Mango's Tropical Cafe

About the Business

Specialties

The sound of Mango's evolved into Afro-Latin Jazz, Salsa, Merengue, and a Brazilian Explosion,! Employees jumped on the bar to dance, and the customers came pouring in.! Soon the staff, many of whom were artists themselves, helped to establish the rich sensual Latin essence and exciting shows that you see at Mango's Tropical Cafe every day and every night.

History

Established in 1991.

In late 1990, David Wallack began to pursue his new dream - converting the residential Eastern Sun Property into a commercial mixed-use of hotel, retail shops, restaurants and a nightclub named Mango's Tropical Cafe, on Ocean Drive. Both The Eastern Sun Shoppes, and Mango's Tropical Cafe, opened in March 1991. Though an early concept for Mango's was a laid back Caribbean Island Rock and Reggae themed Bar, Miami was changing rapidly, as people from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America came to call Miami home. Mango'sattracted culturally diverse employees and great Latin musicians.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

David W.

Business Owner

David Wallack was born on December 1, 1948, in New York City, the middle child of Ian and Florence Wallack. At age seven, the family moved to Miami Beach, where he grew up with his sisters and cousins roller skating every block of South Beach, hula-hooping and building castles in the sand. As a young college student at the University of Miami, David was drawn to the magical confluence of Artists, Holistic Healers, and Spiritual influences in the heyday of Coconut Grove. He graduated from the University of Miami, with honors, in 1972, and the University of Miami Law School in 1977; after which he became a member of The Florida Bar. He married his college sweetheart and had two children, his daughter, Janna, and his son Joshua.