Boca's Not Just for Fogies: Flanigan's Seafood Bar & Grill in Boca ...

by Crossfade

But Boca and I have a long and complicated history; our lives are as entwined as a pair of melodramatic lovers caught between adulation and detestation; constantly rolling in and out of each other's beds; packing suitcases, flinging vases, and then naming our future children. The point is, I love Boca (sometimes) and believe its bright spots should be brought to our readership's collective attention. Just because most things in Boca close before 8 PM doesn't mean the fun spots do. Friday night, Flanigan's was packed with a mature crowd of half-price Heinken-sippers. The bar area lay just beyond the dining room area, with its booths, framed photos, and giant bubbling aquarium; the bar was large and oblong; its surface covered with yellowed maps. I climbed up to virtually the only free spot--beside New Providence Island--and took a look around. The walls were crammed full of nautical and boating photos, fake life-size fish, and shells in shadow boxes; a faux grey shark hung directly overhead, life preservers dotted the décor, and the wooden ceiling beams gave the impression that the place had been around awhile. Beyond the bar were several occupied pool tables and more walls decorated with seafaring ornaments, neon beer signs, and football flags. "It's a wonder I still come to sports bars," he said, whipping out his phone and showing me a picture. "This is at my Dad's place." The photo was of a hi-tech home studio -- a football fan's heaven. There were three screens--all in the same wall. A giant projector screen eclipsed the two tinier TVs that had been embedded below it. "Plus, there's surround sound. Who needs sports bars when you can watch football there?"

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