Burger Vault, Altamonte Springs

I tried this halal burger spot near Tibby's/Kobe on 436 Saturday night at dinner. The original is in Tampa. Not much to report on. Burgers and chicken sandwiches and sides. One hot dog. Yawn. I tried a classic burger for $13 (plus 42 cent hidden cc surcharge). That's their cheapest. Worth half as much. Came with cheese. Sloppy. Ketchup, mayo, sauteed onions, pickle, lettuce, tomato. Stringy grind. About 1/4 lb. Tasteless. They have a silly 24k waygu one for $30. They replaced a good shwarma spot. Shame. They improved the interior. Nine booths. Black with red brick. Brown pleather. Open for two months. Somehow aligned with Jordan. The halal angle is really all they have. And that they are in a food desert. No pun intended.

Grub Crawl - Sanford: The Bait and Hook, Pollo al Fuego and Chin

I went to these stalls at Henry's Depot on 1st St Tuesday at lunch. The first two opened in the last week or so. The last has been there for a year. The first is owned by the Ramen stall people/person. The last two are owned by the same people/person. But not the same as the first pair. I couldn't bite on the $17 Pom Pom sandwich stall. Don't know if the coffee (with a few Latin pastries) stall was there last time.

The Bait and Hook - I tried the last of the Red Grouper Collars Special with white rice and some kind of Thai chimichurri for $20. The two collars one big and one small) could have been boned better. Ok. I never really have been impressed by this cut of of the fish. Or other cuts like ribs. This was beefy. The chimichurri had a pronounced fish sauce flavor (not note - notes are for music). The rice was fine. They cooked it to order. Said the fish came in on Friday or Saturday. A relative bargain compared to the nigiri that is $4 a piece or the $18 sandwiches. A $8 order of hush puppies is the only thing under high teens. They have a large and varied (for seafood) menu. Rolls are around $15. Hand rolls $7. Sashimi is $4 for two pieces. Crab cakes. Fish and chips. Fish Spread. Po boys. Etc. They replaced the Current Seafood stall. They moved down the street.

Pollo al Fuego - They have those chickens. But, I just bought one from Publix for $8 and these were $20. Even a quarter was around $10. I won't do flatbreads, so, I settled on of there four or five pasta dishes. The cavatappi (corkscrew) with sausage in a pesto sauce for $15 to go. The manager gave me a flyer with a $3 off coupon and had me add tomato sauce to it and make it a build your own which was a buck cheaper than the listed one for some reason. It was ok. The pasta was cooked properly. The sauces were good. Huge portion. The thing that made it a food court dish was the sausage. Like little meatloafs. Like they use at shitty pizzerias. Improve that and we can talk. They have an odd menu. Like they said "I know rotisserie chicken. But, is that enough? We've got this pizza oven from the old tenant so let's do that (kinda) and pasta is Italian. We just need a hotplate. No one else here is doing these things".

Chin - I am reminded of the fat guy joke. I am also wary of "Asian" menus. Pick a lane. And this is hardly even that. I tried the beef bulgogi for $15 ($12). Used their flyer here too. Here they added a 51 cent surcharge because it was to go. One stall got a tip. One did not. It was easily the worse bulgogi I have ever been served. Sloppy Joe on rice. I have never seen it made with ground beef. Flavorless. Textureless. Soulless. They tossed in wilted kim chi, nude lettuce strips and pickled radish slices. The rice was mushy. Just a scoop and serve operation. The menu has bao, Korean Hot Dogs, TACOS (!?) and other rice bowls. Most things around $12 and up. This owner thinks he's a food court onto him or herself. Bad culinary instincts. Maybe choose another line of work?

*On the way home I stopped at Winn Dixie and bought 1/3 lb of chicken nuggets/pieces from the salad bar ($10/lb) for $3. That was around ten pieces. Everyone two to four times as big as a McNugget. I believe four of those now run $3.49. And the quality is worse in my opinion. If you are still buying fast food in America, you are an idiot. Have you seen they new "Value Menu" commercial? They think $8 is value! We need to bankrupt these gougers. Who's with me? They even took away the soda machines, so, you can't refill. Not to mention the shrinkflation. 

Travel Notes - France/Belgium/Netherlands

I am going to start listing these notes on their own because the way it is being done now is stupid. Makes it hard to find on my site and probably annoys readers who just want Central Florida info. Plus it seems to confuse the fuck out of AI.

