Celebrate 21 years of the “Greatest Hits” at Pazzo!

PAZZO!’S GRANDE BISTECCA FEATURES A 16-OUNCE GRILLED RIBEYE WITH AN ESPRESSO AND BROWN SUGAR SUGO, PARMESAN WHIPPED POTATOES, AND ROASTED CIPOLLINI ONIONS. PHOTO(S) CREDIT: MICHAEL OWEN PHOTOGRAPHY

Pazzo!’s got a lot to celebrate for its 21st anniversary, and it has a delicious surprise in store for customers!

The Naples landmark restaurant has launched its Greatest Hits “Throwback Menu” bringing back 26 of its most popular and loved menu items over the years along with new exciting choices!

“As Fifth Avenue South’s oldest Italian restaurant, it was always our goal to bring Naples a mix of charismatic characters, a beautiful dining room and authentic Italian food with a twist,”said Skip Quillen, owner.

And that vision has rooted the restaurant as a landmark in Naples’ dining scene, with a steady crowd of diners rushing in to try new and old dishes every night!

Quillen and the chef team spent weeks poring over Pazzo!’s historical menus to pick the best and most celebrated dishes that served to position Pazzo! as Naples most creative Italian restaurant. They hand-picked 26 retro dishes that represent the best of what Pazzo! has offered over the last two decades, and next to each throwback item, there will be a listing showing the year the dish first appeared on the menu. To make things evenbetter, every Monday (except December 26th) Pazzo! willoffer each throwback favoriteat its original price offering atremendous discount to the public.“

Pazzo! has such a rich history in Naples with dishes that our customers keep askingfor even after 20 years,” said Mikey Tinajero, executive chef at Pazzo! “To celebrate our 21stseason, we wanted to bring back all their favorites at once!”

THE TONNO AT PAZZO! OFFERS SLICES OF GRILLED TUNA, IN A SPICED TOMATO-BASIL CITRUS SAUCE A TOP A BED OF TOSSED TAGLIOLINI WITH CRUSHED RED CHILI FLAKES, LEMON AND OLIVE OIL.

Guests can enjoy dishes like Pazzo!’s famous handmade butternut squash Ravioli Di Casa (1995) with roasted butternut squash, toasted walnuts, fresh tomato and sage or the Penne ai Gamberi – an appetizer which debuted in (1997) – with penne pasta, shrimp, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes and a fresh basil citrus sauce.

The new menu will also feature the original, world famous“one-pound” Italian veal meatloaf (1995) served with parmesan mashed potatoes and Barolo wine gravy. Another favorite is theVitello “Del Prete” (2007) a sautéed veal scallopini with Italianlong hot peppers, homemade sweet fennel sausage, broccoli rabe and strozzapreti.

So if you are Italian or just want to be for one night, there area lot of tastes too look forward to on Pazzo!’s 21st Anniversary“Throwback Menu!”

For reservations, visit pazzoitaliancafe.com or call 239.434.8494.

Fresh New Menu at Yabba!

Those hungry for change will find a fresh new lunch and dinner menu at Yabba Island Grill.The affordable steakhouse at 711 Fifth Avenue South launch edits new lunch menu on Wednesday, December 14th which showcases cuisine fit for the active coastal Florida lifestyle!

The menu offers fresh, high quality ingredients with plenty of healthy and flavorful low-calorie options. Think grass-fed burgers,kale guacamole, organic kale caesar, creative sushis, ancient grain salads along with an all vegetable (no pasta) lasagna and a beet burger, as just a few of the healthy alternatives added to this“already famous” steak and seafood house!

Diners can choose from a wide range of appetizers and handhelds ranging from wraps to burgers, entrée salads, flat breads,assorted gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and full entrées too.

The dinner menu at Yabba has also been entirely reengineered with a variety of dishes and sides that give the diner additional options for affordable steaks, fresh seafood and stone crab claws,accompanying new light and fresh dishes that meet healthy halfway without sacrificing flavor.

Yabba Island Grill offers lunch service from 12 – 2:30p.m. Along with a limited menu served from 2:30 – 4 p.m.,and its regular dinner menu from 5 – 10 p.m. every day.

Visityabbaislandgrill.com to see the new menu, or call 239.262.5787 for more information.