Ralph & Rosie’s Restaurant/Lounge (Boynton Beach)

Posted on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 9:02 am and is about American, Italian food.

*****  Ralph & Rosie’s Restaurant/Lounge, 2017 South Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, Florida (561) 731-4400.

There are joints and then there are JOINTS…

This combination restaurant-lounge-drive thru-liquor store-takeout is an absolutely fantastic place to enjoy a casual lunch or dinner. I guarantee that no matter what your taste, you will find something that you will enjoy on Ralph & Rosie’s menu. Just so we are straight, this joint which has rock-bottom prices and humongous portions doesn’t serve crap. Its pizzas, burgers, salads, subs, seafood-meat-veal entrees are top-notch. Do yourself a big favor and check www.ralphandrosie.com to review all of the fantastic dishes “Ralph” (who looks just like Joe Pesci) cooks-up in his kitchen. I must tell you, that the thin crusted pizza and chicken parmigiana sub are as good if not better than that served in the 5-boroughs.

From the road (South Federal Highway), Ralph & Rosie’s looks like a dump-building which has a tiki-bar rapped around the outside. Unless you are a real “explorer,” the odds say that you have never stopped (and never will) at a joint that looks like this.

Ralph & Rosie’s consists of a a small building which houses a bar and a very small bandstand. There are no dining tables inside, but there is a nice sized out-door thatched roofed  tiki-bar which seats about 75 for dinner or lunch.

Rather than knocking myself out trying to describe this joint, take a look at the menu and pictures at the joint’s website and you will get an idea of what Ralph & Rosie’s is all about.

The food is great. The service is great. The owners are great.

On certain nights, there is free entertainment. Don’t miss Joey Dale & The Gigolos who perform on Friday & Saturday nights…this group gives Dion & The Belmonts and Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge a real run for the money.

Rather than my going on and on and on…just give Ralph & Rosie’s a try. The joint is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Tee shirts/shorts are at home here.

This is a fabulous place to know about.

Comments

9 Responses to “Ralph & Rosie’s Restaurant/Lounge (Boynton Beach)”

  1. Jake residing in Boca Raton Says (May 1st, 2008):

    I have been eating at Ralph & Rosie’s for years. The food is terrific. The list of Italian dishes is endless and the pizza is as good as it gets. I highly recommend the pizza to those who love thin crusted pizza. Doo Wop lovers should eat dinner on either Friday or Saturday night because Joey Dale & the Gigolos are there performing. This group is great. By the way, Saturday night seeems to be less busy than Saturday night, but both nights are usually packed with eaters, drinkers and dancers. The whole place has a lot of fun.

    Thanks for picking this JOINT for your site. Ralph & Rosie’s is a hole in the wall that most people just pass by. It is a great restaurant and should be tried at least once.

    Thanks.

  2. benny the kid from jersey Says (May 1st, 2008):

    Whenever I am in the Boynton Beach area I stop in for one of Ralph’s pizzas. Reminds me of New Jersey days. Delicious.

  3. Mike K. Says (May 2nd, 2008):

    Based on your say so, six us when over to Ralph & Rosie’s tonight. A large pizza, 2 burgers,a shrimp scampi dinner and a veal parmigiana dinner were delicious and the doo wop singing of Joey Dale & the Gigolos was incredible. This has to be one of the best values in all of South Florida. Great pick.

  4. barry p. Says (May 8th, 2008):

    superb pizza. superb chicken parm sub for $6.95, enough to feed 2 people. thanks.

  5. bobby m. Says (May 9th, 2008):

    jeffeats.com: Right you are. Ralph & Rosie’s was a great place to enjoy a cold beer and a hot delicious pizza. Sitting outside on a beautiful Spring Night was the perfect setting. My friends and I went during the week when there was no entertainment but we will definitely get back to Ralph & Rosie’s to checkout that doo wop group.

  6. MM from Delray Beach Says (June 9th, 2008):

    Last week I and a group of 5 others stopped by Ralh & Rosie’s on A Saturday night. The place was jammed. The food was great. Joey Dale & The Gigolos were also terrific. By the way, a guy who joined Joey Dale and sang about 5 songs was absolutely great. He told everyone that he was Jocko from Sha Na Na but as an old college friend of Jocko I knew that he wasn’t. In any event he has a great voice. Thanks for this reccomendation.

  7. Angelo T. Says (November 23rd, 2008):

    Went to Ralph and Rosie’s this past Friday night. It was cold outside so you couldn’t eat in the outdoor tiki bar. The inside bar was jammed with people around 9:30pm and Joey Dale & The Gigolos were singing. The big problem with Ralph’s is that if the weather isn’t nice you have no place to eat. This is a great place for pizza etc and fun music but you have to go on a nice Friday or Saturday night.
    By the way did you ever hear of Vinnies Restaurant in Davie? It’s another real nice place for good Italian food and old 50s-60s music?

  8. JeffEats Says (November 23rd, 2008):

    Angelo T.: Just had a chance to read your post. I agree with you 100% that Ralph & Rosie’s needs an indoor area to eat in. On Vinnies…I have heard about the joint but haven’t had a chance to “try it out.” When I do, you’ll see a writeup.

    Thanks for reading…

  9. eric Says (March 29th, 2009):

    great pizza nd doo wop music.
    highly recommended.
    also try vinnies in Davie, real good place for doo wop music.

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