EXCLUSIVE: The owners of BemBom food truck (Website) will be opening a bricks and mortar restaurant location at 3101 Corrine Drive (Map) within the popular Audubon Park Garden District.
No opening date has been set by the owners. When we find out the opening date we will share it with you.
The name of the restaurant will be "BemBom on Corrine."
The BemBom food truck will remain in operation.
The building is a former bank.
In 2012, the Orlando food truck BemBom made their Orlando debut at our Food Truck Bazaar. Since then, it's been driving around Central Florida serving up authentic Portuguese flavors in their tacos and sandwiches.
About the Chef: Francisco “Chico” Mendonça, known as “Chef Chico,” brings an international cooking background to the Orlando area. He grew up in the Azores and developed a love of fresh seafood and beef used in many Portuguese dishes.As an adult, Mendonça moved to Bermuda and perfected classic French cooking at several major hotel restaurants. Most recently, he was a chef at some of Dallas’ finest restaurants, including Clair De Lune and Voltaire.
While he was often cooking New American and French dishes for customers in Dallas, Mendonça was also learning Tex-Mex specialties from friends and co-workers in the kitchen.