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MAY 2018 | SARASOTA SCENE 83
TACOS - TO GO
2773 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota
Taking over a prime location from a
previous taco restaurant, restaurateur
Tom Golen opened Tacos - To Go
with a distinctive menu that reflects a
lifetime of culinary adventure. “I’m just
passionate about food,” says the former
Wall Street trader. He spent his evenings
and weekends going to culinary school
and working in New York City fine dining
restaurants. “When I retired from the
trading floor, I decided to open a small
restaurant on Siesta Key.” He had it
for three years and recently sold it and
opened up this one. “This is much more
casual. Half of our customers get their
food to go. We want it to be fun, fresh,
and Siesta Key centric.”
That focus on Siesta Key and the beach is
reflected in the menu’s seafood options.
Tacos - To Go uses locally sourced
ingredients for all its food, including the
grouper for the fish dishes. “Everything is
from scratch,” says Golen. “I do as much
local sourcing as possible, particularly
on produce. Nothing is precooked, all
made to order, which makes it take a
little longer, but you know it’s fresh.”
I’m a particular fan of the delicious and
refreshing ceviche taco, which is freshmade
ceviche served in a hard taco shell.
The presence of ceviche highlights the
fact that Tacos - to Go has a very eclectic
menu. The ceviche is Peruvian. The
decadent baleada (grilled tortilla filled
with scrambled eggs, refried beans, and I
suggest chorizo) is Honduran. The housemade
gelatos (try the Kahlua Coffee or
Horchata Almond) are Italian. The Latin
Wok Stir Fry Bowl is unique, an organic
lo mein or rice base with wok-sauteed
Latin ingredients brought together to
create one of the restaurants most popular
dishes. It’s a wonderful, eclectic
mix for the adventurous eater,
but don’t worry, they
do great versions of
more traditional
tacos too. There’s
something
quick and
satisfying for
anyone on
the go.
on the town
4420 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
941.260.8905
www.shellysgifts.com
Monday - Saturday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
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