Clearwater, Florida - For the past hundred years, the Pappas family name has been synonymous with great tasting food.
Louis Pappas and his wife Flora arrived from Greece back in 1905 and eventually settled down in Tarpon Springs, owning many restaurants along the way, including the famous Louis Pappas Riverside Cafe in Tarpon Springs.
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The tradition continues with their newest creation, Pappas Ranch Steakhouse and Bar. Located on Gulf to Bay Boulevard just east of US-19, Pappas serves up every fine cut of beef that you can imagine.
This is home style cooking at it's finest, prime rib, pork chops, ribs and steaks, the menu also includes a nice selection of seafood as well as chicken dishes.
Friendly servers and great food is what this Tampa Bay family is all about.
Pappas Ranch Steakhouse and Bar
2630 Gulf to Bay Blvd.
Clearwater, FL 33759
(727) 797-9800
Also located in Odessa:
11345 SR 54
Odessa, FL 33556
(727) 376-3336
www.pappasranch.com
Here are a few of their dishes:
Char-Grilled Pork Chops:
Tender, bone-in chops fire grilled and finished with our pomegranate peppercorn sauce, served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and steamed butter broccoli.
Cracker Meal-Crusted Catfish:
Fried golden and served with chipotle-lime tartar sauce,
hand-cut fries and sweet mango slaw.
Butter Pan-Fried Shrimp:
Lightly floured and butter pan-fried. Served with chipotle-lime
tartar sauce, hand-cut fries and sweet mango slaw.
Panhandle Crab Cakes:
House made with jumbo lump crab meat, lightly floured and pan-fried, served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, steamed butter broccoli, and our chipotle-lime tartar sauce.
Grilled Mahi Mahi:
Prepared blackened or simply grilled with olive oil, fresh lemon, garlic and oregano, served with sautéed green beans and Bea's brown butter rice.
Southwest Chicken Stack:
Two grilled chicken breast layered with Todd's salsa, crispy bacon, grilled onions & mushrooms, melted Monterrey Jack cheese and sour cream, served with our hand-cut fries.
Chicken Pot Pie:
A wholesome dinner served up in one crock - filled with chicken, carrots, onions, peas and potatoes in a creamy sauce, capped with flaky puff pastry.
Ranch Kabobs:
Choose any two - beef tenderloin, chicken or shrimp, skewered with rough cut vegetables, marinated for tenderness and grilled to perfection, served with Bea's brown butter rice and sautéed garlic green beans.