ike UK pub names, 1980s Madonna looks, and schizophrenics, Izzy's aims to make seemingly disparate elements cohesive. The fusion trend may have fallen under a comber of tapas restaurants and quick-bite burrito stops, but it never went out to sea (yeah, I'm feeling nautical today). Unabashedly bringing together two seemingly unrelated cuisines, as its name implies Izzy's Cubi Thai brings together Cuban and Thai.

Ensconced in the Sherry Frontenac Hotel on Collins, Izzy's kitchen churns out a variety of dishes from its namesake locales. The beauty of its menu is its food-court style separation. You can order from either the Thai or Cuban card. For example, you can pair an empanada with pad Thai. Incidentally, that doesn't sound bad, does it?

Instead of creating a survey course from either country, Izzy's card is surprisingly extensive. From Cuba, it offers a number of sandwiches, Pechuga de Pollo (grilled chicken breast), Pan con Bistec (grilled steak), Media Noche (ham and Swiss) as well as others, all for under $8 and served with a choice of fries or plantains. Izzy's also has a number of Fidel-pleasing mains, like Picadillo, Bistec Churrasco (char-grilled skirt steak), and a decent variety of chicken and seafood options.

As for Thai meals, Izzy's runs the Thai gamut, hitting all the obligatory stops and adding in some intriguing twists. The aforementioned Pad Thai is joined by a host of noodle options, dumplings, and meat and veg mains.

Though not exactly fusion in the traditional sense -- it's more surprisingly symbiotic dining -- Izzy's does capitalize on an unusual juxtaposition. Ostensibly, the point seems universal placation, but the vague exoticism -- given the Miami location -- should give it a more playful aura than most mélanges (i.e. surf and turf).