BEACHES BISTRO BUZZ

Salud, Kids!

Wednesday is not simply hump-day 'round the beaches, it is also time for dining-in-the-daylight 'round the beaches.

In other words, Britt and I amble around the Palm Beaches until we land at a restaurant and sample their cuisine.

Yesterday, we rolled into a place on PGA in Palm Beach Gardens called, Carmine's.
A restaurant and market combo, we found it to be one fascinating place-clean and inviting.

To be honest we had a rocky beginning before we even tasted the tiniest morsel. Our adventure began in the buzzing parking lot. It was overflowing with zipping around by less than patient (understatement) drivers, while some random gentleman in white shorts stationed himself in a position to sort of, well, direct the traffic. It was crazy.

This being our first time, we didn't know the spaghetti ropes so once inside, we sauntered to an area with signage proclaiming it to be their Pizzeria. Which turned out to be a modest sized restaurant.

First impression?

Good.

Why?

Because I'm a sucker for white table clothes and linen napkins. Call me shallow. Many have.

Second impression?

Confused.

Why?

Because there was no signage regarding seating (seat yourself or wait to be seated).

Some random, yet official looking, guy pushed past us without any eye-contact and barked for us to take a seat. He also mumbled something about inside, the other side (whatever that meant) or outside.

With a shrug of our shoulders, inside it was.

Atmosphere is very nice.

Service was adequate (lower end of the scale).

Food was both excellent (soup and salad), and marginal (chicken parmigiana). The chicken was a little overcooked, but had the potential to be really tasty.

After lunch we roamed through the market portion of the place and departed with the most beautiful fresh fish (Sole) and two boxes of desserts (we later deemed them fabulous).

The fish market guy was service oriented, and friendly. Unfortunately, the same can not be said of the lady boxing up the sugary confections. The guy ahead of me got the friendly one, so next time I will shuffle around until she's free. It would be worth the wait, believe me.

In conclusion, Carmine's is a place I will visit again. The outside seating area is lovely as it is waterfront with scads of expensive looking boats bobbing around for your viewing pleasure.

Anxious to visit the market section in the near future and see what food treasures are to be found.

Oh, next time I will opt for the complimentary Valet Parking.

See ya 'round the beaches-real or virtual.
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