Monday, July 09, 2007
A Meme to Drool Over
I'm still reflecting on who to nominate for the Reflective Blogger award. I attribute my slowness of cognition on anything serious to being in the middle of potty-training our youngest, who hs just this morning realized that he can take himself to the potty and has made no less than ten trips in the last two hours. I haven't managed to finish a cup of coffee, but I've spent a lot of time cheerleading every self-initiated dribble. But I digress...
Kat, the sweetheart over at justabeachkat tagged me for a restraunt meme.
Kat, the sweetheart over at justabeachkat tagged me for a restraunt meme.
Here are the rules:
*Link to the name of the person that tagged you
*Include state and country you live in
*List top 5 favorite local restaurants
*Tag 5 other people and let them know they've been tagged
This is actually pretty tough for me, as we've only been living in this area (the border of Orlando/Kissimmee) since January, and for large portions of that time, my white blood cell count has limited us going out, but I'll name a few of the places we've visited and enjoyed so far.
1. The Orlando Snack Cafe is a tiny (less than 20 seat) shop less than a mile up the road in Hunter's Creek. It serves yummy and very authentic Venezuelan food. So authentic, in fact, that it's easier to order in Spanish than in English. The kids love the empanadas and batitdos (fruit shakes) and ask to go here often.
2. Marios Pollos a la Braza has a little bit of everything--seafood, Cuban specialities, arroz con pollo. It's a bit pricey but worth if for the delicious food and noisy family ambiance. Similar to the Snack Cafe, the time we ate here we were the palest people in the place, and probably the only native English speakers. We didn't really think about it until the strolling musicians came into the dining room. Every other table got a lovely song in Spanish. They took one look at us and launched into an instrumental!
3. Rossi's Pizza was introduced to us by my college friend, Heather. (She grew up in this area and now lives on the other side of town.) It's my opinion that everyone should have a fabulous local pizza place to enjoy, and Rossi's is worth skipping the convenience of online ordering/delivery. The kids love the bread sticks there, and I like the whole wheat crust options and their specialty pizzas (taco, cheeseburger, BBQ chicken...).
4. Shisho Sushi is in a bit of a hole-in-the-wall location at the strip mall next to our Home Depot. We had ordered take-away from them before but dined in for the first time on our anniversary. We were pleasantly surprised by the dining room (but I could really do without a TV in any dining establishment) and the presentation of the food, especially our appetizers, was beautiful.
5. Sonny's BBQ is a regional chain, so it doesn't really count as local, but my dh missed his southern BBQ so much when we lived in Arizona that we'd try to hit a Sonny's every time we came back east to visit. Now we have one not too far away, and the family is lovin' it.
I'm tagging:
Laurie, because her small town has some cute little places
Meredith (ditto on the small town/cute places thing!)
Amy (maybe it'll get her blogging again, hint, hint...)
and Mary (because she has Lady and Sons as a local choice, the lucky duck!)
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6 Comments:
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Oh My Goodness...they ALL sound wonderful! Just my kind of places to go. I'll definitely check some of these out the next time we're down your way. It would be great if you and I could meet at one, wouldn't it?
BTW, In-N-Out is one of my favorite fast food places. Sure wish we had them in the south.
Hugs!
Kat
I'd love to meet you! Email me! maryhess2003@gmail.com
I'm glad Kat passed this on. I tagged her to find some good beach restaurants. There is a method to my madness!
I do miss Sonny's BBQ. They don't have them here in the great state of Tn. E-mail me I miss you and the number I have doesn't answer anymore. Hugs and kisses from all mine to all yours. PS you have been on my heart and in my prayers as of late.
The Orlando Snack Cafe IS GOOOD! The prices aren't bad -- even when treatig all 4 grands!
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