Wilt Chamberlain's restaurant in Boca Raton closed as owner, la...

[Obit]

Revtim wrote:

I'm kinda surprised it lasted this long, to be honest. I live near it, and I cannot recall the last time I went in and it wasn't nearly deserted. I suppose that might have been just chance, though.

Worked there when the Marks ran it. Those were the days of the three hour waits.

And let's not forget the christmas parties.

[rascal]

Malaka Billy wrote:

Yes it,s Me. Malaka Billy in the house. I heard Wilts closed. So I went online and found this website. Who are You? And how are You? <quoted text>

I am Ilias you crazy man,former expo..Yes you heard correct Wilts is closed because the owner did not pay rent and know the have some costume company in there.It is a shame but what can you do.....other than that everything else is ok.Lu-Lu and Ismael found other jobs and both are well,George got married and became a father...like me....English man moved to...England...went crazy,sold everything and just left with his wife and kid...Francoia died...That is pretty much the story so far.I hope you are well and settle down MR.Crazy.

[gassy]

yeah the food sucked

[worker]

nora and brent were the worst managers ever :)

[One Brown Eye]

Wilt was way too busy thinking about his next piece of a-- to even thimk about running a business. The managers as stated above were pieces of cow manure.

[employee]

because we have bills to pay THATS WHY WE HAVE NO CHOICE

[former employee 07]

i loved working there...even if it was a little wacky, and the money was pretty shitty. sucked to show up for work in the morning and see the sign! oh well.

[Curtis Phillips]

Met Wilt when I was 12 in 1968 when my father drove with Winnipeg Manitoba to Chicago for a surprise Christmas present for me. Met the Big Dipper again at age 19 when living in Beverly Hills. During own career - never made it past university ball - wore No. 13 and even have it tattoed on shoulder. What happened to all the collectables from Wilt's Restauraunt? Would love to get hands on some of it. Visited Wilt's in Boca Raton twice when down Florida way at in-laws snowbird house in Pompano Beach. Spent $300 on items and manager thought I was a crazy fan. Feel free to e-mail me at [e-mail] if have ino

[CAM]

Wow, just found out it closed as i sit online researching restaurant design. I worked there "part-time" for 6 years... through the great years of the '90s.I agree..once the "new" owners came in, everything started to change. Though, tenants and landlords (the landlord, i believe was one of the original Wilts investors - all were local, frequenting Boca folk) should work out their messes. Unfortunately, owners sometimes feel it is better to just stop than have to address workers, patrons in person. Sad to see it go. Yet I agree.. maybe better off. I had such such great fun there though. Still have friends from it.

[CAM]

somehow i ended up in San Fran. Not where I am. Weird. Glad to see all the comments. Reading them brings back memories.. and yeah, I agree with everyone who says that all restaurants have crap etc.. we did work there cause we "needed" money.. yet there are soooooo many restaurants. it was seriously just a great time for me because it was an outlet of fun. i didnt really need the money so i stayed happy. weird.

best of luck to brent and nora. i worked with them as they started as waiters. i was there before them.

[mom]

My daughter ended up in the emergency room form a sharp corner of a game. No one even checked to see if she was ok. They deserve to be closed. It was not safe for kids.

[Malaka Billy]

mom wrote:

My daughter ended up in the emergency room form a sharp corner of a game. No one even checked to see if she was ok. They deserve to be closed. It was not safe for kids.

I am trying to imagine the corner of this game jumping out and striking your child. Everyting in Your house has corners, that can injure a child. Maybe you should not rely on others to protect your child. Maybe the game was dangerous. But if the parent was supervising more closely, maybe you would have noticed this situation. And made the manager aware.
You probably used Wilts Game Room for a free babysitter, while You had Apple martinis at the bar. And then drove home drunk with the kids fastened safely in their car seats.
I used to work at Wilts. And when your bratty kids ran through the restaurant screaming like lil boca bastards that they are, I would stick my foot out and trip them.
Ha ha. Take that boca moms.

MALAKA BILLY IN THE HOUSE. BOCA WEST SIDE

[Twisted Logic]

expo wrote:

Is it going to reopen again?I have seen the note on the door but i have not seen anybody moving in or out?

A great place to pick up women:

In 1991, Chamberlain wrote his second autobiography, A View from Above. There, the lifelong bachelor Chamberlain claimed he had sex with 20,000 women. For this to be true, he would have had to had sex with 1.14 women per day from the age of 15 up until the day of his death, a rate of almost eight women a week.

[Wilts SUCKED]

Wilts sucked the food was terrible and the service was worse - I am GLAD THEY CLOSED DOWN - a Bunch of BOCA TRAMPS looking for sugar daddy and free babysitting - the games sucked too. GLAD TO SEE IT GONE!!!

[Anna]

I used to go there with my mom as I was a kid, I live in France and my grandparents in boca.
I loved that place!
so sad it closed...

[ALFONSO]

I WAS WORKING IN WILT' I'M FROM PERU AND I REMEMBER EVERYTIMES THE RESTAURANT, GEORGE, THE CHEFF ALEX AND ELIAS ARE MY FRIENDS FOREVER.I'M VERY GOOD IN PERU AND I LOVE WILT'S .

[Billy]

ALFONSO wrote:

I WAS WORKING IN WILT' I'M FROM PERU AND I REMEMBER EVERYTIMES THE RESTAURANT, GEORGE, THE CHEFF ALEX AND ELIAS ARE MY FRIENDS FOREVER.I'M VERY GOOD IN PERU AND I LOVE WILT'S .

Alfonso its Billy. I,m glad to hear Your doing good. I,m in Arizona right now.Your Friend Billy Neely. [e-mail]

[Mark Q]

I loved wilt's I eat lunch there alot My buddie was Alex I am sure some remember us because we were the only ones there supporting that place for lunch at the bar like every day.
I love that place and miss Angie,Tanya,MEL,and all the staff your the best. I also watched football there and it was great miss it.
I often think of putting some money back into that place and re opening it.

PS The Mic in the bar area up in the rafters was not real. Thanks for the fun times to all its not the same anymore.

Mel - Miss Ya