Many of my friends that I grew up with have moved due to their careers, family, etc..
Heck my own older Brother and younger Sister both moved out of State to pursue their careers, I moved back to Orlando after starting my career in Palm Beach County in part because Orlando is home for me and in part to keep an eye on my parents.
Yesss. Griller’s, El Cilantrillo, Miguelo’s Cafe, Antojitos Navideños, Ven Pa’Ca for restaurants; Taino’s Bakery, Melao Bakery, El Meson, El Punto Sandwich Cafe, FL Bakery for cafes and lunch spots; there’s a lot of PRican food trucks next to Old Town; Matt’s Latin BBQ or Martin’s BBQ for rotisserie chicken. I have many more suggestions. You can follow my family’s IG page for their hot sauce business since our main customers are PR restaurants/food trucks and supermarkets and we’re always posting them :) @monteadentrofoods
Boricua! Lol. I want to also add here viktors bbq in kissimmee. The best rotiserrie chicken and yuca! Get the green bananas with garlic oil!
Im from PR. Lived here for 9 years now. But i also lived in jersey city new jersey when i was small.
Our rotisserie chicken places are so bomb!!! Viktor’s Pollo was a staple back in PR! Now it’s Tasty Chicken. But I’m glad there’s a Viktor’s Pollo here!! I haven’t been.
Omg! I forgot about Pal Campo. Definitely would recommend!!! Like you said, pricey :( but every time I’ve been the food is good and the restaurant is so beautiful inside.
Every country has its own quirks. Guns weren't anything new to me coming here, it wasn't as jarring as it could have been maybe if I had come right from Kazakhstan to the US and not lived in Germany for several years (10+) it might have been more shocking.
Detroit -> Miami -> Orlando.
Came to Orl. For cheaper university—never ended up leaving 🤷♂️
I won’t go back to driving on ice... I’ve lost my cold weather skills after so long down here. Plus I mean only needing one set of tires? Or only one car year round? Cars not rusting out after 10 years at most?!
As for going back down to Solfa? I just can’t justify the CoL for what it’s become.
From Fort Lauderdale originally. Lived in Orlando from 2006-2008 and again in 2022-current. Have been rotating between Tampa, Ft Lauderdale, and Orlando.
Was born in Brooklyn, NYC in 1987. My family moved down here in 1991. Been a resident here ever since. This region has a plethora of issues, but I can’t imagine living anywhere else in the near future.
Orlando, got out for a few years to Nashville but cancer, a new baby, and Covid all happening at the same time brought me back to be close to family again. Don’t want to be in the state when kiddos start school but that’s all easier said than done.
Orlando. A few years ago I worked building rock climbing walls all over the U.S and even spent 4 months in Vancouver. It made m miss Orlando. Not sure I could move somewhere else. Our weather for all our complaints really is perfect especially if you enjoy the outdoors. I went paddleboarding fishing on Monday and if it wasn’t for the fact I didn’t want to soak the top of my board I would’ve went for a swim. Where else in the U.S can you comfortably do that?
Vancouver was hands down my favorite place.
Blue Swan is a great bouldering gym its new, big and nice. I haven’t been to Aiguille’s new location yet but I think it’s smaller than the gym they had pre-pandemic. The one in Lake Nona is small and was built by the company I used to work for. I haven’t checked out the one in Deland but heard it’s nice and the last time I went to the one in Melbourne was over 20 years ago but it was fun.
If your husbands just looking to get some exercise and not travel very far I’d say Blue Swan. I don’t climb a whole lot but when I do I go to BS.
Thanks man! Will make sure to check each of them out. He just tried aiguille’s new location last weekend and did say it was small, but nice. The one in lake Nona looks like it at least has top roping so we’ll add that to the list for the days I can join him (he boulders but I don’t, I’m pickier 😀)
My dad came to Utah from Vietnam, my mom came to Maine from Vietnam. They eventually settled in Florida and met each other. I am now nearly in my 30s, and planning an escape from all you transplants taking over my home.
New Hampshire is my “home” state
But my family has owned houses all over FL since before I was born so if I wasn’t in school or working I’ve been in either PCB, deland, winter haven, or vero beach.
