Off-Topic The Melting Pot: a Food Thread

[SWFLHurricane]

For its wine list and dessert room? Yes. Absolutely.
For its food? Still a solid steakhouse, but they've fallen off, some.

I was hitting Berns in the 80s....Sooo much better then. @TheOriginalCane remembers Charlie's Steakhouse on OBT....Excellent steaks at a very reasonable price. Now closed unfortunately.

 

[Cane Tankerous]

For its wine list and dessert room? Yes. Absolutely.
For its food? Still a solid steakhouse, but they've fallen off, some.

Lets respectfully agree to disagree.

just kidding!

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

I was hitting Berns in the 80s....Sooo much better then. @TheOriginalCane remembers Charlie's Steakhouse on OBT....Excellent steaks at a very reasonable price. Now closed unfortunately.

Any relation to the Charley's Steakhouse chain? I know they have one of those in Orlando in a weird strip mall location.

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

Lets respectfully agree to disagree.

just kidding!

Lol. I'll still take Berns over Capital. Even without the elite dessert room.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Any relation to the Charley's Steakhouse chain? I know they have one of those in Orlando in a weird strip mall location.

No....it was much better. Was the best affordable Steakhouse in Orlando for 25-30yrs....closed in 2012 I think.

 

[305407cane]

No....it was much better. Was the best affordable Steakhouse in Orlando for 25-30yrs....closed in 2012 I think.

Do you recall a restaurant in Orlando called Mathew’s steakhouse? Did it close down?

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Do you recall a restaurant in Orlando called Mathew’s steakhouse? Did it close down?

Not off hand...I usually went to Charlies...but for Special occasions I went to Linda's LaCantina.

 

[CFLCane]

Christners & Lindas all day

 

[Billy D Williams]

Go to Brocato's on E. Columbus Dr...Thank me later.

Did Brocatos

Go to Brocato's on E. Columbus Dr...Thank me later.

Brocatos is good. Wife hts them up for Cubans and Stuffed Crab. They were my #2 for Pollo, frijoles Nego y arroz Amarillo, but they switched from leg quarters to some kind of sliced thigh meat after 50 years of doing it right. Allessi's in West Tampa has great Spanish pastries and Cubans too. Caciatorri Bros on Howard Ave in West Tampa has a nice buffet too.

 

[Billy D Williams]

No love for Bern's ???

Berns is National treasure, but I like real homestyle ethnic restaurants. I'm particular for Spanish cuisine. Jerk Hut on Fowler Ave Tampa has good Jamaican food. If you at the River Walk do Ulele, the grilled Oyster are excellent and food good too. Used to really love the Legendary Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City, but I guess I've tired of it after 35 years. Ocean Prime has an excellent menu and where you will find Bucs and Yankee players for group dinners. FYI Class whores too at the patio bar.

 

[Billy D Williams]

No....it was much better. Was the best affordable Steakhouse in Orlando for 25-30yrs....closed in 2012 I think.

All the good places have closed. Too many corp restaurants and Gringo versions of ethnic dishes.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Did Brocatos

Brocatos is good. Wife hts them up for Cubans and Stuffed Crab. They were my #2 for Pollo, frijoles Nego y arroz Amarillo, but they switched from leg quarters to some kind of sliced thigh meat after 50 years of doing it right. Allessi's in West Tampa has great Spanish pastries and Cubans too. Caciatorri Bros on Howard Ave in West Tampa has a nice buffet too.

Those Crab balls ain't no joke

 

[Fluffhead]

For its wine list and dessert room? Yes. Absolutely.
For its food? Still a solid steakhouse, but they've fallen off, some.

Apparently their wine list has been absolutely raided in the last few years, especially given how relatively cheap those bottles were/are. I have not been, can't speak to it, but its not like you can keep re-stocking back vintages readily.

 

[Fluffhead]

Anyone get good meals in Houston or Austin other than @TheOriginalCane tour of Austin BBQ? Good thing you didn't eat that before the game or you would have been asleep.

We went to two of Hugo Ortega's regional Mexican spots in Houston, Caracol (Baja) and Xochi (Oaxacan), and both were very, very good. Some killer moles and tamals at Xochi.

 

[SpikeUM]

Christners & Lindas all day

Christners or Christinis? The latter was my favorite Orlando restaurant, but have been for about 4 years..

 

[CFLCane]

Christners or Christinis? The latter was my favorite Orlando restaurant, but have been for about 4 years..

https://christnersprimesteakandlobster.com
Weird location. Great classic steakhouse vibe ,menu, and execution. Its where the "locals" go. You can catch Dan Newlin there with a couple of russian hookers regularly lol.

 

[SpikeUM]

https://christnersprimesteakandlobster.com
Weird location. Great classic steakhouse vibe ,menu, and execution. Its where the "locals" go. You can catch Dan Newlin there with a couple of russian hookers regularly lol.

To enter Christini's is to enter Italy.

Experience fine Italian dining at the legendary Christini's Ristorante Italiano in Orlando, Florida. One of the most decorated Italian restaurants in Orlando, Christini's has built a global reputation.

www.christinis.com

 

[Stylie]

We have a Latina Hooters in West Phoenix. Its awesome. They had a heroin den out near the parking lot but it looks like they've cleaned that up.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Christners or Christinis? The latter was my favorite Orlando restaurant, but have been for about 4 years..

Christner's, up on Lee Road.

For decades, it was a Del Frisco's, though they didn't really follow the menu strictly. The Christner family owns the place, they finally broke away from Del Frisco's and changed the name to Christner's. They've had certain waiters working their for decades.

Eventually, Del Frisco's opened a new location down on International Drive, but it definitely isn't as good as Christner's. Last time I went was probably about six months ago? Great place, my favorite steakhouse in Orlando. Like Berns, it's in a not-as-nice location.

 

[SWFLHurricane]