Heat Tandoor & Lounge

Chicken Pakora

**NOTE: Heat closed in July, just four months after this review was written**

I can't BELIEVE the City of Orlando issued a PERMIT to the owners of a restaurant/lounge called "Heat"---just two blocks from the Amway Center! The nerve.....
But we should all be glad the city did it! The food at this tapas-style restaurant/lounge is delicious! Although, that was in March, shortly after it opened. Ask a few of my girlfriends, and they will tell you the food is garbage! And their service came with a whif of HOT GARBAGE (as they were seated by the men's restroom). Anyway...maybe I was taken by the  cocktails -- made with fresh fruit, none of that concentrate stuff.  Special thanks to my co-worker,
Q. McCray for turning me on to Heat!

Adriatico Trattoria

This authentic Italian restaurant reminded me of an episode of the Soprano's...minus to low down, dirty, mob mentality of Tony AND the drama. It's so quaint, I felt like everyone in the main dining room was all part of one family, sharing a meal. Adriatico Trattoria is 100% "mom and pop." I  LOVE THAT and the romantic ambiance!

Dexter's-Thornton Park

Meat Platter served with Plantation Breakfast

Dexter's is interesting. I have to be honest. I'm not a huge fan..not because the food is bad. Just don't like the rushed service and hurried atmosphere. I hadn't been in a while, but decided to check out the Thornton Park location on my day off, since breakfast is now served. Unfortunately, I was turned off, once the waiter told me turkey sausage is not an option. Hence, the big tin of pork you see here, mixed with scrambled eggs and cheese thick enough to give me flashbacks of the "government cheese" we used to eat when I was little....

Paxia

Enchiladas

¡ADORO Paxia! This UPSCALE Mexican restaurant stole my heart from the moment I walked in the door! And this is coming from a chica who's experienced "Tex-Mex" on the Riverwalk in San Antonio.  BUT if you have HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (like me)..you can't make a habit out of eating here...