El Perico Taqueria

6.2 mi

The grocery "Tu Plaza" opened a restaurant/cafe next to it called "Tu Cocina" as is typical in…read moreMexican groceries. Tu Cocina provides many hot food bins of typical Latin foods, from fajitas to chicken mole. I believe they sell by the pound. They also cater. They make great Cubans. They have been selling their tacos for $1 each, in the "street food" (no cheese, small corn tortillas) in several meat options. There are central metal tables (to all the food vendors in the Water Tower Indoor Market where the store resides/anchors) for those who wish to dine in. Everything smelled delicious and what I tried was wonderful. The register ringer was great in English or Spanish, making questions easy. Highly recommend.

Catering list is similar to what's on the hot table

Lots of cold to go

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Restaurant takes entire back wall, has seating

The Smokin’ Ox Premium BBQ

4.6

(59 reviews)

5.5 mi

Fantastic food. Great brisket sandwich. Sides are all homemade and several levels above most bbq…read moreplaces. All scratch made by mom! The banana pudding was simply amazing. The people inside were welcoming and friendly. Restaurant was clean and well lit.

With a highly rated place in walking distance from my AirBnb, I decided to give this place a shot…read morefor dinner. The interior of the restaurant was definitely bigger than I thought it would be, with plenty of seating for you to enjoy your food in. The staff was friendly but not all too helpful with reccomendations on portion sizes. I ended up ordering 1/4 pound of brisket and a side of baked beans. It came 2 slices of texas toast. I did like the fact that you had a choice of how your food was prepared, be it sliced or chunks and fatty or lean. The brisket was cooked perfectly and the sauces definitely added to the overall flavor. I was definitely happy with the size of the baked beans side amd ended up finishing the leftover I had of this later that night! It was a nice place to eat at and quick ticket time is always appreciated!

Drinks?

Brunswick stew

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Annery's Kitchen

54.0 mi

I had Annery's Kitchen cater a meal at my church , chicken…read moreAlfredo, baked ziti, salad, garlic bread. All those in attended LOVED everything. She was prompt with delivery and even had a taste test session weeks before the event. Definitely will use her again. Thank you

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Tacos Isabel

Our favorite taco stand in Central Florida. The Huaraches with Carnitas of Pork are delicious and…read morethe tacos and Gorditas are excellent. The Gorditas are close to Arepas in taste and texture. The Salsa Verde has a nice bit of heat and compliments the spiced meats and mild, creamy and crumbly Cotija cheese. We've stopped by five or six times over the years even though it's 150 miles from home. We'll be back.

Amazing, authentic Mexican food. Located off Hwy 17 heading into Wauchula from the east. An outdoor…read moreopen air area where the food is prepared in a food truck. It is delicious, established and has a fun outdoor seating area. You order at the window and pick up your food. Very Good Tacos, & Enchiladas. They even had Topo Chico mineral water; my favorite!

Outside sitting area.

Chicken Tacos

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Outdoor seating

Thunder Dogs Hot Dog Cart

(2 reviews)

56.3 mi

I'm definitely not an expert in Buffalo-based cuisine but I know a good grilled hot dog when I have…read moreone! Snap! Joe grills up the dogs to order and tops them as you like! Onion? Three choices of mustard? Ketchup? All three? Bring it! He also has a homemade sauce but I apparently arrived after his planned closing so he didn't have any more. Next time! He still graciously cranked the grill back on and made us the dogs! They are great! Nice char! Great flavor! Huge snap! We've never had Sahlen's hot dogs before but they originate from Buffalo apparently! I just checked and they are available in Publix as well as mail order or made to order at Thunder Dogs! Don't forget the loganberry drinks! They are tasty and originate in northern New York as well! Life is good with a tasty hot dog.

Traveling on various road trips seeking new hot dogs to try out, I can't stop at every bright…read moreyellow umbrella that calls to me as i travel down the road, but to see a guy outside in 90+ degrees in the broiling hot florida sun, I have to give them a try. Joe the owner of this outside HD emprium has over thirty years experience in the food industry, but is a new comer in the hot dog business. Joe serves Sahlens natural casing hot dogs which I had never tried, but they are now on my favorites list. Sahlens are made in Buffalo NY, and Joe also introduced me to another Buffalo favorite, Loganberry drink, a blackberry-raspberry hybred, which I found very refreshing. When your in the Clearwater area stop by say hi to Joe purchase some dogs from him, you'll be glad you did, and tell him the 1999 Nation's hotdog world champion Steve "The Hotdogterminator" sent you.

