Found a Great Restaurant/Best kept secret

[aford]

Have to tell you about a great restaurant with great food & great prices and most of all great staff, they know who gets what. Little Joey's Pizza & Italian Restaurant is located on 441/27 N of Wal-Mart, just a mile or so on the left in the strip mall with the tile roofs before intersection of 441/27 & 42. I had the Veal ala Joey's with angle hair pasta & Joey's sauce. The veal is fresh cut and pounded daily & has never been frozen. Oh what flavor. I also had Chicken Francaise with angel hair with the same sauce as the chicken. Oh, wow! You can order whatever pasta you like with whatever sauce you like. Then another time I tried the meatball sub with mozzarella cheese. The meatballs were wonderful and the cheese was not that bubblegum type that you can choke on. Sauce is homemade. Pricing is very reasonable. Menu from appetizers, Clams Casino (delicious) soup (love the Pasta fazoul) baked dishes, pasta, sandwiches hot/cold, chicken, seafood, veal, pizza (yummy the best) calzone oh wow. Deserts, well if you can't fit it take home cannoli for later. Children under 10 only half price w/free beverage spaghetti, manicotti, ravioli, baked ziti. Better than fast food. Coffee/tea/hot/iced only $1.00 and the cup is huge. Other beverages sodas etc available. Wine & beer bar only. Great place for lunch (NO LINES) Full menu served all day. Booths for 6 are huge. If you are coming here for diner come between 4:00 & 5:00 to beat the crowd. Hours are: Sunday closed, Monday 4:00pm till closing, Tues thur Sat 11:00 am till closing. Now that I have told you about this place I probably won't be able to get a seat. No I don't own or work here. Just a Villager who loves great fresh homemade food. Decor is Tuscon. Your comments and reviews please.

[Donna]

We have eaten there on many occasions..I also like the food..Being Italian, I feel I could do a better job with the sauce and meatballs..LOL
It is a nice place and they do have good food..I never waited more than 10 minutes for a seat..
:bigthumbsup:

[aford]

Donna,

What is your favorite dish at Joey's?

[Donna]

aford,

I have had the Baked Ziti, hubby had the Chicken Parm, and a few other entrees..

I think their food is good and priced right..
:)

[Laura]

What a coincidence! I love Little Joey's. My favorite meal is the chicken ala Joey's

[Lucko]

Having owned and operated a similar restaurant for 25 years, the original message seems to be a plant. They tend to cover lack of flavor in their pizza with an overload of tomato sauce. The food was OK, but not that special for the price.

[Villages Kahuna]

Our first visit to Little Joey's was great. The food was wonderful and we were sooo happy to have discovered a hidden gem of a restaurant.

We visited again in a month or so and the second time around Little Joey's fell loudly from extraordinaire to plain ol' ordinary. Service was good both times, but the second time around the food left much to be desired. We may give them another chance one day, but it's a long drive from Mallory Square and there are lots of restaurants up our way.

[Duffer]

If you are trying to get some information on area resturaunts click on the website run by the Villages Gourmet Eating Club they have reviews on many local and area locations. Little Joeys is good. :bigthumbsup:

[Beltlady]

Sounds good. We have seen it passing but now we will stop sometime. Thanks for the referrel.

[REDCART]

We were pleasantly surprised by our recent visit to Carabba's. In my family it's near impossible to please everyone particularly my mother who can find fault with the table location, the AC blowing on her, the booths are too low, the list goes on and on but not here.

We've never believed that a chain restaurant could possibly have good food but they did. Relatives in Chicago and the Carolina also speak well of Carabba's.

[Sporty1]

Saw the restaurant, never stopped, but now we will, thank you!

