The Painted Horse – Orlando – DEFUNCT
The Painted Horse on East Colonial Drive.
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Ronnie’s Restaurant – Orlando – DEFUNCT
Ronnie’s restaurant in Orlando closed in 1995 after a 39-year-run. Did you hear the one about the $1.2 million bowl of soup? No, it wasn’t made of incredibly rare shark fin and served in a jeweled bowl. … It came from a reader who moved here a few years ago and must still have a taste for cabbage soup. In 1960 Flossie Gluckman, a local Jewish activist, drove to Jones High School to recruit a few black students Read More...
Swanson’s Meal Delivery – Orlando – DEFUNCT
Uber Eats and Grub Hub in the 90s
El Torito Mexican Restaurant – Orlando – DEFUNCT
El Torito Mexican Restaurant – Orlando
Casa Gallardo Mexican Restaurant – Orlando – DEFUNCT
Casa Gallardo Mexican Restaurant – Orlando
Morrison’s Cafeterias – Orlando – DEFUNCT
I’m longing for the Blue Plate Special at Morrison’s Cafeteria – I’m having liver and onions with their yellow rice, black eye peas and jalapeño corn bread, with a combination salad and sweet potato pie – I never order a drink just water and lemon — What are you having? Morrison’s Cafeterias was a chain of cafeteria-style restaurants, located in the Southeastern United States with a concentration of locations in Georgia and Florida. Generally found in Read More...
Taco Tico – Orlando – DEFUNCT
Taco Tico on Lee Road in Orlando The BEST – far superior to Taco Bell. We had one in Winter Garden and in Pine Hills (where I worked for three weeks summer 1983, and in spite of my 17-year-old metabolism I still gained ten pounds) – there was also one on 50 near Fashion Square I think. The Taco Burger and The Sancho RULED!
The Purple Porpoise – Maitland – DEFUNCT
The Purple Porpoise – Maitland – Seafood Restaurant
Gary’s Duck Inn – Orlando – DEFUNCT
Gary’s Duck Inn, an Orlando landmark and the inspiration behind the Red Lobster seafood chain, closed last weekend. It was 49. The popular seafood restaurant at 3974 S. Orange Blossom Trail had been up for sale in recent months. Its current owner, Bud Mills, was unable to spend the money needed to make the business a success, said Art Childress, a manager at the restaurant. On Friday, with no buyer in sight, Mills told employees Read More...
Barney’s Barbecue Place – Altamonte Springs – DEFUNCT
The sign on State Road 436 is a shocker. For folks familiar with Altamonte Springs, it is at least a stopper. It says Barney’s is closed. While historically inaccurate, it is not too far-fetched to say Barney’s has been in Altamonte Springs as long as practically anything. At least Barney’s predates the transformation of the Yankee winter hideaway into a hectic suburban city of 40,000. Barney’s, a barbecue place, opened in October 1971, a familiar date Read More...
Tony Roma’s – International Drive – Orlando – DEFUNCT
This restaurant is permanently closed. Experience the new Tony Roma’s restaurant on International Drive! We have a new modern décor, flexible dining spaces, a sensational new menu that blends classic Tony Roma’s menu items with bold, innovative new dishes, a vibrant indoor/outdoor bar with an extensive cocktail and draft beer selection and a dazzling patio view to the Orlando Eye. Our new “Bones & Bites” menu gives you the ability to customize your experience and create Read More...
Lee’s Lakeside – Orlando – DEFUNCT
In 2005, Lake Eola lost Lee’s Lakeside, a treasured restaurant that had been serving locals and helping them celebrate special occasions since 1980. The restaurant had gone downhill after founding owner Lee Rose passed away about three years before it closed, but Orlandoans who had the pleasure of dining there during its 20-plus great years still remember it fondly. From Orlando Sentinel So this is what has become of Lee’s Lakeside. Little more than two Read More...