FOOD & DRINK
Reconstructed Oviedo Publix opens with line out the door
OVIEDO, Fla. – The wait is over for Publix shoppers in Oviedo. The newly rebuilt store located at 81 Alafaya Woods Blvd. held its grand opening Thursday morning with a line of customers out the door. The Alafaya Square Publix closed in fall 2022 to allow crews to demolish...
Orlando’s best barbecue: A Foodie Awards follow-up
In this new quarterly Foodie Awards format, we’ve eliminated runners-up on the Critic’s Choice side. Why? To give equally award-worthy venues and their dishes — in a town with near-innumerable excellent options — a lot more space to shine. Look for these follow-ups throughout the quarter. There are many, many contenders for the Q category in this town and increasingly, pit masters are ...
Restaurant inspections: Rodent and roach activity found in 2 Daytona-area restaurants
Florida's digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with information on which local restaurants pass and fail. The database can be searched by county or by restaurant name. You will see which restaurants were fined and forced to close temporarily. Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report...
Orange, Osceola lead Central Florida restaurants shut down last week
Four Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of April 7-13, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Orange Pascale Bakery at 2469 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando shut down on April 8. Inspectors found 22 violations, four of which were a high priority. Those violations included roach activity, raw food stored next to ready-to-eat food and ...
Couple ‘detained,’ forced to pay twice due to glitch at Orlando International Airport
ORLANDO, Fla. – A glitch in the parking system at the Orlando International Airport forced a couple to pay twice after they said they were “detained” by the parking attendant. MCO has been touting its new reserved parking feature at the dazzling, newly-completed $2.8 billion Terminal C...
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