How many restaurants offer you quality food for a dollar? If you are thinking about the items on the McDonald’s dollar menu or Burger King’s value meals, think again.
100 Montaditos—with locations in Midtown, Miami Beach and South Miami—has made its way into the heart of fine dining with its delicious food and affordable menu.
From the moment you enter the restaurant, 100 Montaditos takes you and your wallet on a vacation to Spain. The vibrant red walls, trendy music playing in the background and wide selection of 100 different one dollar mini sandwiches make room for enjoyment without having to think about the bill.
As if they weren’t cheap enough on a normal day, every Wednesday they have the “Dollarmania” promotion, in which every item on the menu is a dollar—except for salads which are $2.
From their “regular montaditos” selection, I ordered a Spanish omelet with tomato and olive oil; from the “new montaditos” selection, I ordered one with salmon and cream cheese and one with chistorra and arugula.
The Spanish omelet montadito was delicious; the baguette was crunchy and warm, it embraced the omelet lightly, and the tomato gave it the perfect touch of tanginess and freshness the sandwich needed. I accompanied this montadito with Spanish Brava potatoes, which to my dismay, were burnt and cold on the inside.
From my other selections, the salmon montadito and the mozzarella pesto were both extraordinary. The salmon montadito was perfect from end to end; the cream cheese blended perfectly with the salmon and the arugula, enhancing the salmon’s smoked flavor yet reducing the bitterness of the arugula. I also had the best French fries I have ever tasted; the fries were crunchy on the outside and soft and tasty on the inside. They were accompanied by ketchup, brava, mojo picon, and alioli sauces.
100 Montaditos is a must go for anyone living in Miami looking for an affordable and delicious place to eat. It is on the top-ten best restaurants on my list, and its dollar menu most definitely tops McDonalds.