I flew to Paris CDG through Newark on UA for $581 (really $431 b/c I used a credit). As usual they had issues. Here we were a half hour late taking off to NJ. Just because. We took off from the Int'l runway? No wifi. No entertainment. Boarding in NWK, they were making people check bags. Haven't seen that on an Int'l flight ever. Let each attendant have their own locked compartment! Then we had to wait one hour for a cargo weight issue. The food on the flight poisoned me. On the way back, they pawned us off (though I booked through their site) to Lufthansa and their bitch offspring Discover. I had to go through Frankfurt. The first flight was fifteen minutes late taking off. The second was an hour late because of a door issue and then missing PAPERWORK! We seemed to have landed at the runway as far away from Terminal C as possible. Then we waited a half hour to deplane. They didn't explain why. I should say here that I took this trip to make up for one that Milton screwed up last year (and Paris was the cheapest way in).

At CDG, I took a train from T2 to Lille Europe for $41E. First class was 2E more so I did that. Just went to a machine and bought the next departure. This is a big benefit of CDG. I would transit from here if you can. They go to many cities from there. Skip Paris until the end of your trip. If I went to the other areas in France (ie Normandy) that I was considering first, I would have had to pay to go to Paris and switch stations. I stayed at the Hotel Lille Europe (Expedia 8.8) for $95. Lille has two stations. They are barely 100 yards apart. This was in between. I checked fares to different cities. I toured Lille. I went to Eglise St Maurice, Hotel de Ville, Porto de Paris, Palace de Beaux Arts, Prefecture, Citadelle Vauban, Cathedrale, Vielle Bourse, Opera, Place Charles de Gaulle, etc. I decided to buy a ticket to Brussels because it was the cheapest at 25E by far and try for Ghent of Antwerp from there. That was the right call. Inter-country tickets were way more expensive and limited. I was so tired and it started to rain, so, I bought food and wine and beer at Carrefour and booked a hotel in Antwerp and went to bed. I had driven through Lille before and thought it looked industrial. It was very good. Very cute. Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle.

The next day I took the train to Brussels Midi Zuid (only 30 minutes). There I bought a first class (2E more) ticket that allowed me to go anywhere in Belgium. I just took it to Antwerp. I had driven through there once before. I missed most everything. The station is a sight unto itself. I went to the booking office because the machine was confusing me. It was good that I did because they said they would be working on the tracks during the weekend (next day) and the ticket I would have bought would have been invalid. So, I had to pay almost 50% more for an inter-city ticket (37E). I stayed at the Trip Inn Eden (Expedia 7.6) near the station for $78. I walked to the Peter Paul Ruebens Home, Kathedraal, Grote Markt (square), Stad Huis, Schelde (waterway), Het Steen (castle), Mas Museum and Opera. There is some famous statue a bit farther up the waterway. I was too tired. I bought some food and wine and beer at Okay City. Antwerp was cute as well. I should state here that all the hotels I stayed at were doing the extra tax due thing and didn't have USB plugs.

The next day I grabbed some McD (McChicken with bacon!) and walked around the station. I took the train to Rotterdam. The station is a modern wonder. I stayed at the Hotel Van Walsum (Expedia 8.8) for $113. Rotterdam was bigger. This hotel was about half way between the station and the water. I walked past the Depot Boijmans Museum through Witte de Withstraat to the Maritime Museum and over Laurens Kerk and the Urban Surf to the Markethal. I had an oyster for 3E and herring for 3E at Andalus Fish. The herring was great. Not fishy. Sweet. I had it once in Amsterdam (and pickled). I don't remember loving it this much. I also had some free cheese at Cromwijk Kassedok and from Henry Willig's (I guess he's Dutch - these shops were everywhere) Cheese & More. I walked back towards the Maritime Museum and over to the Erasmusbrug (bridge). Across and to the right to the dock area. Back across the bridge and left to another port area and a tower called Euromast. Then back to the hotel. Some food and wine and beer from Albert Heijn (their main supermarket). It was some holiday, so, it was very busy. I should state at this point that it had drizzled just a bit up to this point. From this point on it got colder and drearier and drizzlier for most of the trip. Rotterdam (most of these cities) was very diverse. Big food culture. Great architecture. I missed some attractions. I'll get back to them...

