NEW
**Metronome – PGA Commons, 5090 PGA Blvd. – 775-1919. Casual style
French brasserie with Parisian flair in Palm Beach Gardens. Begin your meal
at a brasserie with a towering plateau de fruits de mer and conclude it with
a perfectly crusted crème brûlée. Traditional favorite,
modestly priced plate of steak and fries — steak frites. Magnifique!
** Solu – 3800 N. Ocean Drive, Singer Island – 340-1795. Newly
opened jewel of a restaurant, situated in the coolly designed Resort at Singer
Island. It serves creative, clever food — think Asia meets the Caribbean
(or the Floribbean, to be more accurate) — in a striking oceanfront space.
Best of all sampled is the coconut curried snapper, a tender piece of fish
in a preparation that had a spice-enhanced island flair. Next best is the pan-roasted
duck breast with the side dish, a wonderful offering of sesame-scented spinach.
**J Alexander – Midtown at the Gardens, 4625 PGA Blvd. – 694-2711.
This newcomer offers a nice variety of American favorites such as burgers and
sandwiches, ribs, steak, seafood, and salads. The prime rib is delicious, cooked
to order and served au jus with a mound of smashed potatoes. The greatest praise
for dessert goes to The Very Best Chocolate Cake featuring a warm slab of moist
chocolate cake topped with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge.
MEXICAN
**Rosa Mexicana – Downtown at the Gardens, PBG- 625-3120. This is not
your typical Mexican restaurant. Entrées are unusual and large enough
to share. Guacamole is prepared tableside and the pomegranate marguerites can’t
be beat!
DIFFERENT
**Melting Pot – 3044 S. Military Trail, Lake Worth -967-1009. Modern
style fondue restaurant where you cook steak, chicken, seafood or veggies in
vegetable broth on skewers. And of course there’s traditional cheese
and chocolate (dark is the best) fondues too. Large portions encourage sharing.
**Café Sapori – 205 Southern Blvd., WPB – 805-7313. Italian
Japanese/Sushi? A crazy idea that works! Good fish knows no nationality. Chef
and owner are both from Bice, Palm Beach so you know the pasta is perfect!
Two favorite fresh pasta offerings are a rich lobster ravioli in a bisque-like
sauce and perfectly textured gnocchi stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes and sausage
in a creamy vodka sauce.
ITALIAN
**Amici – 375 S. County Road, Palm Beach – 832-2799. Traditional
Italian fare, superbly prepared is found in this elegant restaurant. Attentive
service and lots of fun watching all the Palm Beach glitterati.
**Vic and Angelo’s – The Commons East, 4520 PGA Blvd., PBG – 630-9899.
This New York style pizzeria has had mixed reviews. A few residents have considered
it loud, overpriced, understaffed and over-rated. Other found the food delicious
especially the pizza and Sicilian chicken wings and the young swinging crowd
exciting.
**Delfino’s – 185 E. Indiantown Rd. – 743-6414. Real Italian
food (not Italian American). Best in our area, according to some.
**Mamma Leone’s – 7100 Fairway Drive – 694-8184. Casual
Italian fare just around the corner. Pollo Francese is a winner and comes with
soup or salad and a side of pasta. Early Bird specials too.
**Limoncello – 11603 US Highway 1, North Palm Beach – 622-7200.
Generally good food, friendly service, fairly priced. Try the chicken parmesan.
**Giavonni’s - Home Depot Shopping Center on Northlake – 799-7998.
Small, friendly neighborhood Italian eatery with huge portions and excellent
food
from thin crust pizza to lobster tails. Try the chicken cacciatore, eggplant
parmesan or chicken picatta. Good value.
**Brio Tuscan Grill – Gardens Mall – 622-0491. Very good menu
and portion size in the medium price range. Favorites for lunch are the bistecca
salad or mushroom ravioli. For dinner, try the lobster bisque to start and
then the gorgonzola crusted steak or chicken under the brick. Ambiance and
service praised.
