Boca Center is owned by Boca Raton-based Crocker Partners, which built the property years ago, sold it, and then bought it back.Īt Boca Center, George Anagnostou is bringing Copperfish Kitchen to the former Uncle Tai's restaurant space, a longtime landmark that closed last year when the owner decided to retire. In the near term, look for fresh offerings at old centers, such as the Boca Center on 5151 Town Center Circle, down the street from the Renaissance Hotel. The moves come as central Boca Raton becomes an increasingly lively center with new eateries coming up soon, as developers work on long-term plans to add more homes and shops. In fact, he said he's been searching for a Boca Raton location for two years, finally settling on the Renaissance Hotel. It's not like it was five years ago," Tornek said. >READ ALSO: Lawyer-turned-ice cream maker to open artisan shop on ‘ghost town’ Boca strip But Tornek said he was attracted to Boca Raton due to its continued growth, including the population bounce the area has seen from changes in the tax law that are driving more residents south from high-tax states in the Northeast. In the five years since Meat Market opened at the site of the old Palm Beach Steakhouse at 191 Bradley Place on the island, business has been strong. Lunch will be served in Boca Raton and at a Meat Market opening in Tampa this summer. (After all, Condé Nast Traveler has called the Meat Market on Miami Beach's Lincoln Road one of “Miami’s Buzziest Restaurants.” ) The coyly named restaurant also hints at the property's happening bar scene, which features craft cocktails and presumably, a lot of the Beautiful People. "It's not an old men's atmosphere but a chef-driven menu with a pretty wide variety, including seafood." "We're called feminine-friendly," Tornek said. >READ ALSO: Proper Ice Cream to open Delray Beach downtown spotĭo not expect the dark woods and heavy furnishings typical at other Boca Raton steakhouses, however. It's a new direction for us, which I think will be interesting," said Tornek. "I like the aspect of adding the pool to what we're doing. But the pool is a cool addition, and Tornek is excited about it. Of course, Boca Raton is not Miami Beach, and Tornek said each restaurant has its own style. That's according to Tom Prakas, a Boca Raton restaurant broker who brought Meat Market to the property after more than a year of negotiation.Īlso planned is a redo of the outdoor pool and bar, which will be serviced by the Meat Market and add to the eatery's vibrant, Miami Beach-y vibe.
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Plans are afoot to upgrade the entire hotel and its exterior at 2000 NW 19th St., giving the property a fresh look as it brings in the Meat Market to complement the changes. The Meat Market will take space in the Renaissance Hotel, which will undergo something of its own renaissance in the coming year. >RELATED: Wine Room bar, shop to open in Delray Beach Look for Copperfish Kitchen, a seafood restaurant, to open in the summer. Word of Meat Market's plans to enter the Boca Raton market comes as a long-awaited restaurant taking the former Uncle Tai's space at Boca Center readies for an opening.
Now, with the passage of time and the growth in the population, Meat Market is taking a bite of Palm Beach County: the modern steakhouse restaurant will open a location next year in Boca Raton, near the Town Center mall off of Glades Road, just west of Interstate 95. Chief executive and founding partner David Tornek skipped over southern Palm Beach County when he expanded Meat Market Steakhouse five years ago, choosing a spot on Palm Beach for the sexy Miami Beach restaurant's first foray north.
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