[The Great Fumar]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

I have watched this post since its inception and have never posted. I have finally decide to have my say.

Personally I think that Spanish Springs is a greater draw than Lake Sumter. I enjoy all of the restaurants and can say that the ones that have failed have never been one of my hot spots. There are only three locations that continue to fail in SS and they are the ones that took over Augustine's (all had poor food and poor service), the ones that took over the place in the Sales building that thought we were made of money (I think that Gator's Dockside will make it - good food, service and prices) and the Bistro which forgot that most Villagers are not really night people and tried the late night entertainment. I have no faith in the Mexican place that is going in there because all of the Mexican restaurants around here have failed except the one in the Rio Grande area. Mexican is a niche food and I doubt if it will go over big here. Everything else is still here in SS with the exception of Olay's which has been replaced by Margarita Republic which serves the same style food as Olay's and is doing a booming business.

As far as parking, there is a lot of parking on the streets and around the square and we have two parking lots behind the movie house and the bowling alley.

I have been to Lake Sumter and it is a long walk from the parking lots to anything. The restaurants are expensive and too far apart and they are failing also. Think Dominic's, Up The Creek and Whiskey Creek. The Lighthouse has remade itself several times. I read that Johnny Rockets has cleaned up the premises. Hopefully they will last. I would want better service before I go there again.

It is to each his own. So quit dissing SS if you like Lake Sumter.

We are very happy over here.

Now I feel better.

Z

AS USUAL , Z MAN IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY !!!

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