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bilcon 02-10-2021 08:11 AM

Ricciardi's New Owners
 
Last night we ate in Ricciardi's in Brownwood, which will soon be called: Prima Italian Restaurant and Steak House..................(Not sure of the exact name). The restaurant has been taken over by the Suleiman Family who now run Havana, Lopez Legacy and Milano Restaurante in Ocala.

The food choices were excellent. The menu has Italian as well as Steak choices. My wife had Lobster Cannelloni and it was outstanding. It was stuffed with lobster and also came with a lobster tail. The portions were generous and the service was excellent.
This new restaurant is going to be a winner. Try it, you'll like.

wrestle1 02-10-2021 08:13 AM

Looking forward to trying it

FenneyGuy 02-11-2021 06:57 AM

I'll have to try it. I went several times before and was completely unimpressed with the food. Italians would have been embarrassed.

dewilson58 02-11-2021 07:13 AM

The good news...................they will be very busy for a while "Newness".


Looking forward to going, I'll wait a bit.


:coolsmiley:

Garywt 02-11-2021 03:56 PM

I thought they were just going to improve the food. I guess they are changing more than that.

Skip 02-13-2021 07:11 AM

New name is Prima Italian Steakhouse which was posted on The Gourmet Club's website some time ago. Hope it is an improvement.

Skip

PugMom 02-13-2021 08:25 AM

it is, --there's no comparison to the food they are currently serving. no doubt you will enjoy the new fare

J1ceasar 02-14-2021 07:27 AM

Most restaurants in The villages have a sweetheart six months to a year then they get sloppy or forget that this summer business goes down as well as the taste. I hope these people being good operators keep up their reputation

Navy (SSBN 633) 02-14-2021 07:28 PM

Dined Friday night....Significant upgrade in Food Quality, Service and Ambiance...nice touch of linen table cloths. Will definitely go back.

Aloha1 02-23-2021 02:54 PM

Had dinner at the soon to be named Prima Italian Steakhouse Sunday night. The grouper over ricotta gnocchi was excellent as was the bruschetta. Service was attentive. The current menu is a starter menu and we were told there would be additions and changes. They could improve the wine list by including more Italians but overall a good meal.

aleid13 03-04-2021 04:02 PM

So far it seems the Suleiman family does a good job whenever they take over an existing restaurant. Hopefully this will be the case in Brownwood.

Jayhawk 03-04-2021 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Navy (SSBN 633) (Post 1902234)
Dined Friday night....Significant upgrade in Food Quality, Service and Ambiance...nice touch of linen table cloths. Will definitely go back.

We had the same experience. Thumbs UP !!!!!!

Papa_lecki 03-04-2021 08:02 PM

Ate there twice last week. Wasn’t crazy about the appetizers i got, but the main meals were delicious.

G.R.I.T.S. 03-16-2021 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by aleid13 (Post 1910782)
So far it seems the Suleiman family does a good job whenever they take over an existing restaurant. Hopefully this will be the case in Brownwood.

I hope it will be at least as good as red sauce. Ate there 3/15. I'm a pasta eater at Italian restaurants so I was surprised that my first bite of spaghetti with meatball seemed to need a little something else. The meatball was like ricciardi's, good. I'll give them several more times.

Aloha1 03-17-2021 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by G.R.I.T.S. (Post 1916616)
I hope it will be at least as good as red sauce. Ate there 3/15. I'm a pasta eater at Italian restaurants so I was surprised that my first bite of spaghetti with meatball seemed to need a little something else. The meatball was like ricciardi's, good. I'll give them several more times.

So, you ate a Redsauce or or at the new Prima Italian?? Ricciardi's is gone. Only the sign needs to be replaced.


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