WOOLMARKET, Miss. (WLOX) — Taranto’s celebrated National Crawfish Day with tables packed and crawfish piled high for a community that has been showing up for two decades.
Owner Gindy Taranto has helped run the restaurant with her two children, Kyle and Courtney, since 2006.
“We have the best customers out here,” Gindy Taranto said. “People will always come back here and they’re so kind and so nice, like, we have the best.”
Building a Gulf Coast reputation
The family has built the restaurant’s reputation with bold flavor and service.
“Not only is the food great, but the service is fantastic and we want you to feel like this is your home, like you want to come back and eat here,” Gindy Taranto said.
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Owner Kyle Taranto said the community keeps the family motivated.
“It is the community; it’s the people,” Kyle Taranto said. “I get to come across so many nice people every day, and I think that’s what makes it easy to wake up in the morning and come here and be happy.”
Customers old and new
Bobby and Tiffany Harris, visiting from Chicago on an extended honeymoon, got their first taste of Taranto’s crawfish.
“Very flavorful; I like the size of the crawfish, the seasoning, and even the sausage is very good,” Tiffany Harris said. “I really like it.”
Dee Blakeney and Darlene Previto have been coming for years.
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“Somebody said, ‘You need to go to Taranto’s and try the crawfish,’ and so I did and that’s been several years ago and I’ve been coming here ever since,” Blakeney said.
Looking ahead
Gindy Taranto said the family has weathered hurricanes, hard times and changing seasons.
“I just felt really humbled that we’ve made it through and that we’re still going strong, and we’re lucky that we have two kids that are interested in the business and they want to see it go further,” Gindy Taranto said.
Kyle Taranto said the milestone is for the customers.
“I can’t say it enough how much I love our customers, and all of this is for them,” Kyle Taranto said.
To keep up with Taranto’s crawfish prices, visit their Facebook or the South Mississippi Crawfish Map and Price Check.
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