Swampy’s #Florida tonight visiting, a Central Florida classic restaurant, Black Angus Steakhouse on busy International Drive in Orlando. Nabbed a Black Diamond filet dinner Friday night, shown below. The story of Black Angus is one of two families[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an ad that was inside of a Sarasota High School football program from October 7th, 1960.
I know the Hotel Andrew Jackson is no longer with us, but not sure if the building is gone, too. Eat at Jenks was part of the hotel. W.T. Grant department store was also part of the building. Please add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Turtle Club existed for many years in the same location as a multi-function club. Dance club, bar, pool, etc. Kind of like a Chuck E. Cheese for adults. Things went downhill as various police agencies found themselves camped out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a matchbook from Rubin’s Restaurant in Tampa. The artwork would indicate this is from the early 1930s. A check of the address reveals that the location of the restaurant is now a parking lot.
Who remembers ‘Horne’s Restaurant’? $1.50 Lunch Buffet! This advertisement is from the July 7th, 1967 edition of the Ocala Star-Banner.
Trilby will eat anything….except for Pasco Pete’s special artichoke banana onion cream pie with sweet pickles on top. Here’s a great place to get a pie in Florida: Charlie’s Bakery in Orlando. Click here to and scroll a bit down[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember Morrison’s? Anyone get their Thanksgiving dinners there? From the Miami News.
Swampy says Happy Pizza Month! October celebrates the rounded meal and Zuber is indulging in quite a bit of the doughy, cheesy, tomato pasted discs. One of Swampy’s recommendations for pizza in Florida is up in Jacksonville. Al’s pizza has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates Burger Day by picking up a few bags of burgers from St. Petersburg’s BIFF Burger. BIFF Burger has been a popular spot for burgers in Pinellas County for over fifty years. At one time BIFF Burger shops were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva, the mouse, got a head start of Banana Split Day before Zuber can celebrate. An exciting and unique place to get a banana split is Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor in Dania Beach. Memorabilia decorates the entire establishment. The restaurant[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Zuber enjoys a creamsickle for Creamsickle Day. Besides the traditional creamsickle are the creamsickle ice creams available. One place that serves those is Sun Groves in Safety Harbor. Besides being able to purchase gifts of citrus and shipping boxes of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…