Pompano Grill

Pompano Grill Pompano Grill is an intimate Coastal Steakhouse & Prime Seafood destination. We are a small family owned and operated restaurant! Reservations are suggested.
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Owned by Jackie Sampson and led by Executive Chef Ricardo Molinari, we feature Mishima Reserve Wagyu, fresh coastal seafood, curated wines, and refined, welcoming hospitality. We pride ourselves on using the finest ingredients - our fish is fresh - never frozen! We offer a variety of dishes to satisfy any palate - Our specialty is our preparation of fresh locally caught fish, we also offer a varie

ty of chicken & veal dishes, as well as pasta and vegetarian dishes. We cook from the heart and serve all of our guests as if they are family! COVID POLICY
We care a lot about our guests and want you to feel safe and comfortable in our restaurant. As you know, no one is immune or 100% safe from COVID-19, and we are all making personal decisions on what level of risk we are willing to take as we try to live our normal lives. The unfortunate truth is restaurants around the country are being decimated by the pandemic and more than 1/3 will never reopen. Should you choose to dine with us, which we hope is the case, we want you to know we are creating the safest environment we can for both our employees and guests. We are open for business so that we can take care of those who serve you and cook for you. We are not making a profit right now with all of these operating limits, but that is not the goal right now, the goal is to keep our team employed and food on their tables. And regardless of how safe we're working to be - those who do not feel comfortable working here, or dining here, are not forced to come in. Here are the steps we are taking as we run this restaurant during a Global Pandemic

Every day, our staff follows all the CDC guidelines (and beyond) for social distancing, masks (upon request), hand sanitizer, and surface cleaning. We take this very seriously and have ongoing discussions and trainings with our staff

We appreciate your overwhelming support for our restaurant and know that we can make it through this together.

Happy Saturday! 🍷We hope everyone is having a great weekend!Just a quick heads-up... we'll be closed this Tuesday, so th...
07/18/2026

Happy Saturday! 🍷

We hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Just a quick heads-up... we'll be closed this Tuesday, so there will be no El Cheapo Menu next week. (Don't worry... it'll be back soon enough.)

Tonight, Chef Ricardo is featuring beautiful Halibut and Triple Tail, and for our steak lovers, we always have our Mishima Reserve American Wagyu steaks ready to steal the show. 🥩

So... what are your Saturday night plans? If they don't involve great food, a nice bottle of wine, and avoiding the dishes, we may have a better idea. 😉

Reservations are filling up fast—we'd love to see you!

07/17/2026

Tales from a Restaurant Owner…

Episode 18: When Real Life Interrupts Dinner…

One of the funniest assumptions people make is that restaurants have a secret room full of backup staff just waiting for someone to call in sick.

We don’t.

Pompano Grill is an 8-person operation. That’s it. Eight humans—including me—keeping the whole circus running. And yes, I’m here working right alongside them every night.

When one person is out, it’s noticeable. When life throws a bigger curveball—illness, a family emergency, a well-earned vacation, a minor medical procedure, or even a piece of equipment deciding it’s had enough—we don’t have three extra people standing around in matching aprons waiting to jump in.

That’s the reality of a small business.

Trust me, the last thing I want to do is call someone and tell them their anniversary dinner, birthday celebration, or long-awaited date night has to be rescheduled. We know you’ve planned your evening, and those conversations are never easy.

Unfortunately, life doesn’t always check our reservation book before making other plans.

So, with that said, one of those real-life situations has come up. One of our team members will be undergoing a minor medical procedure, and because we’re such a small operation, we’ll need to close on Tuesday next week, with the hope of reopening Wednesday.

That also means El Cheapo will be taking the week off while we focus on getting everyone healthy and back where they belong.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding. We’ll keep everyone updated as we know more.

Thank you for supporting a small, independently owned restaurant where eight people give it everything they’ve got every single day. We can’t wait to get back to doing what we love.
❤️

It's Thursday... you know what that means! 😎Last call for El Cheapo this week!If you've been telling yourself, "We'll go...
07/16/2026

It's Thursday... you know what that means! 😎

Last call for El Cheapo this week!

If you've been telling yourself, "We'll go tomorrow," this is your friendly reminder... tomorrow isn't an option. 😏

Chef Ricardo's summer experiment is only available Tuesday through Thursday, so once tonight is over, El Cheapo disappears until next week.

Of course, our regular menu will still be here Friday and Saturday, doing what it always does. But if you've been craving saffron, burrata, short rib ragĂš, or whatever deliciousness Chef decided to sneak onto El Cheapo this week... tonight's your chance.

See you for dinner... or we'll see you next Tuesday. 😉🍽️

07/16/2026

Notes From a Restaurant Owner…
Troll Edition 🧌

No… not the guy living under the bridge. The one living behind a keyboard.

