Downtown Milledegeville gets a taste of Latino Flavor

    Nestled into the downtown strip, where the Watering Hole once stood, is a new quaint family-owned restaurant called Latino Flavor. The restaurant offers traditional Latin American favorites such as stewed chicken, oven roasted pork, stewed pork chops, sautéed steak, and your choice of rice and beans.
    But, how close to authentic Latin American food does Latino Flavor come? Well, if you are brave enough to stay and eat once the buffet line is revealed, you’ll find out.
    Jonathan Ewing, Biology graduate student, ate at Latino Flavor shortly after it opened.
    “The stewed pork chops that I ordered were actually the better part of the meal,” Ewing said. “The rice was undercooked and old.”
    Beside hearty portions, Latino Flavor also offers soups and salad along with an assortment of desserts, which include their daily special fritters.
    Former GCSU Psychology major, John Stapleton, dared to venture over to the restaurant with some friends to enjoy dinner followed by dessert.
    “They need to be more detailed on the menu,” Stapleton said. “ I ordered a banana fritter and got banana and ground beef in it.”
    Although some have had their own complaints about the restaurant, there are others who have enjoyed their dining experience there and who would pay to eat there again.
Marcos Colon, 2006 biology and Spanish graduate of GCSU, gave Latino Flavor high reviews after eating there for lunch.
    “For being such a new restaurant I felt as though the food and atmosphere was quite appetizing,” said Colon. “ I will definitely eat there again and hopefully more people will as the word spreads that they are open.”
    If you are curious as to how the interior appears, remember what the Watering Hole looked like? Then you need not be curious any longer. Latino  Flavor is a mirror image of
what the Watering Hole used to be, using the same chairs, stools, booths and bar area that was there before. The only difference is the style of food, the fact that there is no full bar and that no bands will be performing at Latino Flavor.
    They also offer a 10 percent discount off the total purchase when GCSU students present a valid I.D.  
    Latino Flavor operates as a buffet during the day and a sit down restaurant at night. It is open seven days a week Sunday to Wednesday from 11a.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.. They are also trying to attract a late night bar crowd serving bottled beer such as Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra and Michelob Light for $2.00.
    Although this restaurant may be making a slow start when having to compete with other known restaurants downtown, they will hopefully get their feet off the ground soon and have customers coming back for more.

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