Vizen Japanese Cuisine is located in Gulf Gate and is a very eclectic shopping area. It has lots of single owner restaurants and bakeries. It is a great little neighborhood to try all kinds of food including pizza, hot dogs, English food, Chinese food, ethnic groceries, and so much more.
Continue reading For a Japanese food lover, Vizen Japanese Cuisine is the place to go in Sarasota.
Ortygia is simply a delightful restaurant in the middle of a neighborhood in Bradenton, Florida. We had no idea how to find it but, thank you Google Maps, we got there. Continue reading Yum is the word for Ortygia Restaurant, Bradenton, Florida
On the last day of our ride, we arrived at Hawk’s Cay. Thankfully, the car was still there. It is a beautiful property and we were so excited to stay in a luxurious place after all of the funky places during our trip.
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We left fairly early and didn’t wait for breakfast at Author’s Guest House. We thought we would find something along the causeway out of Key West. We kept looking for something that was not IHOP and, we found it in a little, out of the way strip mall. The restaurant is named the Key Plaza Creperie since there is a Creperie in Key West proper.
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For dessert on Saturday night, we decided to go to Better Than Sex for dessert. It was a relatively short walk (about three-quarters of a mile) from Santiago’s.
Better Than Sex is a drink and dessert restaurant. It has a menu that portrays everything as sexy. It was a fun place.
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On Saturday evening, we had drinks again at our favorite bar, La Te Da, We asked the bartender for recommendations for an early dinner. We didn’t have lunch because we were on our kayaking trip. so we could take advantage of the bar specials. They recommended Santiago’s Bodega.
Day 3 we were on our way. Since we stayed at a B&B, we either had to ride our bikes to a late lunch or dinner (not a good option) or call for takeout (a better option). We had a choice of Chinese food or pizza. Can anyone out there guess what we did?
Continue reading Ordering food in at the B&B: China Garden, Big Pine Key, Florida
Blue Heaven is very “Key West.” If you dump all of Key West in one place, it would be Blue Heaven. Chickens (rather Roosters), bright colors, and cats appear to characterize the restaurant along with good food and drinks. It is a big courtyard with stages for music and art, a bar, and lots of tables under trees.
On Friday night, we went to Louie’s Backyard with Cindy, who is a local friend. The restaurant was a complete surprise. It is a sophisticated, lovely restaurant. I guess we expected a bar-b-que joint. It was very nice inside but even nicer was the outside seating. We enjoyed the whole experience. It is a romantic restaurant and just hearing the water lapping around us just sets the mood.
What can I say about La Te Da. We were there each day (Day 3), (Day 4) we were in Key West. Any excuse to go there was reason enough. We went there for drinks, more drinks, and breakfast. We didn’t stay long enough to have dinner there but next time, we will do that.
Continue reading La Te Da Hotel, Restaurant, and Bar, Key West, Florida
