West Orange chamber to please palates with Best Fest

Some of West Orange County’s top eateries and dining establishments will dish up their tastiest menu items, and bars and breweries will serve a variety of beer, wine and spirits, at the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s Best Fest 2025 — The Taste of West Orange.

The 20th annual event takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Bill Breeze Park at Starke Lake,125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee. About 800 attendees are expected to enjoy the evening on the lawn.

Chamber President and CEO Stephen Lewis is ready for a fun evening with the community.

“It’s exciting whenever we can bring businesses from across West Orange County together to showcase not only the best restaurants but the best businesses,” he said. “It’s a business expo, so it’s exciting to bring the best restaurants and businesses out. 

“We love this event because it’s the largest community-facing event,” he said. “We always want to showcase the best of the best. And to do that in this community at this beautiful venue, Bill Breeze Park — it’s always nice to get the businesses of the community to introduce themselves to current or future customers. I’m so very excited about it.”

New this year is the addition of several businesses, including Winter Garden Vibes, which will bring its cart for onsite interviews. Owner Chris Chan will conduct interviews with some of the sponsors and several Chamber leaders, and he also will interview a few vendors and attendees.

Deejay Matthew Leiva, with MissingLink Entertainment, will provide music throughout the evening and also will announce the results of the Best of the West Voting Contest.

Attendees can vote for the Best Food, Best Beverage, Best Business Booth and Best Dessert. Winners will be announced at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets to Best Fest are $50 in advance and $65 at the gate. 

Participating food and drink vendors are Candy Dezign Studio, Chick-fil-A Ocoee/Winter Garden, Crooked Can Brewing Company, Culver’s of Winter Garden, Gochi Japanese Kitchen, Hawkers Asian Street Food, Jag Cantina, Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream, KFC, King of Pops, Little Greek Fresh Grill Winter Garden, Long Drink, Pammie’s Sammies, Pilar’s Martini & Loft, PRP Wine International, San Jose’s Original Mexican Restaurant, Schweini’s Delicatessen, Skyline Chili of Orlando, Sonny’s BBQ, Southern Steer Butcher, Texas Roadhouse, The Peach Cobbler Factory, Windermere Brewing Co. and Uno Pizzeria & Grille.

Businesses taking part in the Best Fest are Addition Financial Credit Union, AdventHealth, Bright Future Electric, Christian Brothers Automotive Ocoee, C Solutions IT, City of Ocoee, Clean Cans, Computer Business Consultants, Fairwinds Credit Union, First National Bank of Mt. Dora, Florida Blue, Foundation Academy, Foundation for a Healthier West Orange, Go Travel, HAPCO Music, Horizon West Happenings, Kalos Services, Lakota Wellness, Matthew’s Hope Ministries, Metro West Nursing & Rehab, MissingLink Entertainment, Observer Media Group, Orange County Potty’s, Orlando Orthopaedic Center, Orlando Valkyries, Synovus Bank, TopQuote Insurance, Triko App, Two Men and a Truck, VyStar Credit Union, West Orange Habitat for Humanity, and Winter Garden Vibes.

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