Once you are inside, it is packed. It is very small inside, maybe 12 tables plus they have about 10 tables for outdoor seating. All tables are comfortably good sized. They are spread apart, so no one is on top of their neighbor table. It does get loud inside because it is filled with a happy type of people who all love to talk at once. Even though we had just been ugly crying at the vet's, we got used to the volume, and it actually made us calm down quickly, and we were very comfortable and could hear each other easily. Amazing how that happened.

The food was delicious, of course. I had the Braised Lamb Shank with the brown gravy and the Yellow Yukon mashed potatoes. To die for! The meat fell off the bone and kind of melted in my mouth. The brown gravy was like my mother's gravy as I was growing up. They also give you a generous size of crusty bread, which was so good. My daughter had the Spare Ribs with gravy/sauce poured over it and corn on the cob. She loved it! Tasty and melts in your mouth deliciousness. We saved half of our meals for later at dinnertime because we wanted to try the Stuffed Brioche French Toast with fresh fruit. It was awesome! Thick slices, soft middle with a slight crustiness to the crust. Powdered sugar and maple syrup added to the yumminess.

Our server, FOH, was on it at all times. He was friendly, calm, attentive, and professional. No complaints.

Dress casual and comfortable. You will come out of the Blue Collar feeling better.
Parking is wherever you can find it. They are connected to the little blue hotel and share the parking lot, I believe. Street parking is also available...it's Miami.

I saw Blue Collar featured on Diners Dives and Drive ins a year ago and I stored it in my phone to visit. I finally made it! We ended up going on Friday night for dinner and loved it so much that we came back on Saturday afternoon for breakfast. Night one ordered the famous oxtails which were beyond amazing! We also had smaller which was fresh and delightful and the shrimp/grits. I ordered Malbec with my oxtail and that was nice and crisp too. On both days, we received the best service from our waiters. This is definitely a hidden gym. They are supposed to move to a bigger space and I couldn’t be more proud to say that I frequented the original restaurant. Good job everyone!

Incredible food, props to the chef 🙏🏼 service was really slow, ordered 3 dishes and had to wait 30+ mins for each one. Which came out totally separate from one another. But the wait was worth it once we got to taste it. Amazing choices , rich and flavorful.

Great service. Staff is friendly and attentive. Whether it’s lunch or dinner, the food is always good. Spicy Ox Tail os a must try! Love going there for Miami Spice. The entire menu is offered for Miami Spice. Appetizer, entree, dessert and a beer/wine or non-alcoholic beverage is included. GREAT DEAL!!

Another visit dinner:
Back to Blue Collar and the food was excellent. The seating area is simple and small but the food makes up for that. We stopped by for dinner and this time we ordered the brown stew chicken, grilled chicken Sammy sandwich, lamb bolognese, chicken parm. All were excellent. The brown stew chicken was amazing, flavorful and spicy. If you don’t like spicy food avoid this one.
We also ordered the bread pudding which was delicious.

Lunch: The food was fresh and service was good.
The owner/manager personally brought our food to us and ensured we were ok. I had the chicken salad and it was fantastic. The burgers were excellent. The portions weren’t huge but the price point was also reasonable. The area inside is tiny so if you’re ok with smaller places this is the place for a nice meal.

I found this place based on its google review, and it did not disappoint.
Our table was near the kitchen, and we could see the chef in action.
I had the fried snapper with fried veggie rice, which was cooked to perfection.
I loved it, and i recommended this place.

Everything was delicious! Loved the jalapeño cornbread. Went twice in one week. Really enjoyed their Miami Spice menus

This review is another entry in my tour of the places in Florida Guy Fieri has eaten at with his show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. I have a Yelp collection if you want to follow along with my adventures. The show first aired in 2006 and it is on its 44th season of Guy's road trips across America where he highlights some of America's most underrated and delicious local eats.

Blue Collar has been on DDD numerous times. It appeared on the first season, episode 56, All Stacked Up featuring super stacked sandwiches from Miami to Memphis an episode 77, Wings 'n' Things where Guy tried drumsticks and duck. Later on they were on season 19, episode 8, Cross Country Comfort Food when Guy sampled the spicy oxtail. Blue Collar was also featured on season 2, episode 5 of Guilty Pleasures Holy Moly Burgers! and Check Please.

Blue Collar is located in the MiMo neighborhood of Miami, a one mile stretch of mid century modern architecture in Miami that is along Biscayne Boulevard from 54th to 77th streets. Today you will find boutiques, restaurants, and Art Deco motels like The Biscayne which is the home of Blue Collar. Chef and owner Daniel Serfer came to Florida from New York and was inspired to create a casual restaurant serving comfort food with fine dining ingredients that people would want to frequent. Blue Collar opened on January 13, 2011 and has won the Burger Beast Burgie Awards for Best French Fries and twice for Best Restaurant in Miami.

