F&D Cantina

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F&D Cantina on East Central is Thornton Park's festive cantina, a dog friendly patio room where regulars dream about the birria tacos and the watermelon margarita. The shrimp ceviche and bacon wrapped jalapenos join a menu that mixes light, crispy bites with bigger comfort plates. On busy nights service can run slow, the honest price of a room this popular.

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A name written on a plat in 1913, east of Lake Eola, and still carried by brick streets and bungalows today.

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