little haiti

A visit was made to Adolphe Take Out Restaurant on August 9, 2014 to evaluate the quality of the services provided to the Haitian community in the Little Haiti area. The place is located in a shopping area popularly frequented by many Haitians. This restaurant is one of the tree major restaurants in the area specialized in Haitian food. The other two are: The Bakery Café Restaurant and Park Supermarket - Creole Cuisine.

Parking was not a problem when I came in. I was able to park easily in front of the restaurant. However, that is not usually the case, specially on Saturdays when many people come to the area to shop. As I entered the restaurant, I did not feel very welcomed. The type of smile and courtesy you expect in entering a restaurant was not there. The staff who was present would not initiate any conversation with me. It feels like I was more of a nuisance to them when I arrived.

The place looks relatively clean. I did not notice any hazardous materials neither

I proceed to request what they have available and with an attitude that seems to be against themselves they helped. When I asked if they have a business card to order in the future, they did not have anything like that available. It was not long for me to understand that the people working at the restaurant don't know anything about customer services. They did not seem to care either.

According to other people in the area, Adolphe Take Out restaurant has been in business for a while. It seems to me that the reason it has been able to remain in business is their price. They are also a wholesaler in the food business.

I would not refer someone to Adolphe Take Out restaurant because of their lack of customer skill. The only way I would come to eat at the restaurant is if there is nothing else available in the area

Adolphe Take Out Restaurant in Little Haiti
Address: 215 Ne 82 Street, Miami, FL 33138
305-751-8075

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You will never understand the beauty of Haitian cuisine unless you unveil the mystery of Creole menu in The Bakery Cafe Restaurant located in Little Haiti in Miami. Suppose you have heard a lot and like to taste grilled fish in a Haitian restaurant. However, you will be in the darkness as it is listed there in disguise as "Poisson". Similarly, you love chicken a lot but dare to taste "poul"; so you have to miss the taste of an exquisite delicacy of boiled chicken marinated in sour orange, lemon juice, garlic, scotch bonnet pepper and other seasonings. It is fried crispy before serving. Such list for missing items may be endless: Legim is a wonderful thick vegetable stew at The Bakery Cafe Restaurant in Little Haiti. Gumbo is similar to sausage with enough crab and miniscule shrimp, taso kabrit is goat meat, griot is fried pork chunks and there are many more. Eating at a family-run Haitian restaurant such as The Bakery Cafe Restaurant in Little Haiti may be your life time experience.

The Bakery Cafe Restaurant in Little Haiti
8250 NE 2nd Ave, Miami 33138
(At NE 82nd Terrace)

(305) 751-2331

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Francois Presley who has been working as a security guard in front of Chez Le Bebe Restaurant in Little Haiti was found dead Monday night(December 8, 2014). The testaurant is located on Northeast 54th Street

Police who is investigating the crime has no suspects or motive for the shooting.

The shooting death of 50-year-old Francois Presley, outside the Little Haiti restaurant where he worked, Chez Le Bebe Restaurant, has left the community shaken and his family asking for public assistance to apprehend the person responsible. Presley had been employed to the company for a year, and was found in his uniform, shot dead while sitting in his car. As of yet, the police have no suspects, nor a motive, for Presley's killing, leaving his grieving widow to question why the act was committed.

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Mezanmi, Gade koman Polic nan Miyami ape kale kor yo nan Ti Ayiti. Minm Polic paka kanpe gade rara sa no yo oblije souke kor-a.

Several Police Officers in Little Haiti are dancing to the sound of Rara Lakay

Polic nan Miyami kape danse Rara lakay

There is much to see, do, and experience in the community of Little Haiti. Located in Miami, this town functions as the center of the Haitian Diaspora in Florida and the U.S. Having some of the most colorful businesses, many of which focus on the arts, food, or literature, Little Haiti carries something for everyone while showcasing the best of Haitian culture. The Haiti cultural Center regularly hosts performances of dance and the theater, and restaurants throughout the area that prepare the best of Haitian cuisine.

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Here is a picture Kriz Rara in the streets of little Haiti in Miami Florida.

