I tried these spots on Monday after lunch. The first is in a strip mall past the Beach Line on International Dr on the right. Towards Seaworld. The second is across from the Florida Mall at Sand Lake and OBT. The address says OBT. It is really around the corner of that strip mall on Sand Lake. The third is aside the second.
Daily More Thai & Milk Tea - I tried the mango curry chicken and rice for $17. It was fine. I'm not that fond of thigh meat in my Asian dishes. There is always some goop (veins/fat/etc) that makes you queasy. I haven't had a ton of it at Thai places to think of it. They usually give you some bleached white, pounded out breast meat. I'm not sure if mango curry is an authentic Thai recipe. At least it is a change from the traffic light staples of green, yellow and red curries. It's sort of like Massaman without the bell pepper. The mango was scooped out (stringy not cubes). Some julienned vegetables that I believe were onions and possibly something else. It was like a messy bowl of spaghetti. You couldn't really make out what was in there. No carrot, etc. The flavors were ok. I asked for medium heat. It had none. Probably needed some. Ok portion size. The menu is small. Around four rice dishes. More noodle dishes. Some snacks. It's a small place. Seats around ten. It looks more like a modern Japanese manga themed place than a traditional Thai place. I liked it. Hip. Bright. Clean. Youthful. Not much of a staff. Seems like they do more take out. Two people sitting in. A few delivery people waiting. Three more came in while I waited. I liked it. No muss. No fuss. If they dropped the prices to reflect the take out vibe they give off, it would be a Fav.
King of Falafel - I believe the Weekly said they just opened. Nope. Two years. Original location is in Kissimmee. Place looks older than two years. I had a half dozen falafel to go for $5. I didn't trust their cleanliness enough to venture beyond. They were fine. Freshly fried. Thick tahini or thin hummus dipping sauce. I think it was hummus. The menu is typical. The one odd ball is chicken tikka. The meat on the gyro was Med spam. That processed machine formed crap that bad Med places use. It seats around twenty. The guy taking care of me was from Palestine. Not sure if the recipes are. I don't think the kingdom is in good hands.
Havana Bistro Cafe - Can you really be a bistro and a cafe? Do you need to be? A typical Cuban experience. I grabbed a Cubano because I really only wanted roast pork at that point. It (pork) was good. Soft. Fresh. The portion (especially the ham) was small. They rushed through the pressing. The couple of plates from the buffet area (their main thrust) looked better. The usual mains and sides. Those started at $9. My sandwich cost $10. They had six sandwiches. Desserts. Apps like empanadas ($5). I'm not sure if there are ala carte dishes from the kitchen. They aren't breaking new ground here. They do breakfast. The place is eight years old. I think the color scheme was red with yellow. Seats about fifty. Looks like a cafe.
*I also saw an Indian place near Daily More. It looked ok. Curry Mantra. I know some Indian place has been here forever. And I have ignored it. I may venture back at some point. The items were too expensive to try and test it with a to go snack.
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