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Rated 3.8 out of 5 by 273 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by opusmei Quick & Easy Stay No problems whatsoever. Staff was friendly. Hotel was clean. It's a small place but warm and friendly. March 6, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Miru Good location The hotel location is in a short walking distance from good restaurants and historic places to visit. August 23, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by chiefsoto old sanjuan The lobby and the elevators need much improvements. Long waiting and very crowded small lobby June 14, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by jara21 Good location Hotel has good location on the Old San Juan Area. Hotel do not have a PKG lot for guest. May 28, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by jmb2 jmb2 easy walk to pier. nice location due to being in old san juan. staff very friendly October 22, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Raymond1 Great Old San Juan Hotel Great hotel & location. This is the only place we stay while in San Juan. January 1, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by edgar07 This hotel has excelent location I like the spectacular view of San Juan Bay and enjoy the excellent facilities July 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bji2012 Great location, excellent services Had a nice stay around Christmas of 2012. Staff are friendly and professional. December 29, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by ConditionOne Great location in Old San Juan! This hotel is in the heart of Old Town San Juan. To my surprise, my upgraded junior suite had new carpeting, didn't smell musty, and had two flat screen TVs. It was a corner room with an odd "U" shaped layout. The bathroom didn't look to have been renovated, but it was clean. The water pressure in the shower was also excellent. Due to the central location, expect to hear noise from your room from people on the street and cars driving. It's noticeable, but not terrible. As a Platinum amenity, I was given the choice of 500 points, continental breakfast, or a free movie. As this Sheraton doesn't have an Executive Lounge, I felt it was cheap of the hotel to make you choose between breakfast or points. Valet parking is $21.40/day (including tax). WiFi is free to all guests; no password needed. A downside to this was that Internet speeds were too slow to be of use during the afternoons. The gym is open 24/7 and has a decent collection of cardio machines and weights. Housekeeping gets to rooms pretty late – they would show up in my room around 5pm each day. The hotel is within walking distance of everything in Old Town, although factoring in the heat at times, that may not be a great idea. An alternative to walking is the free trolley, with a stop 2 blocks away from the hotel. March 20, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Beth1234 This was okay This is not a bad location and it is close to local attactions. November 21, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Awilda30 Hotel Everything was Fabulous!!! The Chicago burger spot was Amazing! April 10, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mike65 A great hotel to stay at when visiting Clean, friendly attentive staff and home away from home rooms. August 24, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by queen2014 Awesome location! Great location and facility February 25, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by lind location close to airport so that a cab was not too much/ casino good September 13, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by NN28 Great location Excellent stay, hotel staff very hospitable and friendly. May 6, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lexus07 This hotel has a great staff Very friendly and hard working staff. Very professional. August 10, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Lindax01 Easy access to osj Location is great. Hotel is being upgraded this month. August 18, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Jeannie13 Old San Juan Location is awesome, that is the only positive. October 27, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by petled Good locations Close to many interesting places in San Juan, February 27, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Barb1281 Stay Hotel rooms are clean and comfortable. November 20, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Judy Customer Service Couldn't Ask for Better Customer Service February 12, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lalita best location great.location and amenities October 26, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Tour5 Awesome location Overall, I was quite satisfied with the Sheraton Old San Juan. Location was ideal being right in the area with many restaurants, shops, and sites. Though we didn't gamble, there is the casino right there as well. Taxis from the airport were at least set price but you need to pay in cash, and the dock where the ferries (and cruise ships) were right across the street. You can take ferry to other side of bay. Within the city, walking is ideal though for some people, perhaps the roads may be steep to get to the north end, yet there is also a trolley bus that goes around the city as well for free though who knows the trolley schedule and walking is so much easier. Staff were incredibly friendly and even held our luggage after check-out so we could tour the city before we departed this town and gave great advice on using public transportation when asked about options. I was there for meetings that were being held at this Sheraton which was ideal. The only issue is their magnetic card which on several occasions did not work for our room. For the two-night stay, we had to go down and get a key reset three times, in addition my husband had to call them from the fitness room since he couldn't get back into the room after working out which they sent someone up, but without a key because they