Deli dissolve: Rappy’s closes, reopens as Park Place Deli
Just five months after it opened in Boca Raton, Rappy’s, the modernized Jewish deli of restaurateur Burt Rapoport’s dreams, closed on May 24.
It reopened under new management Thursday as P a r k P l a c e De l i , a more affordable spot focused on deli classics, Rapoport’s Restaurant Group announced May 23.
Rapopor t has bro ught in veteran deli man Lance Hirschhorn to operate the new restaurant, which will offer a menu of traditional dishes at a lower price range.
A s mana g i n g p a r t n e r, Hirschhorn, a 45-year veteran of the deli world, brings with him a full team. The Brooklyn native got his start as a teenager working at the kosher butcher shop owned by his father, according to the restaurant statement. He helped turn that market into a full-service deli and catering shop.
“My goal with Park Place Deli is to astonish our guests with exceptional ser vice and food at a great value,” Hirschhorn said via the news release.
Rapoport’s group, which will stay on as a partner, will handle Park Place’s purchasing, marketing and account- ing. The new restaurant will participate in Rapoport’s Rewards loyalt y program and accept the group’s gift cards.
The new deli will serve all-day breakfast, plus lunch and dinner daily. It will offer weekend brunch and catering services.
On the menu: Classics like matzo ball chicken soup ($4.99), sandwiches stacked with house-smoked pastrami and corned beef ($11.99 each) and stuffed cabbage ($6.99), plus traditional dishes like kreplach, c alf ’s liver and stuffed derma.
Perhaps more importantly to Rappy’s cheesecake lovers, Park Place will serve Rapoport’s Original New York Cheesecake ($7.99), a bite that rivals Junior’s.
Park Place also will offer Park Palace Plaza, 5560 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. 561-314-6840
Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lunch is served Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; dinner from 4 p.m. on. Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. a special, 11-item menu of $11 meal combos on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at lunch and dinner. Those items – which include quiche of the day, tuna melt, footl o n g b e e f h o t d o g , a n d chicken Caesar salad – come with a choice of soup or fries and a soft drink.
Dinner entrées like brisket, roasted turkey and salmon will include soup or salad, dessert and soft drink from 4 p.m. on.
Park Place will make use of Rappy’s 30-foot deli takeout counter, full bar and fullservice dining areas.