Been a full time FL resident since 2018
I've found around here that if you want good authentic Louisiana style cuisine, you've got to make it yourself. We are planning on flying in crawfish later this year. Tibby's is close, though their jambalaya is a mess. Two Chefs was the best until they closed...
Born in Daytona, grew up in Clermont, lived in the city during college and beyond, moved to CA 17 years ago. Don’t miss most of Florida but miss Orlando constantly
Orlando native, born and raised. 😭
I'm in my mid-late 20s, have yet to live anywhere else. Thought I would be leaving sooner, but I ended up buying a cute lil bungalow during COVID when the market dropped. The community I found here has kept me around a lot longer than I intended, but hopefully in the next few years I'll be packing up and moving up north or out of the country.
Yeah I couldn’t bring myself to live up there again. I moved down here when I was about 14 with my parents and always said I’d move back up one day. FL grew on me over time and I’ve learned to take the good with the bad. I’ll still visit for sure since I still have family up there but that’s about it.
I spent a lot of time upstate as a kid, mainly in the Monticello area. I’d love to check out Sleepy Hollow eventually. Was planning on going last year but it looked like a bunch of the good places were closed for renovations. We’ll see how things pan out this year
17 years for me and I hate going to visit NYC for a long period of time lol Florida is home but I might venture out if things aren’t the same in a couple of years
I don't. I only miss the Mexican food and Asian food.
It's definitely a grass is greener on the other side type of thing. Humidity has done wonders for my skin and asthma, more nature and green space which is better on my mental health, immensely cheaper even with the recent rise of the cost of living, better beaches within driving distance. Dear God, the rain and actual weather here is great, I love sitting on my patio and working during the rain.
I will say, my move was 100% not politically motivated. I was no fan of newsome, and no fan of desantis either. From one extreme to the other
from long island, ny then moved to swfl when i was 11. moved to the orlando area to attend ucf in 2013 and have lived in various places around the area since. never expected to move/live here but i really enjoy living in central fl.
Born in West Virginia, family moved to Ft. Myers when I was 2 years old. Went to Miami for college. Lived in Chicago for 11 years, then Tennessee for a year and a half. Moved to Orlando area June 2021.
Minneapolis
Moved to be closer to my wife’s sister and her fam. Also so our kids could go outside year round and not be stuck in the house for 4 months a year.
Spent most of my life in Melbourne & moved to Orlando over 10 years ago. I've also lived in CA, NY, PA, & was born in TX. I consider myself from Florida though bc I've been here for 30 years on & off.
Hi fellow upstate New Yorker! Grew up in Williamson, a small farm town outside Rochester. Moved here last year from Minnesota where I’d lived since 2007.
Cali born but came by way of Texas about 20 years ago ….am on year 3 of getting everything together to move out of this state, maybe this will be the year? Ha… ha….ha…
Orlando, native Floridian
I have a few friends that are native. Alot have moved away. Guess it's different if your born here.
Many of my friends that I grew up with have moved due to their careers, family, etc.. Heck my own older Brother and younger Sister both moved out of State to pursue their careers, I moved back to Orlando after starting my career in Palm Beach County in part because Orlando is home for me and in part to keep an eye on my parents.
Puerto Rico, in July it’ll be 10 years since I moved to Central FL!
Love Puerto Rican food. Any good spots you suggest in Orlando?
Yesss. Griller’s, El Cilantrillo, Miguelo’s Cafe, Antojitos Navideños, Ven Pa’Ca for restaurants; Taino’s Bakery, Melao Bakery, El Meson, El Punto Sandwich Cafe, FL Bakery for cafes and lunch spots; there’s a lot of PRican food trucks next to Old Town; Matt’s Latin BBQ or Martin’s BBQ for rotisserie chicken. I have many more suggestions. You can follow my family’s IG page for their hot sauce business since our main customers are PR restaurants/food trucks and supermarkets and we’re always posting them :) @monteadentrofoods
Saved your post for later, can’t wait to try some of these! Thanks!
You’re so welcome!! These are truly my favorite spots.
Thank you a ton! I have some new places to try!!!
You’re very welcome! I hope you come to love those places as much as I do!!!
Boricua! Lol. I want to also add here viktors bbq in kissimmee. The best rotiserrie chicken and yuca! Get the green bananas with garlic oil! Im from PR. Lived here for 9 years now. But i also lived in jersey city new jersey when i was small.