needed ID which of course is great security precaution yet was inside the room. However, everything else, the room, pool which is on the 9th floor outdoors with gorgeous view of the bay, fitness center, location, thank goodness internet service were excellent and again the staff were very friendly. Apparently all hotels in Puerto Rico have additional surcharge fees in addition to all the taxes on top of your rate so just be aware of it since they add up tremendously. Yet, this hotel definitely meets the Sheraton standards and if I didn't know better, they must somehow arrange for the beautiful weather!! March 23, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by Pathetic UGH For a Sheraton this place is at the bottom of the heap. When I checked in I had a reservation for the first three nights through Southwest Airlines, and one night directly through Sheraton. When the desk clerk gave me my room key with a departure date of 1/22 I told him it was wrong; he checked the computer and said my reservation was good through 1/23; I asked him to change the departure date on the key card he did so reluctantly. So on the night of 1/22 I was given my final bill which meant that I would not get 500 points for not having clean linens and towels. The "Green Concept" is about conserving water, detergent and energy. This hotel decided that it means NO room service at all. In other words if I was out of toilet paper or coffee that was just too bad plus no clean up in the bathroom let alone making the bed. Upon initial arrival the room was at a temperature of 68 degrees with the fan on full and continuous; this is certainly not very green; On the 22nd the maid service thought I was leaving and cleaned the room despite the fact that I hung my "green" card on the door the night before and when I came back to the room after breakfast the temperature was again set at 68 degrees, the fan on full and continuous. The hotel elevators were a shambles and DIRTY with floor level indicators barely legible.I asked the concierge if there were any city/area tours available and he just laughed and said "we don't do that"; I ,also asked if there were any restaurants that served tapas and he said no. BOTH REPLYS WERE WRONG. The service at the Chicago Burger place was TERRIBLE. I have no idea whether I was credited with 500 points per night for declining linen service. My room key had to be recoded four different times in four days. Overall the room was poorly lit and bright only when the afternoon sun was pointed directly at the SINGLE window with NO view at all. I would only recommend this dump to someone who wanted to stay in the casino every moment it was open. This was supposed to be a very special occasion to celebrate my wife's 93rd birthday which I specifically mentioned to the Sheraton reservation clerk and asked her to be sure this was brought to the hotel's attention. January 24, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by James77 Great location / great view - service sub par I arrived at the hotel about 10 am with a 2 night prepaid reservation - Cross Rewards Diamond status. I was promptly told - NO rooms would be available until after 3pm. I asked if I could be notified if something became available any sooner. She took my cell phone. At 1pm I inquired again - nothing until 3pm I was told again. At 2 I walked by the desk and saw people just arriving and being given keys - I went to the desk again and was given a key. The room was a nice upgrade - so I thought ok - I accept the wait - I immediatly noticed the commode was not functioning at all - I called the Ft Desk and they said they would send some one right up - 30 minitues later the Ft. Desk called to inquire if it was repaired. I said no one has even come yet - they said they would check on it - shortly there after the engineer arrived and determined that the toilet "insides" had to be replaced - he went in seach of the parts - installed them and then discovered it was leaking and needed a new connecting hose - he left again and returned with it and then installed it- housekeeping had to return and clean the bathroom floor was which covered in water. By the time everyone had completed their jobs it was past 5pm and I could finally access my bathroom to use the toilet and take a shower. No one ever followed up again and no apologies were forthcoming - I was not pleased at this lack of followup- it was a 3 hour ordeal. That night I put out the hang tag for no housekeeping service in lieu of points or F& B credit. The next morning - I noticed that I had received nothing under the door as I have experienced at other properties. I stopped by the front desk and explained the situation - they attempted to make several phone calls to verify this but no one they called ever answered their phone calls. She finally said - well do you want the points and I said well yes -I didn't recieve housekeeping service today and that was the whole point of the card. Another hassle. I loved the location and I did enjoy the nice big suite - but the overall service left me wondering if I would ever stay there again or recommend it to business colleagues. I would like a followup response please. March 11, 2013


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The problem with Obama's antitrust plan
History shows a 'tough' stance on monopolies doesn't help consumers.
Vero Beach, Fla.
The Obama administration recently signaled a new, tougher antitrust policy.
The assistant attorney general, a former Federal Trade commissioner, argued last week that "vigorous antitrust enforcement must play a significant role in the government response to economic downturns."
Breaking sharply with the relatively laissez faire antitrust policy under President Bush, Christine Varney hinted that so-called dominant firms that engage in "improper business practices" to stifle their competitors will be likely targets of the new antitrust enforcement. Several key senior aides who worked in the Clinton administration have been recruited to investigate and/or litigate new cases.
