Most Augusts in Davie run quiet. School hasn't fully restarted, the rodeo arena is dark between summer performances, and the University Drive corridor moves at its slow-season pace. This one is different. Between August 1 and mid-September, the town is running its first-ever prix-fixe dining program, a new golf simulator lounge is opening above a pizza shop on South University, and the Weekley Brothers rodeo returns to Bergeron Rodeo Grounds on September 12.
For residents, that's a rare piece of scheduling luck. Three separate things worth doing, all clustered inside a six-week window, all within a short drive of one another. Here's how they fit together, and where the smart moves are.
Savor Davie Is a First, and the Price Ladder Tells You Where to Start
The Town of Davie has been circling a downtown dining identity for years. This summer it finally put one on paper. The Town of Davie invites residents and visitors to experience Davie's diverse culinary environment during Savor Davie, the town's first dining program taking place from August 1 through September 15, 2026, with eight participating restaurants offering specially priced, three course meals.
That's the headline. The more useful information is the price structure. Prices vary, and the three-course meals are $35, $45 or $60. Only a handful of restaurants sit at each tier, and the split says a lot about who each spot is trying to reach:
- Geronimos Grill ($35, three courses): features a lively atmosphere while serving up legendary wings, juicy burgers and handcrafted comfort food, at 5810 S. University Drive.
- Black Jack's Rum Bar & Grille ($45): serves Caribbean-inspired grilled meats, and features a unique rum collection with rare finds, bold blends and smooth sippers.
- The Greek Joint Kitchen & Bar ($45): serves Greek food with a modern twist on classic gyros, moussaka, seafood and handcrafted cocktails, 5810 S. University Drive.
- Luc's Seafood & Grille ($45), 5511 S. University Drive.
- Ovivi's ($45): features a lounge that offers a wide variety of dishes containing fresh hand-cut steaks, seafood, hand-made burgers, and more.
- Palace Indian ($45): serves recipes with aromatic spices, offering a menu of flavorful curries, tandoori specialties, biryanis, vegetarian favorites and freshly baked naan.
- Pho Bar ($45): serves pho with a modern aesthetic along with seafood, specialty drinks and a wide variety of appetizers.
Two things are worth noticing. First, most of the ladder is packed at $45, which is the sweet spot for a program like this — cheap enough to try somewhere new without a real gamble, expensive enough that the kitchens have room to send out something ambitious. Second, the geographic center of gravity is the South University Drive stretch around 5500 to 5900, which is exactly the corridor the town has been trying to activate for a decade. If you were going to build a weekend around Savor Davie, that block is where to start.
One practical note. The multi-course meal constitutes the total price charged to customers, and restaurants shall not charge additional fees, surcharges, or upcharges, though taxes, gratuity, and beverages may be charged separately. Menus and full details are posted at davie-fl.gov/SavorDavie.
What Just Opened, and What's About to Open, on the Same Corridor
The dining program isn't happening in isolation. The South University Drive spine has been adding tenants all year, and two of them are relevant to residents right now.
Above Pinza 104, a locally owned concept is moving in. Golf Vault, a new golf simulator lounge from Chris Flores and Gil Martin, is targeting an end of June or July 1 opening at 4900 S. University Drive, Suite 205. The locally owned concept will combine golf simulators, lounge seating, food and drinks, and event space in a roughly 4,000-square-foot second-floor location above Pinza 104. Simulator lounges are one of the few evening formats Davie hasn't really had, and the Pinza pairing is a nice piece of urbanism for a suburb — a second-floor room that borrows foot traffic from the pizza place downstairs.
A little further east on Bridge Way, a bigger footprint arrived last fall. The Restaurant Store has officially opened its newest Florida location in Davie. The new 47,000-square-foot outpost, located at 2750 Bridge Way, Suite 120, sits just off I-595 and the Florida Turnpike and is now open to the public. This one isn't for restaurant-going, it's for the town's operators, but it matters for residents anyway. The Davie opening marks The Restaurant Store's 14th location nationwide and third in Florida, following successful launches in Jacksonville and Orlando. A restaurant supply house of that size doesn't pick Davie unless it thinks the local food scene has room to grow. Read it as a leading indicator.
