Hola (and howdy) from JLB: Margaritas and ciabattas
Nothing is as it seems this week.
I hit up a cowboy-themed burger joint in North Naples run by Estonians who seem to be obsessed with Italian ciabatta buns. On a bleak stretch of U.S. 41 down in North Fort Myers, I found a bustling Tex-Mex joint where the food's as cheap as it is delicious.
Germans are taking over burger joints and Southern restaurants in order to secure visas. And we've finally got another Kosher-style deli on the way.
Here's all the tasty news you may have missed.
Say howdy to Western Prime Burger
Estonian-owned, cowboy-themed and obsessed with ciabatta rolls, this all-American restaurant is like a Spaghetti Western with a beefy slant. Western Prime offers juicy USDA Prime burgers on ciabatta buns, a bread choice I'm still wondering about. Find my review here.
Sabor A Mexico finds a way
The view from this North Fort Myers restaurant's front windows is bleak. There's the overgrown Taco Bell and the shuttered Pizza Hut. But turn your back to those windows and the view changes drastically. Sabor is a nonstop party, fueled by good margaritas and Tex-Mex fare. Click here for my review.
New Kosher-style deli coming
For eaters like me who lament our lack of Kosher delis, there will soon be another option. The West Palm Beach-based Toojay's Deli is coming to Mercato in North Naples. Huzzah! Tim Aten gives us the inside scoop.
At Cavo, brunch is a delightful drag
The LGBT community in Collier County has another venue to celebrate its pride — with towering Bloody Marys, meatballs made with veal and ricotta, and pickle-topped sliders. It's all deliciously fabulous. And Shelby Reynolds has the details.
What else?
• The couple formerly behind La Colmar Bakery are delivering a fresh concept to Naples. Yannick and Ana Brendel launched Yana Eats, a local eatery, takeout and meal delivery service in the former space of A Taste of Jersey. Read all about it from Mr. Aten.
• There's no wrong reason to spend time (and money) on Pine Island and Matlacha these days. The summer's algae crisis hit the area hard. It needs us. And I've got 12 mouthwatering reasons to go.
•Das restaurant. Lehne Burger and Hart & Soul in Cape Coral, Mad Fresh Bistro and Bullig Coffee in Fort Myers — Germans are buying non-German restaurants throughout Southwest Florida. And the reasons are ... interesting. Artis Henderson has the details.
Stuffed? Just wait until next week. There's always something new and tasty happening with me.
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Bon appetit!
JLB
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Jean Le Boeuf is the pseudonym used by a local food lover who dines at restaurants anonymously and without warning, with meals paid for by The News-Press. Email the critic at jleboeuf@news-press.com.