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Ricky P's Orleans Bistro Serving Up Authentic New Orleans, Cajun, Southern and Creole Cuisine, Oysters & Cocktails

In the beautifully restored historic building that was previously Savannah's Restaurant at 1113 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg is the home of Ricky P's Orleans Bistro! A full service restaurant serving lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch! Conveniently located near Tropicana Field, just before Ferg's. Call 727.821.4061 for more info.

Hours for Ricky P's Orleans Bistro:

Monday - Thursday 11am to 9pm
Friday 11 am to 11 pm & Saturday 11am to 11pm
(Sometimes we stay open later - depending on Rays games & music)
Sunday Brunch - 11am to 3pm

LIVE MUSIC ON WEEKENDS!

Our mission in creating Ricky P's Orleans Bistro is to provide great authentic Louisiana food, southern hospitality and the third necessary ingredient - is great live music! So come enjoy our authentic New Orleans Cuisine, Oysters and Cocktails! and on the weekends we feature great local live music.

Friday, March 6, 7-10p
Brian Lenenschmidt
Acoustic master on guitar, sings your favorites

Saturday, March 7, 7-10pm
Walker Smith
Original singer/songwriter shares his favorites on guitar.

Sunday, March 8, 11a-3p
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Ben Winkle debuts his nola tunes on piano.

Friday, March 13, 7-10p
Fonky Tonk Duo
Where Virginia meets New Orleans

Sunday, March 15, 11a-3p
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Henry Ashwood grooves on his jazzy saxophone.

Third Thursdays in The Edge!
Thursday, March 19, 7-10p
THE BETTY FOX BAND!
Smokin’ hot blues vocalist and her band rock Ricky P’s.

Friday, March 20, 7-10p
Bodie Valdez
Soulful performer of East Texas & Delta Blues

Saturday, March 21, 7-10pm
Josh Gibson
Originals & covers of blues, jazz, swing & rock.

Sunday, March 22, 11a-3p
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Henry Ashwood grooves on his jazzy saxophone.

Friday, March 27, 7-10p
Justin Klein
Original singer/songwriter shares his favorites on guitar.

Saturday, March 28, 7-10p
Randy Stephens
Randy performs Blues and Blues Rock, that will make you want to get up and boogie.

Sunday, March 29, 11a-3p
Sunday Jazz Brunch
Ben Winkle plays his jazzy nola tunes on piano.

THIRD THURSDAYS IN THE EDGE!

Come check out Third Thursdays in The Edge Business District. All participating businesses located in The Edge (Central Avenue from 9th Street to 16th Street) will have specials, galleries and shops stay open late, there's a pub crawl, Drink & Dinner for two specials at Ricky P's Orleans Bistro and we have The Betty Fox Band performing from 7-10p!

Talk about a great date night!

FREE PARKING
AT RICKY P'S

In addition to our dedicated parking lot to the west of Ricky P's Orleans Bistro;
and the grass lot to the east of the bistro, we also have access to another 200 spaces across the street, behind Bodega. These free parking spaces are available to our businesses in the Edge Business District, on non Rays game days. Cool!

Of course you can always park on Central Avenue, this is available at no charge for two hours.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH BOILS!
Every Friday night, during Season!

We fly in live Louisiana Crawfish every Friday and boil 'em up, ready for 5pm. Spiced up just right, boiled on our patio, comes complete with potatoes, corn and cajun sausage. Available by the pound, while they last!

RickyP's at Tropicana Field!

You can now enjoy Ricky P's Shrimp Po Boys at Tropicana Field during the 2015 Tampa Bay Rays season!

Our booth will be located just inside the main rotunda, just past the escalator to The Porch
on the left. (Across
from the main souvenir shop).

We'll have Shrimp po boys, Catfish po boys and crabcakes!
Rumor has it our bread pudding may be available too!

LET'S GO RAYS!

Rick Parsons Living the Dream

Rick Parsons was born and raised in New Orleans learning to cook at his Cajun mama's side. He loved going over to his Aunt Thelma's house for the best crawfish bisque in the world. In high school he got his first job as a sandwich maker at Jack's PoBoys - the sandwich shop for the New Orleans Saints. (Ricky P. is proud to point out that he was at the first-ever Saints game).

He continued to learn the rest from a wonderful lady name Hattie Mae. She taught him how to slow cook roast beef, make gravy and how to fry the shrimp just right, every time. She also taught him how to prepare New Orleans "Blue Plate Specials" like red beans & rice, jambalaya and gumbo - all made from scratch.

Rick worked his way through college running Jack's and learning the fine art of making a great sandwich. After a career in sales and marketing, he fine-tuned his Cajun & Creole dishes at Cafe' Creole in Ybor City. Now, he has created the next best thing to being in New Orleans - Ricky P's. He just loves sharing food from his home town and making people happy in the face.

It started with a booth at the Saturday Morning Market almost seven years ago. After hearing so many people ask when he was going to open a restaurant, he finally did, Ricky P's Po Boy Shop in St. Pete. A small but very popular lunch place. And for a couple years managed the lunch counter at the "historic" Bob Lee Tire Company. And two and a half years ago, took the huge leap and opened up a beautiful, full service restaurant in downtown St. Petersburg, Ricky P's Orleans Bistro!

Please stop by soon and yell out a Where Yat?!

It's Always Happy Hour at Ricky P's Orleans Bistro!!

It's always Happy Hour at Ricky P's Orleans Bistro Bar! Only $1.00 more to make your cocktail a double!

We ALWAYS have a $3.00 Beer!

Or try our version of a Hurricane. Our twist is with Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Tequila, OJ and grenadine. It's called a Tropical Storm - and it's even better!

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The Original Ricky P's Po Boy Shop has closed.

Ricky P's Original art created by Juan Garanton

Original art created by Juan Santos Garanton

Ricky P's humble beginnings started at the Saturday Morning Market and then at a little shop on 4th Street North. It was open for 5 1/2 years and just recently consolidated with the downtown location.

We'll always look back at our original po boy shop fondly and with appreciation. We met so many great people and it really helped us get to where we are today.