Page 18 - Boca Club News - January '23

Page 18, Boca Club News
Dining Out: You Need To Shuck This Oyster!

By Alan Serinsky of Bocaire It’s also been interesting to see that City Oyster had going to be a fish entree. It’s the usual salmon selection
Country Club. Hungry Al’s love added a Sushi Bar both to its blueprint and name. But that fulfills her seafood desires. Fortunately, the salmon
for food started very young. this is not the type of bar where you pull up a chair and won the swimming match with a pecan-crusted organic
Never satisfied with his Mom’s carry on a conversation with the chef. It’s basically a filet. This is delicately perched on a Green Romanesco
dishes, he started to cook his designated spot for the chef to roll its sushi and slice its sauce, with charred cauliflower and Jimmy Nardello
way through her “Betty Crocker sashimi. These additional offerings are now becoming Peppers. You salmon lovers will enjoy this generous
Cookbook.” During the years more common in many popular restaurants. winner.
to follow he spent many hours First Impressions: City Oyster’s interiors have many Hungry Al chose to go a different route with City’s fish
working in restaurants, both as server and cook, attending memories for me. It was only 25 years ago that I actually special. There was something intriguing about a fish I’m
cooking classes and traveling the world in an effort to expand sat inside this same location and listened to Livingston not totally familiar with. Probably because you don’t see
his palette. As a professional writer, Hungry Al offers his Taylor play a live performance. Unfortunately, times have it on a menu often. Tonight’s special was a Golden Tile
perspective on current food trends and guides you through changed and so has the ownership. The Big City restaurant fish with a bruschetta topping. For those of you who don’t
your local restaurant options. group has done a fabulous job here blending the outside know this particular species of fish, it’s mostly found off
with the inside. Either place you dine, you’re never too the Nova Scotia coast and has a delicate sweet taste, like
City Oyster & Sushi Bar far to feel the energy of Delray’s sidewalks. crab or lobster. I found its texture and taste to be much
213 East Atlantic Ave. The huge linear bar serves as a great place to meet and like Monkfish.
Delray Beach, FL 33484 greet, and generates that “Cheers” type of vibe. Brick and This preparation came with nicely whipped potatoes,
(561) 272-0220 dark tavern wood accent the entirety of the premises, and green beans, and small heirloom tomatoes with a balsamic
there are enough tables and booths to accommodate any drizzle. This is a great dish for those who like something
Food For Thought: I’ve worked in Delray for over 20 seating preferences. besides such standards as snapper, cod or flounder.
years and I can’t tell you how many times I had business lunch Prime Your Tastebuds: Ok…you’re sitting at City From The Dessert Cart: You might imagine by now
meetings at City Oyster on the Avenue. If they had given out Oyster, wondering how to start off your meal. Well this that our inflated stomachs were longing for a pin pop.
loyalty reward points, I would be eating there for months no-brainer didn’t name its restaurant without reason. So, But as true food warriors we progressed forward with
free. But with that many lunches under my belt you would Hungry D and myself ordered up a selection of oysters a dessert selection. Of course, we could have gone the
think I would have returned to enjoy one of their wonderful to fulfill our obligation. Wow…they certainly lived up simple and common direction with Creme Brûlée or Key
dinners. Sadly, I can’t recall ever having dinner there. to their name. Our selection consisted of Prince Edward Lime Pie. But no, we aim to achieve lofty expectations.
So, in an effort to rid my guilt of not returning to City Island that consisted of Barahois, Cookes County and Fire The gluttonous choice was the City’s Pecan Pie In a Glass
Oyster in several years, even for lunches, I decided this Lake that delivered the sliver of ocean sea in every bite. For Two ($15). We motored the best we could through
visit was long overdue. And, to my surprise, the dinner Don’t hesitate to get your feet wet with these delicacies. this mega-sized mason jar of Pecan Pie, Salted Caramel,
was even better than my lunches. And since City Oyster has Sushi in its title, I went Vanilla Bean Gelato, Pecan Brittle and whipped cream
ahead to see if they live up to my standards of quality topping. Enough said!
Mark’s Medical Mobility, LLC sushi. Since I have experienced a true Omakase, I set the Check Please: It was nice to be back on the “Avenue,”
Provides in home Repair & Service for bar high that judges any sushi to follow. My order of a revisiting my favorite lunch haunt only to discover that its
Mobility Scooters, Power Wheelchairs, basic Rainbow Roll was enough to make a determination dinners were the pearl-of-the oyster. Don’t second guess
and other medical mobility equipment. that the City is keeping its caliber of quality high. No this long-time resident restaurant for hopes of deeper
wonder Sushi makes up 50% of their sales, according to seas offering more satisfying catches. This “City” is a
On average, our service calls cost 36% less
than the leading national service providers. our waiter. trophy winner that won’t disappoint. As good fishermen,
For more information or a price quote Hungry D started her evening with a Tomato and we couldn’t catch
Call, E-mail, or visit us on the Web: Burrata Salad, which was wonderfully creamy, and its and release without
giving City Oyster
perfect texture throughout justified its addition of sweet
Call Mark at (561) 922-5785 heirloom tomatoes. & Sushi Bar four
marksmedicalmobility@gmail.com Straight From The Kitchen: Hungry D is very golden oyster pearls.
www.marksmedicalmobility.com predictable. Since she is a non-meat eater, it’s always

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