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Former Cane Brandon Meriweather's restaurant in Orlando

TheOriginalCane said:
Miami is a much bigger metropolitan area, has been established as a big city for much longer, and has a larger population.

Tampa is a motherfvcking joke. I am over there all the time, I was just there 2 weeks ago (and PwC took me out to dinner). Bern's and a few others, and then there is a major drop-off down to Outback-affiliated chains.

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If you want good food in Tampa..you have to be in south Tampa. The best restaurants are in south Tampa
 
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I'm here in Orlando so I will definitely go check it out. Rock Springs Road in Apopka? My sister lives right next to the corner of Welch and Wekiwa Springs so that is extremely close. I'll go sometime in the next 2 weeks and post a full review.
 
caneinorlando said:
The Restaurant trade in Orlando isn't much to Hoot and Holler about...aside from a few really good places...I'm an Executive Corp Chef here in Central Fl....have Chef friends all over the state...However, there are a couple of places I truly treasure....
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That’s dope my best friend just left Orlando for LA as a Chef for the Palms Resorts.
 
ben said:
Go on
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I recently sold my house in Horizons West,
I lived in Orlando for 3 years and the food is nothing to rave about, but

1. Columbia for a really good dining experience
Columbia Restaurant
2. Giordano’s for deep dish Chicago style pizza
Find a Giordano's | Pizza Delivery & Carryout | Dine-In
3. Stonington’s for shrimp
Stoningtons Fried Shrimp
4. Nikki’s Place for soul food
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5. Capital Grille for an ‘Old fashioned’
Orlando - Millenia | Locations | The Capital Grille Restaurant

That’s all I got.
 
UMovement said:
I recently sold my house in Horizons West,
I lived in Orlando for 3 years and the food is nothing to rave about, but

1. Columbia for a really good dining experience
Columbia Restaurant
2. Giordano’s for deep dish Chicago style pizza
Find a Giordano's | Pizza Delivery & Carryout | Dine-In
3. Stonington’s for shrimp
Stoningtons Fried Shrimp
4. Nikki’s Place for soul food
Home
5. Capital Grille for an ‘Old fashioned’
Orlando - Millenia | Locations | The Capital Grille Restaurant

That’s all I got.
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All very good....Loved Mama Nem's for Soul food...unfortunately it closed...Met comedian Steve Harvey there several times....Stoningtons is killer....A Chef buddy of mine owns Ravenous Pig in Winter Park....Excellent food....
 
UMovement said:
I recently sold my house in Horizons West,
I lived in Orlando for 3 years and the food is nothing to rave about, but

1. Columbia for a really good dining experience
Columbia Restaurant
2. Giordano’s for deep dish Chicago style pizza
Find a Giordano's | Pizza Delivery & Carryout | Dine-In
3. Stonington’s for shrimp
Stoningtons Fried Shrimp
4. Nikki’s Place for soul food
Home
5. Capital Grille for an ‘Old fashioned’
Orlando - Millenia | Locations | The Capital Grille Restaurant

That’s all I got.
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Love capital grille and giordano’s but how about non-chain top 5?
 
caneinorlando said:
Tee....If you haven't had a sandwich at Brocato's in Tampa....Then GO.....I'd drive 25miles outta my way for that place....
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**** yes..was just there on Friday & had the buffalo chicken sandwich. Every sandwich I’ve ever had from there was excellent.

Datz & Dough has great food also
 
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CashMoneyCane said:
It's a lot less about having a "gimmick" (I know I'm using that term liberally) than it is about having good management.

The more intriguing thing is "manages rental properties," which if he is renting out properties he owns... yeah, that's what you should be doing, and something that typically provides a little leeway to take gambles like restaurants.
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Spot on.

I hope he’s making a ton of money on his rental properties, and I hope he beats the odds and is successful with his restaurant investment, because, as you said, over 90% of the time, flamethrowing your cash has a better ROI
 
Tee3000 said:
If you want good food in Tampa..you have to be in south Tampa. The best restaurants are in south Tampa
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I agree, there are several good spots in South Tampa, but that is a very small piece of Tampa. For all the farm-fresh food coming out of Plant City and Lakeland, most of Tampa, St. Pete, and Clearwater are devoid of good food spots EXCEPT for seafood. Seafood is excellent in the Bay area.

