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Dining Out:

This Is One Fish You Don’t Want to Release!

By Alan Serinsky of Bocaire First Impressions: How many times does a restaurant in record time. The standout here was the technical skills of
Country Club. Hungry Al’s love location have to recycle itself to become successful? For the chef to lay a masterful sear on the outside of the salmon.
for food started very young. Lionfish, three times is a charm. Lionfish is number two for The crispness of the outside was balanced with the perfect
Never satisfied with his Mom’s these restaurateurs, with the first located at a hotspot in San translucent medium inside, and was then finished with shaved
dishes, he started to cook his Diego. The restaurant décor has never looked better. Plenty fennel, a slice of orange, and cauliflower. The Tahini (toasted
way through her “Betty Crocker of booths along the inner wall, lots of high-tops for the young ground-hulled seeds paste) sauce helped round out the dish.
Cookbook.” During the years and restless, and a beautiful long bar for you stool sitters. Hungry Al had selected the Grilled Swordfish ($38)
to follow he spent many hours There are a few outside tables if you prefer to hear what your for his main entrée. Here again, Lionfish scored a winner.
working in restaurants, both as server and cook, attending company has to say, or simply glance at the distraction of Delivered at the requested medium temperature with shiitake
cooking classes and traveling the world in an effort to expand Delray sights. mushrooms, baby turnips and then elegantly perched in a
his palette. As a professional writer, Hungry Al offers his Prime Your Taste-Buds: There’s plenty of fish in the sea Dashi broth (liquid created from re-hydrating dried shiitake
perspective on current food trends and guides you through for your starters. Here at the Lionfish they are dropping their mushrooms in water). Yum!
your local restaurant options. lines in all the oceans of the sea. You can choose from cold From The Dessert Cart: I won’t claim there is a
water lobster, rock shrimp, grilled octopus, Japanese sushi/ dedicated pastry chef here at the Lionfish. The choices are
Lionfish Delray sashimi, and specialty rolls. limited and seemed to be carefully selected to be plated
307 E. Atlantic Ave Hungry D, originating from the New England states, easily without the baking oven always set at 350 degrees.
Delray Beach, FL 33483 trapped a dish of the Lobster Carpaccio ($28). These half- You have four selections: Key Lime Pie Bombe ($15) with
(561) 639-8700 dollar shaped slivers of perfectly cooked crustaceans were a basic graham crack crust; a Churro Ice Cream Sandwich
floating in a sherry ponzu broth and simply melted in your ($12); Banana Coconut Cream Pie ($12), and a “Proper” Ice
Food For Thought: I always wonder why it’s so hard mouth. The table also shared the Spicy Tuna Handroll ($23) Cream Sundae for a whopping $15. I have to confess not one
to find a good restaurant when we live in the epic center of that gave us all the thought of returning for just the sushi side of these moved anyone at our table…and certainly not the
seafood. Sure, you can easily find a slab of snapper anywhere, of the menu. The tasteful tuna was wrapped in a crepe and price.
but in most cases it’s simply grilled, blackened or baked, then embraced cucumbers and Kaiware (Daikon radish sprouts). Check Please: Now you’re probably wondering why had
netted onto your plate without any imagination or creativity. We concluded our starters with two Caesar Salads ($14) no one selected the Lionfish entree?
So, when I read rave reviews about a seafood restaurant, I’m that were good but not excellent. For Hungry Al, a good First, it’s not offered all the time at the Lionfish. Secondly,
the first to raise the anchor and see if my spotters are reading Caesar has to have anchovies and Parmesan cheese rather than I have seen these guys close up and personal when scuba
their depth finders correctly. the Manchego they offered. The only minor disappointment diving and thought they only look great in an aquarium. I
When I first heard about Lionfish, I was initially hesitant of the evening was the request and long wait for the salt and would never have imagined ever eating them until I tasted
to sail into downtown Delray. After working in this part of pepper shaker for my salad. one several years ago. They are a white flaky fish, a bit firmer
town for over 15 years, the thought of returning always seems Straight From the Kitchen: Hungry E, a newbie to our than halibut, and register in profile between a thin grouper and
redundant. Now that Delray has morphed itself into the new Hungry squad, was elated to see the Mini Maine Lobster mahi-mahi, with a buttery aftertaste. So rather than fishing
South Beach, it’s not surprising that I’m getting annoyed with Rolls ($32) on the menu. There’s something about these these out of your friend’s aquarium, go to Lionfish and give
parking, crowds, and techno music blaring from every open Northeast delicacies that have folks clawing their way to get them a try. You wouldn’t be disappointed.
bar establishment. Ok…go ahead and call me old! them. I was happily surprised to see four tiny Brioche buns So, in all I have to admit that the chef here at Lionfish
So, to exercise control of my patience I reluctantly sitting on her plate stuffed with an optimal amount of lobster is scoring the winning fishing trophy for the Avenue. If he
succumbed to joining the early bird patrons for this one pieces (especially at this price). The chef was clever to keep continues to elevate his dishes and remains consistent in his
destination. Wow…I was amazed by how easily I found a the seasoning mix to a minimum, to let the lobster have its preparations, he’s going to reel in
parking spot, navigated the streets without a bump or push, day in the bun. many accolades and be honored
and enjoyed my dinner conversation without being lost in Hungry M went for the Fresh Catch part of the menu with with the four golden hooks we
the pounding bass notes from twenty sound speakers. a Roasted Ora King Salmon ($41) that was devoured by him saved for him.

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