Andros
7012 Charleston Shores Blvd.
(off Hagen Ranch Road)
Boynton Beach, Fl.
561-965-7377

For courteous and efficient service of savory Greek dishes, you can’t beat Andros Restaurant. Reservations are mandatory.

You’ll be greeted by the lovely hostess/owner Deborah and escorted to your table. Her husband, Adan Cardoso is in the kitchen creating delicious dishes.

My wife and I had dinner at Andros with another couple this past Saturday evening where they serve a Twilight special from 4 PM to 7:30 PM. This includes soup, salad, coffee and dessert. A maitre d’ takes your order, then a competent well trained wait and bus staff do the rest.

Two of us ordered a traditional Greek salad to start, while the others had the Andros salad, an antipasto assortment. This was followed by split pea or lentil soup. The split peas soup was thick the way I like it.

We each ordered a different entrée: Filet of sole; Moussaka; a mixed sausage plate. I went for Chicken filet combined with eggplant, cheese and spinach. Each dish came with a side of orzo with tomato sauce or mixed vegetables. Is it usually difficult to satisfy four different tastes? Yes, but chef Cardosa produced four succulent dishes.

That wasn’t all. Dessert and coffee came next. Something called a flourless chocolate cake, half a stewed pear, spumoni or assorted ice cream flavors offered a wide choice. The chocolate cake, deep and dark will satisfy the chocoholics among us.

This was not the first time we have dined at Andros. The food and considerate service was excellent at our previous visits also, attested to by a full house each time when we left for home.

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Siroco Café, Greek Restaurant

This past Saturday night we dined with another couple at Siroco Café in the SE corner of Jog Road and Atlantic Ave. in the Home Depot Shopping Center, Delray Beach.

Both couples ordered a $24.95 “Dinner for Two” Special, which was a large platter with two lamb chops, two pork souvlaki, two chicken souvlaki and two bistekia (large meatballs), stringbeans, rice and roast potato. Soup or salad, dessert and coffee were included. The food was delicious, prepared to perfection with savory seasonings. The portions were immense. We had enough to take home for another meal.

In addition, a belly dancer entertains twice a night, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 P.M. She is a charming young lady, graduate of the University of Wyoming. You really can’t beat the combination of wholesome food and an attractive belly dancer can you?

Siroco, run by the Droulias family (husband is in the kitchen cooking away and the Mrs. is the hostess) is open 7 days from 8 A.M. to 10 P.M., serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Call 561-498-8800 for reservations.

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CHAIYO THAI BISTRO
14800 S. Military Trail at Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach

A family dinner for six the other night with nephews and in-laws from out of town took us to Chaiyo Thai Bistro, behind the Mobil station in a free standing building on the southeast corner of Military Trail and Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach.

We have dined there several times in the past and always found the food delicious and the service polite and efficient. The décor is also attractive with wood carvings of Thai scenes replete with elephant and oxen images.

We began with two appetizer platters that had two of each Spring rolls, prawn rolls, chicken satay, beef satay (on small wooden skewers), a golden flower which has deep fried ground chicken, potatoes, onion and yellow curry wrapped in rice paper and crispy tofu. Appropriate dipping sauces were served for the appetizers.

Three entrees were ordered: Chicken Breast Pad Thai, served with quick stir-fried rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, green onion and special Pad Thai sauce and garnish of fresh bean sprouts, lime, ground peanuts, carrots and cabbage.

Volcano Jumbo Shrimp is served from a steaming hot plate that sends steam to the ceiling before the waiter places it in front of you. Topped with a special sauce, it was a unique treat.

Golden Duck was also ordered. Steamed in herbs, then deep fried golden brown, sliced and de-boned and served with ginger sauce and vegetables.

The menu has a wide assortment of other interesting dishes including curry dishes, salmon, a wide assortment of fried rice and noodle dishes; soups and salads, and stir fried entrees.

We had no room for dessert which they have plenty of: Black sticky rice, Thai custard with sweet sticky rice, bananas in coconut milk, fried bananas with or without ice cream, fried ice cream or fried banana with fried ice cream.

Price range moderate to high for certain dishes.
Each selection provided a taste treat enjoyed by all in our party.

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