Cheen Huaye

Longtime North Miami Beach strip-mall kitchen cooking southern Mexican food — Yucatecan and Poblano dishes rather than the Tex-Mex default. Regulars come for the mole poblano, the enchiladas, and a room that has barely changed in two decades.

What to order

• Mole poblano
• Carne asada
• Arrachera a la Campesina
• Fire roasted tomato salsa

Good for

Know before you go

• Reservable; call ahead for weekend dining
• Located in a nondescript strip mall in North Miami Beach
• Intimate, quiet space that has remained unchanged for decades
• Owner and wife still actively involved in kitchen and service

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• The Best Mexican Restaurants in Miami: Regional Cooking, Mariscos, and the Rooms Worth the Drive

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