{"id":390499,"date":"2026-09-04T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/390499\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:18:10","slug":"red-rooster-restaurant-closes-in-overtown-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/390499\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Rooster restaurant closes in Overtown, Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Co-owners<\/p>\n

Co-owners Michael Simkins and Derek Fleming on the stairs leading up to the pool hall, a photo-worthy spot, at Red Rooster Overtown, which is closing for renovations.<\/p>\n

Pedro Portal<\/p>\n

pportal@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

Red Rooster is taking a break \u2014 and it\u2019s not a short summer pause.<\/p>\n

The famous Miami restaurant, known for its celebration of Overtown history and culture, announced that it will be closing for renovations this fall.<\/p>\n

The closing is temporary, according to the restaurant\u2019s statement in an email, which stressed the need to make \u201cnew investments in the restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The renovation will include \u201cnecessary repairs, renovations and updates designed to enhance the guest experience while preserving the unique character, history and deep connection of the Clyde Killens Pool Hall and its connection to Miami\u2019s historic Overtown community,\u201d the email reported.<\/p>\n

The statement acknowledged Red Rooster\u2019s commitment to paying tribute to Overtown\u2019s unique history, including its Caribbean and Bahamian influence and its musical past, during which the town hosted stars like Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n

\"Charles Charles Page Jr. Executive Chef gets ready to prepare a whole Snapper fish in the kitchen at the Red Rooster restaurant located in the heart of Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have always been more than a restaurant. It was created as a gathering place that celebrates Overtown\u2019s extraordinary cultural legacy through food, music, art and community,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cOur investment represents our continued commitment to that vision and to the neighborhood we are proud to call home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chef Marcus Samuelsson, a James Beard Award winner, opened the original Red Rooster Harlem in 2010. Located at 920 NW Second Ave., Red Rooster Overtown followed in 2020, with a menu designed by Samuelsson and chef Tristan Epps making magic happen in the kitchen. Highlights included fire-roasted wagyu oxtail, served whole with maduros; fried chicken with local sour orange hot honey and amberjack tiradito and griot fried pork chunks with papaya pikliz.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, Red Rooster has always been about more than a restaurant,\u201d Samuelsson told the Miami Herald<\/a> earlier this year. \u201cIt\u2019s about honoring neighborhoods that have shaped culture, music and food in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recently, the restaurant teamed up with University of Miami defensive lineman Justin Scott<\/a> to name a limited-edition burger after the player.<\/p>\n

Red Rooster will reopen, the statement said, in early December, just before the onslaught of tourists arriving for Art Basel, which runs Dec. 4-6. The last day of service is Sept. 6<\/p>\n

\"Co-owners Co-owners Michael Simkins (left) and Derek Fleming at Red Rooster in Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood, which is closing for renovations. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

Connie Ogle loves wine, books and the Miami Heat. Please don\u2019t make her eat a mango.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Co-owners Michael Simkins and Derek Fleming on the stairs leading up to the pool hall, a photo-worthy spot,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-390499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}