Jack and Mary's

With this cloud over my city, I tried to bring an old school spot to my blog. Jack and Mary's has been around for years. Anyone who lives in East Orlando has ate here at least one, if not for sure know where it is. This a super mom and pops diner. They are the ones to close at about 2:30pm and reopen at 5:30am.

To me the service was fast and great. Had a sweet bilingual woman who was on it. She was a one woMAN show for real. She was getting everything on point from drink and food orders to cashing people out and asking people how their kids are. The food comes out fairly fast too which I love because I had class that morning. I had the meat lovers omelet, it had sausage, ham and bacon, real cheesy too with home fries, and a biscuit. I love the food here because it is from scratch. What you would eat at home, you get made here for a low price. My plate was $9.95 and that is because I was extra hungry. Their breakfast/lunch specials range from $4.95-$7.00 plates. The most expensive thing on the menu is the Greek omelet $11.95 because it has Lamb in it.

This is a great place to go to for a quick morning/brunch meal. They have a great variety of different meals and everything is fresh. I can not wait to continue to go to Jack and Mary's for a nice meal and not hurt my pockets afterwards. Hope you all make it out and continue to show support for beautiful Orlando. We need all the prayers and love we can get from everyone. I appreciate all the ongoing love from you all. Remember to always Love and allow to be loved. Xo

Jimmy Hulas

Food with lots of flavor is where it's at. I am not one to eat some plain a** food. So I want to always try new places, with different type of flavors. My friend Charles, from UCF put me onto this place. The owner is someone who travels all around the world and takes foods from all over, and brings them back to the states. Enjoy my Jimmy Hulas experience, and see what it is that you want next time you're there.

I went out here with my dad Rafael, and little sister Rakel. We started off with the Cabo trio. This consisted of a lot of tortilla chips and three dips, queso, guac and salsa. $4.59 My little sister had the Crack'd corn. This was corn on the cob with crema, chili powder, cotija (cheese) and cilantro. $3.29 Not spicy, extra creamy and boiled to perfection corn. Rakel ate on the light side, grabbing a filling Caesar salad. You can choose to have your chicken fried or grilled. $6.29

My taco loving self, of course I went taco crazy. I grabbed the Wipe-out taco. In it they had steak, shrimp, and fries. Inside came jack cheese, salsa, avocado, and baja sauce. $4.25 I also grabbed a Street taco, this can be done with beef, chicken, steak and pork. I chose the chicken one with onions on the side (yuck) cojita, and sirracha one the side. $3.59 My OG (Dad) grabbed a juicy burger called the Aloha Burger. This had Teriyaki, pineapple, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and creamy Teri. $7.35 I took a bite of it, it was super BBQ style meat with juicy meat all around. I enjoyed how much tenderness and flavor it had to offer.

One thing I also loved were the drink specials, they are all below in the last picture. They had amazing drink specials all week long. Week days 4pm-7pm they had their happy hour. Then on Weekends they had the happy hour all day long. Some of the drinks are down below. The main weekends one were $3 Mimosas, $3 Screwdrivers, and $3 bloody Marys/Marias. 

Jimmy Hulas

12400 Lake Underhill Rd. Orlando, Fl 32828 (have other locations)

Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm

407-930-6511

Denver Adventure

Denver, Colorado is my first out of State blog entry. It is very exciting to be somewhere new all while meeting some cool new people on the way and trying new things. I will take you to a few eateries, and tell you about free to inexpensive places to dive into while in Denver for a few days. Or if you live in the area and just need somewhere affordable and enjoyable to crash.

