23 iconic Orlando restaurants closed recently that we'll miss

By Orlando Weekly Staff on Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 2:55 am

As we brave the current spate of closure announcements coming from several longstanding and locally loved Orlando eateries, Orlando Weekly thought it best to highlight the major shutdowns of the past years.

We've now lived the final days of Pom Pom's, Farm + Haus, Ethos Vegan Kitchen, Hamburger Mary's and Graffiti Junktion (to name a few) but there's plenty more shuttered spots we just can't seem to forget.

Here are some iconic Orlando restaurants closed since 2022 that we'll sorely miss.

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Goff's Drive-In

212 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
After 50 years, the iconic ice cream stand Goff's Drive In couldn't weather a uniquely terrible 2022.

Photo via Google Street View

Thai Basil

5800 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs
Long-standing Winter Springs restaurant Thai Basil closed in January after two decades of service. Thai Basil offered lunch and dinner, with menu items like curry fried rice, noodles, stir fry dishes, desserts and more.

Photo by Rob Bartlett

1881 Dubai Restaurant

315 Pleasant St., Orlando
The Uzbek/Turkish restaurant in Kissimmee has been (18)86'ed, albeit "temporarily," according to representatives of the restaurant. 1881 Dubai Restaurant, subject of a highly positive review by OW food critic Faiyaz Kara, was home to both 1881 Restaurant (fronting Broadway) and 1881 Dubai Restaurant (on Pleasant). Both offered the exact same menu spotlighting the crossroads cuisine of Central Asia.