I’m not immune to social media hype. Actually, I eat that stuff up like Joey Chestnut eats hotdogs. So if I see a lot of people hyping up a place or a certain thing, I’ll have to try even though most of the time I end up disappointed. Which leads me to Gnarly Cuban. The…
If you had read my previous guide where I ranked all of Orlando’s Michelin stars, then you know I hold Natsu and Chef Stone in high regard. After the disappointing experience at Koya in Tampa, we had to have a do-over so we could get our sushi fix. Natsu is the perfect place for someone…
I know this website is called Orlando Bites, but I guess this will be the rare exception where I venture outside of my domain to visit a restaurant in our rival city of Tampa. The Michelin Star scene in Tampa is not as abundant as Orlando, but they still have a good selection of establishments….
After our weekly trip to the Chinese grocery store, we stopped by this newly opened noodle shop to grab some dinner because everybody knows after loading a trunk full of groceries, the best thing to eat afterwards is not home cooking but eating out. First off, I want to say I do not like the…
Cowboy Curry is another one of Chef William Shen’s projects, and I finally got the chance to try it. Like his other concepts, this focuses on Japanese cuisine. Japanese curry has an interesting lineage, traveling from India to Britain to Japan in the 1800s, where it became yoshoku (western-inspired Japanese cuisine). It’s a far cry…
When Briarpatch announced they were going to start serving dinner, the Orlando Facebook forum was out in droves, mostly commenting on the steep menu prices. They’re not wrong. It’s high end steakhouse prices in an upscale brunch setting. My general verdict is that the food is good, but at the price point I wouldn’t come…
Orlando Michelin Stars: I Ranked Every Michelin Starred Restaurant After Visiting Them All With the recent review of Papa Llama, I have officially visited every Michelin starred restaurant in the Orlando area, most of them multiple times. Here is my ranking of the Michelin starred restaurants from my personal favorite to ones that I think…
With the addition of Papa Llama to my list, I have officially visited every Michelin starred restaurant in Orlando. Among them, Papa Llama stands out as the odd one in the group. While most Michelin restaurants in the city present a sleek, contemporary atmosphere from kitchen to dining room, Papa Llama feels more like a…
June is an upscale Mexican restaurant in the Thornton Park region of downtown Orlando. I really like the design and atmosphere of the restaurant. It’s like walking into a modernized hacienda, it feels new and hip but also cozy and warm. It gives off a trendy vibe similar to AVA MediterrAegean without the pretentious feeling…
I’ve driven past Beefy King a million times when I lived close to downtown Orlando and never thought much of it. I thought it was a local chain or something like the Florida equivalent of Dick’s in Seattle, and it’s honestly not far off. But instead of being a chain, it’s just a standalone quick…