**Da Vittorios – 1201 US Highway 1, Crystal Tree Plaza, North Palm Beach – 624-4447.
Excellent version of traditional Italian fare supervised by chef/owner Lanni.
A bit pricey but worth it. The veal marsala, snapper francese and rigatoni
are recommended.
**Positano- 4208 Northlake Blvd., PBG – 775-0083. This restaurant has
excellent value for quality Italian food. The fried calamari comes highly recommended.
**Pronti’s – 1440 10th Street, Lake Park – 842-3457. The
New York pounded pizza, for those who like it thin and crispy, is a winner.
The house red wine is an unexpected winner. Add a crisp, cold salad at the
bargain price of $3.50 to a superb filet mignon steak for a perfect meal.
**Nick’s Tomato Pie – 1697 W. Indiantown Rd., Jupiter – 744-8935.
Good salads, yummy hot bread and excellent inexpensive fare. A long time favorite.
ASIAN
**Thai Grand Palace – 5500 Military Trail, Jupiter – 493-8031.
Great service and presentation of good Thai food.
**Uncle Joe – 4367 Northlake, PBG – 799-9883. Excellent Chinese
cooked to order. The roasted chicken and Grand Marnier shrimp are highly recommended.
They also do take out.
AMERICAN BISTRO
**Palm Beach Grill – 336 Royal Poinciana Way – 835-1077. Great,
friendly service, large drinks, noisy and crowded. Specialties to try are the
Tuna Burger, Kosher Hot Dog, Walt’s Salad and the Sundae for dessert.
** Vintage – 4650 Donald Ross Rd (in new Donald Ross Village), Palm
Beach Gardens – 776-9779. Confortable atmosphere with nice booths inside
and ample outdoor dining too. A bit pricey but wonderful fish dishes that change
frequently. Recommended dishes include the lamb chops, veal chop and some nice
desserts.
**Season’s 52 – 11611 Ellison Wilson Rd., PBG – 625-5852.
New on the scene and gorgeous! Good blending of tastes, moderate to high price
and stunning bar. No dish has more than 450 calories. Try cedar planked salmon.
A little noisy but fun!
**Kokomo’s Island Grill – 6271 PGA Blvd., - 775-0143. Located
in Mirasol Walk shopping plaza, this newcomer has a wide variety of choices.
Any fish is good. Nice ambiance and service. Moderately priced but some mixed
reviews from a few residents.
CONTINENTAL
**Kee Grill -14020 US Highway 1, Juno Beach – 776-1167. Reservations
are taken up to a week in advance and will keep your wait down to a minimum.
The accent is on seafood, but a New York strip steak as good as it gets. The
creamed spinach "Maria" is habit forming, the crab cakes luscious
and the desserts are homemade.
**Gazebo Café – 2151 Alternate A1A, Jupiter – 748-5878.
Probably some of the finest French food in the area. Try the bouillabaisse
or Dover sole.
**Marc’s Chop House – 337 E. Indiantown Rd. – 747-2522.
Special for Two with chicken, beef, veal or fish. Share the same entrée
and get choice of appetizers, salads, dessert and a bottle of red or white
wine. On your own, try dinner at the bar. There’s usually music and a
small dance floor.
**The Bistro – US 1 in Driftwood Plaza, Jupiter – 694-0066. Continental
food in pleasant surroundings. Dover sole is a house specialty.
**Oakwood Grill – 4610 PGA Blvd., PBG-776-5778. Well loved for fish
and meat cooked on open wood fire. Try the Lobster Cobb salad, grilled salmon
or the lamb chops. Ambiance is elegant and service is great!
**The River House Restaurant – 2373 PGA Blvd., PBG – 694-1188.
Well loved favorite now re-opened after major hurricane damage. Nice outside
bar area on the Intracoastal, great salad bar.
MIDDLE EASTERN
**Leila’s -120 South Dixie Highway, WPB – 659-7373. Favorite dishes
are babaganoush appetizer, chicken kabob and the dessert platter. Belly Dancer
on the weekends!
