Citrus County Restaurant Update January 2026

 Although we did not have a many dinner visits to restaurants in the last month, we did finally got to the newer restaurant: Three Musketeers in Crystal River.

Three Musketeers:  The menu is very unique and  changes often.   Gourmet for sure!  We started out with octopus. I didn’t care for the presentation. They brought out a tentacle  of the octopus…if that’s you would call it, and it looked like octopus. I quickly chopped it up. I’m used to calamari I guess. We split that as an appetizer and then I had the quail and it was an appetizer portion,  but it’s very bony and very tasty …not really enough for a meal.  Should have split a fennel salad; it looked good. Art ordered the veal chop, and it was very good; large enough portion I was able to taste it. We loved the dessert which was a blueberry, cream pudding of sorts. It’s not the type of restaurant we would go to once a week that’s for sure, and it is pricey.  The service is good,  and it is a small restaurant. That night, they had two large tables; they take reservations according to how many people are going to be there. https://www.crystalmanatee.com/restaurants.html

We returned to Panda Express and had an egg roll, the orange chicken, the walnut shrimp and chow mein,  and again it’s good and reasonably priced. Easy to call an order and pick up. I think they do deliver too, but again it’s not a restaurant we would eat at once a week.

We ordered it carryout again from Michael Anthony’s (Homosassa).  Ordered our usual veal marsala, and we tried the calamari.  The calamari was very good, but way too large a portion for two.   We had it twice and then ended up throwing the rest of the calamari away.

You never go wrong with seafood at the Crystal River Seafood Seller.  (now a restaurant # 2 in Ocala.) I tried  the (cold mayo) lobster roll this time. It was very good. Pam had mahi tacos, beans and rice.  Several people had fried shrimp which is very good. Mussels were delicious. Art enjoyed his grouper and Pat enjoyed his shrimp scampi.

BRUNCH

We love the brunch at Black Diamond Club every Sunday.  I like the breakfast Sammy made with bacon and Art orders eggs …but last week, asked chef ot make him blueberry pancakes and he did!    I had a gouda and crab omelet one week,  and that was special! 

LUNCHES:

We continue to have lunches out at New England Café, Jimmy T‘s New York Deli.  I went to lunch with the girlfriends to Chili’s: we like the bacon, cheese,  chicken quesadilla. We went to Crystal River Coney Island. I like the pulled pork sandwich and Art, of course,  has his foot-long chili dog. Lecanto’s Firehouse Subs is convenient, we like the club on a sub but  there are many choices. 

Looking forward to some walleye at Culver’s starting soon during Lent which starts February 18.