Last week, a very kind guest wrote an absolutely glowing review of Pompano Grill in one of the local foodie groups. We were reading the comments, smiling, feeling the love…

…and then, right on cue…

The Troll has entered the chat.

“Well, my sister’s brother’s mother’s cousin ate there ten years ago and it sucked.”

Ah yes… because nothing says “I’m contributing to the conversation” quite like dragging up a decade-old, secondhand opinion while everyone else is celebrating someone else’s great experience.

Here’s a wild thought…

If someone says they had an amazing meal, why not just let them have their moment?

Not every compliment requires a rebuttal.
Not every positive post needs a rain cloud.
And not every opinion needs to be shared… especially the borrowed ones.

Remember what your parents probably told you?

If you don’t have anything nice to say…

Well… you know the rest.

After all, opinions are like… you know what.

Everybody has one.

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’re going back to cooking dinner for the people who actually came here. 😉

Tales from the Pastry Chef… (aka Jackie)Episode 1: “What happened to the desserts?”I get asked this almost daily…“What h...
07/15/2026

Tales from the Pastry Chef… (aka Jackie)
Episode 1: “What happened to the desserts?”

I get asked this almost daily…

“What happened to your desserts?”

Nothing happened to them. 😂 The Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée has never left the menu.

It’s the other desserts that change.

One week it’s Hazelnut Crêpe Cake. Then Peanut Butter Pie. Banoffee Toffee Pie. Caramel Turtle Torte. Banana Walnut Cake. Key Lime Pie…

I like to keep things interesting. Mostly because if I had to make the same four desserts every week for the rest of my life, one of us would need therapy.

So if your favorite disappears for a while, don’t panic. It probably just took a little vacation… just like the pastry chef occasionally tries to.

And yes… people keep talking me out of dessert retirement. 😉

It’s Tuesday… you know what that means!! 😎Just a little PSA before everyone starts making dinner plans…Tales from a Rest...
07/14/2026

It’s Tuesday… you know what that means!! 😎

Just a little PSA before everyone starts making dinner plans…

Tales from a Restaurant Owner…
Episode 18: The Invisible Diner

“We’re just getting one El Cheapo.”

“Perfect! And for you?”

“Oh… I’m not eating.”

Fast forward 10 minutes…

“Can we get an extra plate?” 😂😂😂

Friends, we didn’t accidentally create an all-you-can-share special.

El Cheapo is a three-course dinner designed for one guest. That’s how we’re able to offer an upscale meal for $39.

So if your plan is to order one and split it… we already know where this movie ends.

If you really want to share it, we’ve considered adding a $39 sharing fee. 😉

(Kidding… mostly.)

Seriously though, El Cheapo is intended for one guest only. No sharing or split plates.

Help us keep this promotion around by letting it work the way it was intended.

And to the “I’m not eating” guest who somehow ends up eating half the meal… we see you. ❤️

Imagine this...✅ Weekly pay✅ Sundays & Mondays off✅ No drama (we're too busy cooking)We're looking for a part-time line ...
07/11/2026

Imagine this...

✅ Weekly pay
✅ Sundays & Mondays off
✅ No drama (we're too busy cooking)

We're looking for a part-time line cook who can keep up, cook with pride, and be part of a solid team.

Seriously... what are you waiting for? 👇

Tales from a Restaurant Owner…Episode 19: Credit Where Credit Is DueI spend a lot of time on here talking about the rest...
07/11/2026

Tales from a Restaurant Owner…
Episode 19: Credit Where Credit Is Due

I spend a lot of time on here talking about the restaurant…the funny stories…the crazy requests…the wins…and yes, occasionally the things that make me question humanity. 🤣

But every now and then I think it’s important to give credit where it’s belongs.

Take a look at this weekend’s fish special…

Herb Crusted Alaskan Halibut
Parmesan rosemary polenta cake, confit tomatoes & a basil beurre blanc.

This is why I can confidently say Pompano Grill is what it is today.

Not because of fancy marketing.
Not because of gimmicks.
Not because of smoke, sparklers or social media trends.

It’s because every single weekend, Chef Ricardo walks into that kitchen and creates food like this.

I’ve watched him for the last five years obsess over every detail. He’ll change a sauce three times, move something on a plate six times, taste it, walk away, come back and start all over again…because “good enough” has never been good enough for him.

People often tell me, “You have such an amazing restaurant.”

Thank you…I truly appreciate that.

But behind every compliment about the food is one incredibly talented Chef who pours his heart into every plate that leaves that kitchen.

I may be a little biased…

But I think Pompano Grill is incredibly lucky to call Chef Ricardo our own.

Address

110 N Brevard Avenue
Cocoa Beach, FL
32931

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Friday 5pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 5pm - 9pm

Telephone

+13217849005

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