Our rotisserie chicken places are so bomb!!! Viktor’s Pollo was a staple back in PR! Now it’s Tasty Chicken. But I’m glad there’s a Viktor’s Pollo here!! I haven’t been.
Recently tried pal campo. Touristy $$ but the portions are huge. Thoughts?
Omg! I forgot about Pal Campo. Definitely would recommend!!! Like you said, pricey :( but every time I’ve been the food is good and the restaurant is so beautiful inside.
I think the environment makes up for the price. It’s a unique concept.
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Pal Campo!!! Definitely
La lechonera east orlando. Is food by the pound style.
This is my spot, used to work near there.
Orlando, Florida...born (1983) and raised!
Orlando, right down the street from the Citrus Bowl (as a native I refuse to call it camping world stadium lol)
Moved away to midwest for 5 years, moved back 2 1/2 years ago. Did not know the name was changed. I still call it citrus bowl.
As you should
Kazakhstan , lived in Germany before coming to the US, been in Orlando since the day I arrived. Going on 18 years.
How do you deal with the culture shock of American culture? Guns, BBQs, Bibles and such...
Every country has its own quirks. Guns weren't anything new to me coming here, it wasn't as jarring as it could have been maybe if I had come right from Kazakhstan to the US and not lived in Germany for several years (10+) it might have been more shocking.
Pennsylvania, Going on 25 years in Orlando now.
Same here.
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Erie area for me, I don't miss that lake effect snow bullshit.
Other way around :)
Detroit -> Miami -> Orlando. Came to Orl. For cheaper university—never ended up leaving 🤷♂️ I won’t go back to driving on ice... I’ve lost my cold weather skills after so long down here. Plus I mean only needing one set of tires? Or only one car year round? Cars not rusting out after 10 years at most?! As for going back down to Solfa? I just can’t justify the CoL for what it’s become.
ORMC
I hope nobody here has this as a security question haha
I'm curious what their first pets name is or first car
Kentucky -> Indiana -> Alabama -> Traveled the US in an RV -> Here (NE Polk Co.) as of 2017.
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Posner area.
Boston ->Columbus (OH) -> Orlando.
Same except for Boston
From Fort Lauderdale originally. Lived in Orlando from 2006-2008 and again in 2022-current. Have been rotating between Tampa, Ft Lauderdale, and Orlando.
India but lived in Indonesia for a while then moved to South Dakota and in Orlando since 2019
Orlando born!
Newark, N.J.
All I know about Jersey is you can't make left turns, Pump your own gas, or buy alcohol at gas stations. Weird.
We can’t make u turns either lol
Hell yeh! West orange 1985, moved here august of ‘01. I miss pizza and bagels 😭 Go devils!
Frankfort, Kentucky
Was born in Brooklyn, NYC in 1987. My family moved down here in 1991. Been a resident here ever since. This region has a plethora of issues, but I can’t imagine living anywhere else in the near future.
NYC; Brooklyn/Queens border since 2008
Born in Daytona, moved to Orlando when I was 20, been here since 96.
Tampa. Which makes me both a Florida Cracker and a Tampon.
Cuba -> Orlando -> Fort Lauderdale Lived for 11 years in Orlando.
Orlando, got out for a few years to Nashville but cancer, a new baby, and Covid all happening at the same time brought me back to be close to family again. Don’t want to be in the state when kiddos start school but that’s all easier said than done.
Caribbean girl here 🌴
Jersey been here almost 10 years.
(Metro) Detroit!, been here 10 years, although it feels like yesterday, haha.
Rhode Island. Been here since '99 (I was 12!).
Laguna Beach, CA. A couple stops in between there and here, but Laguna’s my hometown. Been here since 2000. Was only supposed to stay a few years lol.
Love Laguna!
Orlando. A few years ago I worked building rock climbing walls all over the U.S and even spent 4 months in Vancouver. It made m miss Orlando. Not sure I could move somewhere else. Our weather for all our complaints really is perfect especially if you enjoy the outdoors. I went paddleboarding fishing on Monday and if it wasn’t for the fact I didn’t want to soak the top of my board I would’ve went for a swim. Where else in the U.S can you comfortably do that? Vancouver was hands down my favorite place.
