The following roundup, which will be updated as needed, includes local restaurants offering assistance to the public.<\/p>\n
BROWARD COUNTY<\/p>\n
Ph\u00f3 Bar Vietnamese Cuisine 545\u00b0 B\u00e1nh M\u00ec Caf\u00e9 Minh Do, owner of Ph\u00f3 Bar Vietnamese Cuisine and 545\u00b0 B\u00e1nh M\u00ec Caf\u00e9, wrote on social media<\/a> that he would give away free meals every day \u201cuntil SNAP benefits are restored.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the right thing to do for however long we can maintain it,\u201d Do told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Along with his wife, co-owner Mindy Nguyen, they\u2019ve given away over $8,000 in meals since Sunday.<\/p>\n All three restaurants will offer to-go meals to anyone showing EBT cards between 2 and 6 p.m. each day, and each person present will receive a meal. At Ph\u00f3 Bar, any entree\/ph\u00f3 under $17.50 is eligible, while at 545\u00b0, any b\u00e1nh m\u00ec or noodle\/rice box is available. Guests age 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n Hellenic After temporarily closing earlier this year, Chef Nikol Zarbalas said her Greek restaurant \u2014 formerly Hellenic Republic<\/a> \u2014 plans to reopen its larger, rebranded location on Nov. 8 for take-out orders only before the dining room opens to the public later this month. But SNAP recipients who call the restaurant or direct-message Hellenic on social media<\/a> can schedule meal pick-ups immediately, she said.<\/p>\n Those interested can order any build-your-own pita, salad, bowl or platter, which includes choice of gyro meat, chicken skewers, lamb and salmon alongside rice, vegetables, tzatziki and hummus. The offer is available from noon to 10 p.m. daily.\u00a0After Nov. 8, they can \u201csimply show up\u201d to the restaurant and order without calling, she added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve always offered it to anyone who\u2019s in need in the community, but now that the government is shut down, our efforts are ramping up,\u201d Zarbalas said. \u201cJust come and we\u2019ll feed you.\u201d<\/p>\n Since the government shutdown, Zarbalas said she\u2019s already given away 40 meals to SNAP recipients, along with 280 Thanksgiving meals for those struggling financially ahead of the holiday.<\/p>\n La Empanada Loca The Puerto Rican restaurant on North Dixie Highway is giving away plates of sweet plantains, beef and yellow rice to SNAP recipients and federal government workers furloughed by the shutdown from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. A SNAP\/EBT card or government-issued ID is required, per the restaurant\u2019s social media<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n MaMa YaTai & Donuts This colorful Asian pastry shop will give away free mochi doughnuts to children younger than 15, and the bakery is also running a Buy-One-Get-One sale, per its social media<\/a> accounts, on \u201ceverything in the store \u2014 donuts, Asian pastries, buns, coffee, you name it!.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf you run into a difficult time with this economic chaos or [your] SNAP benefits got cut off, please don\u2019t be shy \u2014 nothing to be embarrassed about.\u201d<\/p>\n The giveaway will be offered daily during normal business hours through Nov. 30<\/a> and operates on the honor system, with no SNAP\/EBT card necessary.<\/p>\n PALM BEACH COUNTY<\/p>\n Subculture Group has partnered with Hospitality Helping Hands in Palm Beach County to offer free meals to families relying on SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n Those who visit one of Subculture\u2019s restaurants or coffee shops<\/a> must bring their SNAP card and ID to receive one meal per family member per day during designated hours, while supplies last. Government workers with suspended paychecks can also receive aid, pending availability.<\/p>\n For information, visit SubcultureSNAP.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Restaurant locations and times:<\/p>\n Dada, 52 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach; 3-5 p.m. Subculture Coffee locations; available 9 a.m.-7 p.m.:<\/p>\n 509 Clematis St., West Palm Beach Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/p>\n Rapper Trick Daddy’s Sunday’s Eatery in Miami Gardens serves up soul food. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel file) Sunday\u2019s Eatery Miami Gardens council member Reggie Leon, in partnership with Sunday\u2019s Eatery owner and rapper Trick Daddy<\/a>, will offer free meals to federal government employees from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Sunday, Nov. 9, the restaurant posted on social media<\/a>. A federal work ID is required to claim one meal per person. The meal will only be served at the Miami Gardens location.<\/p>\n Free meals for restaurant workers<\/p>\n One Fair Wage, a New York nonprofit that advocates for improved tipped wage laws, on Tuesday announced it has created a Service Workers\u2019 SNAP Emergency Fund to \u201cprovide immediate relief to the workers hit hardest: restaurant and service workers, the very people who feed us but too often cannot afford to feed themselves,\u201d according to a news statement.<\/p>\n Restaurant and service workers who rely on SNAP can submit a brief online form at ofwemergencyfund.org<\/a>, and One Fair Wage will verify eligibility and give:<\/p>\n Direct cash assistance for groceries and basic needs
6310 Griffin Road, Davie<\/a>, 954-900-4909; and 10640 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines<\/a>, 954-998-0118; PhoBar.co<\/a><\/p>\n
6461 Stirling Road, Davie<\/a>; 954-581-5048; 545.Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n
10436 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs<\/a>; 954-302-8994; OrderGreekFood.com<\/a><\/p>\n
4820 N. Dixie Highway, Oakland Park; 754-200-6151; LaEmpanadaLoca.com<\/a><\/p>\n
6477 Stirling Road, Davie; 954-916-7369; Snackpass.co<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEl Segundo, 3950 Georgia Ave., West Palm Beach; 3-5 p.m.
\nHowley\u2019s, 4700 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach; 3-5 p.m.
\nHullabaloo, 517 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 3-5 p.m.
\nLost Weekend, 218 Espa\u00f1ola Way, Miami Beach; 5-8 p.m.
\nLost Weekend, 526 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 5-8 p.m.
\nShanghai\u2019d, 519 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 2-5 p.m.
\nTryst, 431 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 3-5 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n437 Plaza Real, Boca Raton
\n302 NE Sixth Ave., Delray Beach
\n107 Front St., Jupiter
\n11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Suite 5090, Palm Beach Gardens<\/p>\n![\"Fried](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tfl-l-trick-daddy-sundays-eatery-01.jpg\")
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\nMIAMI-DADE COUNTY<\/p>\n
18367 NW 27th Ave., Miami Gardens;<\/a> 305-621-9600; SundaysEatery.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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