| Venetian
Hot Plate given Editor's Choice award
Texas Co-op Power magazine - September, 2005
Kaye Northcott, Editor
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Linda Halioua
of Venetian Hot Plate displays Gamberetti
al Chardonnay. |
Getting there is half the fun of
going to Venetian Hot Plate, our Editior's Choice
for Dining Worth the Drive. Port Aransas is on
Mustang Island just north fo Corpus Christi. We
prefer taking the free ferry ride from Aransas
Pass to Port Aransas. There's just enough time
on the short crossing to get out of your car and
stretch, savor the sea breeze, and watch the pelicans
swoop overhead while the dolphins play in the
ferry's wake. You can also take the JFK Memorial
Causeway from Corpus Christi to the island and
proceed north on Highway 361 for 17 miles to Port
Aransas.
Seating is limited and meals are
leisurely at this homey Italian bistro run by
Linda and Maurice Halioua. He's from Aviano, Italy,
and she is from a small town 20 miles from Venice.
It's best to make reservations. If you want a
heaping helping of Lasagna della Mamma, available
only Saturday nights, make a reservation for that
as well. Once it's gone, it's gone.
As one would expect, fresh seafood
is one of the restaurant's specialties, but it
also offers astonishingly good specials made with
veal and lamb. Even the simplest salads and side
dishes are worth the drive. The Hot Plate, named
fro the sizzling cast iron plates on which some
dishes are served, has the perfect Caesar salad,
a great polenta, and heavenly spinach in lemon
juice, olive oil and garlic.
"Venetian
Hot Plate serves fare to remember"
Corpus Christa Caller Times - August 25, 2000
Map
to Venetian Hot Plate
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