What Wolfgang Puck is to foodies on the West Coast, Nemo's chef, Michael Schwartz, is to Miami. Hailing from Puck's lauded Chinois in L.A., Schwartz's Pan-Asian cuisine is masterful. Located on the quickly developing South Beach area known as SoFi ("South of Fifth Street"), Nemo is a funky, high-style eatery with an open kitchen and an outdoor courtyard canopied by trees and lined with an eclectic mix of model types, foodies, and Schwartz groupies. Among the reasons to eat in this restaurant, whose name is actually "omen" spelled backward: grilled Indian spiced pork chop; grilled local mahimahi with citrus and grilled sweet onion salad; kimchi glaze, basil and crispy potatoes; and an inspired dessert menu by Hedy Goldsmith that's not for the faint of calories. Seating inside is comfy cozy, but borders on cramped. On Sunday mornings, the open kitchen is converted into a buffet counter for the restaurant's unparalleled brunch. Be prepared for a wait; the crowd tends to spill out onto the street.