Restaurants November 23, 2025

Citrus County Fall Restaurant Update

Time for monthly restaurant update.  We had some good meals out. We have a lot more choices these days …

Crackers Crystal River: We wanted to see how  they were coming along after the hurricane damage.  Still working in repairs.  Food is good and reasonable priced. Scallops and fish are good with lots of sides included.

Katch 22 Lecanto:  good sized group ordered: Cauliflower, Sea bass, Short ribs, Steak, Wedge salad, Scallops, Shrimp pasta, red snapper, beet salad and bread is included.  Gourmet food and good service.

Seafood Seller Crystal River: Popular restaurant for fresh fish, always a wait to get it. Large group ordered: mussels, steam shrimp, grouper sandwich, mahi, and the chowders are very good.

Mexican Los Magueyes Beverly Hills: Our large group overwhelmed them.  Four of watched  the other eight eat their meal before ours was delivered. Orders included: alhombre, taco salad, fajita salad, quesadilla, and tacos. Food is good and reasonable.

Bonefish in Brooksville; Wednesday is “bang bang”  shrimp 1/2 price. Art and I split the wahoo fish (very fresh fish and excellent), augrautin potatoes, Caesar salad; Karen had house salad—it is one of the best around!  and lobster ravioli but she said it was not as good as Carrabbas… Mike liked his lobster tails.  Bread basket included.

La Casa Di Norma Crystal River:  We enjoy this small quiet restaurant where the food is excellent.  Mike and I had crab ravioli with shrimp; Art had veal marsala and Karen had a special ravioli dish… 

 

 

Oscar Penn’s Inverness: quiet night there…we enjoyed Chilean seabass and beef tips with noodles. 

 

Black Diamond buffets: Food Bank dinner; open season party,  Both very tasty.

Lunches 

Jimmy T. NY Deli Hernando : chicken soup , turkey club, tuna melt, Cuban, Reuben our favs

Black Diamond Club  I love the lobster roll, tuna melt on regular bread and chicken salad; the Inslee bbq lunch was very good.

New England Cafe: Beverly Hills : clam chowder Friday, tuna melt, and good cookies.  

Cattledog Roasters:  cranberry chicken salad on pumpernickel,  $9 lobster roll  on Friday, 

 Panera Lecanto: chicken soup, toasted Italiano kitchen sandwich and “ to die for: kitchen sink cookie!