Taste Restaurant in College Park is closed.
The restaurant was located at 717 W Smith St [GMap].
We stopped over today to confirm and while the sign says they are closed for renovation, based on looking inside and talking with neighbors who spoke to the owners, they have clearly moved out and closed.
It appears that the owner may have moved back to Canada.
Now that Taste is closed, what would you like to see in this space?
College Park needs a seafood place!
A nice live music venue would be nice 😉
wine/tapas type place, sushi, or thai
Wow, what a shame. That place had awesome tater tots, very cool staff.
Agree with Guy Fowkes!
Steak house and wine bar
Something similar to Star Dust in W.P.
Burgerfi or indian food will be great!!!
Gee, Orlando people, are your tastes too narrow for the blessed halls that once housed Murmur Records and Tapes ? (at least, I think that’s the old Murmur) If I was an ambitious, risk-taking restauranteur who refused to underestimate the tastes of urban Orlando, I’d put a Belgian-Dutch bistro in there, and I’d call it “Stijl’. A spot for moules frites, steak-frites, and a wide range of Belgian ales. I’d even add a Belgian take on that American soul food staple, chicken and waffles. As it would be a bistro, it would have a mid-range price point. Minute steaks don’t need pricey cuts of beef. I’d instruct the interior designer to slip in lots of cheeky references to Murmur into the bistro theme, as Murmur was one of the few places in 80’s Orlando I could escape to in order to buy angst-y British imports with surly record-store clerk attitude. Homage would be absolutely necessary.
We all saw this coming. I can see all sort of stuff that could go in there. And there is parking in the back i think.
We already have 2 Mexican restaurants.
A place for the arts, books, and good healthy food. No more sports bars, please.
Mexican restaurant.
end of another era.
Who cares? Taste is gone and that’s all that counts! How about a bistro?
I agree with Karen!! A larger dance trance!!!
something not corporate,,, please,, I’d take Thai or Indian.
A larger Dance Trance!!!
Mimi’s
Thai or Indian pretty please 🙂
Woah. Now where are they going to have the TEDxOrlando Salon gatherings?!
Dexters
Craft beer & local food
Pizza of course! CP is in desperate need of a 10th pizza place!
Orlando Cooks…Culinary Corridor with Truffles and Triffles
Strip club to Replace the old Chillie bordelos
Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Subway, or Starbucks so that College Park doesn’t become one of these bourgeouis hip places! Or a strip club for when the kids get older!
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Definitely a chain italian place, but not like an Olive Garden, more like an Italio or Fazolizs would be perfect!
I agree with all the suggestions for music, dance – a venue all the arts! Actually, check out College Park Neighborhood Arts & Theatre Center. They’ve already set that wheel in motion to meet this need in CP and are making great progress! They heard the cry of all of us CPers to celebrate and showcase all of the talented artists we have here in 32804 and are making it happen!
Nothing would warm my heart more than bringing back Chapters.
NOT a pizza restaurant!!!!!
Bring chapters back! Maybe Mccallisters but i agree no more Italian!
Tibbys!!!
Live music type of atmosphere place or a bookstore.
Eola Wine, or Urban flats.
…but pretty much anything wine related that does not serve pizza would be great 😉
I love the idea of one of those art studios where you paint with friends and drink wine!!
Trader Joe’s!
The local theatre group
A book store with old and new books, or antique market. If its a restaurant, please, no more Italian!! xoxo
Not another pizza place ! Thai ,Indian, Lebanese woud be good !
I know!! I used to take classes there as a young girl and then later as an adult. And my neighbors grandmother [Debbie & Beth Silberman] played the piano for us. Fond memories.
Oh no! I loved Taste!
ANYTHING is better than taste.
Dexters!
Anything but pizza 🙂
Old Time Pottery
Baugher Boat Works
Let’s open a REAL JAZZ CLUB
It would be nice to have something like downtown Sanford has called the Willow Tree Cafe, with live music, families welcome, outside seeting available for pets. From what I understand it has great food and atmosphere for all. Very family oriented.
How about something that isn’t a chain?
A small performance venue. With some interior renovations it could be a great venue.
Wine and jazz place need more live music
Sarah nailed it… Credo …
downtown credo, time to move into a bigger space… ?
A place like Dexters or Harmoni
A great sushi restaurant or another Wine Room.
Dexters
Stephanie blackton, I’ve lived in college park over 50 yrs. that’s what was there, Edith Royal Ballet Dance Studio.
browns deli (maitland).
Farmers mkt great idea
I lovd Taste..Many a dinner date,with my boyfriend at Taste.So sad to hear if it’s closing,though surprised it’s lasted this long.
A local farmers market…PLEASE!
Too Jays
Dexters would be great!!! Hopefully, nothing with unreasonably loud music!
Definitely not another Italian/pizza place!!
Crisper’s
Nancy & Denise, did we ever come up with what would be good to replace in this space???
Dexters!
Eola Wine or something similar!
something similar to Dexters
An art studio that teaches classes and serves refreshments including wine.
Wine room would be awesome!
A Wine Room
Charlene Recu Sheffield
Casual Farm to table concept! Price points like B&B Junction.
ABSOLUTELY NO pizza or Italian cuisine! Ugh!!!
PIZZA!! Just kidding
A restaurant with good food and service!
Would it be too much to expect a ballet, tap, and jazz dance school with classes for children and adults?
bummer… this where I met Maggie.