Here we go again.
The free market does not need more strict antitrust policy; it needs simple protection from fraud. The problem is that, in the 119 years that antitrust laws have existed, there is little empirical evidence that "vigorous enforcement" of them can promote the interests of consumers. And it was for the alleged benefit of the consumers that the laws were created.
Indeed, antitrust history is riddled with silly theories and absurd cases that themselves have restricted and restrained free-market competition and hampered an efficient allocation of resources. A look at a few examples is reason to believe that President Obama's antitrust regulation won't be any different.
The wrongheaded prosecution of efficient dominant firms goes back to at least 1911, in US v. Standard Oil of New Jersey. Neither the trial court nor the Supreme Court ever determined that Standard Oil had employed predatory practices to destroy rivals and raise prices. Standard earned its high market share through efficient operation and low prices and always had competition. (In 1911, there were 137 suppliers in oil refining and no monopoly.)

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Colombian boffins reconstruct flight path of Russian meteor
Astroboffins have figured out where the Chelaybinsk meteorite came from using the power of maths and videos shot by witnesses in Russia. Jorge Zuluaga and Ignacio Ferrin of the University of Antioquia in Colombia have come up with a preliminary reconstruction of the orbit of the meteor, which smashed into the city in the Urals …
I thought that they revised the weight up a tad...between 7 and 10 /thousand/ tonnes (at 17m diameter, that wouldn't be tricky)
apparently the next show will be Mars in 2014
when Comet C/2013 A1 may (or may not) smack into Spirit or Curiosity or..
Re: apparently the next show will be Mars in 2014
Great! Curiosity can take pot shots at it with its laser.
Colombian boffins.
By combing through the witness videos and using trigonometry...
From what I saw of the videos you'd have to be some sort of genius at following white lines to do that....
I thought you meant the vapour trails
then I remembered I came here to do a CMP joke.
Re: Colombian boffins.
So have we decided that it is not the latest attempt by the cartels to get past the FDA?
A modest proposal...
If this had hit a town instead of exploding in the air it would have wiped it out. 500 kilotons is a big bang.
I thought that we had a system for tracking and watching dangerous objects in space. Why didn't that system warn us?
It seems to me that it would be worth taking the cash away from the disproved and discredited Global Warming scam, and spending it on improving our meteorite watching capability.
Re: A modest proposal...
re: I thought that we had a system for tracking and watching dangerous objects in space. Why didn't that system warn us?
Why not? Probably because their budget isn't big enough. I thought I read that it was $5.4 million, but I'm not 100% sure of that figure. It's certainly only a few million (3--6) spent on the problem. Less than what a typical Hollywood disaster movie costs, anyway.
Re: A modest proposal...
"Well, our object collison budget's a million dollars. That allows us to track about 3% of the sky, and beg'n your pardon sir, but it's a big-ass sky. "
Re: A modest proposal...
Assuming this resulted from some internal activity in the Apollo group of asteroids suddenly changing this fragment's course, what's the earliest we could have spotted it and would it have done any good?
Do we have any doomrock spotter experts on the Reg?
Re: A modest proposal...
There's no "group" in the way you're thinking of to have internal activity. The Apollos are just a collective name for asteroids whose paths cross the orbit of the Earth but spend most of their time further from the sun than Earth is. This particular rock may have been orbiting for many millions of years undisturbed and it just so happened that this time round it and the planet were both trying to occupy the same bit of space at the same time.
The other known rock that did a close flyby that day, 2012 DA14, has an orbit that takes a few days longer to go round than the Earth takes in its and makes a close approach every 19 years or so. It was three times the diameter (~45m) so around 9 time the cross sectional area and was only discovered a year ago when it made that orbits closest approach.
Re: A modest proposal...
Define "dangerous objects".
What they're looking for is things big enough to screw the lot of us over and far enough away that we might be able to do something about it before said overscrewing takes place.
Little rocks like this aren't a big issue survival-of-the-species-wise and by the time they get close enough to be spotted and a reliable track calculated there's bugger all we could do about it anyway.
Nuke, because you mentioned 500 kilotons.
Re: A modest proposal...
Thanks, Vulch.
So if we had been tracking this individual rock we would have had decent advance warning of the collision.
