What a great edition to the "Drive" we were finally able to stop in, and I am so glad we made it! Great and Knowledgeable staff , Really fun mixed crowd, and fantastic Tapas and small plates... and did I mention they have "Oysters on the Half Shell" Unbelievable for a wine bar. Thank you 13 Even for bgining your fare to us! WE will be back again, and again.
Review Source:Tonight was my first visit here and I see why it gets all great reviews. Â It is a wonderful neighborhood place. Â I loved the vibe of it and the friendly nature of the patrons. Â The servers/bartenders are amazing - friendly, efficient, and just overall fantastic.
3 of us shared a couple small dishes. Â We had the pear/bleu cheese salad and it was no problem at all that I wanted to substitute the bleu cheese for another kind of cheese - my server was very accommodating with that. Â The salad was delicious! Â It was tossed with a light balsamic dressing and had pears and candied pecans on it - very tasty.
We also had a delicious cheese plate. Â This was plenty for 3 people to share. Â The presentation was very nice. Â Then we also had the caprice salad - it was smaller, but enough for 2 to share if you get something else. Â Everything was unique and good. Â The place is very, very clean with a welcoming and casual decor!
It was a fun night to just relax here with friends and enjoy the place; before we realized it, we had been there for 3 hours. Â I loved it!
So I finally got around to dropping into this new gem on the Drive and I am sooooo glad I did. Â I went with a couple of friends around 8pm on a Sunday. Â There was a nice crowd of people, but not overly crowded. Â Carol (one of the owners) greeted us immediately and made us feel right at home. Â The decor of this place is rustic yet remarkably modern and comfortable and you just feel good here. Â We ordered a great bottle of Malbec from our server David and he was very helpful in answering all of our questions. Â As the menu here is primarily small plates that are meant to be shared, we ordered several and did just that. Â The Pork Belly Watermelon Salad was quite simply delicious...warm crispy chunks of pork with just enough fat on them to make them tasty and the opposing sweetness of the watermelon was the perfect compliment. Â Also very good was the Caramelized Onion/Bacon Flatbread....The Mac and Cheese was very flavorful, although I would have preferred a slightly thicker sauce. Â The only dish that I thought was just so so was the Patatas Bravas which I thought needed a bit less sweetness in the tomato sauce and a tad more heat...but then I am comparing it to the same dish that I ate so many times in southern Spain....for here it is a very good effort.
Food aside, this is a great place to feel welcome. Â Service was prompt, efficient and pleasant, and everyone here seemed genuinely glad that we were there...will definitely return to try the other items on their menu!
Holy smokes was I blown away by the food here! What a lovely little spot with great ambience, service, wines, and last but not least: FOOD! Unfortunately I don't have a menu to quote exactly what I ordered but it was a pear and blue cheese salad and a Macaroni with Brie and another type of cheese that was out of this world! I can't stop thinking about it! I don't live close but will be making the trip up there again to indulge more!
Review Source:Checked this place out over the weekend. So glad we did! Food is great and affordable, beer and wine selection are excellent, servers are very nice and the owners always makes sure to check on you as well. Great experience here and it's noce to have another good FOOD place on the drive that doesn't have the same old bar feel. Great mixed crowd as well! Im sure I will be there many many more times!
Review Source:'Tis a hard state -- Florida, that is (Fort Lauderdale, to be exact) -- to find decent craft beer pubs/eateries. Â Riverside Market is one such place (although it's not in the most convenient locale for me); I hear Laser Wolf is another highly recommended joint, but I haven't been there yet. Â So we stumbled upon this newly-opened pub/tapas bar on Wilton Drive, saw the words "craft beers," and was lured like Ulysses by the Sirens. Â (And, too, with such an ironically dichotomic moniker, "13|Even" (yes, there's a slash in there!), my propensity for such curio couldn't be contained....)
13|Even is a pretty straightforward pub: Â dark interior, "with-it" look (after all, this is Wilton Drive!), L-shaped bar for pulling up a stool and having your nose in the grind of things, as well as several tables (and I thought I saw a banquet) for more intimate gatherings. Â Noise level was definitely on the loud side, but at least there was no cigarette smoke hanging like a stagnant fog in the air. Â We took a couple of seats at the bar, and was greeted by super-friendly barkeep, Carmen -- a gal who's smile would even make the world-weary hopeful...! Â Being newbies, she gave us a rundown of the extensive menu of beers and wines, the various hot and cold tapas, and a bit of chit-chat to give us a welcomed feeling.
