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Olympic Restaurant
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Restaurants
504 US Highway 27 N
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
(863) 452-2700
We served a buffet luncheon at my wedding reception. We chose a variety of foods from several...
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We served a buffet luncheon at my wedding reception. We chose a variety of foods from several places in town. We ordered meat and cheese platters from Publix and chicken wings from Pizza Hut and potato salad from the Olympic Restaurant.
A friend of my mom's has ordered potato salad from here to take to parties for as long as we've known her and my mom always thought she was crazy. My mom thought it was a waste of good money when potato salad is so cheap and easy to make. Well, when she started thinking about making potato salad for 100 people and then storing it until it could be placed on the buffet tables, she took Barbara's advice and called the Olympic. My mom got so many compliments on the potato salad and it was gobbled up so quickly that she's never made potato salad from scratch again!
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The name comes from the 150-year-old Jacaranda tree growing where the hotel was to be built in...
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The name comes from the 150-year-old Jacaranda tree growing where the hotel was to be built in 1923 - the Florida Boom Era. The tree was a landmark in town and there was much ado that it had to be felled to make room for the building. In fact, local citizens tried to replant the giant tree elsewhere, but it failed.
For several years, the hotel was known as the "Queen of the Ridge," thanks to its elegant accommodations and fine dining. The Great Depression of the 1930s and the War Years of the 1940s robbed her of her youth and sparkle. A series of loving owners tried their best to maintain her but the new trend toward highway hotels was just too much and the downward spiral continued. By 1988, the Jacaranda teetered on the edge of being closed down; but South Florida Community College came to the rescue. The college got into the Jacaranda act because of (1) its expanding programs in culinary arts, hospitality management and historic building restoration; (2) the need for student housing; and, (3) the desire to improve the economy of the community.
An enthusiastic crew of college staff, students and volunteers began the tedious jobs of scraping off all the accumulated coats of paint, patching, sealing, repainting, restoring the brass hardware and china fixtures, refinishing the wood floors, rewiring and re-plumbing.
Today, the "Jac" offers guests a choice of restored guest rooms, mini suites, master suites and grand suites, with the grand suite featuring a living room, two bedrooms and two baths. The restored lobby readily lends itself to relaxing, reading, conversing, card playing or working puzzles. And there's a heated, enclosed swimming pool.
Except in the summer, the dining room is open for lunch and dinner, with a southern-style buffet, salad bar and an a la carte menu. A grand buffet is offered on Sundays. It is closed Saturdays and Mondays.
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Olympic Restaurant
Category:
Greek Restaurants
504 Us Highway 27 N
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
We have eaten here several times and while we have had to wait to be seated, it is worth the wait!...
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We have eaten here several times and while we have had to wait to be seated, it is worth the wait! We have had some very good meals and been served promptly. Highly recommended.
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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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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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They offer homestyle cooking and serve breakfast all day. They also serve your usual burgers,...
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They offer homestyle cooking and serve breakfast all day. They also serve your usual burgers, sandwiches, and dinner entrees. Reasonably priced. Service is generally promt.
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Cafe Avon
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Restaurants
1012 W Main St
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
(863) 453-6607
When my husband and I ate at Cafe Avon, we were truly disappointed. We felt the food was...
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When my husband and I ate at Cafe Avon, we were truly disappointed. We felt the food was overpriced and not very good. We also thought the menu choices were very limited. This restaurant opened several years ago and seems to have prospered (they've enlarged their tiny restaurant); however, so maybe we missed what other people seem to have found.
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Taco Bell
Category:
Family Restaurants
401 US Hwy 27 N
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
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Pizza Hut
Category:
Family Restaurants
310 Us Highway 27 N
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
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Kfc
Category:
Family Restaurants
201 Us Highway 27 N
Avon Park,
Florida 33825
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