- A Guilty Pleasure! -…read more It's been over 5 years since I last reviewed them and over 10 since I started visiting this location. Over the years I've visited many other locations and for good or bad I'm a Checkers expert! Arriving- Immediately off US Route 27 South and drive-thru and walk-up only! No inside seating. At this Checkers there is one drive-thru for App users and one for everybody else. In the App user's lane, you receive your order through the passenger window which I find slightly annoying. However, the other benefits of the app make up for it. Ambience- The only thing to discuss is the outside seating. A few sizable tables with big umbrellas to keep off the hot Florida sun. The App- The app is solid and well-designed but most importantly, it has great deals. I almost always get some kind of discount. Customer Service- Unless you live under a rock, you know they are drive-thru and walk-up only. I've found the service to be fast, especially in the App-user lane. I've never had a mistake with my order, so the folks are competent. The employees are not usually super friendly, but they are polite and efficient and I'm good with that! Food- Burgers, Chicken and their famous Seasoned Fries in a myriad of combinations. They also do occasional specials like a Cheesesteak which was not bad! On this visit I had their Big Buford which is their take on a Dbl Qtr with Cheese. I added a Seasoned Fries and no drink as I was bringing it home. It would normally go for about $10 but I paid $7 with some App discounts. See my picture. This is not gourmet food, but it was tasty, well-prepared and well-seasoned. It was a great value and I was satiated! Conclusion- So you get better than decent food quickly, at a great price and never need to get out of your car. It's an easy four stars for me!

I go to checkers a lot because I love the fries. I ordered mozzarella sticks, fries, and vanilla…read moreice cream in a cup so it's not messy for the kids. The service was fast I didn't have to wait long for the food. The outside sitting area was being cleaned when I was there but people were still outside eating it.

- We've got the Steak Nuggets! -…read more I only review fast food joints when there is marketing craziness going on and that's the case here. I've been inundated with emails, texts and commercials about these nuggets. My middle name is Carnivore so off I went. The App- I've had the app for years with a linked charge card and never had a problem. My fingers flew across the screen for a drive-thru order, and I jumped in the car with a thread of drool dripping off my chin! Customer Service- This location has always been good for me. There was one car ahead of me in line. My order was ready before the appointed time. The guy was friendly with a genuine smile, and I was gone. Food- Of course I wanted the nuggets, but I still had a few choices. I decided to go with the sandwich. It comes with Pickles, Onion Strings and Havarti Cheese and that was fine. I nixed Mayo as I have Horsey Sauce at home. I added Medium Crinkle Fries, and it set me back $12.35. I brought that bad boy home, zapped the fries for a minute in the air fryer and plated it up. Check out my picture. Taste- I was worried that they would be overdone and dry and I was delighted to be wrong! They were medium, moist. pink, tender, and flavorful. There were plenty of them, so it was a hefty sandwich. The pickles added a nice crunch, and the Havarti Cheese was great. The fries were great as usual. Conclusion- The sandwich itself is over $8 but if you are a carnivore like me, it was a damn fine lunch! Compared to other main-stream fast food joints, I'll give it 5 stars!

Excellent BRISKET sandwich. I bought it three times recently, with two great results and one…read moremediocre in the middle. The middle one was like they scraped the bottom and edges from the pan serving a very poor sandwich. But luckily, I did go back for another Brisket sandwich and it was sliced about 1/8 thick slices and juicy! Delicious.

-Every 4th Footlong Free-…read more So now they have completely revamped their rewards system and called it the Sub Club. If you patronize them, especially if you have the app, you need to check it out. The old system had tiers based upon your yearly spending. My tier was Captain. There was also Subway Cash. This has all been revamped. The new system is "Every 4th Footlong Free!" 1 Footlong = 1 stamp 6-inch sub = 1/2 a stamp 3 stamps = 1 free Footlong This seems much simpler than the old system and I'm looking forward to seeing how it performs. There is also still Subway Cash. I'll leave it to you to read the fine print. For this visit, as usual, I used the App to order the Footlong, 5-Meat Sub with all my usual add-ons. The App performed perfectly. Ambience- This is a clean, typical Subway. I always order on the App and never eat in so the only thing I really care about is cleanliness and it's always been spotless. Customer Service- My sub was ready before the time predicted. That's normal here. The folks smile and use my name so it's all good. Food- I almost always order the 5-meat version and it's fast, fresh and completely acceptable. See my picture. Conclusion- Can I purchase a better sub somewhere else? But sometimes Subway fills my need for speed at a decent price. Yelp say 4 stars = Good. That's appropriate for me!

As far as subways go, this place is clean and spacious. The two ladies behind the counter were…read morequick and personable. They greeted everyone as they came through the door, were attentive and knew a lot of the customers already. This business appears to be thriving with return business thanks to the personal and friendly service provided. Very rare to find any more. I wish I lived closer.

