Have you visited Lotte Market on the corner of John Young Parkway and E. Colonial? It’s become one of my favorite spots to grab a quick lunch and pick up goodies to take home. Normally take home goodies include instant ramen, bags of matcha Kit Kat, and a variety of drinks.

The market itself has a lot to offer, even if you are like me and have very little clue how to cook with some of the items you’ll find. That’s why the prepared food section in the back is both overwhelming and exciting when you’re ready to try something new.

If a shopping spree isn’t on your agenda, the food court inside tends to be the main attraction for visitors. It’s currently home to seven local food vendors:

• Seoul Soon Tofu

• Joen Korean

• Izziban Katsu

• Pho 54

• Taglish

• iTea

• Bread & Co

I’ve been going here for meals for a few months now (pre-COVID dine-in), so I wanted to put together a brief overview of what options you have. I haven’t gotten food from Pho 54 or Seoul Soon Tofu yet.

Please note: to enter Lotte Market, you must wear a face mask.

Izziban Katsu

Izziban has several dishes that you are going to be familiar with like chicken yakitori, krab rangoons, sashimi bowls, and a bento box. The bento box is a great deal with a solid portion of food that includes a sushi roll, an entree of your choice, rice, soup, and some tempura. For $10.99 it’s a quick filling lunch to grab.

Taglish

Since it opened Taglish has gotten a lot of press, and become a popular spot within the food court, and for good reason. The Filipino style menu is delicious and flavorful and a much-needed addition to our food scene.

I’m slowly working thru the dishes, but right now the BBQ Chicken Insal bowl is a favorite. The entire bowl has great flavor and the garlic rice is the perfect partner. Not to mention I could eat lumpia’s all day.

I’ve also had the bbq fried chicken sandwich which I also love, I just leave off the mayo.

The Halo-Halo is also not to be missed. It’s a layered shaved ice dessert filled with shaved ice, sweet milk, ube ice cream, flan, and cereal all mixed with red bean, jackfruit, Macapuno, and strawberry popping pearls. Halo translates to mixed which is exactly what you are supposed to do with this dessert to ensure you get all the flavors working together.

Joen Korean

Here you can get a stone pot bibimbap bowl that comes with banchan (which literally translates to "side dishes, that function as complements, contrasts, and condiments all at once. The stone bowl cooks the bottom layers of rice making them crispy which is a lovely texture to add to the rest of the meat and veggies in your bowl. Their menu also includes soups, noodle dishes, and bulgogi. My Dolsot Bibimbap bowl was $12.99.

iTea

I’ve absolutely stopped by Lotte Market just to grab a milk tea. This small counter in the food court has a variety of teas including fruit teas, milk teas, and coffee. The Tiramsu milk tea is one of my favorites. You can also go with or without boba and other toppings. Prices vary by the size, but a large will run you $6.

Bread & Co.

You may be familiar with the short-lived location on Fairbanks, but pastries are still available at their bakery here. There is a limited amount of sweet and savory breads and pastries, but you can also get coffee and a good matcha at this counter. They are open Monday - Sunday from 9AM to 8PM.

Lotte Market is located at 3191 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida and is open 7 days a week from 9am - 8pm.

All photos are property of LemonHearted Creative and all food was paid for personally.