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February 2024                                                   Viewpointe, Page 13
       Restaurant Review




      By Rich Herman, rmhpat@comcast.net                    What to do? Do not return? Give more chances?   you find Hungarian and Italian sausages. Other varieties
                                                         Send  a  comment/review? Accept  mediocrity?  Lower   include apple, lamb and cajun. All deli meat and smoked
         Since I have this writing gig, I have become much   expectations? I mean, we have to eat out. The answer: So   lox, pierogies and pretzels are made right here. No
      more observant at restaurants. My taste buds have new   many places to eat that the search must continue. Read   Kirkland or Acme. Listen to me: This stuff is made on
      responsibilities as I now try to supply timely information   the Boca Pointe restaurant reviews and shop at the good   premises in a unbelievably clean and sanitized area with
      to over  8,000  people  so  their dining  experiences  are   places like:                            impressive amount of state of the art equipment. Pick up
      aligned to quality establishments without surprise. The                                              some herring that comes from Canada.
      one who is surprised is me. I have experienced a huge   The Real Emil’s European                        If this type of deli food just does not interest you there
      quality gap at many local places. I return, at times, to                                             are more options. Grab a stuffed cabbage, some German
      recheck a restaurant that I so enjoyed, a few months   Sausage House                                 ravioli, candy, or other goods.
      earlier, and depart disappointed. I have gone to terrific                                               Gather up your delicacies, and while sitting at your
      happy hours and continued to dinner and was shocked by   This column will review at least one local restaurant.   home, close your eyes. Imagine you are across the street
      indifference and mediocrity and just poor food quality.   Restaurant type:   European Take Out       from Checkpoint Charlie, or in a little village in Vienna,
      These bad reviews are not published for many reasons.   Motivation to try:  See article above        around the corner from the Raoul Wallenberg memorial
      Look no further from your experiences. Subtle changes   Results:   Food Perfection. Magnificent quality  or in the Prague courtyard. Now consume the food from
      in tomato sauce ingredients, elimination of items that      Everything is prepared in house. No preservatives. No   The Real European Sausage House. No need to take that
      take time to prepare, chef and experienced staff turnover,   MSG. No sugar. No nitrates. You are about to appreciate   grueling trip overseas. You will be overwhelmed. You
      unavailable items, absentee management, prices that   not only the old world charm of food but the dedication   will enjoy their food so much that you will be writing
      cannot be justified, and seating far too close with time   of the owner to perfect the in house food preparation   the publisher of Viewpoint of Boca Pointe for including
      limits. The industry is in a free fall.            and satisfy his international and Florida followers. Here   this article.
                                                                                                              The entrance is not spectacular. No displays stacked
                                                                                                           to ceiling. Limited quantities to ensure freshness. Simple
        Community Association Meetings Monthly Schedule                                                    European excellence.
                                                                                                             Other: Closed Sundays and Mondays. Closes 5:00PM.

                         (All meetings held via Zoom and in person.)                                       Prices about the same as the stuff that sits and sits at your
                                                                                                           local supermarket.
                                                                                                              After: You will probably devour the food in the car,
                                                                                                           unable to wait to get home. 
          All meetings will be held electronically via Zoom and in person. The following is our regular schedule of
       monthly meetings, however, sometimes meetings are cancelled or schedules are revised due to holidays, etc. If    Attention
       you would like to attend, please call the BPCA office, (561) 395-7551, the day before the meeting to request the
       Zoom link be emailed to you.                                                                                   Boca Pointe
           Access Control & Safety Committee                 TBD                                                       Residents!

           Architectural Control Site Committee              TBD
                                                                                                                     Flatten All Your Boxes!
           Board of Directors                                3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m.                Our recycling trucks do not pick up your
                                                                                                              cardboard boxes if they are not flattened. Instead,
           Budget & Finance Committee                        TBD                                             they go to trash and are burned with regular refuse....
                                                                                                                lost revenue for residents of Boca Pointe. 
           Landscape Committee                               TBD
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