Dada
52 N. Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, 561-330-3232,
This historic house, with a front-yard oasis under a romantic ficus tree, is one of the quaintest spots in South Florida. It’s currently offering a round of specialties.
“I want to showcase some culinary art of items people would not imagine that would come together,” says executive chef and partner Bruce Feingold.
The annual menu change was delayed by a year by the birth of Feingold’s son. Best-sellers are the arepa egg with black-bean corn tomato salsa ($10), blackened okra atop cornbread ($9), grilled cheese sandwich with blueberry balsamic, basil, muenster and spinach ($10.50), chicken harissa with red onion radish salad, feta, honey vinaigrette and yellow rice ($20) and bone-in ribe eye with rosemary and roasted garlic butter ($29).
“The flavors of the harissa — spicy but tangy — make the chicken amazing. The tagine eggplant is an over-the-top vegan dish with a pow of flavor straight from the smell to the caramelization from the grill ($10),” Feingold says, adding the pan-roasted watermelon ($10) is “sweet and garlicky and creamy with the sheep feta.”
End your meal with something sweet, like the bourbon peach cobbler ($8).
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