Best Off-Site Restaurant's Thread

[rrcortes]

Bumping...leave exactly one month from today!! Other than chain restaurants, any "family-owned", family friendly places to be recommended?

 

[mikkiwikki]

GOLDEN CORRAL I DRIVE
http://www.goldencorral.com/
We went here back in 2007 because someone ranted about how cheap it was
All I can say is ..the $$ is awesome...and the food *actually* was very VERY good!

BUT

The tables were very very crowded and MESSY not enough wait staff to keep it clean..The buffet area was very clean tho...go figure.
Not sure if we could go back here again due to the reallycrowded dining area..i mean literally you were rubbing elbows with the next table.

But strangely the food was really good - downhome country food...very fresh ...but I was sOoOo turned off by eating area...food under tables..tables not clean etc. on the fence purely because maybe they were having a bad cleaning day...

 

[msr709]

Just posting to subscribe, getting ideas since we are staying at Windsor Hills. Anyone know of any good spanish restaurants or even fast food spanish! Cuban sandwiches are my favorite lunch!

 

[Dax]

I would like to recommend the Elephant Bar restaurant. It is in the parking lot of the Mall at Millenia (sp?) which is near universal.

It is a huge menu, but everything we had there was good. It is the only restaurant over our 2 week vacation that went to twice.

We also tried Tchoup Tchoup at the Loews Polynesian Resort. We had lunch there, as dinner is quite expensive. My kids loved the sushi filled with chicken fingers and fries.

We also tried Padrino's Cuban based upon some of the reviews I read here. While the food was cooked very well, everything was lacking in flavor. It was bland and underseasoned. Too bad as the creole shrimp were perfectly cooked.

Joe

I must second this recommendation. Went to this place a few months ago, awesome food, and nice atmosphere!

 

[minandmick]

4 words...


Giordano's Chicago-Style Pizza

 

[StuartJax]

My wife and I love Pei Wei's. We have left before the end of Wishes to get there before they close.

 

[donaldduck352]

If this has been said,I'll say it again.Forget OutBack steakhouse,Lone Star steakhouse blows them out of the water!!!!!!

I got the 12oz NewYork Strip med rare and it took a butter knife to cut it!!!

If you love steak this is the place,I promise this place will leave you wanting to come back everytime.

 

[dioxide45]

If this has been said,I'll say it again.Forget OutBack steakhouse,Lone Star steakhouse blows them out of the water!!!!!!

I got the 12oz NewYork Strip med rare and it took a butter knife to cut it!!!

If you love steak this is the place,I promise this place will leave you wanting to come back everytime.

I guess this is a different strokes for different folks. I wouldn't set foot in to a Lone Star Steakhouse, but will go back to Outback again and again. I also wouldn't waste my money on a NY Strip. I prefer the well marbled flavor of a ribeye over NY strip any day. Another reason why a Tbone or porterhouse is out of the question.

 

[msr709]

If this has been said,I'll say it again.Forget OutBack steakhouse,Lone Star steakhouse blows them out of the water!!!!!!

I got the 12oz NewYork Strip med rare and it took a butter knife to cut it!!!

If you love steak this is the place,I promise this place will leave you wanting to come back everytime.

I'm with you Donald, I LOVE Lone Star we have one locally and its the best steak I've ever had, I had the ribeye, my sister had the sirloin, the were both divine and the service was great! We also have an Outback locally and its very good but I have to say that Lone Star is far better (at least here in NE PA).

 

[Bonniec]

I could use some suggestions for New Years Eve. We will be celebrating my twins turning 18.

I'd prefer off site of Disney since we will be there for a week in January. I'd like something decent but nto TOO fancy because I have a 5 year old who could get whiney. I'd LOVE to try Shula's but I don't think it would work well with him.

I'm considering PF Changs because the kids have never been to one. But Im open to suggestions.

DH and I had a steak once somewhere on I-Drive. I think it was near that wonders museum place (upside down building). But Im not positive. It was a ncie steak house that had aged beef and this was like 10 years ago. Any idea what that was?

Or any other suggestions for something special?

 

[chobie]

So glad to find this thread! We are Fla residents who go often, staying at on-site or offsite - where ever we can get a good deal and are horrified by the rise in prices/drop in quality of Disney restaurants over the last few years.

Anyway, our favorite offsite places are the MING COURT http://www.ming-court.com/ , and Giordano's. Next week we will be trying Falafel with a restaurant.com certificate http://www.falafelmarket.com/mobile/index.htm.

 

[disney4us2002]

Pizza recommendations other than Giordano's? We really dislike Chicago-style deep dish and prefer the NY thin style pizza.

 

[Brian Noble]

You won't find NY style pizza, exactly, but Flippers is usually the go-to location for "regular' (i.e. not Chicago-style) pizza.

 

[Art 1]

I could use some suggestions for New Years Eve. We will be celebrating my twins turning 18.

I'd prefer off site of Disney since we will be there for a week in January. I'd like something decent but nto TOO fancy because I have a 5 year old who could get whiney. I'd LOVE to try Shula's but I don't think it would work well with him.

I'm considering PF Changs because the kids have never been to one. But Im open to suggestions.

DH and I had a steak once somewhere on I-Drive. I think it was near that wonders museum place (upside down building). But Im not positive. It was a ncie steak house that had aged beef and this was like 10 years ago. Any idea what that was?

Or any other suggestions for something special?

Ruths' Chris on Sand Lake Rd. Just west of I-4 on the right.

 

[deej696]

I could use some suggestions for New Years Eve. We will be celebrating my twins turning 18.

I'd prefer off site of Disney since we will be there for a week in January. I'd like something decent but nto TOO fancy because I have a 5 year old who could get whiney. I'd LOVE to try Shula's but I don't think it would work well with him.

I'm considering PF Changs because the kids have never been to one. But Im open to suggestions.

DH and I had a steak once somewhere on I-Drive. I think it was near that wonders museum place (upside down building). But Im not positive. It was a ncie steak house that had aged beef and this was like 10 years ago. Any idea what that was?

Or any other suggestions for something special?

Given this description I'm going to say its Charley's. Great steaks, but I wouldn't go to this location again. Their original near the Florida Mall is far better. Or do like the above said and hit Ruths Chris. There is a Morton's and Capital Grille near there also.

 

[WIDisneyFan]

Pizza recommendations other than Giordano's? We really dislike Chicago-style deep dish and prefer the NY thin style pizza.

For this I would suggest NYPD Pizza http://www.nypdpizzeria.com/locations_fl.html

 

[teacherme]

 

[susan13]

A lot of chain restauranta have been mentioned. I was wondering if there are any good local places to consider or is it a chain restaurant area and that is it?

 

[gretchenohar@hotmail]

I live in Orlando and I treat my hometown the same way I treat cities that I vacation too. I try hard to reccommed places that are unique to Orlando. I don't want to go to a large chain restaurant when I visit San Antonio, I want to go to a small authentic tex mex place. Local chains are cool and I do like some of the larger chains but I think it's worth mentioning the restaurants that are native to orlando over the chains. I'll be putting together a list.

Has anyone seen this list or one like it?
Thanks!
Love this thread. We'll be staying off-site for the first time in about 30 years (maybe more) - Disney prices forced our move.... Anyway - looking forward to trying some of the recommendations on this board.

 

[mrzrich]

My favorite non chain is the Celebration Town Tavern.

http://www.thecelebrationtowntavern.com/