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Ring in 2024 at Neat
Ring in 2024 at Neat, one of Sarasota’s newest restaurants, on South Tamiami Trail. Neat is owned by Rob Prima, the proprietor of The Italian Grill, which he took over and revamped two and a half years ago. “I got to meet a lot of people that live in South Sarasota, in Palmer Ranch, The Oaks, Stoneybrook, all those communities there, and there was really nowhere for them to go to have something other than Italian food in an upscale environment,” Prima says. “All the nice, new lounges, bars and restaurants opening up are in downtown Sarasota, but people who live in South Sarasota don’t want to drive to downtown or Lakewood Ranch or wherever the new upscale restaurants are coming.”
Prima purchased the building that now houses Neat and completely remodeled it. After two and a half months, he opened the restaurant…
