The team behind YOLO is opening a Mediterranean restaurant with Asian flavors at the former Mango’s restaurant site on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.
Naia opens October 22 at 904 East Las Olas Boulevard, with robata skewers, sushi, and a dining room seating more than 200 people. The restaurant comes from The Restaurant People, the Fort Lauderdale hospitality group led by co-founder and CEO Tim Petrillo.
Robata skewers and sushi with a Mediterranean twist
Executive chef Miguel Casanova, whose local résumé aptly includes YOLO, leads the kitchen alongside corporate sushi chef Ped Phommavong. The menu centers on shareable dishes, starting with house-baked sourdough pita and dips like muhammara, spicy feta mousse, and herb labneh.
Additionally, the robata grill offers harissa chicken and Scottish salmon skewers. Small plates include wagyu dumplings and sticky Korean-glazed octopus. Casanova pairs butternut squash carpaccio with yuzu aioli and scallion ash, and serves steak tartare over crispy sofrito rice…