Dorchester here, I'll be teeing it up in your old neighborhood at Franklin Park this weekend.

I don’t but intend to take it up.

Nice. Stop by Simco on the bridge. I’ll miss those dogs.

Welcome

I came down from west of Boston...been in TV over 5 years now. Lots to do here to keep you active. Everyone seems to be friendly with everyone else.

There is no good Chinese food anywhere in Florida...not like we had in MA

There are a few MA related clubs here...Red Sox Nation, NE Patriots Fan Club and a Bay State Club

It takes a while to get used to FL...I still miss the fall season, but not raking leaves or the snow and ice that come later.

Have you tried Kayame? Best one we have found here.

Problem with Chinese food is its regional. Close friends own 3 restaurants in different states. Even though they are of same family their entrees while close with same names, but slightly different. It’s about what is available ingredients wise.
Dishes you have in one state, doesn’t exist in another state. We travel a lot for work and out of over 20 states there were only a few dishes that had the same name. However none of them tasted the same or looked the same. One just has to adapt to Asian food in Florida.

One person with a complaint. 199 people who said, "Sure, I'll sign your petition. Why not, it's free."

Interesting. I would think that spices give the food their particular flavor and would be available nationwide. Ingredients I would imagine are also nationwide with possible differences based on the season.

I think people close to the turnpike do have a problem with noise but than again what did they expect. Think a lot of names on this petition are probably legitimate complaints but do not expect the developer to do what they want at his expense.

I’m in Hawkins and would never consider it noisy. As a matter of fact, my dog sitter stayed for 2 weeks and commented on how quiet it is here. Personally, my only criteria was no major road or multi modal path behind me. That’s what’s so great here, there are plenty of areas to choose from.

In the north we have almond boneless chicken, tempura batter served with a gravy to pour over. Gravy is the same color as their almond cookies.
We have not found named dish, Almond batter or gravy. Spices are part of the dish, the region dictates how it is prepared.

Our son who lives in St Paul, took a sample back home to their local Asian restaurant, while they liked the flavors, it was not their traditional dish, it was a no.

We prefer buffets and in a crowded restaurant the dishes are replenished quickly so food still tasty. However most of the food at a buffet is the same whether you are north or south. Always amazed how many different dishes I have had in China always new ones and how here almost always the same.

Guess they figure we want the same old.

Well as you can see there are grumps (I’m being nice) everywhere, jeez… Don’t let that rain on your parade. DeLuna is a great location! Congratulations! We hope you love The Villages as much as we do!

My husband and I life long Rhode Islanders recently relocated to the lower St. Johns area of The Villages which is not very far from DeLuna. We have no regrets with relocating from R.I. at this time in our lives, or to the area, lot, and model home we purchased in TV. I can't even begin to tell you what a joy it has been to no longer have to deal with the endless home and yard upkeep of the two story colonial style home we lived in for 32 years now owned by a 30 something year old couple expecting their 1st child which the home is perfect for them as it was for us when we were a 30 something year old couple. Please disregard the negative comments to your post as life is way too short to live it seeing the glass 1/2 empty instead of 1/2 full. Regardless of how and where you purchased your home in TV consider yourself as we do fortunate, because living in TV east, west, north, or south is a dream that many people have which for various reasons will never be realized. Best of luck and welcome to TV.

Thank you for the positive comment. We can’t wait to get there