ROSENFELD RESTAURANT REVIEW – TRULUCK’S BOCA RATON

ROSENFELD RESTAURANT REVIEW – TRULUCK’S BOCA RATON

OK the wife earned some points this weekend, agreeing to go to one of my favorite restaurants Truluck’s. For some reason she is the only one who doesn’t think it is one of the best restaurants in town. Regardless, this place is truly worth writing about. They are a chain out of Dallas Texas. They specialize in crabs of all sorts, and seafood and steaks. If you think of the most popular seafood place in South Florida, Joe’s Stone Crabs, this is worth noting. First, you have to embrace the local Floridian delicacy of stone crabs. I did long ago and really look forward to eating them whenever possible. Joe’s Stone Crabs gained part of its fame because they have their own fishery and their own fleet of boats to bring them to the restaurant each day ensuring freshness. Truluck’s actually has and does the same thing. They have the best stone crabs I have had and even feature an all you can eat night (on Monday’s) for one set fairly low price. The service is outstanding and they have a very large and covered patio for outside seating that is complete with fans and heat lamps when the weather dictates. There is only one problem with this restaurant, so let’s just go and get it out of the way right now. It is EXPENSIVE. You have to know this before you come in, and once you come to grips with the fact that you will be parting with some coin it is OK and you can relax and enjoy the experience.

They have a very extensive list of wines by the glass, and many of these are reasonably priced. I enjoyed a great glass of Vouvray. I started with some stone crabs of course. The wife had a salad and my daughter the chicken fingers. Stone crabs were outstanding as always and I also enjoyed the chicken fingers. I followed that with a blackened halibut which was very good. Wife has the crab cake, which I was lucky enough to have some of, which is always excellent. Desert is a whole separate meal here. They serve very oversized pieces of cake here, which are brought out on a circular desert tray for all to see. Resisting this is futile, and we went with the carrot (my favorite) and the chocolate. They have a pretty good selection of ports and to a lesser extent desert wines to go with them. Not only do you end up taking these large pieces of cake home, but enjoy them for days afterwards. You end up so happy with the dining experience that it even makes getting the bill less painful. I can’t wait to go back! I would love to hear about your favorite restaurant or a place you have recently tried that you loved. As always thanks for reading and have a great day.