Michael's on East

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Michael's on East Review

Not only do the lounge and piano bar, with their extensive wines and vintage cocktails, lure the after-theater set, but inspired cuisine and superior service also entice. Inside its Midtown Plaza shopping center location, you'll find a decor similar to New York's better bistros of the '30s and '40s, but there is plenty of veranda seating for enjoying Sarasota's balmy weather. The fare ranges from bow-tie pasta with sun-dried tomatoes to porcini-rubbed rack of lamb to roasted swordfish with red potatoes. The pecan-graham-crusted key lime tart served under a cloud of baked meringue is only one of the creative combinations for concluding your cuisine adventure.