By: Marc Kent
Michael McCorvey, Chef at FAU’s Café located at 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton (561-549-2600) at Building CU-97 is a creator of European style dishes for an eclectic menu.
Selections from the salad listings include an arugula with apple slices, candied walnuts, aged manchego cheese with a brandy lemon vinaigrette dressing or a typical Cobb, typical Caesar, a market salad featuring a fine sherry shallot vinaigrette dressing. We chose the Greek salad with an array of mixed greens topped with feta, mixed olives and a delicious balsamic dressing. All nice size portions for quality, fresh ingredients at only a $8 plate charge!
The soup of the day, this day was Chef’s “ Italian wedding soup” – tiny meatballs, pasta spirals, a bit of green bean and carrots in a rich hot chicken base. A lovely creation which was eagerly sampled.
Marc Kent
Tapas – ranging from such simple fare as a mixed Italian country olive plate or an artichoke dip with pita bread or “mezza” – homemade humus with baba ganoush, tabouli and warm pita bread or a trio of burger sliders with manchego cheese, arugula and a roasted tomato with horseradish orange coleslaw. Try either beef or chicken Shish Kabobs or a great Spanish Style Tortilla consisting of prosciutto, Spanish onion, golden new potatoes and aged manchego cheese, layered with egg custard and slow-baked. This proved to be the hit of the tapas parade – a taste and texture blockbuster!
Seven pizza choices are available as are five varied paninis- all served with a mixed green salad. There are four cured meat and four imported cheese plates to tempt the taste buds of those augmenting their full plate choices.
Desserts are five in number.. We found the key lime pie to have a unique flavor that was appealing. We enjoyed the tasty carrot cake- spongelike with deep flavor and we were excited with the Chef’s strawberry cheese cake – a superb taste combination- must try.
Also listed was an apple tart and a chocolate mousse- we to try them another day.
We note there are 23 wines available. Many of the reds, whites and the sparkling choice can be had by the glass as well as by the bottle. Five draft and two bottle beers – from various brewers of unique styles plus various coffees, sodas, et al, at modest prices.
An entertainment note – this café is located at the FAU film school that has four 50 seat theaters offering a full schedule of foreign, classic and independent films. The public can purchase tickets for evening and weekend performances – call 561-549-2600 for film listings and time.
We loved our café experience as well as the film we viewed. The theater and café are hidden gems so do as we did – Go and Enjoy!