Friday, December 8, 2023

Grub Crawl - Winter Park: Superica and Chill N

I tried these two newcomers on South Orlando (17-92) on Tuesday at lunch. The first is across from Rocco's in that new strip mall that has Just Salad. Near to Fairbanks. The second is in that new strip mall closer to downtown where Guy Fieri's chicken place is.

Superica - I have been waiting on them for a while. Didnt diappoint. A chain (12) from Atlanta. In a few major Southern cities. Tex Mex. Will be on Favorites. Open for three weeks. Big, open, high ceilinged room. Seats one hundred? Bar on entrance side. Semi open kitchen across. Balcony seats. Mostly bright white. Two areas or seating. Tables v banquettes. I tried the tacos we pescado for $18 and a fluffy tostada (queso puff) for $4. The tacos (3) were almost perfect. Very large. Crisp coating. Not greasy. Some areas of the catfish were a tad fishy and a bit soft. Fresh cabbage and pickled onion slaw. Double ply, grilled, large corn tortillas. Nice plating. Came with tasty charro beans. The puff was interesting. Smothered in queso. I was stuffed after all this. They also offer soups ($9), enchiladas ($17+), quesadillas ($14), fajitas ($20), salads, deserts, other tacos, apps ($9-$14), kids menu ($8) and even a reasonably priced brunch on the weekends. When I think that Torchy's charges $6 per tacos for quasi-fast food in a fast food environment, I just love this place more. It is a bit pricy, but, at least it isn't child portions or slop. Definitely not a JAMMR. A GMR (Great Mexican Restaurant). Good looking crowd. Great service. Management makes the rounds and engages with the customers. Food came out quick. Hot. Servers were polite and accommodating. Getting doggy bags didn't seem to be a problem. Fast with the bill. Three bathrooms. Two good salsas (green and red). Good chips. Tequila/Mezcal menu. Should please everyone. Try it before word gets out.

Chill N - Another unnecessary intrusion from Miami. Ice cream made with Nitrogen in a bowl in front of you. I had a small Cuban coffee for $6. This type of ice cream making isn't good. You get a wet, easily melting paste. A large is a buck more. A regular is 35 cents more. A small was pretty big. Served in a cup. They had four styles. Yogurt, tangy yogurt and maybe vegan. A variety of flavor choices. You can add things too. Mostly cereal and candy. Very Spartan atmosphere. Bright white. No decor. Two computer terminals hanging from the wall. Unconnected ordering terminals. One employee. Empty.  I believe they opened a month ago. In the rear of that strip mall. You can ignore it as I suspected.

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