Pecorino's operates as a ghost kitchen dedicated to delivering authentic Italian cuisine to those in South Florida (including some fan favorites from Perricone's) via full-service catering, delivery, and takeout. It was founded by the same culinary team and former catering director of Perricone's Marketplace & Café, Laurie Powell.
"After 27 wonderful years, it was difficult for all of us to bid farewell to Perricone's," explains Powell. "We are eager to continue our journey with Pecorino's as a ghost kitchen concept, bringing a fresh yet familiar dining experience to our loyal customers and new patrons alike, while remaining true to authentic Italian cuisine."
Ensuring the spirit and legacy of the iconic Brickell restaurant lives on, Pecorino's menu features the brand's most beloved dishes — yes, even the baked Brie.
Pecorino's will offer other fan favorites from Perricone's, including the beloved chicken salad, the fiocchi, the chicken parmesan, and the goat cheese salad. Plus, a rotating selection of daily specials will also be available, such as "Meatball Mondays," "Picatta Thursdays," and "Fiocchi Fridays."
A charcuterie assortment from Pecorino's, founded by culinary team of Perricone's in Brickell
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Pecorino's specializes in full-service catering for both corporate and social celebrations and offers menus for breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and dinner.
Serving the areas from Homestead to Fort Lauderdale, Pecorino's provides custom menus and flexible food options, including vegetarian and vegan offerings to accommodate gatherings from small, intimate gatherings to large buffets. Uniformed professional staff, catering equipment, and supplies are available upon request to ensure a seamless and memorable event.
Customers can choose from 34 different varieties of handheld sandwiches, along with appetizers, salads, pasta dishes, entrées, and decadent desserts.
Photo from Steven Perricone's personal archives of Perricone's Marketplace & Café's opening day in Brickell on October 16, 1996
Photo by Steven Perricone
For generations, the restaurant's garden setting in Brickell hosted countless family gatherings, milestone birthdays, showers, anniversaries, graduations, and retirement parties. Plus, the front porch bar was a legendary after-work watering hole for professionals in Brickell.
"We are tremendously sad to say goodbye to our loyal customers after nearly three decades, but we are also very proud that our restaurant was the setting for so many of their special memories. It was a privilege that we never took lightly," says owner and founder Steven Perricone.
"It was a very tough decision for me," Perricone told New Times in May. "I came close to closing during COVID, given all of the restraints on the restaurant side, and I obviously didn't. But now, it's time for me to do it — for no one reason. It's been just shy of 28 years that I've been open in the two locations."
Although New Times was sad to say goodbye to Perricone's, we are more than grateful for Pecorino's.
"Our hope is that our new concept allows the South Florida community to re-create those special memories in the comfort of their own homes through our catering, delivery, and takeout services."
Pecorino's. 1717 N. Bayshore Dr., Miami; 305-533-7163; pecorinos.com. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Catering, delivery, and takeout orders for pickup can be placed via phone, website, email ([email protected]), or Uber Eats.
