The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts alone and do not reflect the official policy or position of Bungalower Media, our readers, or our advertisers. For Episode 355, Jon Busdeker and Brendan O’Connor were invited to dine at the new Talkin’ Tacos restaurant in the SoDo District before heading […]
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Winter Park Tin and Taco location to become new SoDough Square restaurant
The Winter Park location of Tin and Taco (Website) by Rollins College is being converted into a new concept by its owner, Rob Bair. Bair shared with Bungalower that the former Tin and Taco is currently being built out to house another one of his concepts, SoDough Square (Instagram), a Detroit-style pizza shop. Bair opened the […]
Orlando Magazine wants to know who makes your favorite tacos
Orlando Magazine (Website) is hosting its annual Orlando Taco Bracket and they want to know who you think serves the best tacos in town. The local publisher has chosen 32 restaurants in the area that are known for their tacos and pitted them against each other in a March Madness-like bracket competition. The winners of […]
MX Taco to close on March 31
MX Taco (Facebook | Website) has shared that it will close up shop on its fourth anniversary on Friday, March 31. The Mexican street taco concept opened in the former home of Arepas and More at 207 N. Bumby Avenue [GMap] in the Milk District back in 2018, which we wrote about HERE. The restaurant was owned […]
New taco concept moving into vacant Church Street storefront
Birria 1983 (Instagram | Website) will be moving into a vacant space on Church Street, according to a report by Faiyaz Kara of Orlando Weekly. The concept started as a ghost kitchen at the digital food hall, Dollins Food Hall, which specializes in delivery-only food service. They have since signed on for the former Graffiti […]
Local restaurant selling taco boxes for Valentine’s Day
Black Rooster Taqueria (Facebook | Website) wants you to ditch the heart-shaped box of chocolates this Valentine’s Day and go for tacos instead. The popular taco restaurant is offering a special takeaway offer of four tacos of your choice in a heart-shaped box that comes with a pre-printed Valentine’s Day card that you can fill […]
New taco restaurant now open by Motorworks Brewing
A new taco restaurant is now open at 131 N. Orange Avenue [GMap] in downtown Orlando. Tacos My Güey (Instagram | Website) first launched in Hunters Creek and has now expanded to the Central Business District, serving elote, street tacos, tostadas, and more. One of their specialties is cheese fries with bacon and hot dogs. […]
Taco Kat will open to the public on October 18
Taco Kat (Instagram), a new Sonoran-style taco restaurant, has taken over the former Cleo’s Lounge space at 11 S. Court Avenue [GMap] and is scheduled to open this week. The longtime downtown watering hole was added to the ever-expanding portfolio of Team Market Group in November 2021, and will now house a taco restaurant and an adjacent […]
New taco restaurant opening in former Wahlburger’s storefront
California-based restaurant chain, Solita Tacos and Margaritas (Facebook | Website), has just signed a 10-year lease for a vacant storefront on a very prominent corner in downtown Orlando later this year. The new restaurant will take over the empty 5,300 SF space left behind by Wahlburgers at 200 S. Orange Avenue [GMap], when it abandoned the […]
PR’s Taco Palace closing briefly for renovations
Longtime College Park restaurant, PR’s Taco Palace (Facebook | Website), has been sold to new owners who will be temporarily closing the restaurant this month for a couple of little updates. The 34-year-old Tex Mex restaurant will be closed from Wednesday, June 1 through Monday, June 6, to reopen on Tuesday, June 7 at 11 […]
Camping World Stadium to host Taco and Margarita Festival this weekend
A festival devoted to the transcendent pairing that is tacos and margaritas will take place on Saturday, April 16, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Camping World Stadium. The Orlando Taco and Margarita Festival will feature the requisite combination of tacos and margaritas as well as live professional wrestling, DJs, live music by country artist Hayden […]
Cleo’s Lounge to become a new taco and tequila lounge
As first reported by the all-knowing Faiyaz Kara for Orlando Weekly, the former Cleo’s Lounge at 11 S. Court Avenue [GMap] will soon be transformed into a taco and tequila lounge. The longtime downtown watering hole was added to the ever-expanding portfolio of Team Market Group in November 2021, when TMG co-owner Romi Mawardi told Bungalower […]
Ask Bungalower:What’s going into the old Chela Tequila and Tacos downtown?
“Hello! I came across [something] that shows “Debonair Supper Club” going where Chela Tequila and Tacos used to be. Any info on this?” – JOE ANONYMOUS, BUNGALOWER READER According to a permit filed with the City of Orlando, a group operating under the name “RP Plaza Retail and Theater, LLC.,” is looking to open a […]
Orlando Weekly hosting Orlando Taco Week, April 20-May 4
Orlando Weekly will be hosting its popular Orlando Taco Week promotion from April 20-May 4 this year with select restaurants in the Central Florida region. For 15 days, participating restaurants will offer a $5 taco special, unique to their location, for Orlandoans to enjoy. Orlando Weekly will be providing special Taco Passports for participants to […]
Hellthy Junk Food and Brendan eat all the Taco Bell Cantina items
Orlando-based viral YouTubers Hellthy Junk Food (Website), who we’ve written about previously HERE, invited our editor to eat all of the items at the new Taco Bell Cantina in downtown Orlando. JP Lambiase and Julia Goolia, the couple behind the hit YouTube channel, are mostly known for making giant versions of their favorite chain foods but […]