To begin I got my ticket a couple of months beforehand. I figured why pass off a really inexpensive ticket to a new place that you can find fun adventures to get into? ($218) First day I got there I went straight to my room to get rid of all my luggage, I went with an Airbnb again. So convenient and inexpensive. Stood with a dope young married couple (Jessie and Maggie). They provided breakfast at their home too, this was on point because of how much of a budget Betty I am. It was private and comfortable. I got around with Uber, buses, and my two cute feet. Weather was manageable considering the huge jacket I had. Now this was originally a blogging trip, but it luckily got combined with one of my best friends Laura's birthday celebration. What better way to celebrate your birthday than with a trip out of your State and all on a svelte budget. My flight arrived a few hours before Laura's. Naturally my hungry a** wants to get to the house to drop my things off and find food. First stop for me was an Ethiopian restaurant called Queen of Sheba. They had such a warm, welcoming feel to it. It's almost like you're going over a cousins house or something. Zodi was my waitress and cook, that's how close it is. This was my first time trying Ethiopian food. I went with the steak tips, with the known Injera bread which is like a fermented sour dough, a mix of cabbage, carrots and potatoes, with a side of a spices infused lentils. I will be totally honest, I did NOT like the Injera alone with not one thing. I enjoyed it when I got a little bit of everything on the plate. I was so happy all the tastes grew on me. After that I met up with Laura and we headed to Comedy Works. The main comedian was Heather McDonald, she is mainly known for her hilarious and risque writing skills as a comedian, and being on Chelsea Lately killing it. We bought these tickets a few weeks in advance and got them for like $20. Laura had some creamy and cheesy mac. I grabbed some fresh spring rolls with a chilli pineapple dipping sauce. It was a great snack to enjoy. Took an Uber to the downtown area afterwards. We bar hopped a little bit and met a few Colorado locals. You can walk around and find some drink specials or ladies night in just about every bar.

Next day we woke up early and headed to an AM eatery by the name of Snooze. The service and food were divine. Now the wait wasn't your usual 5 minutes wait. But at least they kept you entertained while you waited, free unlimited coffee and tea. Also some games out front, Laura and myself participated in a few rounds of Cornhole in which she actually totally beat me in. She had that birthday luck probably. The company holds industry night which really consists of all the people that work in hotels, or eateries get 50% off of drinks on Monday and Tuesday. We get seated outside in a great space. Now I never drink, but I figured I would try a drink while we waited for our brunch to arrive. We grabbed their signature mimosa named Mmm Mmm Mimosa with reason. Such a nice sweet and balanced bubbly to start the day, their main ingredient in it is Pama Pomegranate. Our waiter was this spunky, smart theater performer named Heather. She along with Andrew, the manager were a great help with information and hospitality. Heather wanted us to try the cinnamon roll pancake and I think this will be my go to pancake whenever I am in town. It was so delicious we did not even take a picture from the start, rather we took it more than half way demolished. Inside were white chocolate chips, salted caramel, candied pecans on top with a vanilla sauce.  I got the Bella! Bella! Benny plate, this consisted of "thin slices of prosciutto, Taleggio cheese, and perfectly poached eggs on toasted ciabatta, topped with cream cheese hollandaise, balsamic glaze and arugula" (menu). Eggs Benedict are never a bad idea for brunch. Laura made a 50/50 choice. You pick two different kinds of egg Benedict. Both with hash browns, she chose the crispy, I picked on the softer side. 

We then headed to the lovely Denver Art Museum. They provided a great mixture of art, sculptures, paintings, and videos and audio headsets for most. Two huge buildings with a wide selection of galleries and an exhibit that changes all the time. I had my school ID which gave me a discount, leaving me paying $10. Locals, kids, and local students get an even lower price. Real quick I have to bring up Laura going on top of a huge cow outside the museum. I doubt they really want people to climb this sculpture, then again they don't have a sign that says NOT to. So for the sake of getting a good picture for my blog, I see Laura going up the tail, so I told her to just climb higher. That she did, she went all the way up to enormous head. Now the getting back down, let's just say her bottom and Denver ice got very acquainted on this trip. Thankfully the Denver locals are super nice and this lady helped her up. I was busy being a horrible friend laughing harder than ever before.

We went to a Colorado whiskey distillery named Stranahan's. Not only do you get to see how whiskey is made, fermented, stored for 5+ years but you also get to taste it and have fun learning in between all thanks to our well informed tour guide Keith. The tour is totally FREE, all you have to do is a reserve a slot online and be there on time. Following the nice warm whiskey filled sensation, we headed for some Colorado styled pizza. I picked Beau Jo's pizza. This place was awesome, it was so filled with flavor and layers of mouth watering meats and vegetables. Laura got a Margarita, she enjoyed it and it was only $6. I got an Arnold Palmer, $2.80 for two cups. Came in the cutest mason jars. We got a two pound pizza of Mountain Pie made half chicken breast with a garlic and olive oil sauce, and the other half was supreme with bacon bits too. The crust was a honey wheat, when you got to the bottom of it, you poured pure honey on it and indulged in the sweet softness. We were at this point almost falling asleep from this long filled day. Regardless I said we needed the infamous Voodoo Doughnuts. We payed for 3 under $5, but the lovely employee hooked us up with an extra one. We figured we would get the crazy looking ones. I got one that was topped with Fruit Loops cereal, Laura had one with Cocoa Puffs and we shared a cookies and cream one with a Boston cream like filling, I am not a filling lover, but this one was very worthy of my taste buds. 

