We go there sometimes, not bad. They are a Jack of all trades, but a master of none. They try to serve Chinese, Sushi, Thi, etc... All OK, but none are really good. That being said, I know of no other place where you can get a decent crab fried rice.

Matpybe some want some expensive fancy place but I want to go in my shorts and T-shirt as that is all I have in Florida, no need for anything else. A good dining experience is common comfort food in an extremely clean facility at a good price.

FORDs Garage. There's one in Orlando and one down toward Tampa. Good food and a fun place.

The only "chain store" I'd want to see added to the ridiculous collection of chain stores we already have:

DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE

It's not just a restaurant, it's not just a biker bar, it's not just a blues hall. It's an experience, and one of the best experiences I've ever had at any restaurant, ever.

About 25 years ago I ate at a place on the edge of the beach called Crabby Bills in St . Petersburg. I ordered a bucket of crabs with a wooden mallet to break them open. The server brought the bucket to our picnic table and dumped the whole bucket on the table. All I had on was my bathing suit and after smashing the entire bucket of crabs open and feasting, I was covered with crab shrapnel from head to toe. No problem, I got up and went for a quick swim in the ocean. My delicious crab dinner was supplemented by a large mug of something they called dumpster punch, which complemented the bucket of crabs perfectly. Now that’s my kind of restaurant, a dinning experience I will never forget : ). You gotta love a restaurant that cleans the table with a hose.

We have tried a number of "Chinese" restaurants in the local area to include Ocala and haven't found one that we like, a few were terrible. I wish I could get the Chinese restaurant back in Tennessee where we lived to open in this area. For over 10 years we ate there frequently. The food was consistent in taste and quality all the time. Huge, huge buffet where the hot food was hot and cold food kept cold. Very clean restaurant to include the restrooms. Can you tell we miss that place?

Maybe some people, but definitely not most. Even the Chop House doesn't have a dress code.

Well, it should be clear as mud now.
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OP. I hate to be a Debbie Downer but Florida is a much tougher market for Restaurant Business than other places that do not have seasonal residents flooding the place for three months and then disappearing. How do you budget? How do you keep help?? And for heavens sake don't take anyone's advice on some splinter theme like a German Restaurant. Wide appeal is best and not expensive. AND many if not most of us like chain restaurants. Their menu appeal has been tested and their processes have been proven. I love PFChang's and I love Bob Evans and I love Cracker Barrel. And so do a lot of people and a lot of people is who you need to court, not the folks who miss an obscure kind of menu. People have money here but they come from being very thrifty, MOST of them...and the more money they have the more thrifty most are. Please think twice before coming here and risking your life savings.

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:) Which one did you go to?

OP you have gotten advise be very careful in learning the market before deciding what to open.

Unusual market we have found a number of places we like and amazed how empty they were even before the virus struck.

Surprised more have not folded.

Tennessee???:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Try Wo Hop's or 4-5-6, both in Chinatown (NYC). At 4-5-6, the waiters do not speak English and there is one menu in English. We would go there with a Chinese-American, and she would just write what we wanted on a piece of paper. Do not order soup, it's included with the meal (If you are Chinese). Also, they do not collect sales tax (if you are Chinese)

There are many people here who are well off and who are enjoying the fruits of their labor. The more upscale dining restaurants seem to be doing a very good business. Many are not "thrifty" and consider the chain restaurants swill.

Hey you guys from Detroit ever try 3 brothers in Plymouth.?

Would love a Pollo Tropical, also a Boston Market. They aren’t really fast food...but very good for takeout.