So, this place has dozens of reviews on that other review site averaging 4.7 stars and 0 reviews on…read moreYelp. What the hell! That needs to be rectified and I'm just the Yelper to do it! Pro Tip- Those reviews on that other review site are deceiving by omission! Read on. Arriving- It is located in teeny tiny Avon Park but way, way, off-the-beaten-path! You would never find it by accident. It's about 1.5 miles off US Route 27 North. They are open for all three meals, but I was there for breakfast. Parking is easy with a lot on the right-hand side. Also, if you are lucky, snag one of the three spots directly in front of the entrance. Ambience- There is none. I'd call it anti-ambience. I was there to dine in. There are three or four tables but what was really happening was people were using them to wait for takeout. Surprise! I dined in and the girl behind the counter acted a little shocked. Here's the deal. You walk up to the counter, peruse a couple of menus, grab a soft drink out of the coolers and place your order. You are expected to pay before you get your order. Customer Service- There was one girl behind the counter, and she was OK. Food- Standard American breakfast menu. I ordered Scrambled Eggs, Home Fries, Sausage & Toast for $9 pre-tip. It was out in about ten minutes in a takeout box complete with plastic bag even though she knew I was dining in! I gotta say it was really good! It was supposed to be two eggs and it was easily three and maybe more. The sausage were cooked perfectly. The home fries were wonderful with a little bit of peppers and onions. The disposable plastic utensils were the cheapest you could possibly buy! I swear, this fork would bend if you blew a puff of air at it. Just garbage! I see why the reviews on that "other" review site are so high. If you presented this take-out box to me at my home, I would easily say 4-stars maybe 4.5 especially at $9! As a dine-in experience, 2-stars at best so I'm going for three.

I didn't wanna die of a heart attack before Christmas, so I ordered Cole Slaw as one of my 2 sides…read moreinstead of the Fried Okra! Read on and you'll understand. This is an update focusing on my fine lunch so read my original review for more detail on this excellent chain. Customer service- I blew in intent on lunch to-go and moseyed up to the counter with no wait. The always smiling young lady efficiently processed my order and it was ready in about 5 minutes. Food- My go-to order here is usually three tenders with fries and slaw for $14 and change. A biscuit or role comes along for the ride. I brought this bad boy home and plated it up. That was supposed to be three tenders, but I think they went a little overboard! Now you see why I ordered the slaw. See my picture. As my cholesterol spiked in anticipation, a loosened my belt in preparation and attacked. Taste- OMG! Tender, juicy, white meat tenders with perfectly crunchy batter. Very good fries but they are consistently undercooked for about a minute. Fresh, crunchy slaw. It was several hours until I could write this update because I was comatose in my recliner! An easy 4 stars and probably 4.5. The minimal parking can get a little crazy and the fries need a little more time but that doesn't stop their legions of fans from stopping by including me. I think I'll survive until Christmas!

This location has gone downhill badly. The chicken was over cooked and had been sitting around for…read moresometime. The service was worse, it took 45 minutes for three PCs. with fries and coleslaw. The coleslaw was like soup and they forgot the fries. I had been going to the other location in Sebring which was excellent, but it has closed now this location is it and I won't be back. I have been a steady customer for 12 years.

Good pizza! Always ready! Great to be able to pick up a pie on way home…read more Good value too!

OK, first of all, I'm a food critic. I worked in executive five star dining and I know several…read moreMichelin chefs. But, every once in a while, even a guy like me wants to order a delivery pizza. At first, I was told, "no" they would not delivered to me. Because I am 1 mile outside of their radius. The young guy I spoke with recommended instead that I called Lake Placid Papa John's which is ridiculous because I'm exactly 30 seconds south of Highway 98. I think the guy was just trying to pass the buck. However, I called Lake Placid and they also said I was outside their delivery radius and that made a lot more sense to me because it would be like calling Denver, Colorado and asking for a pizza to be delivered to Florida. So what do you do? I ended up calling the Sebring location back and asked for the manager. I got Lexi on the phone. That was the manager's name. She was a young lady, but she seemed intelligent and open minded, because when I explain the circumstances to her she said, "yeah that is ridiculous" I also explain to Lexi about how much money they were losing out on because they were not willing to extend their delivery radius to the entire Sebring area. They were missing out on business from all of the people south of HCA hospital now if you think about it that's a lot of people and a lot of money to be missing out on. The radius gap between the Sebring delivery area and the Lake Placid delivery area does not touch. This means there is a huge gap where they are missing all of the Spring Lake and all of the people who live just off Highway 66. Ridiculous! I mean, if I'm a business owner and I have a pizza business, I'm gonna make sure that I cover the entire Sebring area because I'm not about to miss out on money from people because of a 1 mile extra driving radius. Lexi went on to explain to me that she was going to go ahead and allow the delivery, but she also told me that she could not guarantee that every manager would make the same choice at Papa John's. I agreed that that was likely to happen and I understood. Now the pizza: there are a lot of pizzas in this town and a lot of these guys who make them are from New York City so you're not missing out on good quality pizza here in Sebring. I will say that most of the time the sauce is very acidic no matter where you go. Papa John's sauce, which I have not had in sometime, at least 20 years has a definite sweetness. It had a good aroma, and while not punched with herbs it did satisfy the palate in a balanced way. I enjoy the sweetness that they have in their sauce whether they slow cook the onions or just added a little sweetener to the sauce. both are fine it's a matter of taste. Italians will choose one or the other. They all typically use their onions to gain this type of exposure in the flavor by a quick sear and sauté of the onions to gain a bolder aroma, or a slow cook of the onions in order to sweeten them. We ordered the new New York style pizza, and while there is not a consistency in the two pizzas we received the first one was more New York style in the crust. Well, the second one was denser and the crust endings were not equal in size, thickness, or make, but for a commercial pizza, it filled the stomach. In this review, I am complementing the manager more than anything for her ability to deliver to us. You often do not see this in commercial businesses. They are usually very stoic and black-and-white on their terms. For Lexi to think outside the box and be willing to make a personal judgment was appreciated. She was a good manager, and she is being recognized for that purpose. You hardly see this ever so kudos to you Lexi, and thank you for being a good manager!