Is there any limiting factor other than money on our ability to do this sort of tracking?
Re: A modest proposal...
"Little rocks like this aren't a big issue survival-of-the-species-wise and by the time they get close enough to be spotted and a reliable track calculated there's bugger all we could do about it anyway."
I guess that because they are not planet-killers there might be something we could do - evacuate an area, for example, if we had time.
Re: A modest proposal...
But that wouldn't work, because you would only know where the rock would hit by running a model, and you know that no model can be 100% accurate and therefore, logically, no model can tell you anything.
Though actually that's what our species usually does - panics about the rare spectacular risk (asteroid, nuclear waste, plane crash) and ignores the less rare less spectacular (global warming, diesel fumes, smoking).
Re: A modest proposal...
> Why didn't that system warn us?
Because the level of detection at which you spot a quite likely black-painted sandgrain from 500km away against a black background has just not been reached yet.
Now get off your ass and increase GDP so that we can have that.
Re: A modest proposal...
As ever, the limits are money and time. It needs big telescopes, you're trying to spot black double decker buses several million miles away, looking in all directions all of the time. Ideally you want them spread around Earths orbit round the sun as well as on the planet itself, and also in Venus' solar orbit so they can look out towards us. Then you need enough computer power to analyse the stream of images from the telescopes and look for anything moving, and correlate between telescopes when they do spot something to determine its exact position and orbit.
Re: A modest proposal...
"and you know that no model can be 100% accurate and therefore, logically, no model can tell you anything."
The phrase "Doctrine of impotence" springs to mind.
Re: A modest proposal...
Why didn't the system warn us?
Because their budget is limited, as others have pointed out, and the reason their budget is limited is because of all the whingers and moaners going on about first-world problems and why we aren't spending our money feeding starving African children instead of blowing it on useless and expensive space probes...
Re: A modest proposal...
"you're trying to spot black double decker buses several million miles away"
I'm not even sure we have the technology to accurately track bright red double decker buses in a capital city!
Re: would it have done any good?
As far as I can tell, no. Both Bruce and Morgan are working on other projects at the moment and would not have been available to save the earth.
Re: evacuate an area, for example, if we had time.
The smaller the object, the more difficult to detect and track. Then you have to get the orbital path. All theoretically workable, IF you are looking at the right place at the right time with the right equipment. You've got a better chance of winning that big Irish Lottery.
For all practical intents with current technology and money resources we can't do much about either of them. The small ones we'll spot to late to be able to evacuate. (And let's face it, we have enough trouble evacuating large cities when we have a week's notice that a hurricane is about to hit land when we've got pretty satellite pictures of it. Can you imagine trying to get people to evacuate a city based on the little white dot a meteor would be?) The large ones we couldn't deflect anyway. (And they'd be little white dots too.)
Re: why we aren't spending our money feeding
Even if we weren't spending that money (which I would prefer), the budget to build such a system would pretty much bankrupt even the amalgamated nations who have the tech to build it.
500 kilotons
is 25 times bigger than Hiroshima, they were fortunate that an air burst dissipates in 360 degrees and that it 'burst' 10 miles away from them. still you can understand the damage! and the 2.8 quake the shockwave caused.
(It's still many hundreds of times smaller than the Tsar Bomba Nuke though)
Re: 500 kilotons
500 kilotons is the total energy dissipated during a re-entry taking many seconds, rather than all released in a fraction of a second in a nuclear weapon. Therefore the damage was a lot less than an equivalent tonnage of bomb.
If it has maths in it, I'm against it.
Besides, everyone knows this meteor was a sign of God's anger against the Russians. Verily He hath smoted them.
Re: Bah!
"Verily He hath smoted them."
Somehow I can easily imagine someone believes that, in spite of the fact that he missed and none of them died.
Re: Bah!
RE: Somehow I can easily imagine someone believes that, in spite of the fact that he missed and none of them died.
Yes, more of a "Small Meteor Hits Russia: Not Many^H^H Nobody Dead".
Re: Bah!
Perhaps it was just a gentle reminder smite: "Hey, you guys, I'm still around, and you'd better behave."
A bit like letting the cat know that you're looking before she jumps on the bench.
We see you, and you're still a psychopathic fuck.
Re: Bah!
Verily He hath smitten them. Verily He smote them. Pick one.
