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Restaurant News: Slicker s Eatery opens in Cortez
Restaurant owned by Bob Slicker offers eclectic menu, craft beer, cocktails
A new restaurant has opened in Cortez, featuring a familiar name and space for those who know the Manatee County fishing village s dining scene.
Slicker s Eatery is now open at 12012 Cortez Road W. in the former space of O Shucks Raw Bar & Grill and most recently Pig Out BBQ, which still has another location open on Manatee Avenue West. The new business is owned by Bob Slicker, who has worked at several restaurants over the years, including as general manager of Cortez s Swordfish Grill.
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For those not familiar, Cortez can be found nestled along north Sarasota Bay, just east of Anna Maria Island and nine miles west of downtown Bradenton. Founded in the 1880s, it’s one of the last commercial fishing villages in Florida. Mullet, grouper, stone crab claws and shrimp are among the freshly caught sea creatures offloaded at the docks. Large quantities are shipped around the world while the rest stays in town. Not in the mood for seafood? That’s OK. Cortez offers lots of other tasty dishes, too.
For this list, presented in alphabetical order, we included all six restaurants in Cortez offering outdoor dining on the water. My wife and I have been frequenting all of them regularly for years and routinely have wonderful experiences at each. Also, for this list, it should be noted all the restaurants are locally owned and operated, often by folks living right in Cortez Village with Cortezian parents and perhaps even Cortezian grandparents and great-grandparents. These