- Cheesesteak sacrilege but delicious! -…read more I spent many years living outside Philly and I know my way around a cheesesteak. Today I went crazy in a wonderful way. Read on- Ambience- I sat at the tiny bar which has 8 comfortable high stools with backs. This is great if you're running solo and in a hurry. Customer Service- My bartender was excellent as usual and quickly gave me a menu and an ice-cold Stella draft. Food- I ordered the incredible Philly Cheesesteak Fries! Everything that's in a good cheesesteak including mushrooms & onions poured over an order of perfect fries and smothered in provolone! To make it over-the-top amazing a spent and extra buck and added chopped pepperoni for $14 total. Pictures- I wasn't the only one snapping pictures! Strangers were walking by and asking if they could grab a photo. That's happened before with this dish. Personal Experience- OMG, I moaned with every savory piping-hot bite! Other customers at the bar were smiling and I enjoyed every minute of my low cholesterol lunch! It's later in the day now and I've finally recovered from my food coma and I'm able to write this well-deserved 5-star review!

Steven B. picked Market 27 in Avon Park for our meet‑up, and despite Orlando traffic making me…read moreabout 15 minutes late and extra hungry I was glad he did. By the time our friendly waitress came to take our order, I was ready to follow Steven's advice and try one of their pizzas. It did not take long before a small pie arrived, generously topped with pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, and onions. The flavors were spot on, and with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes for a little kick, it was perfect. I enjoyed it so much that while we spent the next 20 minutes chatting about travel, Yelp, and my sprinter van, I looked down to find I had polished off the entire pizza without even realizing it. Service was warm and attentive throughout. Our waitress made sure we were well cared for and handled splitting the check with ease. Market 27 also offers a wide variety of drinks, from sodas to beers. I went with a macro brew this time, but next visit I will branch out and try something different. Overall, Market 27 delivered a welcoming atmosphere, delicious food, and great service. It's an excellent choice for a casual meet‑up or a satisfying meal. [Review 1567 of 2025 - 2151 in Florida - 25117 overall]

- A cheesesteak aficionado speaks! - - And I am…read morenot a purist! - I screwed up! This is one of the finest Italian/Pizza/Sub shops in the area and I've never talked about their awesome cheesesteak! This review rectifies this. Customer Service- So I blew into order my cheesesteak to-go. The young lady at the counter was a little chatty as I am and just fine. It took me maybe two minutes and my sammich was out in about five more. No choice but five stars! Food- So they bake their own rolls here which is a big plus. The gold standard for cheesesteak is an Amoroso roll from the Philadelphia area. These are not that but very good. There was plenty of tender meat with no fatty pieces. Good stuff! Here they add peppers onions & mushrooms, and I have no problem with that, and they were tasty. They use White American cheese, and it was tasty and there was plenty of it. Now for something weird and wonderful. A couple of years ago a good friend asked me to try adding pepperoni to my cheesesteak. I did and it was awesome! I've been doing it ever since and this time it costs me an extra buck. The basic sandwich is $11.99. I brought this bad boy home, and you can see my picture. It was an excellent filling cheesesteak, and I love supporting a local business. Five stars!

Stopped in for lunch and for the first time tried the Lasagna. It is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. The best…read moreLasagna I have had in the area. I have previously posted about Little Italy and must say I have never had a bad experience there. Food, service, everything. Always great. A gem of a restaurant, right on Main Street in the heart of Avon Park.