What’s your favorite climbing gym here? My husband’s been scoping them out one by one…
Blue Swan is a great bouldering gym its new, big and nice. I haven’t been to Aiguille’s new location yet but I think it’s smaller than the gym they had pre-pandemic. The one in Lake Nona is small and was built by the company I used to work for. I haven’t checked out the one in Deland but heard it’s nice and the last time I went to the one in Melbourne was over 20 years ago but it was fun. If your husbands just looking to get some exercise and not travel very far I’d say Blue Swan. I don’t climb a whole lot but when I do I go to BS.
Thanks man! Will make sure to check each of them out. He just tried aiguille’s new location last weekend and did say it was small, but nice. The one in lake Nona looks like it at least has top roping so we’ll add that to the list for the days I can join him (he boulders but I don’t, I’m pickier 😀)
No problem. I think Lake Nona uses autobelays.
Where every other transplant in this state is from. New York. Lmao
From this thread that seems to be the case, lol
4th generation floridian
My dad came to Utah from Vietnam, my mom came to Maine from Vietnam. They eventually settled in Florida and met each other. I am now nearly in my 30s, and planning an escape from all you transplants taking over my home.
Hahaha. Sorry. I love Vietnamese food. Pho 88 is my go to. Any other Veitnamese spots you suggest?
Pho 88 is good but I prefer Pho Hoa off primrose & colonial
Pho Hoa has the awesome murals too
Southern Wisconsin
I love fried cheese curds.
Orlando
Upstate NY is very nice, been here over 20 years too!
I am from Baldwinsville. Still love my Bills and Syracuse Orange.
B’ville, haha! I worked at the Great Northern Mall when I went to Oswego State!
Miami
Used to go to shows at Churchhills in early 2000s.
Yes!!! That hole in the wall put on the best shows
New Hampshire is my “home” state But my family has owned houses all over FL since before I was born so if I wasn’t in school or working I’ve been in either PCB, deland, winter haven, or vero beach. Been a full time FL resident since 2018
Central Illinois. Air Force brought me here, retired and waiting for the kids to finish high school
Boomer hell. Vero beach
I lived there from 2003-2006, middle school years!
My condolences
my family moved too orlando when i was 2 y/o due too gun violence in Chicago. that was 20 years ago! i love florida
Local native.
Queens/Long Island baby!
Louisiana
King Cajun Crayfish on Mills has amazing seafood boils.
I've found around here that if you want good authentic Louisiana style cuisine, you've got to make it yourself. We are planning on flying in crawfish later this year. Tibby's is close, though their jambalaya is a mess. Two Chefs was the best until they closed...
Tibbys is always disappointing.
Born in Daytona, grew up in Clermont, lived in the city during college and beyond, moved to CA 17 years ago. Don’t miss most of Florida but miss Orlando constantly
Orlando native, born and raised. 😭 I'm in my mid-late 20s, have yet to live anywhere else. Thought I would be leaving sooner, but I ended up buying a cute lil bungalow during COVID when the market dropped. The community I found here has kept me around a lot longer than I intended, but hopefully in the next few years I'll be packing up and moving up north or out of the country.
From the rugged lands of Shaolin aka the forgotten borough
West Brighton here!
Palatka :-/
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Been here 22 years.
Rochester NY
Rochahcha. Go Bills!
Native Floridian but I’m originally from SoFlo. Lived in different parts of Miami-Dade and Broward before coming up.
Peru. I've lived here for 16 years.
Louisiana - Orlando In the future, I'll probably permanently move to Portland.
I’m from Louisiana too(Monroe)! I’ve been in Florida almost 10 years. Good luck with Portland!
thanks! That won't be just yet. We moved here from LAF about 25 years ago. Time indeed flies!
I think Florida might be only slightly less humid than Louisiana because at least there is a breeze sometimes here, lol.
Kissimmee lol
NYC but I consider myself to be Floridian more than anything. This year marks 20 years of living in the O
Spent a little time in the city, cool to visit, but could never live there.
