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Apocalypse BBQ
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A rundown caddie shack in the middle of Kendall’s Killian Greens golf course is the last place you’d expect to find some of Miami’s best barbecue. But that's just what Apocalypse is making.
There are ribs massaged with a smokey coffee rub and finished with a colada barbecue sauce so strong and sweet they should serve it in those plastic thimble-sized cups. Juicy chicken wings are smoked, fried, and tossed in that same sauce until they glisten like a stage full of oiled bodybuilders. Then there’s the boss burger—one of our favorite burgers in Miami—and skull-shaped pieces of cornbread drizzled in honey and finished with coarse salt. It’s as delicious as it is silly, which is also a great way to describe this place.
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings
photo credit: Cleveland Jennings
Apocalypse (the name comes from the pandemic, which is when it started as a pop-up) has the spirit of a Kendall house party—if everyone invited drove a family SUV and knew the difference between a Roth IRA and 401k. Loud rock songs blare over clumps of golfers dressed in polo shirts and nurses on lunch break. It’s an unpredictable mix of Kendall cliques trying to blow off steam.
They’re all waiting for a table. And you will probably have to wait too if you don’t get there early. The kitchen might run out of a few items even if you do, but the menu is full of winners regardless. If you’re lucky, they’ll whip out a cooler full of free High Life to give to those who’re waiting, which really makes this place feel like a house party thrown by that one guy who’s a genius on the grill. If you don’t feel like waiting, you can also stalk the bar that’s first-come-first-served. And on Wednesdays, they just give those beers away for free even if there is no wait—just ask your server.
We’re glad this Covid pop-up got a second chance at life in the middle of a Kendall golf course. There, it serves as a tasty reminder that life is too short to take too seriously, the best tasting beer is free beer, and remarkable things are sometimes found in the most unexpected of places.
Food Rundown
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Corn Bread
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Boss Burger
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Half Rack Ribs
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