LekaricA Restaurant

Golf & Country Club
Part 2

by Martha Hollis and Anthony Scaggs

What beef lover would not love Dionne's update on beef tornadoes? His Walker's Cay Tornadoes feature one of the pair with balsamic caramelized red onion and the other on brie with a meritage wine sauce. Another outstanding entrée used blueberries as a topping on a generous bone-in grilled pork chop with a garnish of tropical platanos rolled in toasted coconut.

"The Bag" came in a Chinese bamboo steamer with meaty gulf grouper steamed in fish fume accompanied with fresh vegetables and sticky rice. "Tuna in a Penguin's suit" married pan-seared yellow fin tuna crusted with black and white sesame seeds. Under the tuna are icy pasta noodles tossed with julienned vegetables and a rich oriental ponzu sauce.

The coffee is "imported" from Washington state. Eric Weaver, the Marketing Manager and part owner, walked into a coffee shop becoming completely infatuated with their beans and the rest, as they say, is "history." Eric's fanaticism extends to his guests. His sister, another owner, was getting married at LekaricA and Eric asked all his sister's wedding guests, coming from the Washington area, to load up their suitcases with his favorite beans. Wait until you try the giant Cappuccino cups. Specialty coffee drinks such as the Turtle Café Breve with caramel, hazelnut, almond, and chocolate with steamed half and half topped with whipped cream should not be missed.

A great cup of coffee will go exceptionally well with one of Chef Dionne's delicious desserts--the molded, chocolate. Bok Tower filled with the mousse of the day, the
Key lime mango coconut pie or the double fudge frenzy, frozen mousse with cookie base.

For the curious, the name LekaricA is a combination of part of the owner's first name. This restaurant, country inn and golf course are family owned with the parents and siblings as active participants. Like the name, the restaurant and your dining experience will be uniquely pleasurable and repeatable.

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Contact information
1650 South Highland Park Drive
Lake Wales, Florida 33898
www.lekarica.com
863 676 8281
888 676 8281 Toll Free
863 676 8492 Fax

Lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Sunday brunch,
entrees $7-12
Dinner 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday 6 to 9 p.m. entrees $13-$29
Available for weddings, receptions, family reunions, business conferences, and parties.

Central Florida Visitors & Convention Bureau
P.O. Box 8040
Cypress Gardens, Florida 33884
www.sunsational.org
e-mail: agernert@sunsational.org

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