Well it seems that most of you found my last post even though the email alert is gone. Don't know what with craft you are employing. Maybe someone could add a comment explaining how for the rest of the flock. Anyway. back to over two weeks ago... I tried these places in Deland at lunch time. All are downtown around New York Ave. Three more to go. Connie's, Abbey and a pho place.
The Table - This was the real draw. I saw them on that trip through a few months ago, Open for a year. There's a coffee/pastry/market at street level. This is down some steps away from the corner of the block in their old banquet space. There is a patio in front. Waterfall. Modern look. The flow inside is a little off. Bar. I had the fried chicken mac and collards for $16. Four pieces of chicken. Moist. It had a rosemary rub that I would lose. They also had an Italian chicken. I wonder if they are trying to do double duty with the chicken. Doesn't work with a Southern type chicken dish. The batter also had a grainy mouth feel. It also had a Thai like three pepper jelly that clashed even more with the rosemary. The mac was overcooked. Needed salt. Collards were bland. Not as sharp as I hoped. The goat cheese grits on the menu looked interesting. They are open for lunch and dinner. It was pretty full. Service was fine.
Wrap It Up - I saw some places I missed walking around. this was one. Decided to get something I could eat before my flight. Grabbed a Chicken Wrap with ranch and blue cheese for $7. It was ok. Thankfully I added a second layer of wrap or it would have oozed all over my clothes. I think they said they aren't that new.
Boston Coffee House - I guess there are five of these around CF. I just grabbed an iced coffee to knock it off the list. It cost $2. They also have a breakfast and lunch menu. Seating. Said they have been there for 26 years.
*Travel Notes CA - Prices were pretty jacked. LAX was a complete zoo. Even at 10pm. Bumper to bumper to the rental car counter. Whole place seemed boarded up. MCO wasn't bad. Left at night. Maybe because no European red eye flights it is slow? Spent first night at a gross Wingate near the airport ($103). Ate in Morro Bay (had to adjust itinerary and get to the coast because of heat) at Taco de Mexico. Chili Colorado and al pastor and carnitas tacos. Pretty good and hefty. Slept at a Rodeway on PCH for $134 (rack rate). Almost every hotel was full. Had a Diggler breakfast burrito at Frank and Lola's Front Street Cafe. Huge. Drove up PCH to SF. Stayed at southwest corner of Golden Gate Park at Ocean Beach. Horrible Rodeway for $143. Ate at Sri Thai. The only choice. Tried Pad Himipan with crispy chicken. The chicken was mostly hides. Not great. Drove across Golden Gate Bridge (I'm withholding what I saw - mostly National Parks - and fast food stops because of time constraints) to Sausilito and had a rancid lox and caper spread on a bagel at Bridgeway Bagel. Passed on many oyster places near Point Reyes NP. Damn. Slept at Budget Inn in Laytonville (cost consideration) for $109. Ate an overdone ahi banh mi at the Loco Fish Co Food Truck in Arcata. Eureka had little to offer. Had a terrible Battery Point Snapper at Sea Quake Brewing in Crescent City. Searched the name. No such thing as that snapper. Probably rock fish because they were offering that up the coast. Beer was good though. Slept at ultra-noisy Redwood Inn. Slept in Hi Lo Motel in Weed the next night for $78. Near Mt Shasta. A traffic accident made me stop in Susanville the next night. Super 8 at $101. Drove through Reno to Mammoth Lakes the next day. Had lunch at Gojira Ramen. Had a poke bowl with yt and salmon that they added spicy tuna and crab to. Grabbed some great deals at a market called Grocery Outlet. Slept at Shilo Inn for $142. Drove through Death Valley to Las Vegas and onto Barstow. Had a bad Barstow Burger at Barstow Burger. Better carne asada taco. Slept at a gross BW for $111. Slept at Western Holiday Lodge in Three Rivers (Sequoia NP) for $122. Onto San Luis Obispo. Slept at Avenue Inn for $129. Ate lunch at Frank's Famous. Had a huge chili dog and fries. Grabbed some gross brown butter cookies at Brown Butter Cookie Co. Had a very good tri tip sandwich at Old SLO BBQ. Also wine and beer from the area. They had those card machines. A so so breakfast of eggs benedict at Breakfast Buzz. Good lengua and al pastor tacos at El Tizon. They said that means ember. Slept in Lompoc. Gross Surestay next to a DMV for $95. I believe they put up illegals here as they get processed. Farm country. But, a friend says every CA DMV is the same. In Santa Barbara (by UCSB) grabbed spam, pork belly and Chinese sausage bao at Lao Wang. In Malibu, had steamed shrimp at Neptune's Net. Had Santa Barbara uni at Broad Street Oyster House. Had a yt sushi burrito at Howdy's. Served on some kind of wrap that I think they said was soy paper. Was thicker than the soy paper I've seen. had specks in it. Quinoa? Some weird stuff I ate: Rodopa Bulgarian White Cheese, strawberry flavored cake, Solely fruit jerky. I also saw pouches of pho beef bone broth by Nona Lim. That's all I can recall. I'll supplement if necessary. Gas was $5 in some areas!
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