I tried these spots around UCF on Wednesday at dinner. The first two are in front of the strip mall (with shitty access and currently with ripped up roads) on the southeast corner of University and Alafaya Trail near the entrance to UCF. The last is down Alafaya in Oviedo on the outside of a shopping area. I think the intersection is Red Bug Lake. I was going to do Jollibee. However, they did not open (as The Weekly advised) a week ago. That night was their grand opening and every Filipino and their mother was on line. Also, had wrong address for Cruncheese.
Bacon Bitch - Hip Hop Hooters. It reminded me that I haven't been to a strip club in a while. Easy to believe this is another underwhelming Miami import that will probably flounder. I grabbed the only non-breakfast item. A CB with bacon bits and FF for $18 ($24 with tax and tip). Not terrible. Hotel room service quality. Medium rare was medium well. Wide, thinner patty. The veg were limp. Bibb lettuce was something else. Cloying bbq sauce. FF were underfried. The menu has things like pancakes and waffles and eggs. They try and funkify them to charge you more. Smallish selection. Not memorable. Stupid/reductive ...bitch placards on the wall. Sooo empowering. They sell booze. It has twenty booths and four high tops and six regular tables. And a bar. Three sections. Low ceilings. White and black color scheme. They blast club music like it is a club. Breakfast with ear splitting mumble rap. This has become the bizarro world. Open for two months. Hours are 8am to 6pm. It was 100% empty at 5pm.
Sushi B Hibachi and Grill - Across the parking lot from BB. Same owners. New (two years) casual style. They even have a drive up window. I only went because I was already there and I think I've ignored it forever. Just grabbed a salmon and cc roll for $5 (happy hour price). It was acceptable. Rice was done right. Thin, nori wrapped slices. Scant salmon. 8 pieces. They have a wide selectin Things like: ramen, poke, special rolls, nigiri, bento and many apps. Ok pricing. You order at a counter. They serve it. Looks like an old fast food location. Some attempt at interior design. Probably conducive to college tastes and budgets.
Kung Fu Dumpling - Was someplace called Hong Kong something before. I think. Turned out to be the winner and a lucky find. They have the aforementioned dumplings. I had the crystal shrimp ones because they came out faster than the soup ones. They (4) cost $6. They were good. Possibly not store bought. Big pieces of shrimp. Not paste. Good pricing. Even the soup dumpling were the same price. They are usually more dear. They have a flight of dumplings. However, it is not just dumplings. A big semi-fusion selection that doesn't seem to devolve into con-fusion. The wife is from Singapore. I think they said the husband is Chinese. The menu reminded my of what you see in Singapore. A blend. Things like Hainen chicken, Guangzhou fried rice, Singapore noodles, Schezuan dumplings, etc. I really have to go back for a full meal. The people I spoke with loved their experiences. Were returning customers. The place is tiny and grubby. Five tables. One waiter. Fair pricing. Open for two months. They had a place (China Garden?) in Winter Park (the part near Oviedo) before this. Can't remember if I reviewed that.
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