![]() Where: 12901 McGregor Blvd., south Fort Myers Off the Eaten Path highlights independent eateries throughout Southwest Florida, telling the stories behind the mom-and-pop places we pass everyday.Īrtis Henderson is a freelance writer and author, her first book earned a New York Times Editors’ Choice find her at and on Twitter. Cibo (pronounced chee-bo Italian for food) is an Italian restaurant in southeast Portlands Richmond neighborhood. ![]() “All of a sudden, our customers are calling, booking tables.” “I’ll tell my wife, who’s in charge of our social media, and she’ll send out the email,” Deckter says. His braised meats are so popular that the restaurant has started to send out emails to its customers to announce which dishes are coming up. Cibo Grill is a fun, fast, casual eatery for simple, healthy, and authentic Italian dishes that wont break the bank. BUON APPETITO Toronto and Miami: Cibo Wine Bar. I come in early because it takes six hours to finish.” Cibo Wine Bar brings authentic rustic Italian flare blended with a vibrant nightlife is sure to become your new hot spot. “Whether it’s lamb shanks, veal osso bucco, short ribs - it’s something that I love doing. When it comes to his own preferences in the kitchen, Deckter is a fan of braising. “Holidays, we’re getting orders for 20 to go, 30 to go, 50 to go.” Join the gang at Cibos in Waynesburg and enjoy the italian food we have served to the delight of our customers for many years. “People order them for appetizers, people order them for sides with their entree,” Deckter says. “That’s a lot of raviolis to make,” he says.Ĭibo is also famous for its meatballs made from a blend of veal, pork and beef. Now she comes in each morning, and by the time he gets to work she’s laid out 150 handmade ravioli. “She loves cooking at home, and Craig kept asking me, ‘Sean, what can she do?’ so I said, ‘Alright, Craig, you want that ravioli on the menu? I can’t come in for two hours every day to make it.’”ĪND: Gator Shack gives John's Good Food chef a new homeĭeckter met Komatz’s mother at the restaurant every morning until she learned how to make the pasta dough and how to roll it out. “When Craig bought the restaurant, he was insistent that his mother be involved,” Deckter says. Deckter changes the filling regularly, rotating between favorites such as lobster or butternut squash, and unique twists including braised short rib or pulled pork with three cheese. His biggest seller is the restaurant’s house-made ravioli. I would never want that for somebody else.”ĭeckter's kitchen still turns out the Cibo classics. “When I was younger I worked under some really mean chefs,” he says. As head chef, Deckter brings an easy-going philosophy to the kitchen. ![]() When Cibo’s owner, Craig Komatz, bought the restaurant in 2009 he promoted Deckter from cook to sous chef, a title Deckter held until May when Cibo’s former chef John MacDonald moved to The Fish & Vine a few doors over. You have to go get a job.’ I went to the closest place I could walk - to a fast food place - and just kind of moved up from there.” “I said, ‘Mom, you forgot my allowance,’” Deckter says. MORE: What Tony Bennett ate when he recently visited Fort Myers The Fort Myers native remembers waking up one morning when he was 15 years old and looking for his allowance.ĪLSO: In the Kitchen with Chef Sean Deckter of Cibo 16' Specialty Pizzas 16' Cibo 5 Cheese From 17.49 Mozzarella, Provolone, Asiago, Romano, and Parmesan round out this pie with our red sauce. Choose from a variety of plant based toppings. Like many chefs, Deckter started at the bottom. Dairy Free Cibos Plant- based pizza starts with red sauce and mozzarella style shreds. In May 2017, its longtime sous chef Sean Deckter was promoted to head chef, and under Deckter’s leadership the kitchen continues to produce the Italian dishes that earned Cibo its reputation. Cibo is among the oldest tenants in the now-restaurant-rich Bridge Plaza at the corner of College Parkway and McGregor Boulevard in south Fort Myers. ![]() It's done so quietly and with little fanfare, thanks to a menu of scratch-made Italian fare. We choose this name as everything we do in our daily life evolves around it. Cibo has spent close to 15 years wowing its customers. Cibo literally translates from the Italian language into food. "These Are The Highest-Rated Pizza Restaurants In Portland". "Portland's 27 best wood-fired pizzas, ranked". "Cibo Officially Open Fourth Fun at Mi Mero Mole, Seres". "New Donut-O-Rama Alma Ice Cream Cibo Sets Date". "Recreating Springtime in Italy with Bastas' Marco Frattaroli". "Inside Marco Frattaroli's Cibo, Firing Up Early Next Week". "Bastas' Marco Frattaroli Announces Second Restaurant". "15 Stellar Italian Restaurants in Portland". "Inside Marco Frattaroli's Cibo, Now Open". "Cibo tosses tasty pizza, but pasta misses mark". The streets of Italy are full of energy, beauty, authenticity and incredible food. ![]()
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