I went to these spots on South Orange Ave today at lunch. The first replaces Costa Rican coffee house Tico Forest in a strip mall near Gaitlin. The second replaces what I recall as a Miami based mac chain in a strip mall near that condo complex that has the Target. Closer to DT.
Fitterbox - Looks franchise ready. But a one off. They sell fritters and drinks. Both made to order at the location. I had a lamb and chicken combo box to go for $12. Really good. Ate them all before I got home. Sweet avocado dipping sauce. Probably home made. The fritters can be a bit bland if you don't get a piece of meat. The sauce helps with that. Twelve pieces. Thin. Oval shaped. Not too oily. Container was ecofriendly. Bag was some accordion like thing that expanded into a coiled basket. The do mixes of lamb, chicken, plantain, chickpea, turkey, turkey neck, etc. You can get a (here's a reversal) side of meat for $6+. I should have done that. Didn't figure it out until after I ordered. They also gave me a glass of a jackfruit/peanut smoothie they were concocting. Nice. One of the "drinks". Three employees. Friendly. From Jamaica. A few wood booths and tables. Lots of open space. Fairly large footprint. Light blue coloring. A few posters. Pretty good value at $1 a fritter. Could sneak in as a dark horse Fav due to originality. Open for L&D. Looks like they could use the publicity. Open for a month or so.
Naz's Halal Food - Not worth the wait. I guess they are a chain founded on a push cart in Queen's. Gryos and platters in the usual chicken or lamb (says with beef) options. Falafel and fried fish. Burgers, CSs, wings, nuggets round out the Arabic menu. That's a joke btw. We already have Halal Guys and Shah's and other chains in this segment. We didn't need another. A worse one. I had a mixed gyro for $10. Lamb was like Shah's. Chunks. Chicken was cubier and plain. I picked white sauce (green, hot, bbq). Ok? Pita was ok. Veg was ok. But, it came out in seconds and just looks sloppy. Sloppy like the place. It is one week old and it already looks years old. Like they didn't clean up after the last place closed down. And it also started off sloppy. Maybe this location is cursed? No need to rush over here. No tables. No decorations. Order at a counter. Opened a week ago. L&D. Until 2am! 4am on WE! But it is a Nahs for Naz's. It's like a pizza place that offers you ranch dressing.
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