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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Top Boynton Beach Florida Restaurants


If you happen to visit Boynton Beach, try to explore its numerous restaurants that serve diverse cuisines like Thai, Italian, Japanese, American, Chinese, Mexican, and of course Seafood restaurants.

Suppose you’re looking for an authentic Asian food adventure. Well, you don’t have to go to Asia because in Boynton, many restaurants that serve Asian cuisines can be found. First, we have the Try Thai by Pat, a small yet lovely decorated restaurant which caters traditional Thai foods like coconut shrimp or golden fingers (fried sweet potatoes), savory curries or delectable stir-fries, sipped on the unique Thai iced coffee. Second, we have the Chinese Lane Restaurant features 178 Chinese dishes. Most clients can already enjoy a great dinner for a cost of $10 - $25. Additionally, for sushi lovers, two Japanese restaurants namely Sushi Jo and Sushi Simon are in this city.

sushi from Sushi Jo
 Another great restaurant in Boynton is the Boynton Beach Ale House which has a catchphrase of "a 'reel' great place to catch a good time." "Catch" the very popular Zingers, their boneless hot wings with your choice of sauce. Wet your whistle with a selection from the full-service bar, with a choice of more than 75 beer varieties. Or please your sweet tooth with the decadent Captain Jack's ice cream cake. On the other hand, if you want to hangout and eat some steaks, then take a look at Longhorn Steak House.

Official Longhorn Logo
This steakhouse is quite famous in Boynton. Its appetizers include Texas onion, BBQ entrees like rocky top chicken, various steak cuts (filet, rib eye, prime, rib, strip, etc.), plus salmons and shrimp dishes. For desserts, they also have chocolate stampede and golden nugget fried cheesecake. But, aside from Longhorn,  the Fifth Avenue Grill steakhouse is a  fine dining steakhouse that was the first in the area to offer prime steaks in a classic Chicago style fine dining atmosphere. Since then many steakhouses have opened up in the area, but as the locals know, Fifth Avenue Grill was the first, and still the best to offer Great Steaks at a fair price. Well, if you prefer to have a romantic Italian dinner with your loved one, Boynton Beach has the Da Vinci Italian Restaurant. In this restaurant, experienced staff serves the best Italian delicacies in large servings like Cheese Ravioli with meat sauce, Eggplant Rollatini & Spaghetti, Veal & Peppers & Spaghetti, Mussels Marinara red or white sauce-fresh mussels sautéed with white wine, Baked Clams Oreganata one dozen fresh littleneck clams topped with seasoned bread crumbs, and so on.  You can also try sea foods at the city’s well-known Prime Catch restaurant. You can visit this wonderful restaurant for lunch and dinner and enjoy recipes of fresh fishes, lobsters, other sea foods and steaks.  They specialize in Yellowtail Snapper, Maine Lobster, and Grouper that are freshly catch in the city’s fishing piers.  Prime Catch's wine cellar has an inventory of over 3,000 bottles to choose from.

Prime Catch Night
Now, if you want to see the restaurant that has been a landmark of the city since 1978.  The owners and staff take great pride in offering an “Authentic Florida Experience” for both locals and tourists seeking fresh seafood, fun appetizers, sandwiches and cocktails, at reasonable prices, overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway at East Ocean Avenue.

Banana Boat Restaurant and Lounge

Indeed, Boynton Beach has a variety of restaurants to choose from that are truly good in terms of the cuisine, affordability, and ambiance. 

Friday, February 11, 2011

City of Boynton Beach, Florida General Info

Boynton Beach is a city belonging to the Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. It is also the principal city of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.  This city is known as the Gateway to the Gulf Stream.
logo of Boynton Beach

Area

Map of Florida highlighting Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach has a total area of 16.25 square miles (42 km²). It has a land area of 15.88 square miles (41 km²) and a water area of .37 square miles (1 km²), according to the United States Census Bureau.


Demography

In 2000, the city’s total population was 60,389 consisting of 26,210 households, and 15,673 families residing in the city. It is highly populated place with a density of 3,803.5/mi² (1,468.3/km²). But in 2006, the census reaches up to 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The people of Boynton Beach comprise Whites (70.36%), African American (0.22%), Native American (1.52%), and Asian (0.05%). As of 2000, speakers of English accounted for 80.09% of all residents, while French Creole comprised 7.51%, Spanish was at 7.30%, French consisted of 1.02%, Italian at 0.97%, and German made up 0.87% of the population. 


Boynton Beach

Additionally, Boynton Beach had the twenty-eighth highest percentage of Haitians in the US, with 6.50% of the city's population.

Economy
Boynton Beach’s economy prospered with the services sector as it major contributor. Finance, insurance, real estate and retail trade comprised the service sector. A great factor that has helped increase these markets is Boynton’s tourism.  The median income for a household in the city was $39,845, and the median income for a family was $47,546. In addition, Males had a median income of $32,503 while females have $26,399. The city has a per capita income of $22,573. However, the poverty line of the population has a significant percentage of 7.4% (for the families) and 10.2% of the entire population.

 
Climate
  


Cool Beach of Boynton

 
Since Boynton Beach is in the state of Florida, the climate is warm and sunny all year round. However, hurricanes strike the state usually between August and October.  The temperature during summer reaches up to 32°C while during winter it reaches up to 22°C.Additionally, the average temperature of the city during January is 0.39 while July it is 4.66.


Tourism

Boynton Beach Florida is a city in the southern part of the sunny state, Florida. It has great hotels like the Holiday Inn and Suites,Hampton Inn, Golden Sands Inn, and more. 

Seashore of Boynton Beach


The city also boasts for its white-sand beaches, and rich natural diversity. In fact, it has a spacious tropical garden at Alberts & Merkel Brothers and the beautiful and educational Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee Nat’l Wildlife Refuge and Mangrove Nature Park. In Boynton, you can also go snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving, and saltwater fishing. For tourists who love sports, they can also enjoy golfing with the city’s numerous golf courses. For tennis enthusiasts, composite courts at the Tennis Center can also be found in the city.