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plantcity3 said:
Channelside has decent eating also. My ole lady is in love with Jackson’s Bistro.
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Agreed. They have the best Mother’s Day brunch ever!!!!!!!

A ton of money is being spent to remake the channelside area. The food there should only get better.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
I agree, there are several good spots in South Tampa, but that is a very small piece of Tampa. For all the farm-fresh food coming out of Plant City and Lakeland, most of Tampa, St. Pete, and Clearwater are devoid of good food spots EXCEPT for seafood. Seafood is excellent in the Bay area.

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True..small piece but plenty of great restaurants to accommodate all that old Tampa money that’s in south Tampa.

St Pete has some spots too. Haven’t been over to Clearwater to eat.
 
UMovement said:
I recently sold my house in Horizons West,
I lived in Orlando for 3 years and the food is nothing to rave about, but

1. Columbia for a really good dining experience
Columbia Restaurant
2. Giordano’s for deep dish Chicago style pizza
Find a Giordano's | Pizza Delivery & Carryout | Dine-In
3. Stonington’s for shrimp
Stoningtons Fried Shrimp
4. Nikki’s Place for soul food
Home
5. Capital Grille for an ‘Old fashioned’
Orlando - Millenia | Locations | The Capital Grille Restaurant

That’s all I got.
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Good lord.

Columbia is excellent, it is a Florida institution, they've been around for about 100 years (no joke, first one was in St. Augustine). Nikki's Place is excellent too, but I believe it burned down, and they are rebuilding.

1. Teak (Maitland)
2. Beth's Burger Bar
3. Gringos Locos
4. Underground Public House
5. Tin & Taco
6. RusTeak (College Park)
7. Artisan's Table
8. The Rusty Spoon
9. 1921 by Norman Van Aken
10. Christner's
11. Antonio's La Fiamma (Maitland)
12. Luma
13. Ravenous Pig
14. Pig Floyd's
15. Tako Cheena
16. Seven Bites
17. The Tap Room at Dubsdread
18. Nona Blue
19. Boheme
20. DoveCote
21. The Strand
22. Avenue
23. Chela
24. Linda's La Cantina
25. blu
26. Dexter's (Winter Park)
27. Prato
28. The Coop
29. East Side Market
30. Santiago's Bodega
31. KeKe's
32. Briar Patch
33. Graffiti Junktion
34. Yellow Dog Eats
35. Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe
36. Hawker's Asian Street Fare
37. Blue Bird Bake Shop
38. Pickles
39. La Coq Au Vin
40. Kres Chophouse
41. Enzo's on the Lake
42. Domu
43. Pizza Bruno
44. Cocina 214
45. Better Than ***
46. Amura
47. Seito
48. Black Rooster Taqueria
49. Hunger Street
50. Fishbones (no, not Bonefish)

And that is without even mentioning any national chains (Capital Grille, even though they are based in Orlando), local chains, like 4Rivers, and completely leaving out all of the places on Disney property, Universal property, I-Drive, and Restaurant Row. Seriously, have you ever been to Victoria & Albert's in the Grand Floridian or The California Grill in the Contemporary?

There are more good restaurants on Disney property than there are in all of South Tampa.

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Hmmmm...wonder if he will have the game Saturday? Perhaps a few fans could meet there if so?
 
Orlando ***** on Tampa for food and night life in general. Downtown Tampa is awful. You have a few ****hole college bars in the SOHO area or risk getting shot or stabbed in Ybor. I've seen him a few times in apopka. Dude is huge in person. Can smell reefer on him from 20ft away.
 
canesmh18 said:
Orlando ***** on Tampa for food and night life in general. Downtown Tampa is awful. You have a few ****hole college bars in the SOHO area or risk getting shot or stabbed in Ybor. I've seen him a few times in apopka. Dude is huge in person. Can smell reefer on him from 20ft away.
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smokin good crippy and owning restaurants go hand in hand i guess, hope he dont smoke up all his profits
 
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