[Maverick46]

OK, here we go. Recently transplanted, looking for certain junk food dining preferences. Looking for suggestions on where to find the following:

Pizza-thin delicious crust, generous sauce, cheese and pepperoni. The crust and sauce are the two most important things.

Wings. You can call them Buffalo wings, where we come from, they're just wings. I like hotter, my wife like Honey BBQ. Usually served with sides of ranch dressing and celery.

Philly cheese steaks. OK, now you know where I'm from. Lots of people call them by that name, most don't even come close. Any recommendations? They don't seem to be able to get the really good Amoroso rolls down here.

Hoagies- again, that's what we called them, not subs or grinders. Any good ones around here? I heard Wawa is coming, that will help.

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by Maverick46

OK, here we go. Recently transplanted, looking for certain junk food dining preferences. Looking for suggestions on where to find the following:

Pizza-thin delicious crust, generous sauce, cheese and pepperoni. The crust and sauce are the two most important things.

Wings. You can call them Buffalo wings, where we come from, they're just wings. I like hotter, my wife like Honey BBQ. Usually served with sides of ranch dressing and celery.

Philly cheese steaks. OK, now you know where I'm from. Lots of people call them by that name, most don't even come close. Any recommendations? They don't seem to be able to get the really good Amoroso rolls down here.

Hoagies- again, that's what we called them, not subs or grinders. Any good ones around here? I heard Wawa is coming, that will help.

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated.

Hello Maverick,

When I have visited The Villages, I have had very good wings at Mallory Hill Country Club. I don't know if you consider flatbread to be pizza, but the flatbreads at City Fire (two locations: Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood) are delicious. When I was visiting TV last week, I had their Mediterranean Chicken flatbread -- mmmm good. City Fire's menu is on Restaurant Menus Online: Pizza, Chinese, and More - Allmenus City Fire is one of my favorite restaurants, and it's one of my "go to" places when I visit TV.

From Wawa's web site:

OPENING FALL 2017 Store #5282
11770 US 301
Oxford, FL 34484

From the map, it shows this as the intersection of US 301 and Hwy. 466. I don't know if this location is golf cart accessible or not (I don't live in The Villages yet). I'm sure a Villager can provide that info. Happy dining!

[Ecuadog]

Subs, Heros, Grinders, Hoagies, whatever...

I like Jersey Mike's Subs.

674 US Highway 441 N
Lady Lake, FL 32159
(352) 633-9744

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by Ecuadog

Subs, Heros, Grinders, Hoagies, whatever...

I like Jersey Mike's Subs.

674 US Highway 441 N
Lady Lake, FL 32159
(352) 633-9744

Great subs at Jersey Mike's!

[rivaridger1]

For a Philly Cheese steak try Daryl's Diner. Just tell them to hold the green peppers. The rolls are pretty good. I like mine with sautéed onions. I do not think they have " Whiz "but I prefer mine with provolone anyway. You can buy Taylors Pork Roll and Habbersetts Scrapple at Publix. If you custom guide the deli person at Publix through the hoagie making process they will also turn out a decent sandwich. You might have to take it home and add a good tomato though. Also, if you are into Hot Cherry Peppers the only place you can buy them here is at Fresh Market. For some reason Sweet Cherry Peppers can be had everywhere. Not so with Hot.

[stan the man]

How about White Castle ???

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

Hello Maverick,

When I have visited The Villages, I have had very good wings at Mallory Hill Country Club. I don't know if you consider flatbread to be pizza, but the flatbreads at City Fire (two locations: Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood) are delicious. When I was visiting TV last week, I had their Mediterranean Chicken flatbread -- mmmm good. City Fire's menu is on Restaurant Menus Online: Pizza, Chinese, and More - Allmenus City Fire is one of my favorite restaurants, and it's one of my "go to" places when I visit TV.

From Wawa's web site:

OPENING FALL 2017 Store #5282
11770 US 301
Oxford, FL 34484

From the map, it shows this as the intersection of US 301 and Hwy. 466. I don't know if this location is golf cart accessible or not (I don't live in The Villages yet). I'm sure a Villager can provide that info. Happy dining!

I do not believe Wawa's will be golf cart accessible.

[Mudder]

Jersey Mike cheesesteak is awesome as are their subs. They are the nearest thing I remember getting at a hoagie shop in Ardmore way back when in nigh school. As a matter of fact I remember going to the original place down the shore! Jersey's is in Target shopping center across the parking lot. They have leased a spot in the new Trailwinds Village, opening tbd.
Flippers Pizza in Spanish Springs( they now have one down near Brownwood), you have to specially ask for the thin crust.
Can't help with wings.

[Taltarzac725]

The wings at Beef O' Bradys are pretty good and you can get them at a wide variety of hot spice levels. Or not spicy at all.