Thunder Dogs Hot Dog Cart

Friendly Joe the owner and his stand!

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Friendly Joe the owner and his stand!

Clam Master Jay's

(3 reviews)

45.6 mi

I met Clam Master Jay at the MOBB DEEP show at Crowbar. Someone was talking about a snapper…read moresandwich and how good it was. I was like, show me the goods! Im telling you it did not disappoint! His service and food quality was A-1! I guess that's why they call him the Clam "MASTER"!

Picked up their New England Shrimp Sandwich. Butter, seasoned shrimp, soft bread toasted in butter…read more How can you go wrong. It was simply delicious.

New England Shrimp Sandwich

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Goodson Farms

Will return. I've…read morebeen hearing about its strawberries for sometime and finally got to visit it. They're a simple farm that sell produces and jams, with sit down tables outside. There are strawberry fields and packing houses. Today's strawberries are on the hard side and rather sour. The Georgia vidalia hot sauce is too sweet for my taste - although I know onion hot sauce could be sweet.

Tis the season! Florida strawberry season that is.. It really is a lovely one…read more Even more so when you don't have to wait 50 minutes to order your strawberry goodies in rare Florida freezing weather. Sorry but that was too reminiscent to a queue to hop on a major theme park ride. I really think the two girls that were there yesterday needed another pair of helping hands. Nonetheless, their strawberry pizza always hits the spot. This is a no-fail choice, if you have a little sweet tooth you want to satisfy. We also ordered the strawberry milkshake (small) which was yummy and the shortcake which was good as well though the strawberries tasted a LITTLE fermented in this one, which I feel was just an isolated issue as I've ordered it before without this being a thing. All that being said I would go again, specially since it's nearby. Just not on a day with treacherous weather conditions.

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Super Potatoes

4.4

(22 reviews)

34.0 mi

I can't express enough how amazing this place is. The potatoes are enormous, likely because they…read morecombine two potatoes into one. They offer a variety of combinations, and the one I tried last time was the meat with "amarillos" or ripe sweet plantains. You'll definitely leave satisfied, and if you're a potato lover, you'll keep coming back for more. :)

Delicious giant potatoes with great topping choices. This is easily a two separate meal kinda…read morepotato, it's about the size of a can of soda. My husband ordered online and picked up two of their specialty potatoes and a mini vanilla flan. Everything was fresh, hot and seasoned really well. I was worried the potato would be underwhelming with flavor, but I was wrong. They hit it with some butter and bake them perfectly

Interior

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Street signage

The Taco Truck

69.0 mi

The Carnitas Tacos and the Beef Tongue (Trust me, Try it! ) were amazing.read more

Ximena's Tacos

Absolutely Love this place!!! One of the best lunch spots to come to in all of Auburndale. Their…read moreGiant burrito is absolutely humongous! The waitresses there treat you like your generally there family! Always love coming to my Authentic Taco Joint!--------Spanish Me encanto este lugar!!! Es uno de los mejores sitios para almorzar en todo Auburndale. Su burrito gigante es absolutamente enorme! Las camareras te tratan como si fueras de la familia! Siempre disfruto venir a mi auténtico local de tacos!

Unfortunately, I would not recommend tipping here. The owner keeps the tips, and according to…read moremanagement's rules, the servers are not entitled to receive them directly. It's disappointing because the servers truly deserve those tips. Their friendly attitudes, hard work, and excellent customer service are what earn customers' appreciation. It's unfortunate that the staff does not benefit from the gratuities they work so hard to earn. They fire staff if they keep the tip

Like said more onions than meat

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The Pantry Modern Diner

4.2

(153 reviews)

0.1 mi

The service (Karie) and staff were AMAZING as always. I have never had a problem with any food or…read morestaff. The food has always been perfect and the place is as clean as it can be. The wife and I love going there, and will continue telling everyone about them. 10 STARS.

Delicious, fresh food and great service! We made the one-hour drive to try The Pantry based on…read morereviews and it was well worth the trip. They have an extensive menu and bring fresh biscuits with flavored butters (vanilla cinnamon and banana strawberry!) to start your meal. We split the garlic-breaded cheese curds for an appetizer, and I had the southern chicken salad while my husband had a cheeseburger and fries. We both agreed that The Pantry does classics well, and we'll be back to try other tasty menu items. Add to the good food that our server, Victoria, was friendly and shared how much she enjoys working with the team and the owner, David. It shows when a staff builds a positive environment, and we appreciated their efforts. Thanks for a great meal - and the snickerdoodles!

