The Yard House, Mizner Park, Boca Raton

The Yard House: 201 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432, Telephone:  561-417-6124

Website: http://www.yardhouse.com/FL/boca-raton-restaurant/

Sometimes a culinary venue just gets it right. Call it genius; call it divine inspiration; call it luck – whatever it is, the Yard House at Mizner in Boca gets it much more than right. A multi-location chain, spanning the US from Hawaii to Florida, the Yard House sports an enormous selection of draft beers from around the world, and a huge menu of more than 130 selections. And its all good!

We had just emerged from a matinee at the theater, had dodged a sudden Florida monsoon, and headed for the Yard House, located in the south east corner of Mizner, across from the Ipic theater. We parked in the Mizner “B” garage, but many leave their cars at the Post office lot on 2nd and walk across.

The Boca venue is only a few months old, and invests you with instant ambiance and that “I can like it here” fun atmosphere. We were seated at a booth, with a glorious view of the whole restaurant, ingeniously decked out in mirrors to give the impression of even more space, a wonderful, hopping bar, and all the TVs on the wall you would ever want to see, which, on this particular Sunday, were glued to the Olympics. Our particular table was right under the AC vents, so we were a bit cold, but one sip of our libations cured that.

We were seated immediately by a most pleasant hostess, and our smiling server was at our table almost instantly. I opted for a Czech pilsner shorty (3 oz), while she went for a pint of Belgian style blond ale. 

My BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burger and her Seared Ahi Steak Sandwich arrived in a reasonably fast period of time, given the party of 15 at the next table, accompanied by the Yard House’s signature French Fries, served in a most attractive bowl, eliciting the following from her: “These are the best fries I’ve had in a long time; remind me of real Belgian French fries.” My burger was cooked to perfection and I can honestly say was absolutely scrumptious!

After another round of beer – graduating to the pint size this time – we ended our perfect meal with the most decadent dessert ever – the Kona Coffee Ice Cream Sundae, made with java chip ice cream topped with oreo cookie crumbles, macadamia nuts, and chocolate sauce served with a macadamia nut cookie.

We may have just  found our favorite neighborhood eatery.

Overall He&SheFood Rating: CynMor ( for Cindy and Mort) score: 8 out of 10