Verdi's American Bistro

Subtitled "an American Bistro," Verdi's has been Marco Island's culinary boast for well over a decade. Don't be fooled by its simple strip mall setting: The kitchen offsets the simplicity with marvelously crafted seafood and meat dishes presented with style and multi-dimensional flavor. Here's a small sampling: chicken breast in phyllo; pork prime rib with applejack brandy sauce; scallops with Sambuca cream sauce; crispy duck with raspberry and ginger hoisin sauce; and its signature grilled New Zealand rack of lamb with garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, port, and lamb and mint demi-glaze. Alcohol is beer and wine only, but the wine selection is robust and varied.