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Sandwiches seem enormous, but its just so much bread.

Sandwich Qbano on First Street and Washington Avenue, is one of many. The Colombian chain serves casual fast food, namely sandwiches. Think of it as a Colombian deli.

Then why is it called Sandwich Qbano, instead of oh, we don't know, Sandwich Paisa maybe? Hell, if we know, but the place seems to be gaining the approval of locals.

Upon a friend's recommendation, we stopped by for a late dinner recently and tried the 14-inch teriyaki chicken sandwich combo, which includes fries and a soft drink. The combo set us back about $13.

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It's tax day. Time to drink and eat.

Every year, that old bromide is bandied about: The only two things certain in this world are death and taxes.

We're not so sure about cheating the IRS or the Grim Reaper (we'd love to do both), but we do know that you can at least have a clever cocktail or a bite to eat.

Whether you're celebrating a nice check from Uncle Sam or plotting an escape to a country without extradition laws, here's a list of the best tax day eats and drinks in Miami.

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Pasha's, the healthy fast food alternative for Mediterranean cuisine, has been serving up waist and wallet-friendly options since 2003. With seven locations now spanning Miami, one can get their fix just about anywhere, from Aventura to Coral Gables. Although all locations offer the same menu, select ones have decided to offer promotional offers.

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- L'Entrecote de Paris: Authentic Steak Frites Coming to Brickell
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Photos by Carla Torres

Downtown still isn't a prime dining destination, yet there's a substantial need among the area's vast working population for good places to eat. So why is it that besides Ceviche 105 and a few other notables, there's not much buzz?

That could be changing with some business owners who saw an opportunity and took it. Three guys from Greece who had the idea to bring an espresso bar to the working nucleus of Miami. Their baby, Freshko Gourmet Espresso Bar, is the first attempt at what they expect to be a franchise.

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- Tikl Closes: Perfecto Mediterranean Restaurant to Open in its Place
- Ceviche House, Florida's First Peruvian Restaurant, Still Around After 30 Years

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The Red Burger

When you think of fast food, you usually think of burgers, fries, hot dogs, pizza, and tacos. Red in Kendall carries most of those items, but it also serves a wide array of options for all types of appetites.

The Mex is a burger topped with jalapeños, pepper jack cheese, pico de gallo, and cilantro sauce made in house. Then there's the Super Crazy Burger, topped with numerous sauces, lettuce, tomato, onion, ham, and cheese. And the Red Burger gets topped with Gorgonzola and bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, and onion. All burgers weigh a half-pound, cost less than $6, and come with fries.

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A couple of weeks ago, the Daily Melt began serving melty cheese concoctions and savory soups to the folks in midtown. The concept is simple -- and superb. After all, regardless of age, race, or income, grilled cheese is everyman's sammie.

Yesterday, Short Order stopped by for lunch to try a bite or two and gauge this new grilled-cheese-lover's paradise. With a menu chock full of provolone, Swiss, bacon, and truffle butter, what's not to love?

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- Free Grilled Cheese at the New Times Daily Melt Meetup This Friday

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Dunkin' Donuts

It's no secret that St. Patrick's Day (March 17) revolves around consuming copious amounts of distilled beverages, but even for the most hardened Irish imbiber, Jameson and Guinness can get old after a while.

So when you want to pay tribute to Irish tradition but you're over the Irish Car Bombs, snap up some seasonal offerings sans booze. McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts, and other fast-food faves are serving special items in tribute to Saint Pat himself.

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- Irish Car Bomb Jell-O Shots for St. Patrick's Day: A Recipe (Photos)

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All photos by Zachary Fagenson

Counter ordering and mostly outdoor seating at Porketta.

Some might criticize Porketta, the porcine-centric Italian restaurant just off Flagler Street, as being too similar to a New York City restaurant with a similar name. Yet Northern Italians for centuries roasted pig-stuffed pig, traditionally with lungs, kidneys, and other offal, wrapped in a crisp skin.

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All photos by Zachary Fagenson

Inside Spice 'N Curry

Jai Mazumddar earned a master's degree in finance from the University of Florida in 2002. He spent more than half decade crunching numbers, mostly as a stockbroker for Continental Securities, which the Securities and Exchange Commission shut down, and later as a financial analyst for a real estate company in Boston.

Today he's bouncing off the walls at Spice 'n Curry, and Indian market on 107th Avenue a few blocks from Florida International University's main campus. We had to follow him from the register, where he was ringing up customers for bags of basmati rice and bunches of fenugreek leaves, to the five-seat counter where he sells three kinds of curries; chicken, mutton and vegetarian. There's also chicken and mutton biryani -- a mixed rice and meat dish -- and chaat, various bite-sized Indian snacks made for sharing, similar to Chinese dim sum.

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Zachary Fagenson

See it? It's there.

Take a drive down 41st Street on Miami Beach and you'll notice something Kosher is afoot. Almost all the eateries and markets in this part of town boast their offerings conform with Kashrut, Jewish dietary laws. On weekends, starting Friday evenings, black-clad Orthodox and Hasidic families take over the sidewalks, conforming with the custom to do no work, and not use cars or any kind of powered devices.

Tucked between a salon and a chocolate factory in an ivy-covered is House of Dog, an all-Kosher eatery offering beer infused hot dogs with an endless array of toppings that made us question whether it is actually possible that it's all Kosher. It is.

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