I tried these places at lunch on Wednesday. The first two are near neighbors in the Waterford Lakes shopping area (the first left off Alafaya Trail after 50 and then the first right). The next two are back towards (past) UCF. The last is on the other side of Alafaya in a strip mall seen off the road. The third is just past that on the other side of the road (in a strip mall - on the corner).
Domu Chibi - A fast food version of Domu. They even buy the noodles here. Ramen, rice bowls, gyoza and chicken bites. I had the small shio bowl for $10. Salty chicken stock with mushrooms, chicken thighs, half an egg and thin noodles. It was fine. Chicken was tender. I'm not a ramen guy. Wanted to just escape with an app ($5) , but, I drove all the way here. They only had three cooks. And only one seemed to be in action. It took a lit bit to get served. The chop sticks, etc are by the soda machine, so I don't see why they feel the need to have a deliverer. You just have to get up anyway. They only bring you a spoon. Plus they already have a machine taking the order. It seats about thirty at countertops. It was full. Modern design. I think they opened three months ago. They claim Tori Tori is still in the works.
Le Crave - A creperie with two other locations (Rockledge and somewhere else). Open a year. I had a nutella crepe for $4. It was ok. Underdone and a bit tough. It's a crepe, so it can vary with the preparers level of interest. The also do savory ones. And ice cream. Small foot print. I think the sign said baguettes, but, now I can't remember seeing them on the menu. I think they had drinks too.
*There are three other restaurants on this block - a Greek, FK Kitchen and A Thai Sushi place.
Rumaku - I grabbed a Philadelphia and Spicy Tuna Roll to go. $5.50 a piece. Not bad. Mostly fish with a small "skin" of rice. Long roll. Eight or ten pieces. Not much cream cheese in the Philly Roll. Cured salmon. They also do ramen bowls, a Specialty burger (fried bun), rice bowls, soup, salad and other rolls. Their ramen was $8. Not much décor. A lot of open/wasted space. Some seating to the left, Sushi bar/register on the right. Black paint. Open for two years.
Tandoori Bowl - A create your own meal Indian restaurant. You fill out the request form - meat, rice, sauce, sides, etc. They give you a plate or to go container. I did a small half beef and half lamb on white rice with yellow (cashew) curry, chutney, cauliflower, green beans and feta cheese to go for $9.50. You can split and pay the More expensive meat price. Both meats were tender. It may have been nicer to not have all the components smushed together, but, that's what you get for getting things to go. The place is small. Only a few seats. They have been open for eighteen months. They also have naan. We need more of these Indian to go places. I wanted Indian because I whiffed on Forever Naan again. This time they had a note saying "Medical Emergency". No date or helpful info.
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