Burt Rapoport: Creating South Florida's Leading Restaurant's
Restaurateur Burt Rapoport has been creating memorable Palm Beach County restaurants for thirty years. This industry veteran, who is the President of Rapoport's Restaurant Group, Inc., of Boca Raton, is dedicated to providing high-quality cuisine for a good value, a warm and welcoming ambiance, and truly attentive service, at all of his restaurants. Throughout his career, he has received many honors and accolades from the media. He was especially honored in 2008 by the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, winning the title: Business Leader of the Year. And in 2007 he was named Restaurateur of the Year by Gold Boca Life, Gold Coast and Palm Beacher magazines. He has won numerous Readers' Choice Awards from Boca Raton magazine for all of his Palm Beach County restaurants.
Burt is a visionary, third-generation restaurateur whose family owned Rapoport's-a successful kosher dairy restaurant in New York City-for fifty years. He literally grew up in the restaurant business and always enjoyed the conviviality of eateries. After graduating from Arizona State University, with a bachelor's degree in marketing, Burt followed in the tradition of both his father and his grandfather and continued his career in hospitality.
Burt is an industry leader who is revered for his progressive vision, management style, and hospitality expertise. He was on the board of the South Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF) and he served on the advisory board for Johnson & Wales, the largest culinary university in the United States, for over ten years. He is also a Trustee for the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. A Boca Raton, Florida, resident, Burt enjoys traveling, swimming, and surfing.
Named by restaurant reviewers as being the definitive eatery for gourmet comfort food at its finest. This eatery, which opened in 2000, creates a warm and welcoming family dining experience in a comfortable bistro atmosphere. The winner of the 2008 Readers' Choice Awards from Boca Raton Magazine, Henry's was named as having the Best American Cuisine and selected as runner up for Best Service. Henry's is located at 16850 Jog Road, in The Shoppes at Addison Place, in Delray Beach, Florida, and serves lunch Monday through Saturday and dinner nightly. Nightly specials are available, please call 561.638.1949 for reservations and visit www.henrysofbocaraton.com for more information.
Located on the second floor at the Cinemark (formerly Muvico) Palace 20 in Boca Raton, Bogart's Bar & Grille opened in August of 2006. The diverse lunch and dinner menu includes signature selections, from restaurateur Burt Rapoport's South Florida restaurants-past and present - including delicious thin-crust pizzas, burgers, salads, sandwiches and wraps, and a wide variety of scrumptious chicken, fish, and meat entrées. Families are welcome for lunch from 11 am until 2 pm daily, and from 2 pm until close Bogart's Bar & Grille is open for adults only. Guests may dine at Bogart's with or without seeing a movie in the JM Lexus Premier Level of the theater or in the general admission theater on the first level. Adults may also bring any items food and beverages, including liquor into the six plush, JM Lexus Premier Level theaters. The upscale concession stands feature Bogart's Express Menu items, deluxe chocolates and ice cream, and a large selection of wines. Bogart's Bar & Grille is located at 3200 Airport Road in Boca Raton, Florida, serves lunch and dinner daily. Phone 561.544.3044 or visit www.bogartsofboca.com. For dinner and movie coordinated reservations please call 561.395.4695.
