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“1905 Day” Is Sunday, September 22nd!
On Sunday, September 22nd, all five Columbia Restaurants* roll back their prices for “1905 Day” to celebrate the 108th ANNIVERSARY of Florida’s oldest restaurant, owned and operated by fourth and fifth generation founding family members.
As has been the tradition since their 75th Anniversary, the Columbia has developed a special menu with the prices of yesteryear for this day.
From noon until 7:00 p.m. on “1905 Day”, guests will enjoy the Columbia Restaurant’s world-famous Spanish cuisine for the prices they might have paid in the “good ole days”.
On this day only, reservations are not accepted, and take-out items are not available.
The Columbia Restaurant was founded in 1905 and is Florida’s oldest restaurant. All Columbia Restaurants are owned and operated by 4th and 5th generation members of the founding family.
“1905 Day” takes place at the Columbia Restaurants* in Tampa’s Ybor City, Sarasota, St. Augustine, Sand Key on Clearwater Beach and Celebration. All Columbia Restaurants are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.
* The Columbia Café on the Riverwalk at the Tampa Bay History Center in Downtown Tampa and The Columbia Restaurant Café at Tampa International Airport WILL NOT offer the "1905 Day" menu, but will be open and serving from their regular menu.
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Columbia Menu Available for Takeout
Our Columbia lunch and dinner menu items are available for takeout. Please call one of our locations to place your order, and for pick-up details.
Please click here to find one of our Columbia’s that is near you to call in a takeout order.
All Columbia menu items are available to go from The Columbia Restaurant Cafe at Tampa International Airport, orders must be placed in person.
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Emeril Lagasse visits Florida’s oldest restaurant, The Columbia, in Tampa’s historic Ybor City
Emeril Lagasse visited Florida’s Oldest Restaurant, The Columbia in Tampa’s historic Ybor City for his show, Emeril’s Florida, on The Cooking Channel.
At The Columbia, he learns how to make their famous paella with Andrea Gonzmart, a fifth generation member of the Gonzmart Family. Gonzmart’s great-great-grandfather founded the Columbia in 1905.
The interview can be seen here.
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5th Generation Columbia Family Member Andrea Gonzmart Interviewed on “Flavors of Tampa Bay”
Take a tour of our waterfront Columbia Restaurant in Sand Key on Clearwater Beach with Andrea Gonzmart, 5th generation family member on “Flavors of Tampa Bay.”
The interview can be seen here.
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Columbia’s Original “1905” Salad® Selected “One of America’s Top 10 Best Salads” by USA Today
Columbia’s Original “1905” Salad® was selected as “One of America’s Top 10 Best Salads” by the Salad Guy, author Wiley Mullins in USA Today. The Columbia is the only restaurant in Florida named to this list.
Wiley Mullins, author of Salad Makes the Meal: 150 Simple and Inspired Salad Recipes Everyone Will Love, shared his list of favorite places in the United States with Kathy Baruffi for USA Today.
Regarding the Columbia, Mullins says, “Columbia’s Original “1905” Salad® is famous throughout Florida, and salad lovers travel near and far to enjoy it. No wonder it’s trademarked!” “Tossed and created at your table, this masterpiece of a meal includes the juiciest beefsteak tomatoes you’ve ever tasted, lettuce, tender baked ham, Romano and Swiss cheeses, olives and a deliciously smooth garlic dressing.”
The others places named to the list include Ching’s Table in New Canaan, Conn; City Grocery Café in Oxford, Miss.; Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, NY; Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif.; 84 High Street in Westerly, RI; Café Pasquals in Santa Fe, NM; Firefly in Lenox, Mass.; Hall Street Grill in Beaverton, Ore.; and True in Mobile, Ala.
Click here to read story
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