Darn near as good was a Basque-inspired prep of sweet piquillo peppers stuffed with mushrooms, chorizo sausage and Serrano ham baked in an almond pepper sauce and topped with Manchego cheese ($8.95).

Tribune via email. Fourth-generation owner Richard Gonzmart, who describes himself as the restaurant group's "caretaker," said the restaurant teams and contractors worked relentlessly to bring ...

At 65 years old, the Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands Circle is the oldest eatery in Sarasota. It's been through a lot, but recent back-to-back hurricanes—which brought four feet of flooding ...

411 St. Armands Circle, (941) 388-3987, columbia-restaurant.com Indulge the kids (and yourself) at Kilwins , where you’ll choose from 40 different flavors of brain-freezing delight.

Columbia Restaurant, located at 411 St. Armands Circle, can be seen in the police department video with waves lapping against its entrance. Nearly a foot of floodwater would inundate the beloved ...

Columbia, which opened in 1959 on St. Armands Circle and is Sarasota's oldest full-service restaurant, is among the many local businesses that sustained major flooding caused by Hurricane Helene ...

The proprietors of the family-owned and legendary Columbia Restaurant Group now own their leased property on St. Armands Circle, thus fulfilling a long-standing wish of the late Cesar Gonzmart ...

St. Armands Circle — smack in the middle of St. Armands Key, ... With 100-plus stores and restaurants, ... King Neptune rises from a median right by the famed Columbia restaurant, ...

Restaurants and stores around St. Armands Circle are also back open for business. Richard Washburn owns Drippin Wet Men's Store. It is one of the newest stores around the circle.

Columbia, which opened in 1959 on St. Armands Circle and is Sarasota's oldest full-service restaurant, is among the many local businesses that sustained major flooding caused by Hurricane Helene ...