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Carrabba's Italian Grill . This a chain restaurant where food made to order from scratch. Servers were very friendly. If you join their mailing list at least a month ahead of time, you might able to get a coupon for a free appetizer.
Publix . Publix is a supermarket chain that offers reasonably priced groceries. One rainy night we stopped by for groceries and ended up buying a family pack of fried chicken. For about $11, you get 8 pieces of chicken, 2 sides (potato salads, etc.), and dinner discount disney world magic kingdom tickets rolls. The chicken was delicious and the sides were gourmet quality. I also bought a gallon of sweet tea from Publix for under $3 to keep in the condo.
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