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In the News Restaurants

Here’s How Orlando Culinary World is Coping Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. #orlando #covid19 #TheGreatAmericanTakeout

By Rashmi Primlani, DipWSET / March 24, 2020

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

I applaud Central Florida’s culinary community. These independent entrepreneurs have displayed such grace, creativity, resilience, and solidarity through these tumultuous times. Not to mention revamping an entirely new business model at lightening speed to keep up with government guidelines for our safety and health. Bravo!!

As per data provided by the National Restaurant Association, 78% of our nation’s restaurants are independently owned and operated. That’s roughly seven hundred and eight thousand restaurants across America, employing 12.1 million people. And within a matter of days, our beloved hospitality industry got crushed due to Coronavirus. According to Eater, in the food and drink sector, working hours has dramatically decreased by 40%.

Whether it is health, financial upheaval, or short-term inconvenience such as social distancing, Coronavirus is adversely affecting each one of our lives. And we are not alone. 192 countries are battling this invisible enemy, the likes of which our generation and our children have never witnessed.

That said, as restaurants switch to an only Dine-Out model for both food and alcoholic beverages. They are offering generous family packs, heavy discounts on wine and beer, crafty cocktails to go, and magnanimous discounts for medical and hospitality professionals. Including FREE home delivery, curbside pickup.

By supporting local, not only do you preserve Orlando’s culinary landscape, more importantly your contribution will allow these struggling restaurants and staff a fighting chance to survive, remain employed, in turn sustaining our local economy. (Majority of restaurant earnings are utilized in staff salaries).

Sadly, some of our favorite eateries have made the painful but necessary decision to temporarily suspend services. For the one’s which continue to brave the storm and provide tasty treats for our CFL families, here’s an updated list for your daily meal solutions.

While UberEats have waived their delivery fees to customers, they continue to charge hemorrhaging restaurants upward of 30% in commission. DoorDash & Caviar on the other hand have waived commissions for 30 days. I highly recommend calling your neighborhood restaurant to confirm their delivery options before using third party delivery services.

TAKE OUT & DELIVERY

COFFEE & TEA

  • Austin’s Coffee: Coffee, tea, beer, wine bottles to go.
    • Phone: 407-975-3364
  • Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Co: Take-out service 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. daily, serving beverages, bakery items, breakfast & lunch menu items.
  • Qcreate Coffee: offering e-Cards and Gift Cards with $50 value for only $40.

WINE & BEER – moved HERE.

FAST CASUAL

  • 4 Rivers Smokehouse: Pop up drive thru stations. Now taking orders for drive thru pick up!! Order online, on the 4 Rivers app, or by phone. Free delivery on catering orders $75 plus in 20 miles radius.
  • Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi: 15% of call ahead orders with code “CallAhead15”. 20% off for medical professionals & first responders. Free delivery + BOGO select sides with UberEats.
  • Dandelion Community Cafe: Carryout. Delivery. DoorDash. Grubhub. 11 am – 8 pm. All beers are $3 and bottles of wine are $15.
  • Fresh Kitchen (Lake Mary Location)- Delivery and take-out offered via Fresh Kitchen’s websites and directly at AlohaOrderOnline.
    • Phone: (407) 915-5533
  • Gringos Locos: Various locations take out. Beer, White Claw & bottled sodas To Go. UberEats & DoorDash.
  • Hunger Street Tacos: Curbside pickup and in-house doorstep delivery. Buy a $100 Hunger Street Tacos gift card and get a BONUS one for $20 FREE.
    • Phone: 321-444-6270
  • Hawkers Asian Fare: New Hours – 12 – 9 pm. NO Delivery fees. Curbside pickup. Disposable paper menu. 50% off for service industry workers for take out/dine-in (excludes delivery, alcohol, retail).
  • Locations:
    • 5 Points: 1001 Park St. Jacksonville, FL 32204 | (904) 508-0342
    • Neptune Beach: 241 N. Atlantic Blvd. Neptune, FL 32266 | (904) 425-1025
    • Windermere: 9100 Conroy Windermere Road, Suite 110 Windermere, FL 34786 | (407) 583-6334
    • Mills 50/Orlando: 1103 N Mills Ave Orlando, FL 32803 | (407) 237-0606
    • St. Pete: 1235 Central Avenue Saint Petersburg, FL | (727) 521-7253
  • Houndstooth Kitchen & Eatery: Handcrafted Sandwiches, Homemade Soups, Savory Salads, Craft Beer & Wine. 11:00-9:00 serving up full menu for call ahead pick up or curbside delivery.
    • Phone: 321-972-9925
  • JJ’s Fusion Grille: Mediterranean bowls. Family dinners, home delivery.
  • La Femme du Fromage: New family meal packs. Curbside pick up. Full take out menu. Cheese, wine, & more.
  • MX Taco: Specials such as free beer, High Noon or wine with every food/meal purchase (with ID). Obviously take out only.
    • Phone: (407) 730-5241
  • OH MY GYRO: Longwood. New York style cartfood, East African & Indian dishes.Family packs $29.99. Curbside delivery, Door Dash, Uber Eats, Postmates.
    • Phone: (407) 960-4496.
  • Papa Lozzi Italia (Waterford Lakes): Open 11 am – 9 pm daily. Free delivery, curbside pickup, UberEats, online orders.
    • Phone 407-412-5416
  • Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa: Family meals and standard menu for takeout, curbside, delivery.
  • Rice & Beans (Waterford Lakes): Curbside pick up, delivery through UberEats, Postmates and online ordering.
    • Phone: 407-380-9962
  • Slapfish Waterford Lakes: Take out and delivery through UberEats, Door Dash, and GrubHub. Kids eat FREE.
  • Swine & Sons: Family style dinner for 4, $40 – 2 proteins + 2 sides + 1 salad + 1 biscuits + 1 dessert. Curbside pickup.
  • Taglish: Filapino American fare. Order and pay curb side.
    • Phone: (407) 930-1076
  • Tako Cheena on Mills50: Curbside pickup. Home delivery.
  • Tamale Co Mexican Street Food: Curbside pickup. Free home delivery 10 mile radius.
  • Tin & Taco: Daily specials. UberEats. Prime smoked brisket sale.
  • Tori Tori: Japanese rice boxes, cocktails, beer, wine to go.
  • Uncommon Catering: Take-Out, Curb-Side, & delivery within a 3 mile radius of 2942 Curry Ford Road
  • Viet-Nomz: Curbside pickup. Delivery. Uber Eats. DoorDash. Grubhub. Postmates. 10% of healthcare and hospitality workers.
  • Vines & Forks at The Wine Barn: Delivery, curbside pickup on food and wine. Bogo pizzas, 10% off 3-5 btls and 20% off 6 btls of more.
  • Yellow Dog Eats: Take out. Delivery via restaurant employees. Postmates.

