Grub Crawl - Longwood and Sanford: El Pollon, Two Bell's Cafe and Ciro's NY Pizza

I'm going to combine two days into one because frankly they don't amount to much anyway. The first two are around the light rail station off Ronald Reagan Blvd. The second is in the group of stores around Target near the Seminole Mall. I went to first two at lunch time on Thursday. The other at lunch time on Friday. There are a few others that were closed in Longwood. I've been to most of them before. They have new names now. They are: Historic Bar, Green Leaf, Nan & Pop's Ice Cream (open after 4pm) and Wild Hare Market.

El Pollon - Replaced on nearly identical one called Jon Jovonni's. Food from Peru. Typical menu. Prices in teens. Highest price is $18. Open as this for two years. I just had the 1/4 chicken with french fries and salad to go. It was fine. Salad was fresher than I expected. Came with avocado. Fries were a little rushed. Chicken was a little small. It cost $7. They have a "special" that is the the same chicken with beans and rice and somehow it costs a buck more. Not a bad little place. Said they were a one off.

Two Bells Cafe - They replaced Zanzibar. It's claims to be a cafe. Although they no longer do the burger. It was one of half dozen lazy offerings (ie avocado toast and egg sandwich). They also sell other people's baked goods. Maybe they make their own hot drinks. I guess every community thinks they need one of these. Although they are really as interesting as a water fountain. I grabbed two pop tarts that were made at Olde Hearth Bread Co in Cassselberry. They cost $2.50 a piece. One was apple cinnamon. One was guava. Good. 

Ciro's New York Pizza - They said they replaced Mama Something's. I kind of recall the switch. Couldn't find it on this site. They were an Il Positano before that. They renamed two years ago because they dropped a partner. I grabbed a two slice meal for $6 to go because I hadn't had pizza in a while and didn't really feel hungry. It was fine. Typical NY slice. I just learned on tv (from a Chinese guy) that you should scratch the bottom of the slice to see if the crust is good. It was. They had a full menu. Philadelphia water ice. Said they were from the Island.