This is a similar grammatical construct to "I have written this" or "I wrote this."
Not "I have wroted this".
Hot off the news wire
Or did I read this yesterday on the BBC? Yep.
Here's a tech story from the Beeb you can re-do the paragraphs on tomorrow:
Are sure it wasn't launched from Klendathu?
Columbians discover
new way to deliver coke to suppliers?
How fast?
Is that kilometres per hour (km/h), or thousand miles per hour (Kmph)? Please let it be 54 meeellion miles per hour.
good thing..
..if it was traveling at the same direction as earth.
Earth: 1, Asteroid: 0
Earth rocks!
(See what I did there?)
Must be wrong
That path goes nowhere near Edwards AFB - crazy Russian politician.
But they said "Apollo" and Project Apollo didn't go anywhere near the moon - crazy American.
Testing, Testing ..
That was only a ranging shot. One long, one short and then Footfall will hit its intended target
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- YosemiteSam Jun 10, 2010 12:16 PM
Again attempting to jumpstart this board activity in Central Florida - thought I'd copy a popular thread from the South Florida board. Here's where we post announcements, rumors and scuttlebutt around restaurant openings, moves, menu & kitchen changes, etc
I'll start with 2:
World of Beer - opening fall 2010 in Dr Phillips Marketplace on Sand Lake Road - next to the Chipotle. Sign says website at www.wobdrphillips.com. Over 500 brands of beer and will be kicking off with a BBQ
Greek Flame Taverna is relocating to the same shopping center, in the old Tang Thai place near Press 101 and Cariera's Cucina Italian. Nice to have a Greek option in the neighborhood less "involved" than Taverna Opa in pointe Orlando
Greek Flame Taverna
1560 State Road 436, Winter Park, FL 32792
Press 101
7600 Dr Phillips Blvd Ste 22, Orlando, FL 32819
WHAT! OK now I'm mad. They're also opening a World of Beer right across the street from my old UCF apartment complex. At least now when we take clients to trade shows I'll have somewhere to go after amura :)
I live near Greek Flame Taverna's former location, where Casselberry meets the Seminole County side of Winter Park. My wife and I love the place, and I've often recommended it on Chowhound as the best Greek restaurant around. We happened to go there on June 1st, only to find out they were closing four days later and moving to Dr. Phillips. I wish them well in their new location, but I'm not sure how often we'll make it down there. I'm just glad we got one more delicious meal in the old space. Anyone who lives down there should definitely check them out once they reopen!
Greek Flame Taverna
1560 State Road 436, Winter Park, FL 32792
Super excited about World of Beer!
They are opening another Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, it's in the strip plaza in front of IKEA - Millenia Mall.
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza
2218 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Flat Rocks - a flat bread/ pizza type place just opened up in the hunters creek villages near th Padrinos.
Nicks Family Diner on OBT - Greek
9680 Argyle Forest Blvd Ste 26, Jacksonville, FL 32222
Dragonfly Sushi and Sake, from a Gainesville restaurant group, is opening in the Dellagio complex on Sand Lake's Restaurant Row this suimmer. It is self-described as a "modern "izakaya" or Japanese drinking establishment with an expanded menu and will feature traditional Japanese tapas style dining with sushi, sashimi and robatayaki with a full sake bar in an informal lounge atmosphere.
Here's their website from the Gainesville location:
Love the concept as the izakaya experieinces I've had elsewhere have been some of my favs, but I have two concerns: 1) if it's a true izakaya why the emphasis on sushi in the name? Kind of the opposite of what izakayas are. And 2) we're taking our Japanese cues from Gainesville? Is that a hotbed of authentic Asian cuisine? I wish it was a concept from New York or Seattle or LA or heaven help us Tokyo. I'm just saying, Orlando is a funny place sometimes. Also, looking at the menu, not too encouraged by the cutsie names for the sushi selections.
