Check Out These Restaurants in Orlando from Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

April 7, 2023
| 2:10 PM

Are you a hardcore foodie? Do you binge shows on the Food Network? If so, this blog is for you. We have a list of restaurants straight off the television, giving us our own Orlando Diners Drive-ins and Dives!

Guy Fieri himself has given his stamp of approval to these local spots. Try them yourself to see what all the hype is about. You won’t be disappointed.

Mrs. Potato

📸: @mrspotatoorlando

If you are a potato fanatic, like most of us, then you need to check this restaurant out. Mrs. Potato is a Brazilian-inspired potato house specializing in baked and rosti potatoes.

As seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, you can create your own potato dish! You get to choose which ingredients you want on your potato. It’s a delicious experience everyone will enjoy.

Hours & Location:

📍 4550 S Kirkman Rd, Orlando, FL 32811

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The Pastrami Project

📸: @pastrami_project

This food truck is Orlando’s first and only NY-style delicatessen in a truck. They make everything themselves, from the pastrami to the corn beef and even the rye bread.

Enjoy a Reuben taco, beef brisket, pastrami on rye, bagels, and more. Their food is handmade in small batches, hand-cut in front of customers, using local ingredients, and putting money back into the hands of local suppliers. It’s a taste of New York in Central Florida.

Hours & Location:

📍825 N Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL 3280

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Saigon Noodle and Grill

📸: @saigonnoodleandgrill

This is an authentic Vietnamese restaurant right in Orlando’s Milk District. They specialize in pho, noodle soups, rice platters, pan-fried noodle dishes, and specialty family-style entrees.

Their menu includes everything from dumplings, to spring rolls, to tasty soups and noodle dishes. Support this family-owned business the next time you’re craving good Vietnamese cuisine.

Hours & Location:

📍101 N Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

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The Meatball Stoppe

📸: @themeatballstoppe

Meatball lovers, this one’s for you! This restaurant balances authenticity and uniqueness, offering the freshest house-made meatballs, sauces, and sides.

This Italian spot offers 14 styles of meatballs. It’s been awarded the “Best of the Best Meatballs” in Central Florida and is a top 10 rated Orlando Restaurant.

Hours & Location:

📍7325 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando, FL 32822

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Se7en Bites

📸: @se7venbites

If you’re looking for comfort food, this is the place to go. They make their food from scratch daily and locally source fresh ingredients.

Their menu includes breakfast and lunch, as well as a full complement of sweet treats. It includes Signature Chicken Biscuit, Biscuits and Gravy, 5 Cheese Mac n’ Cheese, Coffee Cake, and so much more.

Hours & Location:

📍617 Primrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

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Willie's Pinchos

📸: @williespinchos

This Puerto Rican restaurant is a pincho-lovers dream come true. Pinchos are small skewered snacks typically eaten in bars, but small bites isn’t all this place has to offer.

At Willie’s Pinchos, you’ll find chicken, churrasco, plantain, sandwiches, and more. It’s a great place to get your Latin food fix.

Hours & Location:

📍1718 N Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807

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Fat One's Hotdogs and Italian Ice

📸: @fatonesorl

This one-of-a-kind food truck serves hotdogs and Italian ice! It’s lunch and dessert all in one.

This restaurant on wheels is owned by Joey Fatone, a former member of *NSYNC. There’s a hotdog on the menu for everyone: you can get it plain or have it with chili, onion sauce, bacon, more. The possibilities are endless!

Click here to see their schedule!

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And No Guy Fieri Guide is Complete Without...

Chicken Guy!

Get your chicken fix at one of Guy Fieri’s own spots! With two locations you’re never too far away from some crispy tendies and an amazing array of sauces, 22 signature sauces to be exact! Our go to order is a 5 piece crispy tendie combo with fries and a milkshake—and if we’re extra hungry a side of their mac daddy mac n cheese! We’re slowly working our way through the list of sauces but some standouts are definitely the donkey sauce, avocado crema, buttermilk ranch, and the honey mustard!

Recently Chicken Guy! launched a new shake, the huckleberry shake, and it’s the perfect springtime treat so check it out this limited time item!

Hours & Locations:

Disney Springs

📍 1506 E Buena Vista Dr Suite A, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Winter Park

📍 818 S Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

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Orlando Diners Drive-Ins and Dives

We have some pretty standout places here in Orlando—a foodie‘s dream city! Did we miss one on the list? Let us know in the comments! Don’t forget to follow us on social media @StuffToDoInOrlando and tag us in all of your food pics. Remember, phone eats first!

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