{"id":268,"date":"2011-11-22T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T16:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/imprint\/?p=268"},"modified":"2018-03-12T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:21:26","slug":"a-delicious-best-kept-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/imprint\/a-delicious-best-kept-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"A Delicious Best Kept Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Kristen Carlstrom<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fall 2007. I was just a small town girl moving into a bigger city and was excited to live on my own or as alone someone can be while living in dorm rooms. My parents were now six hours away and I had the freedom to control my own life. Too bad my stomach was growling through most of my freshman year.<\/p>\n

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Most other freshmen that I knew utilized the meal plan; this allows hungry freshman to eat at the local school cafeteria. I wasn\u2019t really concerned about food at first. I was simply ecstatic to strike out on my own for once. Too bad my independence didn\u2019t come with home cooked meals. I began to miss good, healthy, home cooked food by my second week of college. An oven in the dorm would have made the hungry disappear (but\u00a0freshmen can’t be trusted with potentially flammable objects).<\/p>\n

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I had no real idea of the surrounding area. I knew I was in Orlando and that Disney was about twenty miles away, but that was the extent of my knowledge. I figured that there was good food lurking about in city, but I had no clue where to start looking. My roommate and I decided to\u00a0get in the car one day\u00a0and just drive. We turned right off campus and kept driving until we hit Oviedo and a local diner.<\/p>\n

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Oviedo: The Townhouse Restaurant<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Townhouse is located about 10 miles from UCF. The diner is locally owned and operated and has been decorated based on town surroundings. If you have ever driven through Oviedo, then you have most likely seen the chickens that wander freely about. Across from The Townhouse is an antique store that sells, \u201cI stop for the Oviedo chickens\u201d bumper stickers and t-shirts.<\/p>\n

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Once you walk inside of the diner, it is clear that the Oviedo chickens are loved. Everything is decked out chicken fashion. There\u2019s even a chicken riding a broom dressed as Harry Potter\u00a0to welcome you to the restaurant. For the early risers, breakfast is delicious every time, and your mouth will water at the great food and exceptional prices. Starting with Biscuits and Gravy at 3.99, the prices only go up to 9.49 for the \u201cDouble Your Pleasure\u201d Country Fried Steak breakfast. Lunch prices range from 5.49 to 8.99 and dinner ranges from 8.99 to 10.79. There is also a different special every day of the week. Every meal I have ever tried has been delicious at the Townhouse. It\u2019s served with a smile and an \u201cenjoy\u201d and makes you want to come back for more. If you miss mom\u2019s cooking, the Townhouse is the place to go.<\/p>\n

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