Today, October 4, has been designated as National Taco Day, and thankfully, the Orlando area has plenty of places to get a good taco.
If you’re interested in celebrating, several places are running specials today:
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Out and About: Chuy’s 2016 Green Chile Fest Menu is Here and It’s Delicious! #chuysgreenchilefest
I love all things spicy, so when Chuy’s invited me to check out this year’s Green Chile Fest menu, of course I said, “Yes!”
The fest celebrates the green chile harvest in Hatch, New Mexico. Every year Chuy’s contracts with family farmers to grow over 2 million pounds of the very best green chiles on the planet just for them.
Chuy’s then creates a special limited time menu of made-from scratch dishes to serve for three weeks during the heat of the harvest. Which happens to be right now.
Out and About: Tijuna Flats Gives Us the Bird with a Sample of their New Turkey Offerings
Tijuana Flats has launched a new campaign promising to “Give You the Bird” with their new turkey offerings, and last week we attended a blogger event to sample the bird.
After a welcome basket of chips accompanied by a trio of salsa, queso, and guacamole, we were offered a sample of their tostada with the new turkey. It was very tasty, seasoned similar to their ground beef offerings, but a bit softer in texture – not as crumbly as the beef.
Out and About: Chuy’s Kicks Off Green Chile Festival
I love spicy food, so I was excited to check out the new limited time Green Chile Festival menu at Chuy’s restaurant that kicked off August 17.
I visited the I-Shops location at the corner of I-Drive and Sand Lake last week with my roommate and we tried a little of pretty much everything off the menu (always bring a friend who doesn’t mind sharing).
Chuy’s Kicks off Green Chile Fest With Limited Time Menu
Chuy’s restaurants have kicked off their 27th annual Green Chili Festival, which celebrates the green chile harvest in Hatch, New Mexico with a special menu offered for a limited three week period.
From now through September 6, all three Central Florida locations will offer this menu which features six new dishes including Green Chile Pork Tamales (pictured above), Bacon Wrapped Pork Rellenos and Veggie Fajitas.
Out and About: Tijuana Flats Offers Some of the Best Tex-Mex in Town
I am a big fan of Tijuana Flats, but most of my visits center around their great Taco Tuesday promotion (2 huge tacos of your choice of ground beef or chicken, plus chips and a drink for $5.49). But recently I attended a Central Florida Lady Bloggers event where I got to try some of their other yummy menu items.
First a little history on the brand. It was formed in 1995 by a UCF student named Brian Wheeler, with the first location in Winter Park. So this is a local brand. In the course of the twenty years since that first store, Tijuana Flats has grown to 100 restaurants in six states. Each location is also decorated differently with local artist drawn murals and ceiling decor.