🍲 Quick, fresh and near the airport

🍩Happy Wednesday.

Wouldn't you like your doughnut to be a Pepper too? USA Today Network writer C.A. Bridges asks this all-too-important question.

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The Restaurant Dive shared that several of its Pizza Hut locations closed in July of this year and dozens of Burger King locations last year.

Will Florida KFCs close?

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🍲What we ate this week: Neo Asian Kitchen & Boba Tea

One thing I love about picking up the in-laws from Orlando airport is the opportunity to taste foods not available or not easy to find near me, and, thank goodness, our dear relatives always arrive hungry.

Neo Asian Kitchen & Boba Tea, only six minutes from Orlando International Airport, is fresh and clean, cozy and offers fast service and a flavorful menu offering Vietnamese and Thai staples.

My mother-in-law enjoyed the round-bottom steak pho. It was her first time trying the Vietnamese soup, and it didn't disappoint. The giant bowl came heaped with tender meat, rice noodles and fresh sprouts, lime and basil to add on top.

The chicken banh mi was delicious too. Thai iced tea came with a boba option but I chose to go without the tapioca balls.

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Bye for now!

JG

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