[Lucko]

I've been in the business for years and tried Joey's -- not bad, but not great -- might go back some time, but not real soon -- In fact, I have not found an outstanding pizza in the villages -- guess I expect quality in food and service and havn't found it -- mostly, I'm finding cheap ingredients and slow service --

[rdhdleo]

I lived in Chicago for 48 years and to me Carrabas cannot compare to the restaurants in "Little Italy" or anywhere in Chicago. We tried Carrabas once and that was enough, not worth the long waits. We tried Little Joey's when they first opened and were not impressed but now we like it. Isabelles is good Mediterranean food, we like it for a change.

[Sandy222]

We just had lunch at the new Chinese Rest. over near 466A in that Publix shopping center . It was very good. Nice luncheon menus are $5 which includes the drink. Sure wish them well. Its a great deal.

[villages07]

Sandy...I agree; 2 of us got one takeout combo dinner and had enough left over for lunch the next day; cost was about $7-$8. Very reasonable, good quantity, and pretty tasty. Very extensive menu. I too hope they get enough business to prosper as the development slowly snakes down towards 466A.

[lin]

I really don't think this is a secret, but I'd like to cast my vote for "Up The Creek" at Lk Sumter.
First time there was this afternoon and it was the best meal we've had since being in TV.
I had a great lobster salad {12.50} and hubby had a Ribeye Philly steak & cheese sandwich {7.99} Our friend ordered a Tuna Steak from the dinner menu that was cooked just as ordered. Service was perfect!
All & all lunch was excellent as were the drinks.

[rbrozzetti]

Have to tell you about a great restaurant with great food & great prices and most of all great staff, they know who gets what. Little Joey's Pizza & Italian Restaurant is located on 441/27 N of Wal-Mart, just a mile or so on the left in the strip mall with the tile roofs before intersection of 441/27 & 42. I had the Veal ala Joey's with angle hair pasta & Joey's sauce. The veal is fresh cut and pounded daily & has never been frozen. Oh what flavor. I also had Chicken Francaise with angel hair with the same sauce as the chicken. Oh, wow! You can order whatever pasta you like with whatever sauce you like. Then another time I tried the meatball sub with mozzarella cheese. The meatballs were wonderful and the cheese was not that bubblegum type that you can choke on. Sauce is homemade. Pricing is very reasonable. Menu from appetizers, Clams Casino (delicious) soup (love the Pasta fazoul) baked dishes, pasta, sandwiches hot/cold, chicken, seafood, veal, pizza (yummy the best) calzone oh wow. Deserts, well if you can't fit it take home cannoli for later. Children under 10 only half price w/free beverage spaghetti, manicotti, ravioli, baked ziti. Better than fast food. Coffee/tea/hot/iced only $1.00 and the cup is huge. Other beverages sodas etc available. Wine & beer bar only. Great place for lunch (NO LINES) Full menu served all day. Booths for 6 are huge. If you are coming here for diner come between 4:00 & 5:00 to beat the crowd. Hours are: Sunday closed, Monday 4:00pm till closing, Tues thur Sat 11:00 am till closing. Now that I have told you about this place I probably won't be able to get a seat. No I don't own or work here. Just a Villager who loves great fresh homemade food. Decor is Tuscon. Your comments and reviews please.

Good Review and I agree 100% with it.
I'm Italian, and moved here from an area in NY State with a large selection of excellent Italian Restaurants.
Little Joey's is one of my favorite places in the area.

[Camille]

Carrabbas food is really good. They serve the best bread in The Villiages.

[REDCART]

Camille, Did you know that Carrabba's Italian Grill is partly owned by Outback? I agree with you though, it's consistently excellent. In addition to Carrabba's, Outback also has an equity-partnership with Bonefish Grill which I understand is also coming to TV. The reviews suggest that it's as good as Carrabba's and Outback. This should be great competition for Up the Creek in LSL. George

[jtdraig]

This thread sort of got "off topic" ;D but trying to keep things on topic in this website is like herding cats......my wife and I LOVE the Bonefish Grille. They have one in Ocala and down in Orlando. If you like fish, try it.

[Taltarzac]

This thread sort of got "off topic" ;D but trying to keep things on topic in this website is like herding cats......my wife and I LOVE the Bonefish Grille. They have one in Ocala and down in Orlando. If you like fish, try it.


