Warren Redlich – Page 440

Nana Sushi Thai in Coconut Creek

We had an unplanned dinner at Nana Sushi Thai in the Coral Creek shipping center (in Coconut Creek on the east side of 441 between Johnson/Holmberg and Regency Lakes).
Fairly nice interior mixing tile floor with brick walls, wood paneling and architectural roofing tiles on top of the booths. Okay maybe that’s a little busy but it works.
Kids menu is about $7. Entrees range from roughly $12-20.
The kid had miso soup and kids fried rice. I had the Tom Kha Gai chicken soup with coconut milk, and a spicy beef salad appetizer.
The miso soup was a little thin but okay.

Tom Kha Gai was deliciously creamy. By comparison to some other places it was a little less chicken and more mushroom – I liked it better this way but if you want the meat to overwhelm the soup it’s not for you.

I asked for it spicy and they delivered. I didn’t notice at first but then I crunched down on a sliver of pepper. Great kick.
The fried rice was nothing special, as expected. And thus enjoyed muchly by the child.

Last, my spicy beef salad (might be yum nuar) was pretty good. It was certainly spicy. The meat was good quality which is important because I often encounter lower quality beef in Thai restaurants.

Overall it was a pretty good meal. Keep in mind that we did not try any of the adult entrees nor the sushi. My gut says this place is more Thai than Japanese.

Table 42 in East Boca

After a recent visit to Biergarten in East Boca, we came back to see what else is in the plaza. We found Table 42, an Italian joint. the interior is pleasant enough.

They have a $20 three course lunch menu, but we did not go that route. One of us had the chicken parm panini ($11) and the other the Shrimp Cobb salad ($17).
The panini came with a Caesar salad which had an unsubtle hint of lemon in the dressing. We both liked it.

The sandwich was also good, with exceptional bread. But it could have used more cheese – the parm in chicken parm.
The Cobb salad was spectacular with plenty of shrimp, bits of bacon, avocado, and Gorgonzola all coming together.

That’s one of the best salads I’ve ever had.
A very good meal. Highly recommended. But maybe skip the chicken parm panini. Or ask for extra cheese.

Capt. Eisenberg at West Boca Chamber

Captain Matt Eisenberg, head of the West Boca office (District 7) of the Palm Beach County Sheriff, spoke this morning at the West Boca Chamber Breakfast. His talk included an extensive PowerPoint presentation.
The event was held at the Jimmy the Greek Taverna on Glades just west of the Turnpike, with a buffet.

The food was excellent but the room was not laid out well for the crowd. It worked but it was a little tight in places.
Steve Perman started off the program with a personal thank you to the attendees and thoughtful remarks about September 11th.
Also discussed was the upcoming golf tournament. We will post details in a separate post.
Typical for the group, we went around and introduced ourselves.
Next meeting October 9th with Robert Watson, History professor from Lynn University and involved in the upcoming presidential debate. It will be at Boca Greens. The event will start early.
The event was sponsored by Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs, a law firm whose office is near Town Center.
Captain Eisenberg was accompanied by Lt. Todd Baer.
He started by talking about the See Something, Say Something program, part of the PBSO’s crime awareness initiative.
He discussed residential and vehicle burglaries. Both decreased slightly from the previous year.
Most residential burglaries occur during the day.
A question about home invasions – response that they are usually drug related, targeting a home thought to be selling drugs.
Top stolen items: jewelry, computers, televisions, and game consoles.
Watch for unfamiliar vehicles backed into driveways. Watch for solicitors going door to door.
People walking between homes. People walking out of homes with large items such as televisions.
Vehicle burglaries hitting parks, day cares, gas stations, shopping plazas and fitness centers.
Don’t leave valuables in your car!
There is an organized crew they call “Felony Lane”.
They use rental vehicles and they’ll tint the windows.
Watch for someone exiting a vehicle and crouching between cars or looking in car windows.
Night vehicle burglaries mostly in residential areas and often done by teens. Top stolen items: change, cell phones, wallets, garage door openers, iPods, gps and guns.
Valet parking was also discussed. There was a fair amount of paranoid questions about using credit cards, debit cards and ATMs. The central theme of the advice was situational awareness. If you’re going to an ATM and a guy in a hoodie and sunglasses is lurking nearby, that might be time to step back.
Internal thefts: family, friends, children’s friends, service workers, solicitors (water testers). They may have drug problems.
Suspicious activity: call non-emergency 561-995-2800 (South County) or 911 for emergencies.
Don’t put yourself in danger. Don’t confront a suspect or tell them you’re calling police, unless it is a life safety issue.
The talk was well received.

Biergarten in East Boca

I met my friend Alex for lunch in East Boca today. The place we aimed for was not open Mondays so we chose the nearby Biergarten.
It’s in a nice plaza a couple blocks south of Palmetto and on the east side of Federal Highway.
We started with an impressive pretzel.

It came with three small dipping sauces, yellow mustard, honey mustard and the last one seemed like cream cheese.
I had a salad of red and yellow tomatoes with a curried sausage. The dish was okay but I didn’t get any hint of curry in the sausage.

Alex had a sandwich, maybe corned beef. And he had the optional reubenizing.

He seemed to enjoy it.
Biergarten has a pleasant atmosphere in a great location. It’s definitely something different as we don’t see much German food.
If you like sausages, sandwiches or salads it’s worth a try. Especially if you like big pretzels.

Smoked Calabrian Chile Shrimp at Olive Garden

Just a quick review of a new dish at Olive Garden – the Smoked Calabrian Chile Shrimp.

The dish has a bunch of small shrimp in a tomatoey sauce over ravioli, topped with some spinach.
It’s not bad. But I don’t notice anything smoky or spicy in it. So the name is but misleading. And i doubt there’s anything like this in Calabria. Baby shrimp ravioli marinara might be a more appropriate name, and it’s pretty good under that description.
On the plus side, the shrimp may be small but there are a lot of them. Don’t eat the ravioli too fast or you’ll lose the delicate balance.