And finally, wife and mom, Lillian Archbold is a stickler for good service and her pick never
lets her down. She says the husband and wife team at her favorite local bistro, will make you feel
like a VIP. And the ambiance makes it a perfect destination for date night or
for a sophisticated family dinner. It's in Boca Raton and it's called Twenty Twenty Grille.
Ron Weisheit, chef owner of Twenty Twenty Grille.
I'm Rhonda Weisheit and I run the front of the house.
We actually owned a bakery up in Newburyport, Massachusett for about eight years.
I grew up down here. We knew that we were gonna move back to the area. And after working for
other people, we decided that we should do it ourselves. And that's how we got started.
We call it contemporary American, but we pretty much jump into whatever we decide. So one could be
Peruvian, Thai, middle Eastern. It's just really whatever whim we sort of follow at that time.
No one knew we existed, we're tucked in a courtyard. No one knew where we are and now,
they come and see us.
People know
what to expect when they come to Twenty Twenty Grille now, versus when we first opened up.
At Twenty Twenty Grille, we would like our guests to feel at home and experience a foodie event.
You really sing praises about this. I mean, your notes were incredible.
I can't say enough.
It's the restaurant, my favorite restaurant. And I'm so for that it's in our backyard.
So Twenty Twenty, 20 seats on the outside 20 seats
on the inside of the restaurant, it's a husband and wife team.
[Michelle] Intimate.
Yeah. [Michelle] Really intimate, right?
As soon as we arrive, we're greeted right away. Servers are energetic and
passionate about the food. The menu cycles out every eight weeks. So, and a lot of this
Interesting though, isn't it though? Not a lot of restaurants here are seasonal. And I think
it's because we don't have a very visible change of seasons, but there is a change of
seasons for the ingredients. So that's exciting, so what did you have this last time that you went.
Well this last time we started off with the duck duck taco cooked in an orange gastrique
with very thinly sliced pieces of duck.
You had that as well, didn't you?
I loved that. I mean, I would go back in an instant.
[Michelle] Just for that.
Ugh! It was so good.
I mean, everything is so great. Everything is house-made, they have fresh bread, their butters
are made in house. So you might go and you might have a root beer flavored butter.
And then the next week..
[Michelle] How fun. Or two you might have a bananas foster.
They constantly keep you on your toes.
Yeah.
The one other hook that they have, the chef will send out a spoonful of sorbet and he will try to
stump the guests. four ingredients in the sorbet. Try to guess what the four
ingredients are. And I think the closest we've ever gotten is three ingredients.
So what else did you have other than the duck duck taco?
My husband had the Peruvian steak, just cooked to perfection very tender pieces
of steak. And I had the grilled diver sea scallops that were served on a bed
of rice pudding with some wasabi. And it was just, the service is unbelievable.
It's the kind of place where you feel valued as a customer you're waited on hand and foot.
I was in awe because it was like a special place. They had artwork on the wall, this big fork thing,
everything was like, so like picturesque, I guess. I don't
know. It looks like something you could see in like a magazine. I had the meyer lemon salmon
because I sell meyer lemon trees. So I was like..
Do you really?
Yes.
Do you know that they're my favorite.
[Darren] Oh, are they?
Oh, we need to talk later
[Darren] You gotta come by and get one.
Oh, I would be amazed, yeah.
So, It was amazing.
Roberta, you had that as well, didn't you?
I did, the seared salmon I don't know how he does it, but somehow the
coating of the salmon is just a little taut and then it's so moist underneath and
in the sauce it comes on a bed of lobster risotto, which is delicious.
Same right, exactly the same dish?
Yeah.
Okay, Roberta, you had lamb, I believe?
Yeah the lamb chops, comes with broccoli lamb and this wonderful
homemade rosemary gnocchi, how do you pronounce that?
Gnocchi
[Darren] Gnocchi
[Lillian] Oh my gosh broccoli and lamb is actually my favorite dish.
The lambs is just like, yeah, melts like butter.
Yeah.
Anybody have dessert?
My husband ordered the cream brule, which was perfect. And I ordered the apple
crisp. It was done in a way that was incorporated berries and it was kind of in, in a compote.
[Michelle] Oh, Delicious!
[Lillian] So it was very interesting.
Combinations are very intriguing though.
And I love that you all had food that is very of the season.
[Darren] It looked like artwork, like, the food was like,
The plates themselves?
Seriously, I was like everything was like artwork on, like they're bringing art to ya.
And they're so proud of it. It's like, and you're like, wow, this is amazing.
That's lovely.
It is really a labor of love, I mean, everybody that works there is invested.
It's very personal. You really feel like their only job is to delight you and surprise you.
That's great, but Lillian, Twenty Twenty Grille was your choice. Give us a summary please.
It is never the same restaurant twice, but the consistency, the service and the hospitality
and the love is genuine and it will keep me returning for many, many years to come.
Darren?
I thought it was amazing, I'll definitely go back. I'll definitely recommend it.
Something I never experienced before, so it was great.
Roberta?
Yeah stellar recommendation for me too. It's in a walking distance of my home,
they've been there eight years and I had never gone.
It's a very romantic spot. The food is spot on and the service is great.
Well you can sit back and enjoy the evening at Twenty Twenty Grille located at 141
Via Naranjas in the Royal Palm Plaza in Boca Raton. Open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday,
reservations are accepted and the average price for dinner without drinks is about $75.