Latin fusion restaurant Nineteen61 is planning to move from Dixieland to downtown, owner Marcos Fernandez tells The Ledger. He and two new business partners plan to expand the menu as they move into the first floor of the former home of Posto 9 on Main Street across from Munn Park. Source: The Ledger
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Lakeland Tour of Healthy Eating: Cafe Roti
Our tour of Lakeland establishments that offer healthy food choices continues with a visit to Cafe Roti, an Indian-Pakistani restaurant at 116 S. Tennessee Ave. Dr. Saqib B. Khan, founder and owner of Café Roti, opened his restaurant in 2003 at first in North Lakeland near Lakeland Regional Health hospital. The critical care, pain medicine, […]
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Comedian Offers Downtown Walking Food Tours
Swan City Improv founder Nate Fleming will serve up comedy and nuggets of Lakeland history to customers of his new Lkld Food Tours who pay $49 for a 2 1/2-hour walking tour that includes samples from five downtown eateries. The article didn’t name the restaurants, but Instagram posts identify them as MOJO Federal, Frescos, Black […]
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Lakeland Tour of Healthy Eating: Red Door
Our tour of Lakeland establishments that offer healthy food choices continues with Red Door Lakeland. Unique and charming, the Red Door restaurant, 733 E. Palmetto St., is situated in the Lake Morton historic district across from the public library and the Polk Museum of Art. Tastefully decorated, the restaurant boasts a spacious and inviting covered […]
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Lakeland Tour of Healthy Eating: Anthony’s Health Hut
Lakeland is blessed with a wide variety of establishments that offer healthy food choices. In this new series, we will be sampling examples from our health food stores, restaurants, grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and more. Our first stop is Anthony’s Health Hut and Restaurant at 5329 S. Florida Ave. in the Lakeland South Center.
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The Joinery Food Hall on Lake Mirror Aims for May Opening
Jon and Sarah Bucklew’s planned artisan food hall in the old Lakeland Brewing building faced some delays, but construction is proceeding. They’re still not ready to reveal which food vendors and brewer will be there. Source: The Ledger
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TooJay’s Has Closed Its Lakeland Deli
Sunday was the last day open for the kosher-style restaurant at Oakbridge Shopping Center. The West Palm Beach-based company said Lakeland employees will be offered positions with its 27 other locations, all in Florida. Source: The Ledger
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Review: Ovation Serves Standards in ‘Splendidness of Simplicity’
Ledger restaurant critic Eric Pera gives the new Ovation Bistro & Bar on South Florida Avenue 3 1/2 stars for food and service and four stars for ambience. He concludes that the third restaurant opened by two Polk-based brothers “is grounded in the splendidness of simplicity” | Restaurant website Source: The Ledger
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Turkish Coffee House Coming to South Lakeland
Cafe Zuppina on South Florida Avenue recently opened a retail market next door to their eight-year-old Turkish restaurant, and now they are further expanding by adding a Turkish coffee house and gelato shop expected to open early in 2019. Source: The Lakelander
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Tsunami Sushi and Hibachi Opens Downtown
With two locations in Winter Haven, Tsunami added hibachi/teppanyaki cooking when it expanded to downtown Lakeland. A massive saltwater aquarium near the entrance doubles as a cocktail bar. The owners sit down with The Ledger’s Eric Pera for a QA. (They declined an interview request with a LkldNow correspondent prior to opening.) Source: The Ledger