The next day I passed by Paulus Kerk on the way to the station. I walked around looking for an ATM. Never found one. In the whole city! I bought a 5.60E ticket to Delft. In Delft I found an ATM. I saw the Stad Huis, Nieuwe Kerk, Vermeer Home Location, Maria Van Jesse Kerk, Vermeer Center, Molen de Roos (windmill), Oude Kerk and back to the Markt where they were had set up stalls. I had a Dutch Ham Sandwich with arugula and onion and curry mustard for 7E at a stall called Het Lekkerste Broodje. Only there for about 90 minutes. Back to the station where I bought a ticket to Haarlem for 14E. Delft was small. Cute. In Haarlem, I stayed at the Nui Dairy Holiday Inn (Expedia 9.2) for $117. I walked to the city center and the Grote Markt and the Stadhuis and the St Bavo Kerk. Then over to the Binnen Spaarne (canal) and over to the Frans Hals Museum and Verwey Museum. I should say here that I will tell you if I actually paid and went into any of these. They were all over 10E. Then back to the canal and the Teylers Museum that I walked by. A different way to the Grote Markt (past a music hall) and to the hotel. I stopped for a grilled sausage sandwich at Het Broodjus Huis for 3E because all these youngins were lined up when I first walked by it. Got some food and wine at Albert Heijn. Watched US Open. Haarlem was also cute.

The next day I bought a 7E ticket to Amsterdam. I've been here multiple times. I only chose here because I was ahead of schedule and had done the major destinations and was trying to get to elsewhere via train or plane. Flights from Schipol were no bargain and going through Utrecht became an issue ($300 hotel rooms). I was also going to try for a town nearby called Marken. It took a change over bus instead of a train and was relatively expensive (an all day bus card just under 20E), so, I declined the opportunity. I stayed at the Hotel Old Quarter (Expedia 7.8) for $105. I didn't realize how close it was to the station (and Red Light). I walked through that. Saw one hot girl. Got some friets at Fable Friet for 4E. Oude and Zuider Kerks. Chinese area. Walked an area to the left (coming out) of the station that I'll call a harbor. Through Dijks Park (I think this is newish) to the Maritime Museum and back. Then bought some food and wine at Albert Heijn at the harbor. The main tenant there is a cool looking Doubletree Hotel (and Booking.com HQ). Got a little tipsy and walked the Red Light and over to the City Center.

The next day I walked back along that route. Was offered a free one at 10am. Surprised they were still working. I was looking for a different hierarchy of need (food) and it started raining. Never found (interesting/appropriate) food. Too early. Rushed to the station because of the rain. Bought a 12E train ticket to Hoorn. Stayed at the Hotel de Keiserskroon (Booking 8.0) for $113. I chose here because I wanted to do something north of Amsterdam on the water. I had only been to Edam. This was the second northiest and had a museum (Westfries). The other option didn't. That was the reasoning. It turned out to be closed for repairs. It rained all day. I suffered through a walk to the Grote Kerk and an Albert Heijin for lunch. Then another walk at dinner to the Westfries and over to the Haven (harbor) and AH for dinner and wine. It was a very small town. Cute. You can pass through. Or just pass.

The next day I bought a ticket (just one machine and no people) to Den Haag for 22E. I had been there before. Had to go there to get to a beach location called Scheveningen. Plus working my way back to France. I bought two bus/tram passes for 9E at the station. and plotted routes to other cities at the ticket office (computer). Walked into the city. Had a 5E veggie burger combo (just to be different) from BK because theirs was the best/cheapest in NL. As opposed to their prices in every other country. Over to the Plaats. Pond in front of the Binnenhof (Parliament). Over to the St Jacobs Kerk and to a main street with a statute called Haggse Harry. Back towards the station past a building with cranes around it. Took the 9 tram (3km - not walkable) to De Pier in Scheveningen. Checked into the Fox Hotel (Expedia 8.6) for $99. Walked the pier and beach. It had all these rides, etc. Like a cheese-y English or Jersey-ish/Daytona-ish sea side town. Lots of shells. Walked the north side of the beach. Weather threatened. Grabbed a Lana Sandwich (curried chicken with potatoes and long beans) for 6E at Lana's Surinam Kitchen at a food hall on the boardwalk by the pier. My first Surinamese food. Basically West Indian fare. Bought some food and wine at the AH. Got tipsy and walked the south side of the esplanade to a lighthouse at sunset. That was nice. Learned of Charlie Kirk murder.

