Thorn — Restaurant in South Miami

LOVED the overall vibe and design here! The drink menu is fun and different, and the food is also well thought out, and although not gourmet lol, better than average, & more creative for "bar food". Both are good values. Had the Margherita Pizza and Natty Jack Burger, and very tasty craft cocktails Sunset Dreams & They Call Her Lola! As a Wedding and Event DJ in Miami, and having worked at many high volume bars & clubs, I especially know good service, and here it was indifferent. They were kinda nice, but didn't check in with me at all like ask typical questions like "you need anything, how is everything tasting, need another round" etc. This is an area they can definitely improve on. I would've rated it 5 if this and the parking was better. You have to be careful with the parking around here. IF you park in the garage, your parking is NOT validated, and you pay by app, but have to be on top of how much time you have left. We actually got a $55 parking ticket by missing the meter time by 15 minutes. Seems to me the meter person is watching like a hawk. Was here to catch the cool live band @tremora. Nice lookin, cool crowd! I loved 😍 the overall experience with the exception of the service & parking, and would recommend if you're careful about the parking and maybe you'll get better service. They validate your parking only in the adjacent lots, not the nearby garage. Get informed beforehand. There's also nice outdoor seating, which is more ideal for the non summer months. An added plus is that they're near other cool "brewery" and other entertainment venues, so you can easily do a pub crawl. If you come, hope your service is more attentive and you're careful about...

Had the Bulogi Fries, and Maxwell Burger.

Bulging Fries were good. No complaints.

Maxwell burger was dry. Got it medium-rare but received well done. It's missing something though. It's just bread, butter, burger, fried-cheese, honey. It needed a sauce or something to get rid of the dryness. Maybe some onions, bacon, or just your standard lettuce and tomato. It was missing a "crunch". Maybe make the brisket burgers 1/4 lbs instead and make a combined 1/2 lb smash burger with a smaller fried cheese bites inside with honey. This way you don't get a dry honey taste on just one side of bread with that huge fried cheese that takes away from the flavor of the meat.

Service wasn't great. Bartender tried to help but she was too busy. The wait staff came in around 330 and we got service. Took awhile to get an order in when we arrived at 3 PM. Which may also be my fault for coming early and not going to the bar first. The regulars seemed to know to hit the bar up for food as it was full and the tables were pretty empty 🤔

Maybe I came at the wrong time but all in all the food wasn't great. Could just be that burger specifically for me. I'll come back another day and try...

The ambiance was great, the music was great, the outside seating id great to bring your dogs, but there were some issues with the service. My waitress seemed very preoccupied with everything else but her job. She was too busy socializing and being on her phone. I had another employee who was kind enough to check up on me. Make sure you get the parking validation prior to paying.

Regarding the food:

The chicken wings were great! The Bleu cheese was different, but in a good way, I can compare it to a seasoned Bleu cheese, but it's worth trying out.

The meatballs: The marinara sauce was great, and so was bread. The meatballs gave me dog food vibes. They need work.

The Douglas old fashioned was just ok. They need figure out how to better present that, it seemed very thrown together. (Made by the preoccupied waitress).

I did try a specialty drink they had on the chalkboard ("she's so sweet") still had the bourbon I was looking for but this time better presentation. (Made by someone else).

Over all, if you go with a group or even by yourself, you'll have an enjoyable time. Just hope you get a serve...