City: Delray Beach, FL

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (561) 638-1949

Address: 16850 Jog Rd.

Description: Henry’s serves good, old-fashioned comfort food. But the atmosphere is hardly down-home; it’s a warm, smart-looking place that won Boca Raton magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best American Cuisine. It’s an expansive place with a large bar and al fresco dining outside. Chef John Belleme was named a Chef to Keep Your Eye On by Esquire magazine. At Henry’s, he’s come up with appetizers such as beef franks in a blanket with honey-mustard dipping sauce, and rice cracker-crusted yellowfin tuna, seared rare with a light glaze. There are daily classics, as well. You might try southern fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, or spaghetti and chicken meatballs, or roast rib of beef with creamed spinach. The desserts are every bit as much comfort food as the entrees. How about frozen tiramisu, with layers of espresso ice cream, sponge cake, Myer’s Dark Rum syrup, and chocolate shavings. Or Kit Kat—layers of chocolate and crunchy peanut butter mousse, with hazelnut caramel.