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Category: Dining

First National Bank building
Posted inBusiness, Dining, Downtown

Downtown Conversion: Art Deco Bank to Italian-Style Steakhouse

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman October 1, 2024October 5, 2024

The owner of the Florida National Bank building has applied for $195,000 in incentives from the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency.

Family at restaurant opening
Posted inBusiness, Dining, Neighborhoods

Entrepreneur Turns Food Truck Into a Seafood Restaurant Near His Childhood Home

by Stephanie Claytor October 1, 2024November 1, 2024

Daryl King’s Crab Daddy’s Surf & Turf opened Friday on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.

Posted inBusiness, Dining, News

Lakeland’s Newest Hotspot is a Speakeasy Called ‘La Gran Muralla’

by Stephanie Claytor August 23, 2024August 30, 2024

The Asian-Latin fusion bar and restaurant has a ‘secret’ entrance disguised as a Coca-Cola vending machine.

Posted inDining

New Indian Restaurant Opens on Lakeland’s North Side

by Stephanie Claytor August 10, 2024August 10, 2024

Curry Leaves’ owner says YouTubers helped make his first location in Tampa a viral success.

Posted inBusiness, Dining, Downtown

Coming Soon to Downtown Lakeland: ‘Market on Kentucky’

by Cindy Glover July 26, 2024July 28, 2024

Frescos owners are opening a curated community market in the space formerly occupied by the Taco Bus.

Posted inA & E, Business, Dining

Polk County Couple Catapults to Fame on ‘The Great Food Truck Race’

by Stephanie Claytor July 19, 2024July 19, 2024

The Lakeland-based business is among nine teams competing for a $50,000 grand prize on the Food Network television show.

The South Florida Avenue Hooters, which opened in 1984 and was the second Hooter's in the nation, told employees Sunday morning they were permanently closing effective immediately.
Posted inBusiness, Dining

Hooters in South Lakeland Closes Abruptly After 40 Years

by Kimberly C. Moore and Cindy Glover June 24, 2024July 18, 2024

Several Lakeland eateries have shuttered recently. But overall, restaurant openings have outpaced closings.

Posted inBusiness, Dining

‘Our Noire Kitchen’ Hits the Road in New Food Trailer

by Stephanie Claytor June 1, 2024June 4, 2024

The Catapult startup is known for its jerk chicken, oxtails and gouda grits.

Bar Vasco co-owners Marcos Fernandez and Emerson Bamaca as they gear up for the rooftop bar's opening, set for June 1.
Posted inBusiness, Dining, Downtown

Nineteen61’s New Rooftop Bar Set to Open June 1

by Kimberly C. Moore May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

Bar Vasco’s indoor/outdoor space will offer tapas and hand-crafted cocktails.

The new owners of Mitchell's Coffee House, Mark and Saundra Biddinger.
Posted inBusiness, Dining, Downtown

Mitchell’s Coffee House Has New Owners

by Kimberly C. Moore May 21, 2024May 22, 2024

Founder Mitchell Harvey sold the 26-year-old Lakeland cafe to friends last week. They do not plan to change the menu or staff.

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