Friday, July 3, 2009

Curry Creek Café A little known gem with an eclectic flair


“Eclectic” is defined as selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles and the Curry Creek Café does just that. They take the best in various types of cooking styles and serve them up with a hometown feel.

Housed in a diner-style building on Tamiami Trail South in Nokomis, a short distance from Casey Key this little-known gem is anything but “diner style”. Once you get past the building and its dirt parking lot you will find some of the most outstanding food in Sarasota County.

The dining area is small but its charm is immediately felt with the vintage photos and memorabilia from the area. The food is nothing short than amazing. Chef/owner David Arbuckle is a Nokomis native who left the area to become an award-winning chef. His wife, Rofie, is from Indonesia, and though fairly new to the restaurant business, adds her signature to the menu with her wonderful egg rolls, coconut milk shrimp curry, jasmine rice, and traditional rendang (a beef stew).

Between Rofie’s Indonesian dishes and Chef David’s creativeness with the more traditional favorites such as meatloaf, lamb chops, and crab cakes, this is a restaurant not be missed.

West of Curry Creek Café are several bay front homes on Sunrise, Sunset, and at the end of Sunrise in the Anchorage a gated enclave of homes. There are currently seven homes listed for sale priced from $795,000 to $3,475,000. So far this year two homes have sold in the Anchorage.

Nick Herron & Kathleen Herron , the Herron Group, RE/MAX Alliance Group would be glad to show you any of the properties listed in the Nokomis area or on any of Sarasota Barrier Island’s of Island of Venice, Manasota Key, Siesta Key, Casey Key, Lido and Longboat Key. Call 941.350.5035 or 800.789.6580.

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