The Plate: Lenox Salad
The Place: Mariposa, Neiman Marcus, Town Center, Boca Raton; 544-2320.
Cost: $18
The Skinny: Neiman Marcus brings its luxury experience to dining with Mariposa.
Once you’re seated, the server greets you w
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The Plate: Shrimp & Grits
The Place: Benny’s on the Beach, Lake Worth Pier, 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth; 582-9001 or www.bennys
onthebeach.com.
Cost: $14.99
The Skinny: At Benny’s, they call the shrimp and grits the chef’s favorite
The Plate: Steak ’n’ Fries
The Place: J. Alexander’s, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 347-9875 or jalexandersholdings.com.
The Price: $25
The Skinny: Members of our circle are not big consumers of steak. But we make an exception for this riff on the class
The Plate: Butter Poached Maine Lobster
The Place: Angle Restaurant, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan; 540-4924 or www.eaupalmbeach.com
The Price: $23
The Skinny: We always joked that we loved a poached egg because it’s better
The Place: Bamboo Fire Café, 149 NE Fourth Ave., Delray Beach; 749-0973.
The Price: $15
The Skinny: The flavors of Bamboo Fire are not for the faint of heart.
We don’t mean that it’s spicy — though owners Donald and Beverly J
The Plate: Lucy’s Chicken Biscuit Oh My!
The Place: Gary Rack’s Fat Rooster, 204 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 266-3642 or www.thefatrooster.com.
The Price: $9
The Skinny: After a morning of newspapering, we were starved — nothing like working with
The Plate: Shrimp Kabob
Where: Two Georges at The Cove, 1754 SE Third Court, Deerfield Beach; 954- 421-9272 or www.twogeorgesrestaurant.com/thecove
The Price: $18.99
The Skinny: We have been craving shrimp lately. Call us prawns in the game of life.
But
The Plate: Chicken Milanese
Where: Mario’s Ocean Ave., 225 Ocean Ave., Lantana; 582-3013
The Price: $16
The Skinny: We were hungry, but it was still more than 80 degrees outside with humidity to match, so we didn’t want to stuff ourselves. What were we
The Plate: Key Lime Cone
The Place: Park Avenue BBQ & Grille, 1198 N. Dixie Highway, Boca Raton; 416-7427 or pabbqgrille.com
The Price: $4.50
The Skinny: We all love Key lime pie, right? After all, eating the tart, creamy confection is one of the perks
The Plate: Chicken Parmigiana
The Place: Josie’s Ristorante, 1602 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach; 364-9601 or josiesristorante.com
The Price: $8.99 (at lunch)
The Skinny: Once again, it was lunchtime and we were starving. Fortunately, Josie’s offered
The Plate: Chicken fried chicken
The Place: Tryst, 4 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 921-0201 or trystdelray.com
The Price: $15
The Details: Our cardiologist will thank us not to order this again.
But our belly tells us otherwise.
After all, what could b
The Plate: Charcoaled Ribs
The Place: Rack’s Downtown Eatery and Tavern, Mizner Park, 402 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 395-1662
The Price: $8 (at happy hour)
The Skinny: We could have embarrassed ourselves mightily gorging on all the goodness from the happy
The Plate: Chicken Tacos
The Place: The Beach Club on the Waterfront, Lake Worth Golf Course, 1 Seventh Ave. N., Lake Worth; 585-8976 or beachclublakeworth.com
The Price: $10.95
The Skinny: If you haven’t been to the Lake Worth golf course, you need to
The Plate: Thai basil sauce with chicken
The Place: Sushi Thai Fusion, 3105 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach
The Price: $10.95
The Skinny: This simple stir-fry dish easily is our favorite Thai menu offering.
We love the blending of scallions, peppers,
The Plate: Chicken Fennel Ravioli
The Place: Café Frankie’s, 640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach; 732-3834 or online www.cafe
frankies.com
The Price: $18.50
The Skinny: We love Café Frankie’s — from the food to the ambience to Frankie himself — a parrot t
The Plate: VegeFi Burger
The Place: BurgerFi, 6 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; 278-9590 or burgerfi.com
The Price: $6.97
The Skinny: I could have asked, “Where’s the beef?”
And I’m sure BurgerFi could have answered with my choice of meaty burgers.
But w
The Plate: Ellie’s Famous Chicken Pot Pie
The Place: Ellie’s 50’s Diner, 2410 N. Federal Highway, Delray Beach; 276-1570 or elliescatering.com.
The Price: $12.97 (served with soup)
The Skinny: Ellie’s offers comfort fare with ’50s flair.
And what could
The Plate: Tsunami Club
The Place: Tsunami Subs, 309 E. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach; 739-8525. Also at 1130 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 808-7103 or www.tsunamisubsandwraps.com.
The Price: $6.85 for a half-sub
The Skinny: It may not look like it,
The Plate: The Country Pulled Chicken Sandwich
The Place: M.E.A.T. (Meat Eatery and Taproom), 980 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 419-2600 or www.meateateryboca.com
The Price: $10
The Skinny: We at The Plate have a message for you, gentle readers:
When d
The Plate: Turkey Philly
The Place: Scully’s Restaurant, 2005 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach; 733-4782 or scullysrestaurant.com
The Price: $7.99
The Skinny: We love the Greek salads at Scully’s, and heaven knows owner Kevin Scully rightfully is pr