The next day I took the tram back to the station. Thankfully, I asked information about train stuff and they said I should still buy my ticket from the domestic office. There really was no international office or machine. I bought a ticket to Brussels for 39E. You had to transfer in Rotterdam to get out of the country. This ticket allowed me to exit in Rotterdam and come back in. This was good because I wanted to stay there that night, but, the weather and hotel availability was bad. Why I settled on Brussels. It started to drizzle. I hightailed it to the Markthal. In the hub bub of the crowds, I had missed the Cube Houses. A collection of yellow slanted cubes on top of each other. Cool. Then over for lunch. The first stop was Bapao & Bobo. I espied them on the first visit. Too long a wait then. They had a hot pot where they dip skewered items into the broth called Chuan Chuan. I looked it up and this and the next thing seem to be their thing. The lady said Shanghai, but, I think there was a double language issue. I did order the steamed then pan fried 20 piece thumb fried Baopo with pork. Little dumplings. Excellent. There shouldn't be a place where this isn't. Get on it! They cost 9E. Internet says it is an Indonesian thing. Or unique to this stall. I then just grabbed a local thing called a Kalfs Vlees (veal) Kroket at Bram Landage for 2E. Then back to Andalus Fish for another round of herring for 3E. Back to the station past the Stadhuis. Rain. It was too rainy to walk to the place where the Pilgrims left for England before America. I exited at Brussels Midi Zuid. Bought a ticket (possibly improperly) from a machine at the international ticket office to Lille Flandres for 20E. Stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn City Center (Expedia 8.4) for $101. Walked past the Porte de Hal. Over to the Palais de Justice and an area with a view by a ferris wheel (The View). Down the street past Square de Petit Sablon and Eglise Notre Dame des Victoires au Sablon and Magritte Museum. Right onto Rue de Namur. It started to rain, so, I missed out on the Royal Palace just ahead because I didn't bring the umbrella. Not sure if I had seen that before. Right onto Avenue de la Toison d'Or to the hotel. Very nice shops there. Food and wine from Delhaize. 9/11 moment of reflection.

The next day I went to the station only to find out that there was no direct train back to Lille like the one I took there. I had to catch some dingy local train that took three times as long and had to change in some town called Tournai. I stayed again at the Hotel Lille Europe (Expedia 8.8) because it was only $66 this time. I came back to Lille to have options in France. I went with my first choice and bought a ticket to Caen (change in Rouen) for 58E. I moved on to things I missed last time. The Marche de Wazemmes first. I had a quiche choufleur fourme at Le Fournil Bio stall and gyoza at Gambatte stall. I got a little lost going there and back. Saw Eglise Sacre Coeur on the way. Made my way past the Opera to La Rue de Monnaie past the Hospice Comtesse to St Andre to Jemmaps to the Charles de Gaulle Birthplace. Back to his plaza and nearby I had a framboise sorbet at Jeff de Bruges for 2E. Dinner and wine from Carrefour.

The next day I awoke early to catch a 7am train to Caen. I stayed at the Hotel de la Paix (Booking 7.0) for two nights at $70 per. Caen was compact. This was near the Castle/Chateau. I went first to the tourist office next to Eglise St Pierre. Then around and into the "Chateau". It was free. This was William the Conquerer's base when he was Duke of Normandy (1660). I then walked through town to his Abbaye aux Hommes. Attached to it is St Etienne. He is buried there. Back past the Palais de Justice and a street one above the way I came. Got dinner and wine at Carrefour.

The next day I went to the Sunday market next to the hotel. Had 6 unplump Blainville Sur Mer oysters from Huitres Yann Couillard stall for 8E. Was given a free foul tasting (tampered?) falafel from Nour Echam stall. A Normande galette with andouille and Camembert for 6.50E at Les Delices de Malau stall. I thought it would be a link wrapped in galette like the basic one. It was slices. I walked past the Chateau/Castle (no tourist signs) to the Memorial de Caen WWII Museum. It didn't seem worth the 21E. Back to town to the Abbaye aux Dammes/St Trinite. Mathilde the wife of William founded this and is buried in the attached church. Down past canals to the station to buy a ticket to Paris (45E). I found that most shops (including Carrefour though the hours open sign said otherwise) were closed. Grabbed the 5E meal deal again at BK. DCB with CB this time. They use reusable glasses and french fry holders! 