Oh well, I'm an optimist and I hope it's awesome and adds to the area but doesn't siphon too much business from the excellent but under-visited Wa just up the street.
re: YosemiteSam
have you been to the izakaya in altamonte?
re: pdpredtide
I've heard of it, but it's on the other side of town, Have you been? Is it worth the drive?
re: YosemiteSam
n o not yet, same problem here lol
re: YosemiteSam
You sound skeptical, but I have lived in Miami, Gainesville, and Orlando, and Dragonfly in Gainesville definitely made the best sushi I've ever had in Florida.
re: Big Bad Voodoo Lou
Yea, just looked at the Dragonfly menu, and it definitely looks promising.
re: Big Bad Voodoo Lou
So you lived in Miami, Gainesville and Orlando and DragonFly in Orlandos is the best Sushi you ever had? Really? Nobu Miami Beach is by FAR the best Sushi you could have had at anyone of those 3 cities and Dragonfly does not even hold a candle to Nobu. Sure for a College Town where Sushi is limited to begin with it's alright, but no way better than Nobu in South Beach and Amura in Orlando is way heads above College Town Sushi
South Beach
777 Gulf Blvd, Boca Grande, FL 33921
re: mikeReach
I agree with mike, Nobu is in a different class than most FL sushi digs. Naoe is in a class all of it's own, and it doesn't require a car payment to eat there either. I also agree that Amura (sand lake) is really something special when they have their game faces on!
re: YosemiteSam
Dragonfly has been in soft open a few weeks now in the Dellagio on Sand Lake Road - menu looks promising - soba noodles, robata grill etc. Little too much sushi and not enough izakaya but still a good addition to the area
Restaurant Row continues to swell with dining options - looks like we're getting a Pinkberry. Weird to open this right up the street from Menchie's. Wonder if it is where the old TCBY was next to Starbuck's? Menchie put them out of business already. It's convenient for me though.
Let's get in on!!!!
"Pinkberry launching first Florida store in Orlando in August"
Pinkberry comes to Orlando in August.
Pinkberry, the number one tart frozen yogurt brand, will open its doors in Orlando this summer at the Marketplace at Dr. Phillips, on the corner of Dr. Phillips and Sandlake Road. With more than 85 stores, Pinkberry Orlando is the latest of many new markets to open recently – including Dallas, Bay Area, Sacramento, New Orleans, Denver, Dubai, Bahrain and Mexico City, with several more new markets to be announced and opening later this summer and into the fall. Bill Harmening II, an Orlando native and local business owner, is the Pinkberry area developer for Orlando. Pinkberry premium frozen yogurt is made with real nonfat yogurt and nonfat milk that is rBST hormone free.
Flavors at the local Pinkberry's will include original, pomegranate, coconut, chocolate and mango.
Customers can personalize every yogurt experience with any combination of delicious toppings. In addition to frozen yogurt and toppings, Pinkberry also offers Pinkberry Fruit Parfaits and Pinkberry Smoothies."
re: YosemiteSam
Opening on August 20th
re: YosemiteSam
i'm heading to their opening , i'll let you all know how it goes!
re: pdpredtide
Wow, $14 for yellowtail collar? This is still a very cheap cut of fish. This better not be for one collar. Sucks how places rape you on prices when a certain cut gets trendy...
re: Corporate_40
Had one at Amura a few months ago that was around that price too
re: YosemiteSam
You can go to a countless number of places in NYC and get a collar for $6-8. And that's NYC. Orlando needs to get a grip sometimes.
re: Corporate_40
Corp_40- you say "and that's NYC", mental note, there are almost 17,000 restaurants in the greater manhattan area, and the crowd is both educated and ethnically diverse enough to support damn near anything. it's impressive that we can even get collar and/or cheek in most of the mickey mouse funded places in o-town, I don't mind paying 14 bucks for it. It's not "Mr Phillips, it's Dr Phillips haha" ;)
re: pdpredtide
Isn't Pinkberry opening on the 19th, or something? My wife mentioned wanting to go. If I can get off work early, we'll see you there!
re: Big Bad Voodoo Lou
Officially on the 20th, but they are likely to have an event on th 19th (kinda a soft opening, no pun intended)
re: YosemiteSam
lol that was funny
i have a press release that they wrote about on my blog, free t shirts for the first 100 at pinkberry
re: YosemiteSam
I'm sooo going to check this out :)
re: Sandwich_Sister
The original location that just moved out of Casselberry was awesome. Goodbye and good luck, Greek Flame, you will be missed!
re: Big Bad Voodoo Lou
I went last Sunday for Lunch and was a bit disappointed in the food.
Had a large traditional greek salad and thought the onions were definitely overpowering the rest of the salad. Also all the veggies were not quite ripe enough, the tomatos and cucumbers were to firm.