I will be making one more Denver blog next Sunday. I want to show people that we are able to travel, and head out of the house on a budget and still have fun. Contact the companies below for any questions. Also feel free to contact me if you want more details on the places I visited. Do not limit yourself, try new things, meet new people, spend time doing something that will give you awesome memories. Let us always remember to love and allow to be loved. Xoxo

Queen of Sheba

7225 E Colfax Ave. Denver, CO. 80220

(303) 399-9442

Comedy Works

(2 locations) 5345 Landmark Pl. Denver, CO 80111

(720) 274-6800

Snooze

700 N Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80206

(303) 736-6200

Denver Art Museum

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy. Denver, CO 80204

(720) 865-5000

Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey

200 S Kalamath St. Denver, CO 80223

(303) 296-7440

Beau Jo's

(Various locations) 2710 S. Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80222

(303) 758-1519

Voodoo Doughnuts

1520 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO. 80218

(303) 597-3666

 

Teak Neighborhood Grill

Everyone can appreciate good food, killer drink specials and great service. Teak is a grill place in West Orlando right near Valencia's west campus. I went this Wednesday to indulge in a few extra tasty and odd treats they had to offer.

Let's start with the service. The waiter's name was Cliff, he was great help and very attentive to our needs and questions. Be sure to ask for him when you head over there, tell him Wendy the blogger sent you.

I started my lunch off with a very delightful spinach and blue crab dip. It was so creamy and filled with the perfect amount of crab meat. I just wanted to keep dipping every chip in, but I needed to save room for the other stuff. It was very cheesy, perfect consistency to enjoy the seafood added to it. The crab wasn't like biting into a crab itself, but it was a great balance to taste it with the greens.

My main course was the succulent Cronie Burger. Now if you have heart problems, or suffer from wild medical issues, this would be your very LAST choice. This burger in the middle was an amazing half pound of Angus meat, topped by some smoked Gouda cheese, an egg, and some bacon (no swine) all in between two bad ass french doughnuts tossed in cinnamon to seal the deal. This burger was so huge I had to press it down to make it fit inside my mouth without looking like an ant trying to eat a whole grapefruit. On the side of that sinful burger I dove into some fresh, sweet potato tater tots. These tots were the perfect meet of toasty outside, and soft warm inside. I asked for a side of warm caramel to dip the tots in, greatness.

Of course I would not miss the last bit to close out my meal. The REAL sweets. I purchased a Trio platter. Pieces of cake, pineapple with a layer at the top of coconut flakes. Strawberry, with a creamy white top maybe buttercream, vanilla, or cream cheese, could not put my finger on it. Lastly was the Nutella with walnuts topped over it all. These three cakes were so good and allowed me to get a little taste of more than one cake.

This establishment makes everything gluten free, minus most of the buns.. But they have clearly labeled where some meals are completely gluten free also. They also serve flat breads, soups, sandwiches, and entrees. 

They have great drink specials everyday, and ladies night on Wednesday which include great food and drink specials on top of the great deals they provide daily. Also they have days where they provide life music too. This is a great place to grab drinks, watch a game, grab lunch, or relax in the outside patio at. The food was amazing, the service was great, and it isn't too pricey. I paid $12 for my huge burger, my tots were included, my dip was also $12 (which my friend put on her bill) and dessert was $7. This was all full price and nothing on sale except the drinks my friend had. She drank two drinks for $4.50 of vodka and sprite (I don't drink.) They do however have great choice for their daily happy hour picks.

Hope you all get to grab a bite to eat, or even a few drinks to start or end your night off well. Feel free to contact me on my social networks or via email on my 'contact tab' to ask any questions about this or any other place I've visited.

"Love and allow to be loved" XoXo

6400 Times Square Ave. Orlando, Fl 32835

(407) 313-5111

Open Everyday 11am-2am