Christmas comes on Sunday, May 10, at least for restaurants. That, of course, would be Mother’s Day, when the National Restaurant Association says that some 80 million Americans will take Mom out for a meal on her special day, adding up to a pretty big chunk of the estimated $21 billion to be spent on Mother’s Day meals and gifts. So all this week we’ll be featuring local restaurants and their Mother’s Day offerings.
Off the Hook (1956 N.E. Fifth Ave., 561/609-2915). This new Boca Raton seafood house will be serving up a three course meal for $50 per person. Choices include starters like shrimp cocktail and clams oreganata, entrees like lobster ravioli and shrimp and crab-stuffed lemon sole, and either bread pudding or New York-style cheesecake for dessert.
Boca’s elegant Waterstone Resort (999 E. Camino Real, 561/226-3022) will dish up a Mom’s Day brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $69 for adults, $30 for children. There will be made-to-order omelets, cedar plank salmon, lamb chops and ham, plus all manner of breads and pastries, salads, sides and desserts. Live Latin jazz too.
In downtown Delray, Gary Rack’s ode to Southern cuisine, Fat Rooster (204 E. Atlantic Ave., 561/266-3642) will be offering both brunch (from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and dinner (3 p.m. until the place shuts down). A la carte dishes include sweet potato pancakes and fried chicken ‘n’ waffles, also shrimp ‘n’ grits and short rib meatloaf.
The black tie meatery in Palm Beach, Meat Market (191 Bradley Place, 561/354-9800), lets you fete Mom in style with a $45 prix fixe menu (and half-priced bottles of wine). Among the dishes in the three-course dinner will be avocado tuna tartare and tomato bisque, USDA Prime New York steak or half a roasted chicken, and lavender-white chocolate mousse.
