We were at SIXTY VINES, a chain restaurant which has a location near the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center – 5050 Town Center Circle. And just when we thought there was enough “stuff” on their website. We found this:▫️
“Come as you are and enjoy a new attitude about wine culture. It’s time we focus on food first, with cuisine inspired by wine country and an open kitchen that delights every sense …. At Sixty Vines, we have the right pour for every palate.”
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While the pours were nice, the food was presenting a bit of a challenge. And even though the dishes were reasonably priced, the quality was subpar, as our earlier reviews of HUMMUS, and the CAMPANELLE reinforce. Despite being dispirited, we thought we’d stay and try the “RADIATORI PRIMAVERA — primavera vegetables, spinach, tomatoes, pecorino romano, pesto butter” ($14).
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The creation of this sauce is ascribed to Sirio Maccioni, the co-owner of the (once posh) New York restaurant “Le Cirque,” a French restaurant which, for some forty years, had a few locations throughout Manhattan. Italian for “springtime,” (or “in the style of springtime”), the original version of this dish was supposedly made with garden-ripe tomatoes cut into cubes, freshly chopped fresh basil and Italian parsley, olive oil, chopped garlic, salt, and ground black pepper. served over a bed of spaghettini.
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Because we had our reservations about the version offered here, we again asked for our “sauce on the side.” And we were smart to have done so, as both the pasta, the chicken strips (we added to the dish), and accompanying sauce were an atrocity; an utter mess. The pasta and protein were unforgivably chewy, while the pesto was overly watery. Since there was nothing redeeming about it, this pitiful primavera sprung an “F.”
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Think a spring cleaning might be in order?
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