The view across the street from Lilo’s, our new restaurant in Downtown Lake Worth:

On Wednesday afternoon I went to Lilo’s of Lake Worth (702 Lake Ave.) and ate outside. Isn’t it amazing how incredible and interesting our Downtown has become?

Just can’t get away from a “pool view” in Lake Worth. Above is a creative mural whilst sitting outside the newly opened (as of five days ago) eatery in Downtown Lake Worth. Received a call from a gentleman earlier to meet and discuss some timely topics. We decided Lilo’s would be an interesting early evening nosh and try out the newest menu in town (click on images to enlarge).

Our kind and attentive server explained the menu. She focused on the right side of the menu where you can choose from tacos or montaditos. A montadito, she explained, are small sandwiches.

By the sound of this you might think this is a restaurant that features only Mexican or South American cuisine. That isn’t the case. These sandwiches have menu ingredients like pulled pork, tuna, and other American-style options. These were the choices I made:

From the montatido portion of the menu is this BBQ pork sandwich.

Our server explained, if you are a little hungry, one or two small plates may suffice. More hungry? Then two or three. 

The spicy tuna from the tacos portion of the menu.

The pork sandwich came on a hamburger bun with a generous portion of pork and a thick, sweet barbecue sauce. The spicy tuna wasn’t that spicy, to my taste (I can drink Sriracha out of the bottle), but had plenty of sushi-grade raw tuna. For $5 it’s hard to beat.

Small plate offerings range in price from $2 to $5. The tuna is a bargain. The most expensive item on the menu (upper left hand corner) is the Lobster Lollipop under “Bites”. Sounds intriguing for another visit.

Photo taken around 4:00, the interior prior to the evening rush. If you recall the former Rotelli’s, the interior is much different now.

I spoke briefly with the owner and she’s happy with her dealings with the City. Later this year, or early next year, she plans more exciting changes to the structure and has had discussions about that. Stay tuned.

The interior has been freshened up compared to the previous venue, Rotelli’s. The most notable change is the bar being moved more to the center of the room and set up in a U-pattern. Booths disappeared from the north wall but are kept on the east wall.

Currently, the Happy Hour special is $1 oysters. Will be back again for certain. This is a nice addition to our downtown restaurant scene. Wes says, “Two thumbs up!” You should certainly go and eat at Lilo’s of Lake Worth some time soon.