Take home sauce rack and shirts

3 syrups, plain, cinnamon, strawberry whipped butters

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Spinach, mushroom, tomato, Swiss omelet

Peebles Bar B Que

We recently returned to this favorite restaurant from 50 years ago. As a child we stopped at…read morePeebles as often as possible usually eating outside on the picnic tables since we were a rowdy group of kids. My future wife's family loved the BBQ as well so it was such a treat to take my mother-in-law to Peebles for her 85th Birthday after we returned to polk county to retire. We were amazed at how almost nothing had changed. Great BBQ done simply. No air conditioning, gravel parking lot, simple tables in a screened in area and white bread served with the BBQ meat of your choice. Great food, friendly family servers and a step back to a simpler time that should not be forgotten.

This was unexpected gem in rural Polk county. Was excited to visit after reading the reviews in the…read morelocal paper. Would have passed right by if not for my GPS, dirt parking lot, no giant billboards. Service was quick and friendly, and the menu is simple. Was disappointed in no brisket (only on Friday), but i enjoyed the chopped pork, not my favorite. Was hoping for garlic bread instead of a bun, but it worked. The sides were small, but very tasty. Best potato salad i can remember in a while Only open 3 days a week, and not in the summer. A building with no air condition.. wowsers!! An experience worth visiting, but i personally won't go out of the way to return, only if convenient.

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Pizza Brothers

4.7

(20 reviews)

1.7 mi

Since my initial review we have eaten Pizza Brothers pizza twice more. The last time, 2 weeks ago,…read morewe ate on site in lieu of take out. We ordered the Philly Steak pizza (our favorite from here), a salad to split, their house made meatball appetizer and some chicken wings. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, was again fresh and DELICIOUS! The pizza - as noted is our favorite with the medley of flavors. The salad - fresh, crisp and enough for two to share. The chicken wings - messy, but good. And the meatballs - FANTASTIC! The better half, who is a great cook in her own right, ordered these and has dreamed about them since. I was "allowed" to sample a piece and I concurred with her approval! The young lady that served us was very amicable and thorough. We ate in the covered patio area, where nobody else was seated, and the employees (waitress and owner(?)) made it comfortable for us. We had moved out into this room as the bench seats inside the main dining area, at the table we initially sat at were terrible. The springs were literally about to pop through the seat material and were uncomfortable on the ass. That really, until we relocated, is the only negative aspect of the place, which can't justify any star removals; as the food and service were (are) top notch!

short response-eat there!…read more Longer response-it was clean and odor free. The bathroom could use some updating but it had the essentials-soap, paper towels, a sink and toilet. The service was super friendly The food was quite good! The fries are skinny like md's They weren't overly salty nor greasy and they were good. The ham sandwich was great, not soggy and had plenty of meat and cheese. The gnocchi-excellent. Perfectly cooked. Not too tender and not underdone. I asked for it with Alfredo sauce as opposed to the red sauce on the menu. They were happy to fix it that way. The salad was big and pretty-I know, not really a determining factor but I thought it was pretty and not just thrown together like some places do and the pizza was good-not too greasy. Not too dough-y. Not too thin and not too thick-Just perfect. I plan on eating here many more times. There were two televisions that I saw inside that were on a cooking channel. Plenty of free parking.

Philly Pizza, our favorite from this establishment.

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Wall mural

Auburndale Main Street Diner

Wow, this place was recommended to us by a local and she was so right!…read moreI'm usually very picky about my eggs. My omelette was cooked perfectly and my husband's pancakes were delicious.

One of the top diners in the area. The staff is friendly and out of 5 different things I've had…read morehere every one was delicious and correctly prepared. This is 100% on our keeper list and highly recommended. Atmosphere is very casual as you'd expect from a city diner.

Corn beef hash eggs and grits

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Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders - Auburndale

3.8

(28 reviews)

6.6 mi

the owner reached out to me and made things right. Really nice to know that there are people out…read morethere that do care about the customer experience and satisfaction.

The food is always fresh and delicious. I'm thinking the dressings are homemade because they are so…read moredelicious! The ranch is amazing. I wish they gave more with the order purchased. The service people are nice . I always get the order to go but while waiting for my order the lobby is nice clean and perfect to wait for my order to be finished.

3 tenders,garlic bread and honey mustard

They're counter/menu

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The counter to order

El Perico Taqueria - foodstands - Updated August 2026

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