I tried these spots today at lunch. The first three are in a strip mall on 5th St. That is one block south off Park Ave in the center of town. The last is in an old hot dog and ice cream shack on 436 back towards 434.
Just Like Momma's Soul Food and Wings I had a three piece fried chicken with side and rice and corn bread for $12. They gave me six wings instead. Breaded. Ok. Small. Rice had no taste. Side (Mac) had none either. Isn't flavor an essential/renowned component of soul food? CB was good. Muffin looking. The cost is too much for this amount of food. The menu has things like oxtail ($18) and smash burgers ($10). The place is large. Black with some gold accents. A stage. Around twenty tables. Closed M and Tu. It was their one year anniversary today. You don't have to rush here. It was just like my momma's. She couldn't cook either.
Three Odd Guys Brewing - Next door to Momma. I tried a flight of five for $12. Mostly good. The place is large. Black with corrugated tin. Sofas. Games. High tops. Picinic tables. Tvs. Brewing equipment. Opens at 2pm on week days. Opening a sister location in Longwood. Open for five years. No outside food allowed.
Apopka Pizza - Inside Odd Guys. Steel pizza oven. Also do knots, stromboli and a few other items. I had a plain 12" pizza for $14. Ok. Fake cheese. Good crust.
Mis Antojitos Street Food - May have been their first day. I had three tacos at $2.45 a piece. The meats (pastor, pierno de cerdo and birria) were good. Salsa and limes were fresh. Two issues. Homemade looking corn tortillas weren't warmed on the grill. Tasted raw. What was supossed to be pastor tasted and felt like chicken. I was eating while driving, so, I'm unsure. They also offer up ten antojitos like hot dogs, nachos and elote. Sopes, tortas, quesadillas, burritos, etc. Seafood. Five special plates. Drinks. Sides. Kids menu. Good pricing. They cleaned up that little hut. New picinic tables and umbrellas too. Out of Vera Cruz. Would have been a Favorite if not for the issues cited. Worth a pop in. Good parking.
*I checked out the lechonera place on 436 near Apopka that I espied last time and another place that turned out to be a sushi/steak place (unclear if still in business). The lechonera couldn't be bothered to list prices and English was a foreign language. It seemed like you had to do a full meal. Rice and beans are almost always no temptation to me. So, I passed on this pity fuck. There was also a market next to Antojitos that served that kind of buffet meal. This seemed more Cuban though.
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