SPECIALTY SHOPS

  • Antonio’s Maitland: Fresh Cut Meats, Chicken & Fish, Grocery Staples, Prepared Foods To-Go and A Full Wine & Liquor Store. Curb Side Pick-up Available.
  • Downtown Winter Garden Curbside Program: Choose your restaurant or shop and place an order via phone or website. On arrival text or call for curbside pickup.
  • Lombardi’s Seafood: Reduced pricing to keep fresh seafood fresh and to help out neighbors. Developing frozen ready to heat meals, order ahead items for pickup from retail and cafe.
  • Perrotti’s NY Deli: Phone orders, curbside pickup. Sandwich platters, meats, cheese, bagels & more.
  • West Orange Chamber of Commerce has created a restaurant guide for all their food and beverage members. Click HERE for updates, takeout, curbside pickup and delivery options to support them.

PIZZA

  • Antica Pizzeria & Mozzarella Bar: Delivery Monday – Thursday 5:30-9 pm.
  • Goodfella’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant: curbside pick-up & delivery. Take and bake pizza kit.
    • Phone: (407) 658-6615
  • Lazy Moon Pizza: Curbside pickup. DoorDash.
  • Midici Maitland: Curbside pickup. Delivery through Slice, Door Dash, UberEats, GrubHub and EzCater.
  • The Original Goombas: Buy $50.00 gift card and get $15 FREE
    Buy $30.00 gift card and get $10 FREE. Uber Eats.

SANDWICHES

  • BAD AS’S SANDWICH is offering full menu & beer – home delivery, curbside pickup, and Uber Eats.
    • Phone: (407) 757-7191
  • The Meatball Stoppe: Curbside delivery and in-house staff employed for home delivery within 10 miles. NEW family dinner packages for four – $45 plus tax& gratuity. 20% discount medical professionals & first responders.
    • Phone: 407-270-6505

