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J&T Smokehouse Review: Great Barbecue Hiding in Leesburg
Photos from my J&T Smokehouse visit on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. J&T Smokehouse in Leesburg doesn’t look like much from the road. It’s a small storefront in a strip mall on U.S. Highway 441, and it’s easy to drive right past. But the barbecue inside is excellent, and judging by the crowd, plenty of Villagers…
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R.J. Gator’s at Lake Sumter Landing: Good Food and Generous Portions After Golf
After golf on September 30, our group headed to R.J. Gator’s at Lake Sumter Landing for dinner. The suggestion that got us there: “Let’s go to the Lake Sumter Gators—it’s better than Brownwood.” That was the preference of some in our group, so R.J. Gator’s Florida Sea Grill & Bar it was. It’s one of…
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Havana Country Club Dinner: Why We Skipped Mallory Hill’s Restaurant
Mallory Hill got our round. It did not get our dinner. After a shaky meal there last time, we skipped the clubhouse and went for a Havana Country Club dinner instead. Here’s how that gamble paid off. We played Mallory Hill yesterday, and the golf was the easy part. The real question was dinner. This…
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KungFu Chef in The Villages: Review, Menu Highlights, and Our Dining Experience
In this KungFu Chef review, we cover a packed dinner service, quick service, standout soups and spring rolls, and the Thai Basil Shrimp we enjoyed. The close seating and an ordering mix-up made parts of the experience less smooth, but overall there was plenty we liked. We stopped in at KungFu Chef for dinner and…
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The Hangry Bison Review: We Skipped the Burgers, but Not the Good Stuff
The Hangry Bison makes a good first impression. The restaurant has a lively, casual feel, and even the way you order is a little different. Instead of simply telling your server what you want, you can build your meal by circling your choices directly on the menu with a dry-erase marker. It sounds a little…
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Wolfgang Puck Kitchen + Bar in Brownwood: Happy Hour and Dinner
We stopped at Wolfgang Puck Kitchen + Bar in Brownwood for happy hour and dinner. Live entertainment, attentive service and a few dishes that stood out made it an enjoyable evening. We went to Wolfgang Puck Kitchen + Bar at The Brownwood Hotel for dinner, but our evening actually started a little earlier at the…
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Sakura in Lady Lake: Hibachi Dinner and a Show Near The Villages
We recently met up with a group of friends at Sakura Japanese Restaurant in Lady Lake for hibachi. It had been a while since we’d done a hibachi dinner, and this turned out to be a good place for a group. We had a reservation and were seated promptly at one of the hibachi tables.…
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OnlyVillages Review: The Bonefish Grill Lunch We’d Happily Order Again
After golf, our group tried Bonefish Grill in The Villages for lunch. The lunch special worked well, and the Bang Bang shrimp tacos stood out.
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Zunzibar Review: A Late Dinner, $8 Wings and a Waterfront Patio
This week, my wife and I headed to Zunzibar for this Zunzibar review of a late dinner. We arrived after 8 p.m., which happened to put us into the restaurant’s second Golden Hour of the day. We ate inside on a quiet Tuesday evening, tried a couple of salads and the $8 Island Jerk Wings,…
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Victory Sports Grill in Middleton: An Honest Review After a Rough Visit
This Victory Sports Grill review covers our recent visit to one of the newest additions to Downtown Middleton, a large sports bar and full restaurant built around watching the game with friends. After hearing positive feedback from others, our golf group decided to stop in for dinner and see it for ourselves. Our visit ended…