Bring the two together and the corridor's next twelve months look busier than the last twelve. That's context worth having if you're deciding whether to try somewhere new this month or wait for the fall wave.
The Rodeo Comes Back on September 12
Davie's calendar has a rhythm most Broward towns don't. The Weekley Brothers Davie Pro Rodeo runs a handful of scheduled dates a year, and this year's late-summer performance falls right at the tail end of Savor Davie. June 20th, 2026 – 7:30pm; September 12th, 2026 – 7:30pm; November 13th & 14th, 2026 – 7:30pm | November 15th, 2026 – 2:00pm.
The venue matters as much as the event. For more than 40 years, the Davie Arena at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds, located in the historical western theme downtown district, has served as Davie's main tourist attraction. This indoor/outdoor facility has been building and establishing itself as one of the up and coming multi-cultural locales in South Florida. Originally the center was established as a rodeo arena, but as the need for a more versatile activity increased, the arena expanded to meet the demands for such diverse events as top name concert entertainers, horse shows, dog shows, car shows, air boat shows, specialty shows and industrial shows. The arena sits at 4201 Rodeo Way, a five-minute drive from the Savor Davie restaurant cluster. A September 12 rodeo night with a Greek Joint or Luc's dinner ahead of it is one of the few evenings in the year that feels distinctly Davie and nothing else.
If you've lived here more than a year or two, you already know the rodeo. If you've been meaning to take out-of-town family and never got around to it, September 12 is the last performance before the November two-night run, and the fall dates tend to sell in faster.
The Cooler-Morning Move, Which Almost Nobody Uses in Summer
The other underused piece of the late-summer stack sits on the other side of town. This 101-acre site of Environmentally Sensitive Land is located north of Orange Drive and west of Pine Island Road. The ridge was once the homesite for both the Tequesta and Seminole Indians over the past 5,000 years, and many archaeological sites still exist on this parcel. It also contains the highest point of elevation in Broward County at 29 feet above sea level, and many varieties of wildlife live within its dense and beautiful Live Oak hammocks.
Twenty-nine feet doesn't sound like much until you've walked it. The Live Oak canopy holds a real temperature difference against the open sun of the neighborhood streets, and August mornings are the only time of year the trail actually feels cool underfoot. The Recreational Trail crosses Pine Island Ridge at Southwest 24th Street, North Old Orchard Drive, and South Abiaca Circle, and near Southwest 36th Street. Bicycle riding on the ridge itself is prohibited because of its environmental and archaeological sensitivity. Plan it as a walk, not a ride, and enter from the SW 36th Street side if you want the quietest stretch.
A Stackable Weekend, If You Want the Whole Thing in Two Days
Because the calendar lines up the way it does, one weekend around September 11 to 13 hits all three strands without any driving of consequence:
- Friday evening. Savor Davie dinner at Pho Bar or Palace Indian on South University Drive. Both are $45 for three courses and both sit within a mile of the rodeo grounds you'll use Saturday.
- Saturday morning. Pine Island Ridge Trail from the SW 36th Street access, before 9 a.m. while the Live Oak canopy is still holding overnight air.
- Saturday evening. Weekley Brothers Davie Pro Rodeo, 7:30 p.m. gates at Bergeron Rodeo Grounds. Pair it with an early $35 dinner at Geronimos Grill up the street if you want the full local sequence.
- Sunday. A second Savor Davie meal at whichever restaurant you're most curious about. Program runs through September 15, so Sunday is your last full weekend to use it.
That's a version of Davie you can't get any other six weeks of the year. Worth using.
For residents thinking further ahead, the town's larger events cycle picks back up in the fall. The Town of Davie hosts the 89th Annual Orange Blossom Festival, Parade and Rodeo with a series of family friendly events beginning Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1, 2026, and the annual rodeo takes place both Saturday and Sunday at Bergeron Rodeo Grounds. The next edition rolls around fast.
If you've been in your Davie home a while and are starting to think about what's next, we live and work in this market every week. The Ramona Bautista Team offers complimentary home valuations and exclusive off-market previews for South Florida owners considering a move. Reach out when you're ready, and we'll bring the same attention to your address that we bring to the neighborhood.
