Have you tried the latest bite-sized South Florida creation? Time is running out
Two South Florida culinary cornerstones are preparing to retire their newest creation, the Croqueta Popper, after a successful trial month.
This “South Florida Real Unique Find” can be found at all Vicky Bakery locations in Broward County and comes in units of three for $5.99 or five for $8.99.
Stuffed with Flanigan’s rib meat and encased in a crisp shell, the poppers are served with the restaurant’s signature tangy barbecue sauce.
Michael Meyer, owner of the bakery’s East Pembroke Pines location, said the collaboration with Flanigan’s started at the beginning of February.
Meyer says the special is scheduled to wrap up Saturday, Feb. 28, though an extension is not out of the question.
“There are hopefully expectations that, it’ll extend a little while longer,” Meyer told the Pembroke Pines News on Feb. 25. “I can’t put nothing out there, but I’ve heard good reactions towards it for sure.”
The entrepreneurial spirit runs in the Meyer family. His uncle owns the only other Vicky Bakery in Pembroke Pines, located in West Pines.
An empty countertop display case prompted questions about whether the poppers had sold out.
Meyer quickly set the record straight: “They’re fried to order,” he said.
The poppers are available at all Flanigan’s and Vicky Bakery locations across South Florida.
Vicky Bakery began serving its pastries and sandwiches in 1972 from a Cuban family that escaped the country to Miami as political exiles. That small bakery turned into 30 locations across South Florida.
Flanigan’s began as a neighborhood bar in 1959 before transforming into a casual restaurant known for its big portions, hunter green cups and baby back ribs. Today, it has grown into 25 locations across South Florida.
“Its been a good reaction,” Meyer said. “It brought over people who normally wouldn’t come to our location and also from what I’ve heard, it brought people at Flanagan’s that normally wouldn’t go there.”
Customers have returned asking for seconds and for the bakery to continue serving the poppers past month’s end, Meyer said.
