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We Love Ethnic Mom & Pop Restaurants-Today We Tried Mayta’s Peruvian Cuisine

Proud owners and operators of their dream restaurant business, the Velasquez’s posed for a picture for us.

AmericanPressTravelNews-June 5th, Frederick, MD.–Bob & Barb “On the Road Again” & “Stopping to Smell the Roses & Cuisine, this time in Frederick, MD. We met Jorge at the door of his restaurant opened in 2015. Mayta’s Peruvian Cuisine is his and his wife Melissa’s dream come true. Jorge came to the USA from Peru 16-years ago to cook and chef his way to success at a few different restaurants, finally he made the break and with his savings he opened his own restaurant. He came in legally and has created a fine and tasty niche restaurant that locals and visitors alike head to for large portions of dishes that are authentic (no sharing charges, said Jorge) real-world Peruvian specialties. The various ingredients found in the Peruvian hills and glades are used, the spices and flavorings are quite unique to stateside foodies and the dinner and lunch crowd as well. Outdoors there is a fine diminutive outdoor patio and Mayta’s delivers too!  Give a call to 301-732-4441/www.maytacuisine.com  They love to do parties and all manner of catering as well! Located across from Crispy Cream at 5010 Buckeystown Pike. 

Passion Fruit juice, the real thing too!  I hadn’t tasted this delight since I was in Tanganyika. Barb knows that between the banana chips, authentic dips, and that starter passion fruit juice, that  I wasn’t going to be happy until I took this image, before I would be at the “tasting.”
Marinated steak Kabobs, authentic Peruvian sweet potato and mountain giant kernel corn. A delightful mustard based seasoned sauce covered the meat and we devoured this balanced and tasty dish in short order.
Our charming waitress. We spoke Spanish together, Barb asked me to translate for her lunch.
Shrimp in garlic with rice and stewed potato’s–loved it!!

New Book Now Available You Will Love it-Promise; “Florida Keys Best Restaurants.”

AmericanPressTravelNews–April 28th, Bob and Barb Epstein’s New book: “Florida Keys Best Restaurants” also includes best marinas, dive shop, water boards, gift shops, museums including a great dive museum. 141-pages in color plus cover and back of book of the images & descriptions of the best of the best restaurants from Key Largo to Key West. Historical images of fishing Presidents, early travel in the Keys, railroad, old cars, image of the old toll booth, the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Keys, Pennecamp Park underwater State Park, Robbies Marina and great, really great seafood restaurant, really worthwhile crafts and giftshops, and so much more, including best and juiciest Key Lime Pies. Book is being sold for 19.95 personalized if you like and that price includes postage anywhere USA. Go: [email protected] 

A platter that still brings salivation! Crab cake, coconut shrimp, cracked conch, ceviche of lobster and conch, conch fritters and mango sauces as well as other tropical dips.
At Sharkey’s in Key Largo-we had a blast and our taste-buds did too!

Peace River Seafood Market Where They Come From as Far Away as Maryland!

 

AmericanPressTravelNews-Feb 17th,-Punta Gorda, FL.–Bob and Barb “On The Road Again.” This time visiting Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda’s great down-home seafood restaurant: Peace River Seafood Market.  We dove into a variety of seafoods from blue claw, to Stone Claw, from steamed Apalachicola’s oysters to Horseshoe Beach clam, great blue crab-claws, and from lobster bites to smash and grab whole blue crabs, and to one of my very favorites soft shelled crabs.  We cut to the chase by first tasting Thornton Branch Gator Gumbo replete with some gator chunks, shrimp, Cajun sausage and crab on saffron rice. So you too can travel great distances to Peace River Seafood Market and find the trip was so well worth it!  Ask for Larry Corbin, the GM, He alone is worth meeting irrespective of the incredible seafood you’ll experience!  Located at 5337 Duncan Rd. (Hwy 17) Punta Gorda, FL wwwpeaceriverseafood.com  941-505-8440  
 LAST WORD: WOWEE!

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Marker 88 Restaurant a View to Dream About and Food-Fare to Remember

Coconut Shrimp! A whole lot above the bar as far as deliciousness!
As the sun sets, cool music, relaxation with a bit of wine and a fine cooling Gulf of Mex. breeze. Paradise!
Toasting the sun and mood-both in sync of paradise found!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filet and crab. The dish was superbly crafted and I complemented the chef as a food critic and writer. The rice and beans accompaniment balanced out what was a perfect entree’. 

A Florida Keys Lobster Tail accompanied by there idea of mac and cheese. Superb!!
View from the table!

 

 

 

 

 

 

AmericanPresstravelNews-Jan. 21st,-Marker 88 Restaurant, the Florida Keys–Bob and Barb “Stopping to Smell, View and Taste the Roses.”Marker 88.”
Located on one of the few natural beaches in the Florida Keys 88 is an easygoing beachfront bar & grill showcasing local seafood & cocktails. Since 1970’s we’ve stopped here for dinner on a monthly basis. So today, judging by the fact that our premier test for a great restaurant is  “consistency” Marker 88 is terrific!

Located at M.M. 88000 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada, Florida 33036-305-852-9315  www.marker88.info