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Dining Out: The Kee To This Door Is Great
For Some But Not For Everyone!
By Alan Serinsky of Bocaire Interestingly, the Ke’e Grill is still popular and many Both the Yellow Tail Snapper ($39.95) and the Salmon
Country Club. Hungry Al’s love nights as I drive by on Military Trail I see hordes of people ($32.95) were prepared simply, and both overdone in
for food started very young. standing in its entrance waiting, always wondering what temperature. The plate was accompanied by an adequate
Never satisfied with his Mom’s I’m missing. baked potato and two token asparagus. The Branzino
dishes, he started to cook his At one time of your life it’s all about being part of ($40.95) fared better with a minuscule-looking sweet
way through her Betty Crocker the scene. Energy, noise, music, socializing, being seen. potato.
Cookbook. During the years It’s great until it’s not. Thankfully, Boca has enough From The Dessert Tray: Not wanting to risk any
to follow he spent many hours dining options to satisfy everyone’s individual tastes and disappointment from the dessert cart, the waiter was nice
working in restaurants, both as server and cook, attending comfort. Thankfully, I have not reached this pivotal time to offer a birthday celebration dessert we all could share.
cooking classes and traveling the world in an effort to of my life. But I’m sadly closing in! With loads of enthusiasm the waiter presented a large
expand his palette. As a professional writer, Hungry Al Second Impressions: Interestingly, what I discovered dollop of whipped cream surrounded by one strawberry
offers his perspective on current food trends and guides on my return is that basically nothing has changed. The sliced in two. Can’t make this stuff up. Oh, don’t let me
you through your local restaurant options. same décor, the same seating arrangement, the same forget the candle in the middle delivering a birthday
empty bar, and the same tables and rugs. I also observed Instagram photo for the ages!
Ke’e Grill that the same patrons are there but with one change: they Check Please: I will confess that this early-bird
17940 N Military Trail #700, got a lot older. That’s fine, because as we age our tastes type of dining (tables were cleared out by 7:30 p.m.)
Boca Raton, FL 33496 and dining demands also change. is great for those who like a predictable menu and a
(561) 995-5044 Prime Your Tastebuds: As for our starters, we waited setting of comfort and familiarity. But if you’re looking
patiently for the wait staff to recognize we wanted a for a trendier dining experience you might want to start
Food for Thought: How long do you wait to return to cocktail before dinner. I’m sure the bartender was happy pedaling fast in reverse to find a more fitting dinner
a restaurant? Would 18 years seem unreasonable? Well, in to get busy on a slow drinking night. Two vodka martinis option.
the case of Ke’e Grill it’s really been that long. Strangely, slightly dirty, chilled well. Easy peasy! Sadly, our two As for us, we pushed through and concluded it will be
I only live two minutes away. Ok…what took so long? cocktails were warm. Yes, like straight out of the bottle. another decade before we, too, will return with a whole
Well, I guess you can say they didn’t make a lasting And a bit too heavy on the dirt. Wine was reasonably different perspective. With that said, I give Ke’e Grill
impression the first time around and with an invite to a priced but it’s all self-pour. four golden keys for
birthday celebration it was hard to duck the second time. Straight From the Kitchen: If you give me the opening a welcoming
So, here I am to give it another go around. It’s been allowance not to pick apart every dish we consumed I will door for a demographics
interesting to hear all the different personal reviews of the give you a simple, concise opinion on the food quality of diners who need a
Ke’e over the couple of decades. Some good and some and service. basic meal without
not so good. I have determined that this restaurant serves Our Caesar Salads ($11.95) were fine but don’t expect opening their ovens or
different diners for different reasons. anchovies or freshly shredded Parmigiana cheese. The traveling too far.
If I roll the truck back I dimly recall it was the go- table decided on a share of Fried Calamari ($16.95).
to place for seafood. Makes sense living in Florida! Unfortunately, fried was an understatement.
A New, Safer Treatment For AFib: Zero Fluoroscopy
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is no longer a condition found fluoroscopy, or x-rays. moved away from x-ray, which can increase the risk of breast,
primarily in older adults. A growing number of younger While effective, the lung, skin and even bone marrow cancers. Zero fluoroscopy
Americans are experiencing AFib with symptoms such procedure exposed ablation poses less risk, making the procedure safer for
as palpitations, shortness of breath and dizziness. other areas of the body younger patients who may need additional ablations down
“You can literally have AFib at any age,” says to potentially harmful the road.”
Yasser Rodriguez, M.D., a cardiac electrophysiologist radiation. At a time when AFib has increased three-fold, this is
at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. “The important “Fortunately, we now welcome news for both cardiologists and their patients.
thing is that you see your doctor. The sooner you start have a new technology to “AFib is a risk factor for life-threatening conditions, such
treatment, the better your chances of preventing it from perform cardiac ablations as heart attacks and strokes, and contributes to 158,000 deaths
getting worse.” for AFib through a each year in the United States,” says Dr. Rodriguez. “We are
For years, AFib, which causes abnormal heart technique called ‘zero extremely pleased to be able to offer this safe and effective
rhythms, has been treated with cardiac ablations using fluoroscopy,’” says technology to our patients.”
Dr. Rodriguez, who Visit ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Heart to learn more
specializes in complex about the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute at Cleveland
ablations. “We have Yasser Rodriguez, M.D. Clinic in Florida.
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