Isn't a Bonefish Grill opening sometime in the future in TV? I suppose though each Bonefish Grill is going to be a little different in quality and the like based on its management?

[twynsmom]

:hot: :agree:

Shhh...Don't tell too many people about Little Joey's. LOL. We too love, love, love that place.
Waiters/Waitresses friendly, food always served in a timely fashion. Highly recommend..

[villager99]

many of us fish lovers enjoy bonefish grill in ocala. tv will soon have it's own golf cart accessible bonefish next to the cvs on 466 in the buffalo ridge shopping area.

two good golf cart accessible lunch or breakfast non chain places in that general area are the son rise cafe and lit' bits cafe.
son rise does serve dinner but not every night.

[Taltarzac]

Bill and I had lunch the other day at Lil' Bits and loved it. It's a breakfast/lunch restaurant that closes at 2 pm. The food was excellent, the server Sandy was super and the place is emaculate. The owner is Wendy and the place was named for her as she's very small in structure, thus....Lil' Bits.

barb1191


Where is this place Lil' Bits? Across from Crispers near CR466 and CR101?

[villager99]

yes, lil' bits is in the relatively new palm ridge plaza. great for simple yet very good breakfast or lunch til 2:00 p.m. it's nice to frequent a place owned by fellow villagers.
it's a small place but with an open uncrowded feeling. good food and service.

[zcaveman]

I have a great restaurant that I have been going to for the six years I have been here.

Great omelet - fast service!!

And I am going to keep it a secret!!

[dominick]

I read in Lake County Style Magazine (one of those mags that you find mainly in doctors office waiting rooms) that The Chocolate Lab Restaurant, Rts 441/27 in Leesburg, had been voted the best new restaurant and the best place for breakfast in the county. We stopped by at 11a.m on Saturday & couldn't believe it. There was a box of trash just inside the front door, several dreary looking tables, a guy standing behind a counter, and no customers. You walk through the place and end up at the desk of a motel. The desk clerk didn't know anything about any Chocolate Lab Restaurant. Maybe the food is great, but we didn't stay around to find out.

[Muncle]

Bill and I had lunch the other day at Lil' Bits and loved it.
barb1191


Anyplace that serves fried bologna (or baloney) sandwiches has to be good. :#1: 040

[REDCART]

I've been on this TOTV blog almost a year now, and I'm surprised that there's never been a mention of Billy's Cafe on 27\441? I can't think of a better (there may be cheaper) place for breakfast. The omelets are large enough to be shared. The pancakes and crepes are consistently good. OK so breakfast is my favorite meal. Of course they stop seating every day at 2:00 PM, so that kinda limits breakfast to the early hours of the day. Anyone ever had a bad experience here? George

[golfnut]

Muncle, where can I get fried baloney??

[lin345]

Muncle, where can I get fried baloney??


Publix carries baloney. The frying pan is on the second shelf under the kitchen counter!! Duh! ::)

lin

[renielarson]

George...shhhhh...was hoping nobody would mention Billy's! We eat breakfast there and agree that the portions are very generous and the food delicious. Let's keep Billy's our secret so it doesn't get crowded with long lines!

[zcaveman]

Muncle, where can I get fried baloney??


Lil BIts has fried bologna sandwiches.

[chuckinca]

I've been on this TOTV blog almost a year now, and I'm surprised that there's never been a mention of Billy's Cafe on 27\441? I can't think of a better (there may be cheaper) place for breakfast. The omelets are large enough to be shared. The pancakes and crepes are consistently good. OK so breakfast is my favorite meal. Of course they stop seating every day at 2:00 PM, so that kinda limits breakfast to the early hours of the day. Anyone ever had a bad experience here? George


George:

We just got back from two weeks in TV and on our last day we went to Perkins for breakfast. After, I told the wife that we should have tried Billies because alot of people like it. Next Trip!