Mario's Osteria in East Boca

Mario’s Osteria is just east of I-95 on the south side of Glades, in the east end of the plaza with Whole Foods Market. It is in between two other restaurants, PF Chang and Alexander’s.

Update: Here are a couple of pictures from a lunch in April of 2013. Butternut Squash Ravioli and the Luigi Salad, both excellent



We stopped in for a quick lunch. Despite an extensive pizza menu neither of us ordered that. One of us had the veal parm panini (sandwich) and the other “Meatballs and Italian Salad.”
The interior is beautifully done with a spacious feel, modem look and large windows looking out front.
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Veal Parm Panini comes with soup, salad or fries. Here with the salad:
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Meatballs and Italian Salad:
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Both dishes were good, with the meatballs earning a “yummy”. Our server was pleasant and attentive, though we were early and it wasn’t crowded yet.
The menu can be a little pricey but our dishes were reasonable and well worth the price.
1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL
Phone is 561.239.7000

Palm Beach Post on Perman vs. Rader

The Palm Beach Post endorses Steve Perman over Kevin Rader in the Democratic primary coming up next month. This is for the State House seat that represents West Boca. The winner will face Republican James Ryan O’Hara.
The editorial is short on substance, accusing Rader of “seat-shopping,” a popular criticism among insiders that matters little to regular voters. They also criticize Rader for a past conflict of interest while acknowledging Perman suffers a similar conflict.
For our part, we’re waiting for Mr. Rader to respond to our issue questions. Mr. Perman has been gracious enough to answer the first and it seems likely he’ll also answer the second. I have personally seen Perman and O’Hara at events but have yet to meet Rader.
It also seems like Rader’s campaign is disorganized. His campaign website is still, as of this writing less than a month before the primary, titled Kevin Rader for State Senate. The code behind the page has that as the page “title.” That’s not going to help him defuse the seat-shopping charge.