A new Caribbean restaurant called Island Taste Budz is in the works at 116 S. Tennessee Ave. in Lakeland, with plan review paperwork already filed for the address. WhatNow is awaiting more information as the opening date draws closer, and the people behind it aren't yet saying what will be on the menu.
Island Taste Budz Inc. submitted plan review paperwork for the project, according to WhatNow, which reported the filing. The outlet confirmed the planned opening directly with an Island Taste Budz representative on Wednesday, verifying that the Caribbean concept is indeed headed for the South Tennessee Avenue address.
Menu Details Still Under Wraps
Don't expect a sneak peek at the food just yet. The representative who spoke with the outlet declined to share any details about what Island Taste Budz will actually serve, leaving the specifics of the menu a mystery for now. The same report notes that it is awaiting more information as the restaurant's opening date draws closer.
Joining an Established Lakeland Dining Strip
Whenever it does open, Island Taste Budz will be moving into a stretch of South Tennessee Avenue that already has some dining credibility behind it. The report describes the corridor as a restaurant community that includes Black & Brew, Nineteen61 and Mojo Federal Swine & Spirits, placing the Caribbean newcomer among a cluster of existing local names rather than opening in isolation.
Downtown Lakeland's food scene has seen new restaurant additions. Elsewhere downtown, outlets like LkldNow have chronicled how new restaurant additions have been welcomed as part of the city's broader downtown food scene, a pattern Island Taste Budz now appears poised to join.
Island Taste Budz has filed plan review paperwork for the project. Anyone curious about a taste of the Caribbean on South Tennessee Avenue will have to wait for more details to emerge.
