Address | 2305 Edgewater Drive |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-930-0333 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | 2901 Parkway Blvd. |
City | Kissimmee |
Phone | 407-507-0072 |
Price | $$ |
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Address | 4105 N. Alafay Trail |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-207-4700 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | 290 S. Park Ave. |
City | Winter Park |
Phone | 407-794-9896 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | 9101 International Drive Pointe Orlando |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-370-4550 |
Price | $$ |
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You can expect to chow down on Southern comfort foods, signature items from Memphis, the Mississippi delta and the bayous of Louisiana.
Well, OK, not all of it is authentically Southern, such as the nachos, unless you’re talking south of the border. My guest and I had put ourselves in the hands of the chef who sent out this massive mound of chips and cheese and other accouterments, including pulled pork. The chips were surprisingly crispy, and there were plenty of toppings.
However, I preferred the platter of fried dill pickles, smallish but crisp, and the meaty barbecued ribs with a sweetish sauce.
Better still was the bowl of gumbo ya ya, with smoked chicken, andouille sausage, crawfish and peppers in a roux as dark as the bayou.
For my entree I had the chicken fried chicken, a meaty breast with a jacket of buttermilk breading topped with pan gravy and accompanied by macaroni and cheese.
There's also good live entertainment, including the 10-person B.B. King house band. Don't expect to see the blues legend himself too often, however: even when he's performing in town he isn't obligated to stop in.
... Read moreAddress | 8015 Turkey Lake Road |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-270-6868 |
Price | $$ |
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Address | 6714 Tqvistock Lakes Boulevard |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-675-2000 |
Price | $$$ |
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Address | Portofino Bay 5601 Universal Blvd. |
City | Orlando |
Phone | 407-503-1415 |
Price | $$$$ |
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Dinner at Bice is not an inexpensive night out. But when you consider cost vs. quality, you’ll find that Bice is not overpriced.
Just consider the restaurant’s signature dish, ravioli stuffed with beef short ribs and spinach. The pasta was delicately thin and tender, and the braised meat inside had a rich, fatty mouthfeel that blossomed with the sauce of mushrooms and Marsala wine. Absolute heaven.
Or another from the list of primi piatti, big, fat tortellini filled with spinach and ricotta and dressed with a sauce of butter and sage.
From the secondi my companion had the scalloppine di vitello, flattened medallions of veal sauteed with a darkly rich mushroom sauce and served with a timbale of potatoes similar to a potatoes Anna dish.
I chose a special of the evening that featured sea bass in parchment. Enclosed inside the envelope with zucchini, yellow squash, red and green peppers, and a few salty olives, the fish took on all the vegetable flavors while maintaining a fresh and moist texture. The taste was buttery and absolutely delicious.
Desserts are worth lingering over.
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