There are a number of these in the Villages or near the Villages. Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Restaurant - a team, parent and kid friendly restaurant for the whole family

We must go there every other week.

[John_W]

Wings at World of Beer, are pretty good but expensive, 5 for $7 although they'll probably give you 6, they're at Brownwood and now they have a new SS location. At Gators Dockside, I prefer the Brownwood location, they have a wings lunch special for $10.99 get 10 wings, fries, blu cheese and drink + celery add 75cents. Sonny's BBQ has good wings as well, they're at LSL. Three places to chose from that are good. Also if you're at World of Beer, on Mondays they have really good $5 hamburger.

Jersey Mike's Subs I discovered them during grand opening I think in 2014. Steak sub with grilled onions and peppers is very good and they bake their own bread rolls every morning before they open. Hoagies, cold cut subs are excellent as well, get it Mike's Way, that makes it easier and they have about a dozen choices. If you like greasy steak subs go to Beef O'Bradys, I'm not a fan. Johnny Rockets at LSL has a steak sub which is good in a pinch, but don't go out of your way. Actually I'm not a fan of the cheese whizz used in Philly, for the best steak sub go to Box Hill Pizza in Abingdon, MD exit 77B off I-95, also home to Maryland's best Crab Cakes.

Pizza, there is a current thread going on about who has the best, and if 50 people posted, there would be 25 different answers. Just do a search if you don't see it. I like the "MyPie", that's about a 9" pizza with drink for $6.99 at lunch at Flippers new location at Transverse Shopping Center at Brownwood. That's by the new Publix and Flipper's is on the end.

[Henryk]

Originally Posted by rivaridger1

For a Philly Cheese steak try Daryl's Diner. Just tell them to hold the green peppers. The rolls are pretty good. I like mine with sautéed onions. I do not think they have " Whiz "but I prefer mine with provolone anyway. You can buy Taylors Pork Roll and Habbersetts Scrapple at Publix. If you custom guide the deli person at Publix through the hoagie making process they will also turn out a decent sandwich. You might have to take it home and add a good tomato though. Also, if you are into Hot Cherry Peppers the only place you can buy them here is at Fresh Market. For some reason Sweet Cherry Peppers can be had everywhere. Not so with Hot.

WAIT!! STOP THE PRESSES!!

Please tell me, please, please, exactly WHERE you found a GOOD tomato. Pretty please?

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by Henryk

WAIT!! STOP THE PRESSES!!

Please tell me, please, please, exactly WHERE you found a GOOD tomato. Pretty please?

We have found a palatable tomato, I am not calling it a GOOD tomato, but it is a lot better than many. It's the Campari sold in plastic boxes at both Publix and Fresh Market, but we like Publix best. Only downside is that they are the small size, not the cherry, but the medium sized tomato. They are really worth trying. $4.99 for a 1lb box. I grew the Beefsteaks in NH and they were to die for, but I have not found a good Beefsteak here, they have that awful white thick core, must be the soil.

On the other hand it does not snow here, so snow versus tomato - um ................ no brainer.

But, we do miss a good Philly Steak ........... yes, we called them Philly Steaks in NH! I make my own here, Publix will thin slice the steak for you. Pretty good, but not the same as one made at the sandwich shop in Tamworth, NH.

[rivaridger1]

Have had on and off success with the heirlooms and beefsteaks at Publix. You have to catch them on the right day. Also remember ' Tomato Season "down here is the opposite of up north. Start looking in the farmers market in a couple of months.

[T-325]

Still have an annual campfire at White Lake state park up in Tamworth NH.. nice area

[Henryk]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

We have found a palatable tomato, I am not calling it a GOOD tomato, but it is a lot better than many. It's the Campari sold in plastic boxes at both Publix and Fresh Market, but we like Publix best. Only downside is that they are the small size, not the cherry, but the medium sized tomato. They are really worth trying. $4.99 for a 1lb box. I grew the Beefsteaks in NH and they were to die for, but I have not found a good Beefsteak here, they have that awful white thick core, must be the soil.

On the other hand it does not snow here, so snow versus tomato - um ................ no brainer.

But, we do miss a good Philly Steak ........... yes, we called them Philly Steaks in NH! I make my own here, Publix will thin slice the steak for you. Pretty good, but not the same as one made at the sandwich shop in Tamworth, NH.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give them a try.

I grew tomatoes in Massachusetts and they were awesome. I, too, figured that here it must be the soil. So on my first attempt, I sliced open ten of the 40 (?) pound bags of Miracle Gro Moisture Control potting soil. I planted ten plants seven varieties in the bags, puncturing the bottom for drrainage. They grew like crazy to five or six feet tall. And yielded a grand total of three tomatoes. Maybe insufficient pollination. And the three weren't that great. Go figure...