The next day I took a delayed train to Paris St Lazzare. I stayed in Pigalle at the Villa Royale (Expedia 7.8) for $163 because they said it was $80 off. Nothing was cheap. It was pretty good. Just car street noise galore all night. Tried to eat at some places near by that came up when I searched best of the area. They were closed. Walked up to Sacre Coeur. Grabbed some salami at Mono Prix for a hangry lunch. Walked Clichy past Moulin Rouge south to Amsterdam to Hausmann to Galeries Lafayette. Saw there was a Pierre Herme there and I wouldn't have to find his shop that I saw on I'll Have What Phil's Having. Got a Tart Paradis for 8E. Sick packaging. Took it past Place Vendome to the Tuileries. Ate it in front of that balloon I think they had at the Olympics. Past the Louvre and down the Seine to Notre Dame. It is open but not finished. Scaffolding and cranes all along the outside. Back to hotel past Tour St Jacques and up Sebastopol to Poissoniere. Some food at Carrefour. Wine and more food at Mono Prix. Been to Paris many times. Did it all before.

The next day I went back to Condorcet for those recommendations. First to Babka Zana (also at Galeries Lafayette) for my first rugelach (chocolate and cinnamon) for under 2E. Great. Like a croissant and cinnamon roll mixed up. Then down the block to Mamiche for a Prince de Paris (ham, cornichon, butter, mustard) for 6E. Good ingredients. Line here was thirty deep. Across Condorcet to Gare du Nord. Bought a 13E plus 2E (card) ticket to CDG. Stayed at the Ibis (Expedia 8.0) for $232! I paid half that last time. Cheapest at airport. Should have checked/booked when I landed. Was $200 the day before. Flight was at 9am, so, I didn't want to be around Gare du Nord that early. Got my boarding passes printed at kiosk. Back to hotel.

The next day I flew out. It was an ok trip that gets better in remembrance. I was a bit antagonized most of the time. Probably because no BIG things to see or do. Weather probably didn't help. Incompetence in general also is creating travel anxiety about simple things like transportation. The French had a strike on the 10th and then were going to again the day after I left. Such brats. Exchange rate was up to $1.17 then $1.18. I spent 344E ($402) on Transport. $1419 on Hotels. Spent $65 on Rental Car to MCO and $120 on Taxi home (I probably could have negotiated this better). I let my return car rental expire because it was $110 and Hertz has been pissing me off. 260E ($304) on Food/Booze. 0E ($0) on Museums. 17E ($20) on Misc. $2761 Total. 

Some new things I ate: Cheese - Gris du Perigord, La Buche de Poitou, Clemont Bleu and tomme de Pyrenees Noir. Pate - Porc aux Airelles, Crem Pate Groene Peper and Pate au Campagne. Charcuterie - Jambon de Savoie (their bad attempt at prosciutto) and Mosterd Gehakt (bad). Beer - Jupiter, Texels, Vieux Lille and Cristal Pils. Saw fish lasagna and mackerel with cream cheese.

*Neither Lufthansa or their bitch low fare offspring Discover offered any compensation for their flight issues.

Grub Crawl - East Colonial (50): A Gourmet Chinese Cuisine and Cowboy Curry

I tried these spots across from each at the intersection of East Colonial (50) and Mills today at lunch. They both are in softs. Just opened last week. The first is a rebrand of what I believe was called Chuan Lu. The second is in the little food market with Unigirl and that hanging duck place that just was awarded a Michelin rating (not sure if it was an actual star). 

