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So we now have a Portillo's to satisfy the Chicagoland folks, and an Abbot's 100-year old custard is coming to Middleton for the New York folks, and the Kilwin's Ice Cream and Chocolate for the Michigan crowds.

Where's the California offering for the many from there moving here? Tommy's chili burgers? The Hat pastrami sandwiches? In-N-Out will be here eventually but not anytime soon. How about Vince's Spaghetti? Or Del Taco? El Pollo Loco?
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I'd be eternally grateful if the opened a Broadway Pizza or Nankin Chinese restaurant.... See who gets this...
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I'd like to see Wahoo's Fish Taco here. Wahoo's Fish Taco

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Not enough people from California???




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We need a Whataburger, El Pollo Loco, and Cheddars!
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Says the man who never had a hot pastrami at the original Hat, or chili cheese burger at the original Tommy's.
Hot damn! Just the thought of the gastronomic glory that is a Tommy burger is giving me gas. Oh! The JOY!

Phoot! 😒 sorry.
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Says the man who never had a hot pastrami at the original Hat, or chili cheese burger at the original Tommy's.
Hot damn! Just the thought of the gastronomic glory that is a Tommy burger is giving me gas. Oh! The JOY!

Phoot! 😒 sorry.
Pastrami has no business being relegated to a lowly sub roll or bun. It is only glorious if it's first grilled (like bacon, but not as crisp), with a slice of swiss cheese on top, then raw red onion, and spatula'ed onto a slice of butter-side-down rye bread, then topped with another slice of butter-side-up rye bread. Then smashed, and flipped, and cut in half and served with a half-sour pickle on the plate, a handful of mundane ordinary french fries, and a 4-bite side of cole slaw. Bonus points if it's marbled rye.

Anything else is heresy of varying degrees.
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So we now have a Portillo's to satisfy the Chicagoland folks, and an Abbot's 100-year old custard is coming to Middleton for the New York folks, and the Kilwin's Ice Cream and Chocolate for the Michigan crowds.

Where's the California offering for the many from there moving here? Tommy's chili burgers? The Hat pastrami sandwiches? In-N-Out will be here eventually but not anytime soon. How about Vince's Spaghetti? Or Del Taco? El Pollo Loco?
I opt for El Pollo Loco or La Salsa or Jamba Juice.
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So we now have a Portillo's to satisfy the Chicagoland folks, and an Abbot's 100-year old custard is coming to Middleton for the New York folks, and the Kilwin's Ice Cream and Chocolate for the Michigan crowds.

Where's the California offering for the many from there moving here? Tommy's chili burgers? The Hat pastrami sandwiches? In-N-Out will be here eventually but not anytime soon. How about Vince's Spaghetti? Or Del Taco? El Pollo Loco?
There’s a Del Taco in Orlando. I went out of my way to go there one day. I’m waiting for in-n-out.
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One place I'd like to see from CA, and the only after living there for 3 years, is El Burrito Jr. Incredible food at inexpensive prices.

We have in and out now, they operate as Burger King.....no thanks, 5 Guys so much better.

Rubios Fish Taco would be a good add, but they do not seem to do well in Fl.
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We need a Whataburger, El Pollo Loco, and Cheddars!
There's a nice Cheddars on College Rd in Ocala, if you're ever up there. I like the chicken pot pie about once a year!
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We need a Whataburger, El Pollo Loco, and Cheddars!
There's a Cheddar's in Ocala on highway 200 west of I-75.
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Rubio's Fish Tacos

El Torito
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So we now have a Portillo's to satisfy the Chicagoland folks, and an Abbot's 100-year old custard is coming to Middleton for the New York folks, and the Kilwin's Ice Cream and Chocolate for the Michigan crowds.

Where's the California offering for the many from there moving here? Tommy's chili burgers? The Hat pastrami sandwiches? In-N-Out will be here eventually but not anytime soon. How about Vince's Spaghetti? Or Del Taco? El Pollo Loco?
You may not know this but the hat is NY pastrami so not a good choice. I would vote for In and Out get one animal style with animal fries every time I go back home.
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So we now have a Portillo's to satisfy the Chicagoland folks, and an Abbot's 100-year old custard is coming to Middleton for the New York folks, and the Kilwin's Ice Cream and Chocolate for the Michigan crowds.

Where's the California offering for the many from there moving here? Tommy's chili burgers? The Hat pastrami sandwiches? In-N-Out will be here eventually but not anytime soon. How about Vince's Spaghetti? Or Del Taco? El Pollo Loco?
Del Taco is lousy. Vince’s Spaghetti is my ex-wife’s family’s favorite place to eat, so I ate there dozens of times. They advertise how many MILES of spaghetti they’ve served. But it’s terrible spaghetti. We already have the most famous California restaurant born in California here in The Villages: McDonalds. I don’t eat there, either.
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