My girlfriend and I talked about coming here for so long. Miami Spice finally provided the catalyst to come. Miami Spice is a discount restaurant program Miami restaurants can participate in that offers three-course meals at top tier restaurants for $30/$35 for lunch/brunch and $45/$60 for dinner. Unfortunately we showed up a little early for the 5:30 dinner service but we entertained ourselves in the area and we were one of the first to arrive back when they reopened. I love that they have free parking long the hotel wall for Blue Collar. Free parking in Miami is like finding a unicorn. I didn't know the restaurant was so small, only 8 tables inside, although they have additional seating under a covered patio out front. The walls are decorated with vintage lunch boxes. I feel lucky we were seated inside without reservations and definitely recommend them. It is such a deal to eat here with the Miami Spice discount. For $45 you get any appetizer from the menu, any main course, any dessert, and wine or beer. You can't beat that deal.

As soon as we sat down the chef sent us complimentary latkes with applesauce. The crisp, hot potato cakes were heavenly but that applesauce took it to a whole new level. Just based on that first taste we knew we were going to have a fantastic dinner. For my meal I ordered the macaroni and cheese, ribs from the daily special, and the chocolate cake for dessert. The creamy macaroni and cheese was wonderful and the fall off the bones ribs were melt in the mouth delicious. The fudgy, moist cake would satisfy any chocoholic and was the perfect sweet ending. My friend donated her glass of wine to me which was exactly what I needed after a stressful night of being awake when the power cut off at 1AM. By the second glass and some amazing food, the stress finally started to drift away. I stuck to the meat but Blue Collar is actually very vegetarian friendly with their four vegetable meal plates. Some people even think the vegetables are the star of the show.

A lot of the Miami Spice restaurant menus restrict you to certain dishes. I really appreciated how Blue Collar allows you to choose anything on the menu. The Miami Spice deal was so much food that I had enough to bring home for an incredible lunch the next day. I have always enjoyed all of the DDD restaurants I have tried but Blue Collar knocked it out of the park. Especially coupled with Miami Spice, this is a deal not to be missed.

Came here for breakfast time with me wife. We were the first people in there, so service was quick, I'm sure its always quick and they are very attentive. I ordered the spicy ox tail and my wife ordered the curry goat. Both our dishes was DELICIOUS! Most definitely will be returning to try other items on the menu.

Food was excellent, very well seasoned and cooked. Server was great, she made great recommendations and was attentive. Only downside was the manager, who was grumpy and served wine like 12 year old.

I wish I could put six stars for this place. Every dish busting with flavors.
Comfort food like you’ve never had before.

Please visit Blue Collar.
Excellent all across the board.
Enjoyed couple of local cold beers on the patio 🍻
Jalapeño cornbread is a must try!
Friday special was a BOGO so opted for the Chicken Parmesan with angel hair pasta & Spare Ribs with corn.
Both were OUTSTANDING 👏🏼
For dessert we were recommended to order heath bar bread pudding and it was DELICIOUS 😋

I highly percent recommend this place, very good and tasty food and prices are very reasonable!
I love my Bahamian server! She's amazing.

Wow - the southern food here is truly out of this world. The flavors of each dish is special and absolutely amazing. My favs were the creole shrimp and the Oxtail. The shrimp had a unique Creole sauce that was sweet, tangy, and so darn tasty! Couples with the cheesy grits, the dish was excellent. The oxtail was cooked to perfection: fall off the bone (usually oxtail is not cooked properly, this was), and with excellent flavor. The bread pudding was okay. Overall, highly recommend this amazing place (I don't think I've had better southern food in Miami).

I’ve been coming to Blue Collar since I was in High School. The staff, the food and the quality is top tier. If your looking for a place to eat some delicious soul food, this is the spot! 100000/10! Don’t miss out!

My boyfriends review:
“Great all around food and best Key Lime Pie I have ever had in Florida, in my life maybe even.”

- Key Lime Pie connoisseur

Quick Review - featured in Dives, Drives, and Diners, the food was not underrated. It is wonderfully delicious and worth every penny. Cost is from 15-30 per person for food, drink, and if you get an appetizer.

Full Review - so much to say. The food is stellar. While there me and a friend had the fried Gouda cheese appetizer and I got the big ragout and they got the dry aged cheeseburger. The fried cheese was perfection with the Gouda smokiness going with the mustard dipping sauce well. The burger got all of the amazing advantage of the dry age in flavor and juiciness. The ragout I had was everything you could wish for. Perfectly cooked pasta paired with a tomato was full of pulled beef and Italian sausage. Nothing we ate here was anything less than amazing. The staff was friendly and helpful. A fair warning though is that parking is very limited in the area and the diner is small. Like 10 tables inside and 8 on a patio small. You may have a wait or feel a bit cramped at peak times. It is worth it though for the food. A+

The Food was awesome, well seasoned, hot and great portions. The service was top of the line. The young lady who served us was friendly, accommodating and funny. The other staff members were cordial and Jovial as well. I could eat there everyday

Went with a buddy after an afternoon of fishing. Did a search of nearby restaurants and decided to try Blue Collar and was glad we did. Open kitchen is always a good sign and the food didn't disappoint. We started with the Cuban sandwich spring rolls which was a nice twist on a hometown standard. My Mahi entree with the homemade French fries and cheese grits was absolutely delicious. My friend was equally impressed with his lentil soup and the big ragout sandwich.