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Monday, November 30, 2020

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New event Black Restaurant Week spotlights Black-owned restaurants in Orlando and Tampa Bay

Posted By Ray Roa and Alexandria Jones on Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 8:19 PM

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Kalalou Caribbean Bar and Grill - PHOTO COURTESY KALALOU CARIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL/FACEBOOK

Photo courtesy Kalalou Caribbean Bar and Grill/Facebook
Kalalou Caribbean Bar and Grill

Black Restaurant Week, which started last week and runs through Dec. 6, highlights Black-owned businesses, and for the first time, a Florida edition (Florida Black Restaurant week, FBRW) is focusing on venues across the Sunshine State — including quite a few here in Orlando.

In addition to shining a light on Florida’s Black-owned kitchens — including restaurants in Orlando, Miami and Jacksonville — FBRW co-founder Derek Robinson told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the event also features virtual events and conferences to help Black entrepreneurs expand their businesses.

“No one else is doing it and that’s exactly what we’re doing. There hasn’t really been a voice for the Black culinary space from bartenders to caterers,” Robinson explains.

Black Restaurant Week follows federal, state and local COVID-19 rules and regulations. Delivery and/or pickup are highly recommended. You can find the complete list of restaurants participating in Florida Black Restaurant Week via blackrestaurantweeks.com. Local restaurants participating in Orlando and nearby Tampa Bay include:

Orlando

1000 Degrees Pizza 13599 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, 407-554-3206
Chef Shonari Services (Personal Chef) 321-460-2752
Justin’s Caribbean Fusion Restaurant 6700 Conroy Road, Orlando, 407-866-0270
Kalalou Caribbean Bar & Grill 5160 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando, 407-286-5539
Loyd Have Mercy 3434 S. Washington Ave., Titusville, 321-269-1008
Nessas Food Co. BBQ Restaurant 14 W. McKey St., Ocoee, 321-370-8172
Plates on Deck 9640 Boggy Creek Road, Orlando, 321-245-9277
Seana’s Caribbean Soul Food 719 Good Homes Road, Orlando, 321-800-6846
The Conch Queen 3780 Ocoee-Apopka Road, Apopka, 321-297-3519

Tampa Bay

7th and Grove 1930 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-649-8422
Ava’s Lowcountry Cuisine 112 Flagship Drive, Lutz. 813-702-3813
COPA 1047 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-623-9199
Eggs Up Grill 3920 U.S. Highway-301 N., Riverview, 813-800-3447
Island Flavors and Tings 1411 49th St. S., Gulfport. 727-804-1849
Kay’s Kitchen 11124 N. 30th St., Tampa, 813-368-5196
Loaded 1901 Drew St., Clearwater. 727-271-2200
M&R Cafe Southern Cuisine 3322 E. Osborne Ave., Tampa. 813-234-2233
Mr. B’s Southern Cuisine 3401 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-221-8111
Shnookum’s BBQ 1575 S. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. 727-754-8786
The Cookie Monster 5226 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa.

A version of this story first appeared on our sister paper's site, Creative Loafing Tampa.

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