The Mousakka was decent but a little bland on the spices side.
The Baklava wasn't the traditional square or triangle, it was a little puff pastry (it took awhile to be served so we think it was baked to order). The flavor actually was pretty good, but the non traditional look and texture was a bit of a nonstarter for me.
Overall I would rate it as average, but better than Taverrna Opa. I'll go back in a couple of weeks to try it again.
Opa Restaurant
3051 NE 32nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
re: Big Bad Voodoo Lou
I drove by the old Greek Flame location on 436 in Casselberry yesterday, and a sign is up for a new restaurant: Arigato Sushi. We'll see!
re: britterbeezer
I know, I saw that sign too. Part of me was desperately hoping Four Rivers Smokehouse would move into that space so they could have a "real" restaurant, ten minutes from my house and right on my way to and from work to boot. Of course, that was based on nothing but wishful thinking.
Something new out at Disney.
The Portobello restaurant (one of the better options on property) has opened the Portobello Meatball Bar. Seems like an interesting idea even if it pushes the concept of a meatball a little far. I also dig that it features locally brewed beers - nice of something at Disney to remember that it is in Orlando.
As an aside, I forgot this was a Levy restaurant - if you watch Top Chef Masters then one of the finalists from it (Tony Mantuano) is the Executive Chef for Levy and he was there for the opening of the concept. There's a video of him introducing it on Scott Joseph's website.
Here's a link:
and a blurb from their Website
Enjoy an array of mouthwatering Meatball Sliders & locally brewed Italian beers. Need a break from the heat and summer crowds? Pull up a seat at Portobello's all new Meatball Bar! Portobello restaurant is embracing meatball mania, offering a crave-worthy and affordable assortment of meatball sliders perfectly paired with local and organic beers. The Meatball Bar pays homage to the classic Italian dish, offering four varieties of meatball. The menu showcases Beef & Veal with Parsley, Spicy Pork, Chicken with Sage, and Salmon with Tarragon. Each slider is served on a soft mini bread roll, topped with tomato basil sauce and freshly grated Parmigianino cheese. Portobello will also offer locally brewed and organic beers at the Meatball Bar, hand selected to complement your menu selection. The refreshing options include European Pilz, Olde Pelican E.P.A. and Blackwater Porter.
, Orlando, FL 32830
re: YosemiteSam
My husband is going to love this place. Meatball sliders and local brews, what isn't to like about it.
According to Scott Joseph, Graffiti Junktion (of Thornton Park burger fame) will be taking over the space formerly occupied by K Restaurant and Wine Bar in College Park. If you recall, K moved down the street earlier this year to the former Nonna's location.
I can't imagine a more different vibe from the sophisticated K Wine Bar than the raucous Graffiti Junktion.
I couldn't tell if this was an expansion to a 2nd location or if they will be closing the Thornton Park location.
Graffiti Junktion
900 E Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801
re: YosemiteSam
I really hope its a 2nd location, b/c wouldn't make the extra drive to College Park (I live out by Lake Nona). And I do love me some Graffitit Junktion.
re: Corporate_40
the graffiti group is opening its 2nd concept at the former bravissimo on shine ave., not too far from graffiti junktion on washington. i understand it will be a different concept, but not sure exactly what.
bravissimo moved to altamonte :( for me - i live much closer to the old locale.
Not my part of town, but thought I'd share that from the Funky Monkey guys comes the Bananas Diner. Cuisine is diner fare with a twist.
Location is next to the original Funky Monkey
924 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando, FL 32803
re: YosemiteSam
I heard good things about this place. You enjoyed it?
re: askdrtodd
Haven't been yet
re: YosemiteSam
OMG! My husband and I had the worst meal of our lives at this place. I will never, ever go back. He ordered a chicken sandwich and I ordered a burger. It took 40 minutes to get our food. The waiter never bothered to check on us during this time. When the food did come out the chicken looked like a pre frozen chicken breast that was half the size of the bun. Super dry, barely edible. He only ate it b/c we were starving and had to go back to work. My burger was better then his chicken sandwich, but nothing special and not worth the price or the wait.
