24 Orlando dishes you need to eat before you call yourself a local

It would be a shame to call yourself an Orlando local if you haven't tried these homegrown delicacies. Here are a few regional dishes every Orlandoan should've eaten by now.

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Beverly Hillbilly at Se7en Bites
207 N. Primrose Drive, 407-203-0727
Se7en Bites is a sweet and savory bake shop. This meal definitely sits on the savory side with eggs, bacon risotto, root beer braised short rib, hollandaise on a parmesan biscuit.

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Fried chicken from Chef Eddies
595 W. Church St., 407-826-1731
Chef Eddie’s specializes in soul food with crispy, fried chicken. For a sweet and savory meal, add red velvet or apple cinnamon waffles.

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Kickin’ Chicken Bao at King Bao
710 N. Mills Ave., 407-237-0013
Like the name advertises, this fried chicken bao definitely has a kick and a touch of sweetness with its cucumber sriracha aioli.

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Oysters at Lee & Rick’s
5621 Old Winter Garden Road
Known for their incredible and fresh oysters, Lee & Rick’s, which is shaped like an old docked boat, has been a consistent and reasonably priced seafood place since 1950.

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The rotisserie chicken from Pig Floyds
1326 N. Mills Ave., 407-203-0866
There are only a few rotisserie chickens smoked each day. They sell out fast, so plan ahead because it’s like nothing you have ever tasted.

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Chicken Tender Publix Sub
Publix locations
Not quite a strictly Orlando dish, but a local favorite regardless. No one can quite put their finger on why a pub sub is so much better than other any other subs, but they just are. Any sub with Boar’s Head deli meat is good, but the chicken tender sub is heavenly.

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Poke bowl from Quickly Boba
3214 E. Colonial Drive, 407-270-4570
The Hawaiian chopped, marinated raw-fish dish is one of the hottest food trends. Here, you can personalize a poke bowl with yellowtail, ahi or salmon and have an assortment of toppings like avocado and seaweed salad.

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Double Diablo pizza from Wine Barn
959 W. Fairbanks Ave., 407-599-9463
This spicy and tangy pizza, made to order in a wood-fire oven, has flavorful ingredients like calabrese hot salame, sopressata, baklouti green chili, San Marzano tomato and fior di latte.

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Tonkatsu ramen from Sapporo Ramen
5080 W. Colonial Drive, 407-203-6777
The rich pork bone based ramen is an inexpensively priced noodle bowl and by far, the best on the menu.

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Vegan Hot Dog Cart
65 N. Orange Ave., 321-303-3689
This cart has been helping settle drunk stomachs since like forever. It’s open until 3 a.m. for all your drunk eat needs.

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