Kriz Rara Rev Nou Inc. Celebrates Haitian Culture

Kriz Rara Rev Nou, Inc is a Haitian Marching Roots Band that is trending in Little Haiti, Florida, begun one year ago. Kriz Rara, every Saturday night at eight or nine, makes a processional around Little Haiti, playing Haitian folk music.

During the march the band of 13 makes several Salutations to acknowledge the neighborhoods. The parade lasts two hours and 200-plus people have joined the party by the end, where they join a hanging out session.

People Experience High Spirits Traveling with Kriz Rara Rev Nou Inc.

Kriz Rara Rev Nou Inc. is a marching band that has become a Saturday night institution in Little Haiti.

The march/dance starts at Baz for a safe journey. More marchers join as the procession goes block-to-block, and refreshments are available along the way.

The march ends at Baz again where participants are encouraged to hang out, but you need to reserve a chair for the Trip as it is called.

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Here is a picture of the famous Haitian musical band Rara Lakay in little Haiti Miami Florida.

Big Night in Little Haiti is held every third Friday of each month. November's theme was Haitian Roots, part of an eight-day festival, the 31st Miami Book Fair International, hosted by Miami-Dade College's Center for Writing and Literature.

BNLH introduced Lakou Mizik to American audiences. The concert was a pastiche of music styles, influential musicians, and timely social issues, but also traditional music, reinvented for today's audiences. Lakou Mizik has recording spaces in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel.

Rara Music Embodies the Haitian Spirit

Rara, the latest genre of Haitian music, is an electronic dance music format. It is percussion-based using petwo drum rhythms from Africa. Tin horns and cylindrical bamboo trumpets round out the Rara sound.

A popular Rara group called Rara Lakay leads dancers through Little Miami streets during Lent. Other times they hold private events at homes.

The lively Rara sound emerged in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, symbolic of the resiliency of the Haitian spirit.

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Cardinal Chibly Langlois to celebrate Mass in Little Haiti, home to the largest Haitian community in U.S.

Mass in Little Haiti, Miami this year was a special service for all those who attended the November 23 event in what is the largest concentration of Haitians in the United States. This special service was made so by the presence of Haitian Cardinal Chibly Langlois, the Diocese of Les Cayes, Haiti. The yellow T-shirt-clad parishioners came out en masse to see Haiti's first cardinal, the youngest appointed in his batch earlier this year, and the only one not already an archbishop, a title he was honored with shortly after.

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Here is a picture of Notre-Dame D'Haiti in Little Haiti. Stéphane Gilles, Father Réginald Jean-Marie and Dr. Rudy Moïse were involved in the distribution of turkeys on thanksgiving.

Miami Haitian Diaspora Receives 600 Turkeys for Thanksgiving

Haitian General Consul in Miami, Stephane Gilles, participated in dispensing 600-plus turkeys to his countrymen to celebrate Thanksgiving. Father Jean-Marie and Dr. Rudy Moise were present.

The Martelly-Lamothe government and the General Consul are working together to accomplish a policy of solidarity with the Haitian Diaspora.

The distribution occurred at Our Lady Catholic Church in Little Haiti. Gilles is enthusiastic about returning to Haiti so he can help move his people forward economically and socially.

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Here is a tip that Furgerson or any other city having issues with race riot could learn from. Police officers and the Haitian Community as partners. In this picture, two Miami Police Officers are dancing Rara Lakay in Little Haiti.

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Here is a picture of the Cross re-enactment on Good Friday at Notre-Dame Catholic Church in Little Haiti, Miami

How Haitians Celebrate Good Friday

About 80% Haitians follow the Roman Catholic faith. Protestants make up another 16%, 3% practice other religions and 1% Haitians do not follow any religion. Thus, Good Friday is an important day in Haitian calendar. It's customary for Catholics to fast for the day, eating only one full meal that includes fish but absolutely no meat. Although one of the most important parts of the Easter tradition in Haiti is the meal, there are many Haitians who don't eat anything and others only eat bread and water. No one, whether Catholic or Protestant would put red meat on the table on this holy day, because as the myth goes, red meat put on the table would turn into blood. Food is generally served in the noon; people eat rice and fish cooked with white beans and beets root. During dinner time, the boys wander around with their friends, make and fly kites. In some areas, there are contests for the nicest kites or the kites that fly the highest.

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