Saw a sign going up for Lime Fresh Mexican Grill in the Whole Foods shopping center at the corner of Sand Lake and Turkey lakes Roads. It's right next store to Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza. This is a popular burrito chain in South Florida. It's mostly in the milieu of Moe's, Chipotle, and Tijuana Flats, but I think their ingredients are a little fresher and I like their non-burrito options a little better than the competition. Nice to have another choice in the area.
re: YosemiteSam
They're having a "Grand Opening Fiesta" - free food, free drinks
Thursday October 21 5:00 to 8:30
RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com
address is 8031 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando, FL
Event is to benefit the Fatone Family Foundation
re: YosemiteSam
very cool. I checked the menu and it looks like a decent place for a work lunch. Can't wait to try it.
Delmonico's Italian Steakhouse is coming soon on the corner of International Drive and Westwood Blvd.
It's a NY Chain has anyone ever been to one?
re: Sandwich_Sister
Friends of ours, who visit the Disney area every year rave about Delmonico's. We may eating with them there later this month. Hopefully it will be good.
New place opening on Restaurant Row next to La Nuova Cucina called La Rouge Wine Bar & Tapas. It's website (http://www.lerougewinebar.com/) states it as "creating casual environments for you to savor our collection of cheese and charcuterie. Explore new cultures through the different flavours in our lounge atmosphere, all focused on comfort, intimacy and warmth"
They have a few photos here (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid...) - looks like a focus on the lounge as much as the food - it's open to 2 am on Friday and Saturday. Owner seems to be Lebanese (which explains the French name).
Opens to the general public this week - good luck to them, we always encourage independent places in our sea of chains....
re: YosemiteSam
We saw this place two weeks ago when we were having lunch at Cedars. It looks swanky. I want to go! I can't wait to catch a glimpse of the menu.
I know this thread is about openings, but I wanted to share that it appears both Wa and Rice Paper have recently shuttered. Add that to La Nuova Cucina and it's been a tough Fall for independent restaurtants in the Sand Lake Road area.
It looks like Dragonfly is doing well though. Let's see what happens with La Rouge
Rice Paper
7637 Turkey Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819
re: YosemiteSam
Oh no, Wa? Say it ain't so! That makes me so mad.
It also makes me want to frequent La Rouge especially after seeing the menu.
re: Sandwich_Sister
Although I loved the food at Wa, that location was HORRIBLE and it was doomed from the begining. As soon as I left the first time, I told my gf that its a shame that this place will be closed within the year due to location, b/c the food was really good.
Hopefully they'll reopen in a new location...


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Despite these advantages, SMRs seem unlikely to replace large nuclear plant technology. "There will always be demand and room for large nuclear plants," Mowry says. "Large utilities can afford [large reactors] and continue to be interested in them. As such, we don't see ourselves as competing with large nuclear plants. Rather, we complement them."
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Because none of the designs has yet been approved by the NRC, it's difficult to assess the implications of SMRs for permitting, financing, regulatory approvals and ratemaking. However, Mowry believes sponsors will have an easier time getting an SMR project built. "For example, we believe that PUCs will be more open to these, because they have shorter construction times and smaller investments," he says. "In addition, we're excited because the DOE has a new program in the fiscal 2011 budget to provide cost-sharing for small modular reactors."
Jim Hempstead, a senior vice president with Moody's Investor Service, believes it's too early to predict how Wall Street will react to SMRs. "These new small technologies are further away on the radar screen," he says. "It will be a number of years before the NRC will be ready to talk about the designs. As such, from a credit perspective, we haven't spent a lot of time on it yet."
Obviously, everything hinges on NRC approval for one or more of the SMR designs. To date, according to NRC's Mayfield, none of the vendors has submitted a specific design certification application, nor does the NRC have any formal combined licensed applicants referencing a small modular reactor.
And even before it can address new SMR technologies in detail, the NRC must address some other issues. "Many policies and licensing requirements are geared to large reactors," Bhatnagar says. "There are a lot of new issues with the smaller reactors related to security, fee payment, emergency planning, common control rooms, operator staffing, and so on. We are in early discussions on these with the NRC."
Many such issues relate to policy more than technology, explains Scott Burnell, an NRC public affairs officer. "One of the most pressing examples will be in the licensing fee area," Burnell says. "For example, does it make sense to charge the same licensing fee for a small reactor that only puts out 45 MW as we do for a baseload reactor putting out 1,600 MW? At this point, we don't know." The NRC might need to review many of its rules and standards to determine, from a policy standpoint, whether small reactors merit a different set of requirements.
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