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Yums
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Restaurants
1022 US Highway 27 S
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
(863) 452-0228
Yum's is a family run restaurant which has delicious Chinese food that is always prepared fresh....
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Yum's is a family run restaurant which has delicious Chinese food that is always prepared fresh. They have at least two specials daily which give you a full meal including entrée, rice, egg roll or soup and fortune cookie for under $5.00. You can't beat that with a Big Mac and Yum's' food is much healthier and better tasting. They also have a very extensive menu. If you call your order in ahead of time, you won't have to wait as long.
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Winn-Dixie
Category:
Pharmacies & Drug Stores
802 US Highway 27 S Avon Park Shopping Center
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
(863) 452-1995
Although Winn-Dixie sometimes has great loss leader sales, it is my least favorite grocery store...
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Although Winn-Dixie sometimes has great loss leader sales, it is my least favorite grocery store of the three big names in town - Publix, Albertson's and Winn-Dixie. It seems to be the dirtiest store to me. Perhaps that's just because it's the oldest and looks dirtiest. Their employees seem to be the least helpful. On more than one occasion, I've stood at a checkout register or at the customer service desk and not even been acknowledged for several minutes. If you see me in Winn-Dixie, you'll know they are having a fabulous sale on something!
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Wild Turkey Tavern
Category:
Food & Dining
2751 U.S. 27 South
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
(863) 452-5284
If you're looking for a unique place with lots of personality to watch the game, try the Wild...
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If you're looking for a unique place with lots of personality to watch the game, try the Wild Turkey. If you've never been there before, you'll know you are in the right place as soon as you see the building. It's the one painted in camouflage (beneath the huge Barnhill's Buffet billboard). If you miss that, look for the huge, maybe 8' tall dinosaur beside the Wild Turkey Tavern sign. More often than not, the Wild Turkey will have a controversial quip on that sign.
The Wild Turkey has three TV sets for football watching, and they will be getting a fourth soon. Mike will sometimes have specials running during the games, so watch for announcements of those. The have a pretty extensive food and drink menu, including sandwiches, burgers, brats and gator tail. When the game is over or if you get tired of watching, you can play darts or pool at the Wild Turkey, too.
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Wendy's
Category:
Family Restaurants
411 US Hwy 27 S
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
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When the historic Jacaranda Hotel fell into disrepair, South Florida Community College bought and...
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When the historic Jacaranda Hotel fell into disrepair, South Florida Community College bought and restored it. While still a working hotel, many of the rooms are used as dorm rooms for students at SFCC. Also, the college's culinary arts program is taught at the Jacaranda. While I personally believe the Jacaranda Hotel could be more finely refurbished, I am glad they took on the huge task they have for the Jacaranda would be sorely missed had it been allowed to fall apart.
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Taco Bell
Category:
Family Restaurants
401 US Hwy 27 N
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
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Subway
Category:
Restaurants
816 US Hwy 27 S Ste 3
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
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Our Save-A-Lot has some low prices but not the kind of prices I hear people across the country...
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Our Save-A-Lot has some low prices but not the kind of prices I hear people across the country talk about. I will sometimes see sale prices in their advertising flier that I'll go in for but not very often. They had potatoes at an exceptional price about six months ago and their price on bananas is usually 20 cents less per pound than Wal*Mart's (which usually has the lowest prices in town). Our Save-A-Lot does not have many name brand products and, of course, you have to pack your own groceries which is hard for me since I have muscular dystrophy and am not supposed to lift anything heavier than 5 pounds. The store was revamped in the last couple of months and seems to be a bit cleaner now. I'll pick up a few things when I pay my bill at TECO, which is right next door, but shop here much more than that.
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Save A Lot is a no-frills grocery store. They don't have name brands. They don't have paper or...
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Save A Lot is a no-frills grocery store. They don't have name brands. They don't have paper or plastic bags. However, they DO have very low prices. I've bought fresh fruit, breads, frozen foods and ground turkey from Save A Lot and have always been satisfied with the quality.
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Publix Super Markets
Category:
Grocery Stores
1020 US Highway 27 S
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
(863) 452-1200
We served a buffet luncheon at my reception. As part of the buffet offerings, we ordered several...
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We served a buffet luncheon at my reception. As part of the buffet offerings, we ordered several party platters from Publix. http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=3 We ordered two platters with sliced meats and cheeses http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=3#Publix%20Deli%20Platters:%20Meat%20&%20Cheese and one platter with nothing but meats http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=3#foo10 so guests could make their own sandwiches.
These platters came from the deli and the people we dealt with were easy to work with and extremely helpful. They were patient and took time to answer all our questions. We never felt stupid or rushed. The platters were more than ample and there were still leftovers when we got back from our honemoon. In fact, they helped stretch our food dollars the first month of our marriage.
Other platters available are those with already-made sandwiches http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=3#Publix%20Deli%20Custom%20Sandwiches ; fruits, vegetables and cheese http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=3#Publix%20Deli%20Platters:%20Fruit,%20Vegetable%20&%20Cheese ; salads, sides and spreads http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=3#Publix%20Deli%20Platters:%20Salads,%20Sides%20&%20Spreads ; or sandwiches and finger foods http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=3#Publix%20Deli%20Platters:%20Sandwiches%20&%20Finger%20Foods . I've always found that the foods from the deli at Publix are of the highest quality and think this is true of all their platters, too.
Publix's bakery makes some of the prettiest and best tasting cakes I've ever seen or eaten. Their wedding cakes are some of their finest creations. http://www.publix.com/custom/wedding/Category.do?categoryId=1 By the time you choose your colors and style of cake, the options are almost endless. They also make mini wedding cakes (which serve 4 guests) http://www.publix.com/custom/wedding/CategoryNoDetails.do?categoryId=2 , groom's cakes (chocolate is a Southern tradition) http://www.publix.com/custom/wedding/Category.do?categoryId=3 , bridal shower cakes http://www.publix.com/custom/wedding/Category.do?categoryId=4 and and anniversary cakes http://www.publix.com/custom/wedding/Category.do?categoryId=5 for the years to come. All fantabulous choices but we were on a very tight budget and felt Publix's prices were a little too high so we hired someone just starting a catering business to make our cake.
There are several platters you can order from the bakery http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=4 , produce department http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=5 or seafood counter http://www.publix.com/custom/party/PartyPlanningSelection.do?id=2 to help make your reception satisfying.
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