Page 8 - Boca Exposure - January '20

Page 8, Boca Exposure
Dining Out: Will You Be The Sole ‘Survivor’

In This Mad Max Post-Apocalyptic Eatery?

Rex Baron from the rafters in the old TGIF style. Chicken Pesto Flatbreads, Mushroom Ricotta Toast, Lamb
Town Center Mall The outside patio is definitely an upgrade with Lollipops, or their delicious Frisee with Quinoa Salad.
(Nordstrom Wing) interesting aged metal barrels blasting with fire to help There’s also a great selection of sandwiches. Your pick:
6000 Glades Road accent the ambiance. Shrimp Po’ Boy, Grilled Portobello, or their signature
Boca Raton, FL The Virtual Reality Experience: This virtual Rex Baron Burger.
(561) 447-6993 experience is just now becoming mainstream. For those There’s also plenty of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-
of you who have not studied up on this technology, please free options on the menu.
Food For Thought: First, let me explain. As in Rex Baron, you’ll sit in a swivel The Check Please: In this case there was “no” check.
let me state – this is not a restaurant food review. chair, be given a headset that covers both eyes, handed a In an effort of good marketing these openings are always
That would require that I actually came during normal control joystick, and ask for an experience you want to complimentary. As for Rex Baron, you’re going to love it
restaurant hours and ate a normal full-course meal. In the enjoy off a menu. Within moments you’ll be immersed or hate it. If you like the idea of cooking on lava rocks,
case of Rex Baron, your first introduction is going to be into a 360-degree 3-D visual wonderland. For a couple the opportunity to experience virtual reality, drinking a
an opening party along with a sampling of its menu. dollars a minute you can witness firsthand what it’s like cocktail called the “Flame Thrower,” and even hitting the
To be fair, I’m just one of about a hundred others who to walk in space, climb Mt. Everest, adventure on a safari, links on a golf simulator, then Rex is a marriage made in
survived an evening of what I would label a marriage leap from a plane and dive the ocean floor. an apocalyptic heaven.
of Mad Max and Dave & Busters. I do need to confess The Sampling: As I mentioned above, it’s hard for If you’d rather have a chef cook your prime steak on a
upfront that I’m not an advocate of “theme” restaurants. anyone to review food that’s delivered in small portions grill, believe you might get dizzy utilizing virtual reality
Maybe in Disney World or on a cruise ship I would to an onslaught of partiers. But let me try to give you a headsets, seem confused by this societal collapse décor, or
succumb to its environmental distractions, but in a stand- glimpse of what to expect. As advertised, this might be want a straight up martini with blue cheese stuffed olives,
alone at Town Center the “jury is out.” the “hottest table in town.” Here at Rex Baron you can then this Thunderdome of Mad Max chaos is probably
So, what is it that might make this appetizing be your own chef. Just like a vigilante survivor, you get going to be a doomsday evening out.
Armageddon your next Fury Road stop? It could be the to cook on a 600-million-year-old pink Himalayan salt So, in total fairness I’m not going to rate Rex Baron.
virtual reality lounge or the IV bag-hanging cocktails. block or a lava rock heated to 350 degrees. With an in- This one is solely up to you. Go and experience what the
Have an interest in bejeweled gas masks, and dust-crusted house butcher you’ll experience the finest steaks and local future holds for yourself. If you survive, please report
war gear on mannequin torsos? Want to cook your own seafood. Note: Swordfish and Scallops were excellent. back to me your findings.
food Melting Pot-style, over heated stone? As for starters, enjoy Tuna Tartare (really good!),
If you have an affinity for what’s described above, then
Rex Baron could be for you. It’s certainly different. And
it does deliver an interactive dining experience infused Poet’s Corner:
with what they describe as the “art of food.”
So, put on your war gear and go conquer the art of
First Impressions: Do you remember Da Vinci’s of Ode to a Dinner Dance
survival at this new society in Boca.

Boca? If so, you will still remember most of it on your
return visit. The folks from the Rex Gryphon restaurant By Jerry Yass, a Broken On the promo for tonight was a picture of the Wicked Witch.
group did a clever job of mixing the old and the new. Sound resident. The In the movie she played the part of a son of a b---ch.
They were able to paste together the upscale décor of following was written by “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is the movie’s great song,
the previous owners with a museum filled with dystopian Mr. Yass on Oct. 27, 2019. and it can bring you to tears.
murals, vigilante sculptures, designer leather booths, Tonight is October 27, It belongs to us all, and the lyrics have been a part of our
welder helmets, copper skulls, and prop guns hanging 2019. lives for so many years.
T he Di n ne r Da nc e The Wizard of Oz was the movie that the Wicked Witch
sponsored by the Pap was in.
Corps is the place to be A classic take that was without a trace of sin.
seen. A prize will be awarded to tonight’s costume that has been
The Honorary Chairs are chosen as the best.
Teri and Harvey Polly. The winning one will have passed a rigorous test.
They are entrusted to make this night jolly. Do not forget that for 25 bucks you, too, can enter the game.
It is also the night we call Halloween. Buy a tee shirt and enter the Pap Corps Hall of Fame.
I’m not sure if there has been a selected queen. This passing thought might also be a good idea:
If one has been chosen she cannot be mean. Buy a fabulous raffle and the money will go to fight the
And I for one am anxious for her to be seen. cancer fear.

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