Sun Garden Cafe, 210 Avenida Madera, Siesta Key, 346-7171, sol-food.net
Sun Garden CafeThis Siesta Village breakfast and lunch spot offers a beautiful oasis from the hustle and bustle of the Key, along with some stellar sweet potato pancakes. Read the review.
Southside Deli 1825 Hillview St., Sarasota; 330-9302, southsidedelisarasota.com
Southside DeliThis Hillview standard draws big crowds duringt he lunch rush for homemade soups, stuffed sandwiches and luscious gelato. Read the review.
Krispy Arepas 8196 Tourist Center Dr., Sarasota; 306-5889
Krispy ArepasA simple formula with a Venezuelan twist: savory meats stuffed inside corn cakes, with plenty of additional items you can choose to cram inside. Read the review.
Blu Island Bistro 625 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice; 485-8200, bluislandbistro.com
Blu Island BistroWith breakfast all day and a host of interesting takes on the standards, Blu Island Bistro is a destination for morning food fans. Read the review.
Lelu Coffee Lounge 5251 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key; 346-5358, lelucoffee.com
Lelu Coffee LoungeWith breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and cocktails all in one cozy package, Lelu Coffee Lounge is a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of Siesta Village. Read the review.
The Frosted Mug 1856 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice; 497-1611
The Frosted MugOpened in 1957, The Frosted Mug is Venice's oldest haunt, still popular thanks to cold root beer, hot sandwiches and plenty of shareable munchies. Read the review.
LaStella's on Clark 3230 Clark Road, Sarasota; 922-8646
La Stella's on ClarkLaStella’s is a great little sandwich shop, with a sparse and simple, but thoughtful menu. Their portions are generous, their prices fair, and basically they are nice addition to what is a fairly small number of locally-owned, non-chain sub shops. Read the review.
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....yes, okay, but Menu is very typical of all our Sarasota Restaurants...
Want something HAND MADE and DIFFERENT from usual Sarasota fare? Why not
go to "Good Fellas" on Clark Road just off McIntosh. Open for Lunch & Dinners.
Very "neighborhood-like" with authentic southern (Almalfi & Sicilian style) foods.
They have their own Vineyards & sell their labelled wines. Imported Coffee Roaster
where you can roast immdiately & bring home your beans! Pasta Chef starts hand
rolling their dough as early as 8:00 a.m. & you can buy it, bring it home to cook!
Wonderful service and also opened Saturday and Sundays. Delicious!
Review of The Breakfeast House on S.Tamiami. Wife ordered eggs benedict with extra sauce. I had biscuits and gravy with potatoes. Asked for water, had to ask another server for water. Benedict egss were hard and the sauce was cold(not lukewarm) Potatoes had to much pepper on them, along with to much pepper with the biscuits and gravy. Owner came over to explain that the sauce should be luke warm or it would turn into scrambled eggs.(?) Explained that her sauce was highly recommended by some food critic. so want. She was very nice and bought my wife's breakfast. but not the extra sauce. Might have mentioned that coffee was only $1 a cup. Next time try Millies for a very good Benedicts.
This for Ashton Goggans: Just finished reading this weeks Cheap Eats about the great burger hunt! Since moving to this area from the FL east coast in 2004, I have been on a personal hunt, so far not too successfully, for a great cheese steak sandwich! If you haven't done this in the past, I would be most greatful, and if you have, sorry I missed it! Or any suggestions you may have based on your experiences. And I've also found that a great cheese steak is made even more so by a great beer selection. Any suggestions?
Also, about the burger hunt: on the bypass in Venice behind the Bonefish Grill is Norma Jean's (also in north Englewood)that have consistently great burgers and reasonable prices, and friendly staff. And if you're a Moose member, the Venice lodge does an excellent Mooseburger for Thursday lunch.