Look at all that food for the taking! See Morrison’s, Biscayne, old Miami cafeterias
Jeff Kleinman
·2 min read
You can use a hot meal right now.
Main course, a couple of sides, a slice of pie. Just help yourself to the dessert and point to the turkey or Salisbury steak that’s beckoning from behind the glass. Remember to ask for extra gravy.
There aren’t many cafeterias left in South Florida. A few hospitals have them. Schools, of course. And a lone Piccadilly in South Broward after the chain cut back its presence in Florida.
Gone are Morrison’s, Biscayne, Polly Davis and all those cafeterias in South Beach that lured old people every day.
Henry Dreyfuss, a server, at the steam table in the Concord Cafeteria in 1982. Michel duCille/Miami Herald File
Harold Griffin, captain of the waiters at Biscayne Cafeteria. Alan Freund/Miami Herald File
Customers chat with a server at Biscayne Cafeteria. Alan Freund/Miami Herald File
In 1999, server Kim Allen ladles one of 16 side dishes at the grand opening of Piccadilly Cafeteria on University Drive in Davie. Marianne M. Armshaw/Miami Herald File
In 1973, customers peer into the Concord Cafeteria in South Beach while the restaurant was under repairs after a firebombing. Miami Herald File
The cafeterias
The exterior of a new Polly Davis Cafeteria will open in Hollywood. The chain also had restaurants in Miami, Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale. Miami Herald File
The interior of a new Polly Davis Cafeteria in Hollywood in 1954. Miami Herald File
The Biscayne Cafeteria was popular gathering spot on Northeast Second Avenue in Miami Shores. Miami Herald File
In 1983, the exterior of the Concord Cafeteria in South Beach. Battle Vaughan/Miami Herald File
In 1982, the Concord Cafeteria in South Beach. Bruce Gilbert/Miami Herald File
In 1980, Biscayne Cafeteria, which had locations in Miami and Coral Gables. Alan Freund/Miami Herald File
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