FINE DINING

  • 310 Park South: Curbside Pick Up and Free Delivery through UberEats from 11am-8pm including family meal packs.
  • American Social Bar & Kitchen: Free drink card for future use with every $15 spent on pickup or delivery. 20% of pick up orders. Free kids meals over $20 meal.
  • Boku Sushi Maitland: For all your Sushi, Sashimi, Nigiri, Sake, and Japanese beer needs. 10% discount on all online orders.
  • Canvas- Call ahead for take-out – family meal of roasted prime ribeye, roasted potatoes, salad, veggies, Tavistock Reserve wine and a roll of Angel Soft! Order by 4 pm for pick-up at 6 pm. UberEats too.
    • Phone: 407-313-7800
  • Chef’s Table at the Edgewater: TO-GO ONLY. Curbside pickup, order (and pay) by phone. Delivery downtown Winter Garden and Oakland Park area. Cocktails, wine, and beer too.
  • Dexter’s New Standard-   offering take-out menu -11 to 9:30 p.m. 50% off select bottles of wine, bulk cocktails, and a rotating family meal serving 2- $30 or 4 people – $50.
    • Phone: (407) 316-2278
  • Domu: Takeout available 4pm-9pm (all ramen, wings, cheezus, shishito, chashu don), to-go beer + wine/sake available (east end • dr. phillips • jacksonville)
  • DoveCote Restaurant: Free home delivery within 5 miles. Curbside pickup on Livingston Street. $1 oysters, $5 burger.
  • Francesco’s Restaurant & Pizzeria: Special curbside pickups, family meals and catering. 10% discount on food.
  • Great Greek Mediterranean Grill: 20% online ordering with code TWOZERO.
  • La Boucherie USA: French cuisine. Curbside pickup – 30% off all food & bottled wine. Family meal packs ranging from $25-45.Each package comes with 3 sides and 2 desserts. 30% wine bottles, beer starting at $5. Gift cards – spend $50, get $10 for next visit. Door Dash. UberEats.
  • Luke’s Kitchen: Curbside pickup 3-8 pm.
  • Luma on Park: Family Style Dinner choices tonight are Fried Chicken or Wagyu Pot Roast! 50% off wine bottles.
  • Market to Table Cuisine: Curbside pickup 5-8 pm. 20% off house wine.
  • My 5th Element Sanford: Indian cuisine. Take out and delivery via UberEats, DoorDash, Grubhubs.
  • Prato: Italian. Curbside pickup 3-8:30 pm. Cocktails, wine, beer on FB page.
  • Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen & Bar: Seafood-centric restaurant. 15% of curbside pickup and home delivery. 20% off wine bottles.
  • Seasons 52: Sandlake & Altamonte Springs. Family packs, signature items.
  • Seito Sushi: Now offering online ordering for takeout and curbside pickup! Merchandise, gift cards, meats, seafood, produce, booze all available as well. Open daily from 12-8pm.
    • Website: https://www.seitosushibp.com/menu-online-orders
    • Phone: (407) 898-8801
  • Soco Thornton Park: Family meal packs and Soco signature dishes.
  • The Porch: Winter Park. Porch party pack to go. 12-8 pm. $40 includes wings, tenders, sliders, or shrimp + side dish + salad. Alcohol available to go.
  • The Ravenous Pig: offering full menu for curbside pick up. Pick up specials include Dinner for 2 – $40. Also buy 2 TRP Brewing Co. 32oz crowlers get one free. Discounted beers & cocktails to go.
    • Website: https://www.theravenouspig.com/
    • Phone: 407-628-2333
  • The Stubborn Mule: Switching business model to a take-out /delivery/curbside. Employing our front of house employees to make these deliveries.
  • Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen: Curbside pickup, UberEats, DoorDash. Beer & Wine to go.
  • Website: www.tibbys.com
  • Phone: 407-960-2274
  • Wine 4 Oysters Bar & Bites: Seafood restaurant. Free delivery, including beer and wine. Wine bottles 30% off. Craft draft comes in gallon bag for $30 – on tap Jai Alai, Right on Red, Sea Cow Milk Stout and Reel Light Lager.
    • Phone: (407) 507-7952

DESSERT & BAKERY

  • Cafe Madrid Deli and Bakery: Latin bakery. Call, place order and ask for curbside delivery.
    • Phone: 407-704-2698
  • Old Hearth Bread: Call ahead pre-ordering/pre-pay in addition to walk up ordering. Curbside pickup at East End Market & the bakery in Casselberry (207 Reece Way #1625 Casselberry, FL 32707)
  • Sweet Shiba Desserts: Tea shop & bakery. Bento box to go. 20% off for all pick up and delivery orders. Delivery charge is $0.8 per mile within 25 miles. No minimum order. Food can be discounted, but not delivery charges to support drivers and their families.
    • Phone: 407-751-5025

SUSPENDED SERVICE

It’s not goodbye. We shall see these brilliant establishments soon. Cafe Tu Tu Tango. Maxines on Shine Sette & Se7ven Bites. Smoke & Donuts. Grilled Cheezus, Ace Cafe Orlando. Outpost Neighborhood Kitchen. All Disney Springs Restaurants including Morimoto Asia, Raglan Road, Paddlefish, Terrlina, Enzios, Jaleo, Frontera Grill & more.

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

I know it’s not easy especially with little kids. We CAN DO IT! Think of it as an unplanned stay-vacation. Read that book which is collecting dust on your night side. How about cooking those drooling recipes you have been eyeing on Food Network? Perhaps try baking with your children? Or like me, you can use this down-time to spring clean your home.

This deadly virus does not care about your ethnicity, color of skin, age, bank balance, or political affiliation. The sooner we contain this highly contagious virus, the sooner we can live our normal lives, return to our jobs, and not loose any more income than necessary.

FOCUS on how you can assist in SAVING LIVES.

Why Social Distance: As per CDC, Covid-19 is highly contagious and carriers do not always exhibit symptoms. Social distancing includes NOT having people at home for get together or hanging out in your local bar. We ALL need to #flattenthecurve. For official Covid-19 updates, follow CDC website, Florida Department of Health, and City of Orlando.

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Rashmi Primlani, DipWSET

Wine Writer. Wine Educator. Wine Ambassador. Yes! We breathe and dream Wine. #indianwinegoddess

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