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Treasure Island | Dinner at the Perl.

What a treat.  It is this time of the year again where we have our annual office diner party .We try to go to a different place every year but I have the feeling that this has stopped as of last night. We had a fantastic time at the Perl here in Treasure Island. I just love everything about this place.

 First of all, you can't beat the location, right in downtown Treasure Island next to a cigar bar and a dance bar (for the after dinner things) The Perl  has a really welcoming and  cozy atmosphere and you can feel this the moment you walk in. It is as if Karim ( the owner | chef) and his wonderful staff, invite you into their living room and you instantly feel at home and well taken care of.  

Talking about the Staff, everybody at the Perl is very knowledgeable and friendly and pays attention to you. We had the pleasure of being served by Nick, by far the best  "host" you can find anywhere on planet earth.

I am using the word "host" deliberately, a waiter is just someone that brings you food, a "host" is someone that  cares  and takes pride in his job.  As always, he was funny and in great spirits and we all had a wonderful time.

Now let's talk about food. There are a lot of good cooks in our area and Karim is probably the best one of them but what really sets him apart is his love for food and his love for cooking. You can see it in the presentation and you taste it with the very first bite.   

He is very creative but won't overdue it.  Everything is made from scratch with  the freshest food you can find. The menu is a pleasure to read, perfect balance between International, Moroccan and American food.

He accommodates all your "special wishes" and I am not just talking about the "substituting rice for potatoes thing".

 Last night, one of us wanted Sauce Béarnaise with her filet, now this is not something that you have in your pantry or you can just open a can. First of all, it is not easy to make a Sauce Béarnaise from scratch but the much bigger deal is that it completely interrupts your  "kitchen process" 

See a restaurant kitchen is a highly organized place where everybody has his job and follows and unwritten "plan" which is needed to get the food out in time etc. So, interrupting this process  to accommodate "special wishes" ( in our case very very special wishes) is something you won't find anywhere else.

So, again, we all had a wonderful time at the Perl here in Treasure Island. The food was fantastic, the service was awesome and the atmosphere just brought it all together. If you  visit Treasure Island you should not miss out on this experience. Put it on you to do list, you will be delighted.

Treasure Island | Dinner at the Perl.

Are you moving to Treasure Island or coming on vacation?

Here are some places you might want to check out.

For breakfast all the locals go to Foxy's, it is on 107^th Ave in Treasure Island

on the north side on the shopping centre.

Café Berlin, on 107 Ave also east side of shopping centre serves German food and has very reasonable prices.

Or you can go to Sloppy Joes on Gulf BLVD, the food is great and it is right on the beach. Another choice is Caddys on Sunset beach, I am not too fond of their food, but the location is fantastic, it sits right in the sand.

If you are in the mood for Mexican food, the VIP bar on Gulf blvd corner of 107Ave is a good place. We also have a waffle house on Treasure Island on Gulf Blvd and a little restaurant called Grouper in the Thunderbird resort.

For dinner, you might want to go to a real local place called the R bar, on Tuesdays and Thursday they have all you can eat crab legs which would be much better without the horrible music they have. . . ah well. Treasure Island also features a great fine dinning restaurant, the Perl, awesome place fantastic food, you have to go. The newest place in town is the middle grounds grill, I love their deserts and that's about it. Captain Kosmacos is a Steakhouse right at the bridge to St. Pete beach and the food is good. You could also go to Gigi's, the Italian place in Treasure Island.

Drinks, well you have to go to Ricky T's on Gulf Blvd and the corner of 106 Ave. This is a must; everybody goes there, all the local people and the snowbirds. They have live music every day and you can sit inside or outside. Great at atmosphere, you will meet the whole neighborhood in one night.

Oh, lets me also mention Gators, on the north end of Treasure Island.

Great place right on Johns Pass they also have live music.

Treasure Island is a fun town with lots of places to go, something fun to do for everybody