Walking up to Boca Fiesta, you're greeted by a green outline of a dinosaur, welcoming you to perhaps the only Mexican restaurant taking flavor deep South of the border.

If a loaded burger with creamy cole slaw, fries and a cold drink are your favorite ways to kick off a weekend or end a day, Loosey's is your kind of restaurant.

While you won’t find chili pepper wallpaper or sombrero-clad servers, don’t pass over Gainesville’s newest Tex-Mex establishment, Chuy’s, as less than authentic.

The crowd at the Midnight Cafe & Bar is a bit of a legend. It's a mish-mash of regulars of all ages and walks of life, beers in hand. As co-owner Beverley Webb says, "It's the people's bar."

Every once in a while, we might forget what the University of Florida is best known for—sports. Enter sports bar EndZone Bar & Grill.

Let us guess: You're looking for an elegant yet affordable dining experience, right? Try the Lakeside Bar and Grill.

Flashbacks Café may be in its infant stage, but it has the layers of a decades-old diner. It is an eclectic museum, boasting a collection of retro radios, local art, yard-sale collectibles, books, board games and walls coated with every color of the rainbow.