Orlando Restaurants

Darden missteps, 'Obamacare' flap dent Olive Garden owner's profit

2012-12-20 08:23:00

Darden Restaurants Inc.’s second quarter was far from appetizing, as the owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster watched its net income plunge 37%. The Orlando, Fla., restaurant company saw the sour numbers coming. Earlier in December, citing a...

Critic's Choice: Sandwiches that are a slice above

2012-06-09 00:00:00

Who wants to eat lunch inside on these perfect early summer days? A salad is too messy to eat from your lap unless you carry a cleaning kit with you. But a sandwich? That's why it was invented. You could pack your own peanut butter and jelly, but if you...

Olive Garden comeback: Darden Restaurants' 3rd-quarter profit up

2012-03-23 13:39:00

Maybe it's Marilyn Hagerty working her magic: Olive Garden� is reversing out of a long slump with more visitors and better sales. A few weeks after the elderly North Dakota reviewer’s piece on a new Olive Garden restaurant in Grand Forks went...

The Churchill is set to open Friday

2011-10-19 16:33:11

Park Los Angeles visitors at the Westside's Orlando hotel

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Now that you're practicing all those New Year's resolutions, here's one to add: Book visiting relatives into a hotel. Perhaps you don't need a recent survey to tell you that 61% of Americans get stressed about staying with or hosting family during the...

Sky's the limit at high-flying Kumo

2008-01-02 00:00:00

IN the mood to swan through a chic, new sushi restaurant and unburden yourself of a good chunk of change? But, here's the hitch, you're not very hungry. Have I got the restaurant for you. Kumo Restaurant in West Hollywood has all the requisite elements...

A grownup's Orlando

2008-04-22 17:20:31

Cities, with the exception of greater Las Vegas, aren't built for amusement. They're built to function as market hubs and transport hubs and government hubs, and then people build houses to be near the jobs generated by all that hubness. Gradually come...

Disney to remove McDonald's spots from California theme park

2008-08-07 11:22:00

Walt Disney Co. is eliminating McDonald's Corp. fast-food restaurants at its Disneyland resort. Three McDonald's locations at the Anaheim park will close Sept. 2 as part of planned refurbishments, Disneyland spokeswoman Lisa Haines said today. Disney,...

[Closed] The power of three

2004-10-20 00:00:00

Is nothing sacred? The definition of a "real Italian" restaurant used to be that a real Italian worked there, or at least someone with real Italian ancestors. There would be red leather-effect banquettes, light so dim it would flatter a gargoyle,...

Orlando's Hawkers opening Jacksonville location in October

2013-05-24 08:29:00

The owners of Orlando's Hawkers, an eatery known for eclectic Asian street fair in the Mills50 neighborhood, is opening a second location in Jacksonville’s Riverside community. The new restaurant will open in October at 1001 Park Street in Five...

Universal Studios to add restaurants and shops based on 'The Simpsons'

2013-05-23 13:01:00

Borrowing a page from its Harry Potter playbook, Universal Orlando said Thursday it will soon add a collection of shops and restaurants with a common theme drawn from the world of the long-running animated television show "The Simpsons." The area, which...

UPDATE: Well-known restaurateur Pat Perri, 88, dies

2013-05-23 17:55:00

MISHAWAKA -- "Hey, Pat!" was a call heard often around Pat Perri. Pat, known from the fame of his Mishawaka restaurant Pat's Colonial Pub, died Wednesday night in Las Vegas, according to family members. He was 88. He was known for making anyone feel...

Rendering of the Springfield planned for Universal Orlando this summer. The new area in Universal Studios will contain mulitple restaurants and will be anchored by the Simpsons Ride.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Where: 7525 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando; 407-363-7262 When: 4:30-9 p.m. Menu highlights: Regular menu plus free 10-ounce filet with salad, mashed potatoes and bread for mothers accompanied by another adult who purchases one adult entree of equal or greater value ($34.95), no substitutions or

2013-04-30 13:51:19

Where: Universal CityWalk, 6000 Universal Blvd., Orlando; 407-224-2424 How much: A la carte When: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. lunch, 5-10 p.m. dinner. Menu highlights: A la carte menu with specials such as New Orleans barbecue shrimp ($10.

2013-04-30 13:48:39