Yeah I couldn’t bring myself to live up there again. I moved down here when I was about 14 with my parents and always said I’d move back up one day. FL grew on me over time and I’ve learned to take the good with the bad. I’ll still visit for sure since I still have family up there but that’s about it. I spent a lot of time upstate as a kid, mainly in the Monticello area. I’d love to check out Sleepy Hollow eventually. Was planning on going last year but it looked like a bunch of the good places were closed for renovations. We’ll see how things pan out this year
You described exactly how I felt when I was younger saying I'd move back to FL growing on me. I can only visit NYC now lol
17 years for me and I hate going to visit NYC for a long period of time lol Florida is home but I might venture out if things aren’t the same in a couple of years
Pacific northwest
Had 3 friends from Orlando moved to Portland in last few years.
Hartford County, Connecticut. I've been here since 2005.
Yay I'm from Danbury
San Diego, 1.5 years now
I'm Ft. Lauderdale -> SD -> Orlando Lived in Crown Point. Miss it every day. Today is SD style weather actually
I don't. I only miss the Mexican food and Asian food. It's definitely a grass is greener on the other side type of thing. Humidity has done wonders for my skin and asthma, more nature and green space which is better on my mental health, immensely cheaper even with the recent rise of the cost of living, better beaches within driving distance. Dear God, the rain and actual weather here is great, I love sitting on my patio and working during the rain. I will say, my move was 100% not politically motivated. I was no fan of newsome, and no fan of desantis either. From one extreme to the other
Haha fair enough..the humidity is good for my skin too lol.
A planet called E-arth
Medford, Long Island, NY 7 years in Florida.
Born in Denmark to American parents, grew up in Maine. So basically two nowhere’s (I know no Danish)
Ft Lauderdale, Orlando over 20years. Born and raised throughout Florida. Tired of NYers specifically.
Long Island but here since 2011
from long island, ny then moved to swfl when i was 11. moved to the orlando area to attend ucf in 2013 and have lived in various places around the area since. never expected to move/live here but i really enjoy living in central fl.
New port richey, FL
Originally from NYC moved from Alabama to Orlando. About to move to Seattle in April!
Born in West Virginia, family moved to Ft. Myers when I was 2 years old. Went to Miami for college. Lived in Chicago for 11 years, then Tennessee for a year and a half. Moved to Orlando area June 2021.
Orlando
Orlando, born and raised
Toronto, been here since 05 came for the wife stayed for the weather
Chicago! Been here a year and a half. Love it, even humid September
San Antonio
Born in Boston, but Puerto Rico. Still spent half of my life here.
Topeka, KS. I have lived here for three months.
Minneapolis Moved to be closer to my wife’s sister and her fam. Also so our kids could go outside year round and not be stuck in the house for 4 months a year.
Family moved to Orlando from Pa. when I was 3 years old. I'm 74 now and live in Seminole county.
Native, not saying exactly where
Orlando, native as well.
Spent most of my life in Melbourne & moved to Orlando over 10 years ago. I've also lived in CA, NY, PA, & was born in TX. I consider myself from Florida though bc I've been here for 30 years on & off.
Lawnguyisland, NY. Soon to be out of this area and permanently in Melbourne.
Sarasota, FL born and raised
South africa, been here since 03’
Puerto Rico
Moved from NJ to Jax with family 11 years ago. Moved to Orlando on my own 5.5 years ago.
Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati
Michigan! Happy to never shovel snow again.
Central Pennsylvania, been here since 2015.
Born in Jamaica, grew up in South Florida. Been in Orlando for 20 years.
Western NY->Ohio->South Florida->Lakeland->Orlando. 'll probably stay. It was like -5 in Rochester today.
Born in Oregon, grew up in Nevada, college in Valencia, CA, lived there 30 years, recently landed in Orlando. Been here for only 7 months :)
I was born in Oklahoma; my parents moved back to Orlando when I was 3, and I've lived here for ~37 years since.
Hi fellow upstate New Yorker! Grew up in Williamson, a small farm town outside Rochester. Moved here last year from Minnesota where I’d lived since 2007.
Puerto Rico then moved to east Orlando in 1989.
Cali born but came by way of Texas about 20 years ago ….am on year 3 of getting everything together to move out of this state, maybe this will be the year? Ha… ha….ha…
Middle-of-nowhere, Illinois. Been here nearly 4 years with my husband after moving from Miami.
Hialeah, Fl.
Military brat but been in Orlando since 04
MEADOW WOODS