CASUAL
**The Counter – Southern Blvd. 1.5 miles west of Rte. 441 – 792-7577.
A California chain that recently opened its first Florida restaurant in Royal
Palm Beach, offers more than 312,000 combinations of burgers. Choose burgers(veggie,
beef, chicken, turkey) umpteen toppings and luscious sides plus milkshakes
and desserts.
**Thirsty Turtle – 13981US Highway 1, Juno Beach – 627-8991. A
huge favorite for traditional bar food like chicken wings, fried clams and
fresh fish. High quality food in a casual setting. Come early or expect to
wait almost every night of the week.
**McCarthy’s Restaurant and Pub – 187 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta – 744-2383.
Wonderful Irish pub with all the usual specialties.
**Waterway Cafe – 2300 PGA Blvd. – 694-1700. Dine on the deck
overlooking the Intracoastal and the passing yachts. Fabulous conch chowder
and French onion soup. Lunch and vacation in one.
**The French Connection – 12850 US 1, Juno Beach – 626-2262. Casual
dining for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Enjoy dining on salads, soups and wraps
on their outdoor deck.
**Dune Dog Cafe – 775 Alternate Highway A1A, Jupiter – 744-6667.
Local shack with screened porches serving hamburgers, ribs, hot dogs and fabulous
Maine Lobster at very reasonable prices.
**Duffy’s Sports Bar – various locations, one at Oakbrook Square,
US Highway1, NPB – 721-2650. Great burgers and ribs. Noisy and friendly.
SEAFOOD
**Juno Fish House – 13980 US Highway 1 at Donald Ross Road – 626-2636.
Here the emphasis is on fish, from the New England clam chowder for an appetizer
to trout or mahi mahi for the fresh catch of the day, or the Maryland-style
crab cakes, grouper piccata and whole Maine lobster for the entrees. Décor
is nice and not too noisey.
**Bonefish Grill – 11650 US Highway1, NPB – 799-9564. Excellent,
fresh fish, wood fire, well priced and great service. You get to pick sauces
and sides with salad included. Try the Chilean sea bass or the trout. Even
the pork chops get high marks.
**Food Shack – 103 So. US Highway1, Jupiter – 741-3606. Super
casul, wear your flip flops. Specialty fish dishes with Carribbean flavors.
Daily fish bowls are a must or try any fish on salad.
**Captain Charlie’s – 12846 US Highway1, Juno – 624-9924.
Local hangout for the freshest fish, unique recipes and quick and friendly
service.
**Jetty’s – 1075 N. Highway A1A, Jupiter - 743-8166. Overlooking
the Jupiter Lighthouse on the Jupiter Inlet. Great fish and outdoor dining
with a grand view. Moderately priced.
**Spoto’s – PGA Blvd., - 776-9448. Ambiance is pleasantly noisy.
Best oysters around and truly special entrées. Try lobster roll, seared
tuna or the tuna nicoise salad and the great desserts. Efficient, friendly
service.
FRENCH
**Café L’Europe – So. County Rd., Palm Beach -655-4020.
Ambiance and service are 4 star and stellar. Elegant food and gorgeous desserts.
Try the Senegalese soup and their lobster dishes.
**Café Chardonnay – PGA Blvd. and Military Trail – 627-2662.
Continental and a little pricey but great for a special night out. Highly recommended
lamb with black peppercorn sauce. Excellent wines and you can dine at the bar
too. Great for a moderate lunch.
**Le Mistral – US 1, NPB – 622-3009. Upscale French restaurant
with flavors of Provence. Owner/Chef and lovely atmosphere. The duck is a favorite.
**Entre Nous – 940 Park Avenue, Lake Park – 863-5883. Off the
beaten track, intimate restaurant serving inventive and consistently good fare.
Excellent service. Try the pork tenderloin.
**Chez Jean-Pierre – No. County Rod., Palm Beach – 833-1171. Fine
French, eclectic décor, superb menu, excellent service. Try the Beef
Bourguignon
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