Ranch House Owners Finally Open Next Door Italian Restaurant Rustica | Company

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They’ve been referring to Rustica Fresh Italian Kitchen since November 2018, since 2019, since a June 15 Facebook post saying “It’s official! Rustica is coming soon.

Rustica is the Italian companion of married couple Josh Baum and Ann Gordon at their popular restaurant The Ranch House, the two facing each other on Camino Entrada.

Rustica opens for real Wednesdays with initial opening days and 5-8pm Wednesday-Sunday hours.

“We opened smoothly on Thursday, without really telling people,” Baum said. “We actually have a full crew. When you’re a new restaurant, things get worse as the night goes on.

Baum expects Rustica will be open seven days for lunch and dinner and until 9 p.m. within a month or so.

Rustica serves pizza, pasta, main courses, salads, appetizers and desserts. Baum mentioned the red wine braised chuck roast main course and the pappardelle pasta bolognese.

“The Rustica pizza is my favorite,” he said of the four cheese pizza with ricotta, mozzarella, Gorgonzola and Pecorino Romano.

Prices for pizzas are $ 9 to $ 11, pasta $ 15 to $ 18, and main courses $ 16 to $ 22. Baum insists that this is not fine dining.

“It always feels like the kind of place you can walk in after doing some gardening work and feel comfortable, or walk in with a date and feel comfortable,” Baum said.

Baum and Gordon wanted to open a second restaurant as soon as they learned that the Outback Steakhouse was closing in 2017 across from The Ranch House. They first announced Rustica in November 2018 with an opening slated for late spring or early summer 2019.

“The building needed more renovations than we thought,” Baum said. “The second time we were planning to open was in April 2020. Now we just wanted to wait until things were a bit safer.”

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