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A Bar Harbor restaurateur brings her ambiance and recipes to a location close to Lakewood Ranch. Located in the University Town Center shopping district adjacent to Fresh Market. If you are looking for a more formal Italian restaurant with a great variety of goodies on its menu, look no further than Pascones.
When I try out a new Italian restaurant for the first time, I always order chicken parm. To me, getting the right balance of coating and chicken shows me where the chef's priorities lie! I found the panko crusted coating to be just enough to add spice while not choking off the flavor of the meat itself. No need for the knife in my place setting! The fork passed through my chicken with the greatest of ease!
However, I will report that the first time we went there, the marinara sauce was a bit too thin and tasteless. So, based on the sauce alone, I was unsure if I wanted to return. Sarasota has a plethora of great Italian restaurants, so why go back to any place that isn't perfecto? But my wife convinced me that was the way true Italian chefs prepared their marinara and I needed to go back (primarily because she loved her meal). I come from a long line of Italians and she is from Eastern European descent, so what do I know, right?! When we did go back (you see who the restaurant bully in the family is), it was like the chef had read my mind. His marinara was perfect!! And his meat sauce was incredible. The only bad part of the meal was that the dinner was so picture perfect, I almost didn't want to ruin it. I said almost!!
Here is the spaghetti and meat balls that brought my wife and I back. The meat was very, very tasty. Note the thicker meat sauce!
Our friend ordered the salmon. Another picture perfect plate. And from what she reported, it was scrumptious. The only bad thing, she was so into her meal, she hardly said a word. But considering we have very different political views, her silence turned out to be a good thing!
Its well worth the visit. And for you local Lakewood Ranch foodies, it sure beats driving downtown. Add this venue to Il Conte's in the Market Street area of Lakewood Ranch and we have two great choices for Italian fare!
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