Naturally, for us, this place is all about the craft beers, and their selection was tight and (overall) unique. Â (Bravo, I say, to a bar that doesn't serve Bud or Miller on-tap!!!) Â I started with a splendid, icy-cold Left-Hand Milk Stout (dark and rich) that definitely hit-the-spot on a warm evening; my best bud had the Saison. Â Doing the tapas-thang, we chose to start with a four-some that included the zesty lime shrimp and avocado salad ($7), patatas bravas ($5), grilled skirt steak ($8), and empanadas (uno pollo; uno bistec; $6). Â I'll say right off-the-bat, behind those black shuttered doors, Chef Paige (I hope I'm spelling her name correctly) was conjuring up juju like crazy! Â For me, the best was the shrimp/avo salad and the perfectly tenderized skirt steak. Â Empanadas were mighty tasty, too; however, the empanadas are made off-site by a woman in Miami. Â The round two bell rang, and I went with a draft Dogfish IPA. Â For the second round of tapas, we went with the 3-cheese spinach stuffed portabella ($7), and a half-dozen oysters ($9). Â Portabella was cheesy and moist; oysters were fresh and plump. Â Another Milk Stout and a petite key-lime cheese cake dessert put a final exclamation point on this fine evening of imbibing and gastronomy.
And, too, the owner, Nancy -- who, along with her partner, Carol, also own/run New Moon bar -- spent a good deal of time mingling with the patrons and getting to know us, as well. Â Nancy is a fantastic boniface! Â To wrap-up this review, I may be going overboard with the 5-star rating (esp. since it was our first visit); nevertheless, five stars is what I'm gonna give this new kid on the block, and will definitely follow-up with an update real soon.... Â For a change, "13" emphatically eschews anything having to do with bad luck...! Â :D
WOW.  I won't be able to say enough about 13|Even.  We sat at the bar on a early Sunday evening.  I am amazed at he incredible beer selection, both on tap and in bottles.  I am super impressed by the fact that Bud and Miller are not even available on tap.  The sign states craft beer and wine on the window and they truly deliver. As a former head brewer at an Alaskan brewery, I have a propensity toward the bright, fruity Belgium ales and bold, robust porters and stouts.  I started off with the Ommegang Hennepin Saison, followed by a Chimay, and ended with the Left Hand Milk Stout.  Needless to say, I am in heaven right now.  In the mix of the wonderful ales, I added in the skirt steak, patatas bravas w/Fried Quail egg, zesty lime shrimp and avocado salad, oyster on the half shell, three cheese stuffed portabella, one chicken empanadas and  one beef empanadas, ending with the key lime bundt cake.  Carmen was our bar keep for the evening, with a beautiful smile and vibrant energy, she made our evening very special.  Nancy, one of the owners, added her immense knowledge of the beers that she has on stock.  For a truly memorable evening out, stop in and try to find your favorite beer ( or wine, which they have a huge wine list of unique vineyards) and enjoy some incredible tapas at a very reasonable price.  Two thumbs up!
Review Source:Very simply...the place is warm and inviting. Â I recommend sitting at the bar. The staff is so knowledgeable about the wines and beers that you get a great lesson listening to them explain every glass to others sitting at the bar. I have been her twice. Â My favorite wines are crusher a light rose (don't knock it till you try it) and concannon, a fruity red blend. Â I have tried others that I like but these are my favs. Â On to food, my favs in order are: The Mediterranean, the prosciutto and pear Panini and the bruschetta. I have more to try so I will keep you updated. I will be back soon.
Review Source:Possibly I'm the first Yelpite to visit this new boy, or in keeping politically correct I should probably say gay, lesbian, bi, transgender establishment on the block. Â Whatever, I found the crowd to be extraordinarily mixed with a total diversity that I personally liked. It's clearly an establishment catering not just to a singular type or group but to an "ALL" inclusive community. It even has a prominent sign posted to that effect (see my pictures).
I found the crowd, and it was packed, not just cordially friendly but actually friendly with a degree of warmth rarely found on the "Drive" of what some have come to call "Wilting Manors." It's certainly refreshing to get away from that exclusivity of so many area bars being only gay, only lesbian, only straight but never mixed.
Since several of the patrons recognized me as being one of their own, though one mistook me as a lesbian....must have been my long hair and though I have no pelvic certification of proof, I'm not.... however it gave everyone a good laugh including me. Luckily several joined in to give me some bites from  their various  food dishes. To my surprise, especially considering the fact that they have only been open for one week, I found everything I sampled to be particularly tasty, even their Mac & Cheese, which is a dish I generally consider less culinarily challenging or flavorful than would be Alpo on rye.
It's really refreshing, a sort of clean breath of fresh air to see a place like this come along on the drive. Though the "Drive" has always had diversity, it's generally been a somewhat segregated type of diversity.
Right off the bat, I'd love to give them a Four Star, but though I'm generous of heart, I think it's a little too soon for that. After all, we've had so many "flash in the pan" opening and closing operations along this stretch of road I'd prefer to be cautious, even if overly so with any of my recommendations and opinions.
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