New restaurant at Cody vacated locations on 42.
 

I had lunch at Ford's Garage in Lutz (Wesley Chapel) Florida on Saturday. I asked the manager if they are opening a new location in The Villages and he said YES.

They will be redoing the old Cody's on Rt 42 at the northern end of TV and turning it into one of their unique restaurants.

They have nine or ten other locations and are great for burgers, Mac and cheese, wings and comfort dinners. Also great for craft beers and sport watching. Check them out on-line.:a040::a040:

Great another chain ugh!

Good deal. Not that much up that way now for the northernmost folks, especially breakfast.

They are going to give Beef o Brady's at the corner of the Publix shopping center the run for their money for sure. Well, maybe an improvement and a little competition for great food! Looking forward to having a restaurant re open in that spot.

I posted a story about this a few months back about a Ford's Garage going into this location. That tip came from an insider who knew about intimate details from TV approval process. If you go inside (I have) you can see a long bar being built. This is exactly what their other restaurants have.

Ford's Garage
 

The Ford's Garage in Lutz (Wesley Chapel) had two square bars with Model A or T Fords hanging over them. Unique with better burgers than I have ever had including "the finer restaurants." in TV :spoken:

Ford's Garage
 

What did you expect, Burns Steak House. This is TV. Seriously.

I prefer independent restaurants like Blue Fin, Chop House, Lopez, Mezza Luna etc.
Berns from Tampa would not survive here.

Burgers and Beer Mac and Cheese..... Really

Yuck!

This is interesting and had been a rumor for months. The Villages just took out a building permit to remove mold and replace the walls with new wallboard. No permits for any restaurants yet at that location.

Ford's Garage would be an excellent addition to Mulberry. Actually to all the Villages. It would be worth the drive.

JSR22 must be another one that clamors for fine dining, which residents won’t go to after one trip because the prices are too high.

Well said! Ford's Garage will be a big hit because it's just not food inside. Watch and see!

A couple poor quality interior pictures from my walk today. I haven’t seen anyone working there over the last week or so.