Photo by QUENTIN ROUX
Chef Luis Morales is in charge of the new sushi bar at Crazy Flamingo restaurant in Marco Island's Town Center. He has been preparing sushi for more than five years, and wants to build a reputation of serving the best in town.
Photo by QUENTIN ROUX
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Chef Luis Morales is in charge of the new sushi bar at Crazy Flamingo restaurant in Marco Island's Town Center. He has been preparing sushi for more than five years, and wants to build a reputation of serving the best in town.
Company Name: Crazy Flamingo Sushi
Owner: Tony Rainone. Luis Morales is the sushi bar chef
Company Location: Within the Crazy Flamingo in the Marco Island Town Center
Years in Business: Crazy Flamingo has been in business for the past 19 years. The sushi bar has just been launched.
Number of Employees: Four in the sushi bar.
Products and Services: Salads and appetizers such as shiro miso soup ($3); sashimi and nigiri such as fresh water eel ($6), flying fish ($5), squid ($5) and octopus ($6), and maki sushi such as California (blue claw crab, avocado and cucumber, $7.50), wild king salmon ($7.50) and tempura shrimp (spicy aioli, avocado, cucumber and sweet tsumai sauce, $8). Most expensive item is spicy lobster (Maine lobster, avocado and cucumber covered with abiko) at $10.50. Japanese beer and wines are also available.
Contact Number: 642-9600
Hours: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, and happy hour from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., which includes half price sushi and drinks.
Company Goals: Chef Morales places emphasis on the freshness of his ingredients, and wants to continue the standards he’s achieved over the years.
Comment: “Sushi is good because it is healthy. There’s no grease, and the presentation is always nice. I think this bar is going to be great. We want people to walk away from here and say that’s the best sushi they’ve ever tasted. Our prices are competitive, too.” — Luis Morales
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