Miami's Ten Best Meatballs

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Laine Doss

I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.

Meatballs are so deceptively simple to make: some ground beef, a little egg, and bread crumbs to hold it all together, right? Really good ones also include spices are are left to simmer for hours. Shortcuts are never the answer. In fact, it's best to leave the cooking, along with the Sunday gravy, to Grandma. But if she is too busy playing canasta and golf to cook, here are ten places to get one spicy meatball.

10. The Meatball Joint
Bernie Matz opened the Meatball Joint only a few weeks ago and it gets our vote for the vast selection of meatballs it offers. You can get lamb, turkey, or even a vegetarian option, but we opt for the classic, made with a beef and pork blend ($8 for four), served with a fire-roasted tomato marinara. In other words, there's a ball for every mouth.

9. Prime Italian
How much would you pay for a meatball roughly the size of an infant that comes from some of the finest beef available? Did someone say $30? That's the price of Prime Italian's Kobe meatball. It's brick-oven baked, covered with creamy bufala ricotta and soaked in a rich tomato marinara. Served with garlic bread, it's an expensive overindulgence. But oh, so good.