Memories are being served at Caragiulos.
Caragiulos became one of Sarasota’s most popular eateries in much the same way
the family found the cozy storefront on Palm Avenue, with… ease. From his bakery
in Brooklyn, Tony Caragiulo and his five sons came to Florida in pursuit of an agreeable
location to open a simple Italian restaurant. After an exhausting, two week long car trek around Florida with no prospects and tempers flaring, Tony signaled for the car to pull over; “Stoppa the*#!*#!!!!car!,… This is it,” he declared, pointing to the vacant stucco location… And it was.