Citrus County Early Winter Restaurant Update

Time for the monthly check on Citrus County restaurants.  We returned to several favorites and still look forward to experiencing the re-opened Joes’s Family Restaurant.  Have a report on the new restaurants Mikang Sushi and LaPergola Italian and Argentinian Ristorante.   We tried a local fish fry at the Greek Orthodox Church. Printable pdf files for each CC restaurant areas with contact info at end.

We had lunches at Hernando’s Mike’s Other Place Deli and Dogs. It was not as crowded this second visit.. It’s OK place… they do have Italian style meals to go that you bring home and heat up yourself.  Menu changes, but they have had lobster ravioli, cannelloni, spaghetti and meatballs and lasagna, to name a few. All priced like $11.99, $12.99.  The entrées look big enough to share.

We tried to have lunch at the newly reopened Joe’s Restaurant in Inverness. We were there at 11:30, and there was a half hour to 40 minute wait, so we didn’t stay. They are closed on Wednesday.  Obviously, a very popular place.

We continue to have a good lunches at Jimmy‘s T’s NY Deli, (learned we liked not only the soup and sandwiches but his lemon mascarpone and rice pudding),  New England Café, Cattledog’s,  and The Breakfast Station

We had dinner at Beverly Hills Las Magueyes Mexican, and our large sized group had good food and service. Large  variety of meals were ordered . Everybody enjoyed their meal , tacos, fajita taco salad, fajitas, burritos, and enchiladas.

We had lunch and dinner at the Lecanto’s Saint Michael’s Greek Orthodox Church. They have a Fish Fry every Friday.   It was very good. I had calamari and fish. Excellent! (brought leftovers home-huge portions)  Shrimp was good. Everybody seemed to enjoy their meals  including this week’s meat item…1/2 a broasted chicken.  Rice pudding french fries and cole slaw included and you can order Greek salads for $.  They do a great carryout business.   Entrées are very reasonable like $13.00. +  You can bring your own bottle of wine.  For info,  look at website:

https://www.archangelmichaelgoc.org/extras/fish-fry

It’s been a while since we went to  Homosassa’s Wallaces At Greenhouse. Our table of four had ordered the pesto cod, the honey salmon, the fillet, and the prime rib.  And all of them were delicious! We opted out of the included garlic mashed potatoes for extra veggies or for an up charge, ginger mashed sweet potatoes.  For dessert we had a flourless  chocolate torte, butter pecan gelato, and pumpkin cheesecake.  YUMMY!  They serve a delicious loaf of bread. Salads are extra; wine is seven dollars. Nice service,  nice setting.

I have this recommendation from the nextdoor.com website… and this is what the person said  about the new place in town:  Mikang Sushi…”We lived in Okinawa Japan for five years, so we’re pretty picky about Japanese food. I’ve been searching ever since we moved here in 2021 for good Ramen and sushi we’ve tried everywhere from Crystal River to Ocala and finally found a restaurant with authentic Ramen and great sushi! They just added two types of Ramen to the menu last week.” 292 N. Heritage Oaks Path in the strip mall off  486, next to Heritage Village.  No delivery but they do take out. They also have Korean dishes, “ambience is wonderful interior staff is very attentive and nice.”  352-513-3588; www.mikangsushi.com

NEW: LaPergola Italian and Argentinian Ristorante 2780 N Florida Ave, Hernando,

Heard good things from some, okay from other.  (352) 503-2242  https://www.facebook.com/p/La-Pergola-Italian-Argentinian-Ristorante-100091944200665/

Black Diamond Ranch:  We continue to enjoy our Sunday breakfast… now that we figured out how to order our fried eggs properly… over light.  We enjoy the light bites nights Art  enjoys  the hotdog, and I always like the southwest quesadilla with chicken.

The Christmas dinner was fabulous, I hear.  Decorations were classy. Attendee comments: “sea bass melted in your mouth…claw bar over ice was fabulous, beef tenderloin cooked perfectly…cut with your fork.  Dessert bar was a great presentation and sample-sized  so you could taste all four desserts!  Lots of dancing!

Lecanto, Bev Hills, Hernando Restaunts 2023

Homosassa Eatries 2023

Inverness 10:2023 up Restaurant

Crystal River 2023 Restaurants