Catullo’s Italian, the food-truck-turned-neighborhood favorite from brothers Carl and Dave Catullo, is closing its Nocatee Town Center outpost while keeping the original San Pablo Road restaurant in Jacksonville open. The decision shrinks the local footprint of the nationally noticed eatery and has regulars comparing notes online. For many diners, the San Pablo location still feels like the anchor that launched Catullo’s reputation.
As reported by the Jacksonville Business Journal, the Catullo brothers are shutting down the Nocatee restaurant and continuing to operate the original Jacksonville spot. The outlet first surfaced the news on Tuesday and described the move as a return to a single, longstanding location.
Catullo’s rise from a food truck to a must-visit storefront earned attention well beyond Jacksonville. The restaurant landed on Yelp’s Top 100 U.S. Restaurants list, a recognition that helped cement its status. Action News Jax reported on the honor when Yelp released its rankings…