A Gourmet Chinese Cuisine - A mouthful. And the portion size was as well. May be a Favorite. They spent a lot of money on the refurbishment. Mostly brown tones. Modern classic look. Reminded me of the Brasserie in NYC. If I am remembering correctly. Like it would mean anything to most readers anyway. Lots of dark stained wood that also acts as a decorative element. Big. Open. High ceilings. Around forty tables of four to six seats. Faux leather seating. I'm trying to remember another Chinese restaurant in the area that seems so done up. I wasn't expecting this kind of rebrand. I would hide the high chairs and similar distractions. But, no one else ever seems to think they are an eye sore. I was the first to arrive at 11am. They are open for lunch and dinner every day except Tuesday. Huge menu. Cantonese mainly. Separate dim sum menu. From $7 to $8 to $9. Really only the last two. Usuals like shrimp dumplings and pork buns. But also, salt and pepper ribs and black truffle and shrimp, etc. The main menu starts with $19+ shareable soups. Apps like from egg rolls to smoked fish ($6 to $23). Chef's Recommendations like pork belly and prawns with salted egg yolk ($19 to $49). Beef, Seafood, Poultry, Pork, Vegetables like General Tso's to Lotus Delight ($17 to $29). Peking duck is $79. Lamb chops are $37. Seafood was MP. Clay Pots ($19 to $25). Rice and Noodles ($17 to $29). Desserts ($9). I didn't price the drinks. I would like to interject here that everyone was drinking water. They do in almost every restaurant I go to nowadays. Do you think that has something to do with your prices? How much revenue are you throwing away be trying to gouge in this area? Fountain soda costs cents. I tried the Teochew Style Wet Beef Chow Fun (flat rice noodles in a brown sauce with stir fried beef and vegetables) for $19. The funny thing is that I just remarked to myself the night before that I dislike Asian noodles. But, I guess I was in the mood for something different. It was mostly good. Three portion sizes. Plated nicely in a decorative bowl. Fresh baby bok choy and carrots and mushroom tops and scallions. The noodles were beyond mushy. As I don't usually order these types of dishes, I am not sure if they are not supposed to be. The beef was mostly too tough. Sixty chews on most pieces. The few tender pieces were very pleasant. Short rib meat? Alot. I'm not sure if these serving sizes will last or if they are just here for the opening when they are trying to make a good impression. Service (4) was attentive and knowledgeable. Uniformed in black. Around seven tables were seated around me. Mix of white and Asian. Their plates seemed nice. I saw a cool fondue like hot pot (I am assuming) set up. I have been waiting for the opening since the Fall. I went here a long time ago when it was the other place (they still have a Chuan in WP). This is a humungous upgrade. Maybe too ambitious? I certainly hope they find a following. They are certainly a positive development. Of course I would like to see the dim sum prices come down. But, I fear these are the new new price points we have to get used to. They are in line with most of the places I have reported on. I think McDonald's is basically charging a buck a nugget at this point. I would make an effort to give this place a go as soon as you are able.

Cowboy Curry - Another one I've been waiting for. They are open Friday through Sunday at noon. Unsure when they close. Ten person line. About five or ten minutes after that. They were only serving a beef curry over rice that you could add things to. I added a Cowboy Menchi Katsu (fried ground beef and pork patty). $15 + $5. It was good. This isn't my thing. I like my curry on Indian and Thai dishes. Not hot dogs and cutlets. Fairly big portion. Big chunks of beef. That's good. I thought it would just be a beef flavored curry. Large hunks of carrot and potato. The rice was good. Don't know how to rate the curry. It had a bit of a dried curry powder after taste. A slight bit of heat. It's a stall. To go orders. Unsure if this will be the only item on the menu forever. How bad do want curry katsu? Or a newish (to the area) thrill? There was another area next to it that seems being prepared to be another Japanese named stall. I hadn't heard that was in the works. Oh. They (4) wear little cowboy hats. If that's your kink.

*I have also been forgetful about construction on Michigan near Orange where I believed the Shaq's Chicken place was meant to go. Is that them? Finally. The new bank mi place is across the street. I think they replaced a donut shop where I made fun of the Mayor's acne in a post. 

La Hacienda, Winter Park

I went to this Mexican spot on 436 and Aloma on Tuesday at lunch because the Universe seems to want to pull me where it wants to go not where I plan to go. I was going to try Hong Kong Kitchen. They couldn't be bothered to show up it seems. Same as most of the bars at Virginia and Mills that I tried to try on Sunday. Who doesn't work a holiday weekend? This place has been there for years. They said five. I just saw the signage for their market. It was a typical mid-range Mexican restaurant. Lots of wood. Black pleather cushions. Alot of booths. Red brick. White tiles. Around twenty five tables. Some decoration. Fairly full. I had chicken fajitas to compare with Tacos vs Pizza. These cost $16. But, WAY more chicken. To be fair, I think the TvP plate was a smaller lunch special. Tons of peppers and onions. Barely any sour cream. Some guac. A bit of salsa. Lettuce. Beans. Yellow rice. Four large tortillas. I went flour this time. Steamed in foil. So much that I took half home. Plus their chips and salsa were good. All in all, probably better than TvP. Typical large Jalisco style menu. Fried fish, quesa birria, chilaquiles, tortas, huaraches, milanesa, etc. Tacos were $2.79. They didn't list what kinds. Enough wait staff. Uniformed in black. They have another location in Ocoee. It's funny. This strip mall has/had three Mexican places. One is gone. This is probably the best of them. The funniest thing was that they were playing 80s and 90s music in Spanish. It clarified things for me. It isn't Spanish/accent that is the problem. These tunes were still listenable. It is Mexican music itself that sucks. And you can blow it out your Mariachi trumpet if you have a problema with that. I was also here because Tijuana Flats increased their Taco Tuesday price to $8. Another place I won't be eating at ever again. On the flip side, Taco Bell "dropped" their taco price to $2.