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Type of Business: Restaurant
Cuisine: American
Price: $$
Rating Criteria
1. From Scratch: Serves mostly (i.e., more than half of the menu) fresh food, prepared from scratch. Does NOT rely primarily on kits or prepared/partially prepared foods from commercial food services.
Yes
Comments: Everything is made in house.
2. Local/Organic: Offers at least some locally sourced and/or organically produced food and/or wild-caught seafood.
Yes
Comments: Varies week to week so it's a great idea to ask what is organic and local at the time.
3. Pastured: Offers at least some pastured animal foods.
Yes
Comments: Varies week to week so ask!
4. Organs: Offers some dishes made with organ meats (liver/paté, sweetbreads, heart, kidney, brains, etc.).
No
5. Cooking Fats: Cooks (sautés) in natural fats such as butter, lard, tallow, duck fat, coconut oil, or olive oil; uses lard, duck fat, or tallow for frying.
Yes
6. Bone Broth: Makes own bone broths/stocks for use in soups, stews, gravies, and sauces (does NOT use canned broth or powdered soup bases).
No
Comments: I don't believe they offer soups.
7. Seasonings: Makes most of its own seasoning mixes (does NOT use flavoring packets or MSG).
Yes
8. Salad oils: Makes most of its own salad dressings using olive oil or cold-pressed sesame oil.
Yes
9. Breads: Offers genuine sourdough bread.
No
Comments: No bread at this restaurant at all.
10. Beverages: Offers lacto-fermented beverages (such as kombucha or kvass).
No
11. Condiments: Offers lacto-fermented condiments.
No
12. Desserts: Offers desserts made with natural sweeteners (such as raw honey, maple syrup, maple sugar, molasses, date sugar, palm sugar, coconut sugar, sorghum syrup, or malt syrup).
Yes
Comments: Makes excellent desserts with natural sweeteners. Varies week to week.
Rating Created by:
Anyaeva
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Location & Contact
3515 North Lockwood Ridge Road
Sarasota, FL
Paleo Connection is a fun and laid back place to get an unprocessed meal. Everything is made in house and ingredients are sourced sustainably as much as possible. If you are picky about the sourcing of ingredients it is wise to ask specifics as it does vary week to week depending on where the chef-owner purchases her products and what is available. This establishment provides food that is free of hydrogenated oils, refined sugar, dairy, grains, gluten, and legumes. It is strict "paleo." It serves breakfast all day and is one of the few places in Sarasota where you can order tasty unprocessed meals made from scratch to go. It also has a cozy dining room if you prefer to eat in.