Elite Event @ BART

This ELITE event was pretty sweet!!! I had never been to BART before. I’m always down to play vintage video games and drink beer but they also had the Bem Bom food truck.
Started off with a few games. Got my butt whooped in Street Fighter 3, Qbert (i hate that dude), Burger Time, Centipede, etc. The only game I did well at was Pacman. There was about 10 machines to play.
Bem Bom had some insane food. My most memorable (because it was painful) was the truffle oil fries with the 24-​year Parmesan Reggiano and Thai peppers. Those peppers destroyed my mouth. I was literally sitting there for 5 minutes just sweating. Although it was delicious, I could have used some water.
I definitely hope to go to BART once again and will search for that food truck the next time I go to a round up.

Another awesome event! Thanks Colleen :-)
Absolutely love BART it’s my new favorite place. Old school video games, music, movies and local artist displaying their works. Can’t forget about the craft beers, wine and ciders being served. A decent selection to choose from. What cool place to hang out, I’m going to bust out my leg warmers and tease my hair next time I go. lol! QBert = game on bitches!
Bem Bom food truck definitely took care of us, the food was on the spicy side. Loved every bit of it. I’m not a fan of ground meat, but I tried the lamb burger and it was delish!
The flour shop serving up mini cupcakes packed with flavor to die for. Red velvet was awesome.
Must also give credit to Jim White, photography at it’s finest! His pictures speak for themselves.

Monday’s Elite Event @ BART continues the tradition of «New and exciting places to visit pointed out by Unilocal Orlando».
With the Bem Bom food truck outside, mini cupcakes from «The flour shop» inside and Unilocal swag from wall to wall, who wouldn’t have a fun time?
This neat little bar on Mills features some retro arcade games a cozy environment, craft beers and generous pours of red or white wine! Seriously, whats not to love? The art on the wall is video game themed and for sale! Reasonably priced I might add.
The arcade games are free to play, the drinks are priced according to other establishments in the area and the service is friendly. There is parking behind the building so don’t worry about parking on Mills. With several food choices with in walking distance, you have to stop at BART for a beer or two. Oh, and dont forget to play an arcade game or two, that reminds of when you were a kid!
Thanks Unilocal Orlando and BART.

HOLY BART!
I have heard about this Bart place for months from friends that is was super dope so I was stoked to be a plus one to this event and I was not disappointed.
The bar its self is not too big but its a comfortable size to host the Unilocal Elite Crew. Its a good place to hang out with a few friends.
The place was decked out in cool art and had a selection of old school arcade games. I am personally a big fan of Ms. Pac-​Man
They have an impressive beer selection to choose from that could satisfy even the biggest beer snob you know.
We also got to sample cupcakes from The Flour Shop in Winter Park and WOW they were bite size deliciousness in my mouth. Sorry everyone for eat more then i should have! Vanilla was OFF THE CHAIN GOOD!
We also got to sample some food from Bem Bom food truck. I was very very very impressed with not only the food, but the overall love they had for the food they served. They made me feel like I was eating a meal in their living room at home!
Overall another AWESOME event!
Thank Unilocal,Colleen, Bem Com, Bart, and The Flour Shop!

Its hard to argue with any event that offers free craft beer, spicy tasty food, luscious cupcakes and arcade games all at once! We had some serious fun and this was a great opportunity for us to sample three local businesses in one shot.
This event was held at BART — a relatively new to the scene Bar/​Arcade/​Gallery that is inconspicuously located on 17 – 92 in the Mills-​50 district. The space is small but very clean. I really like that they are a non-​smoking place. They serve craft beers, ciders and wine and have free arcade games and local art hanging on the walls for sale. I heard the owner say that they take their Walking Dead seriously here and have watching parties on Sunday nights and that each night they have a different food truck out front. I wish a place like this had existed back in my younger days (although then the retro arcade games would just have been arcade games). sigh.
Food was provided by the Bem Bom food truck which serves up Portuguese fair. We sampled their chips and queso, fish taco, lamb burger, chicken skewer, chorizo, and french fries. Yup I was stuffed — but happily so. The queso was made with white cheese and had large pieces of jalapeño mixed in. I was tentative about eating one at first but took a taste and discovered that they were sweet and not very hot at all. The fish taco was served up on doubled soft corn tortillas which says authentic in my book and were filled with nicely seasoned, perfectly cooked fish. The lamb burger with feta cheese, olive compote and tomato jam was my favorite item. The portuguese roll it was on was wonderful. The chorizo sausage was a spicy bite with a good amount of heat. Their fries were wonderfully crunchy and flavorful but they are not for the faint of heart if you eat the peppers that were sprinkled on top — that was one spicy mouthful! The chicken skewer was the last thing I ate and admittedly my mouth was still on fire from the fries so I can’t speak to the flavoring as much but it was juicy and tender. If you see this truck out and about and enjoy food with flavor and even some spicy heat, you should check them out.
Dessert came courtesy of the Flour Shop. I sampled a mini red velvet cupcake and it was great. The cake was moist with a perfect mix between the rich chocolate flavor and the slight touch of sour from vinegar/​buttermilk in the background that makes a red velvet, red velvety. The icing had just the right amount of sweetness to balance it all out. The owner told me they have just had one of their cookies voted to be one of the top cookies in the country! I’m definitely going to have to stop by their shop in Winter Park and sample more.

I’ve been meaning to give BART a visit ever since I heard it existed and this event was the final push to get me in the doors.
The event was very laid back and pretty cozy considering it’s a small place. Nice sample of vintage arcade machines, reminder of how out of practice I am. I’m not a drinker, but I did try an Angry Orchard crisp apple hard cider and was pretty happy with that.
The Flour Shop’s cupcakes were delicious, especially the red velvet. That cream cheese frosting really packed a punch. They were super fresh and moist, definitely need to go check them out for serious review.
I’ve had Bem Bom before at the Apopka farmers market and loved them, so they did not disappoint. Mango-​painted tilapia tacos, lamb burgers, delicious and fresh. My only complaint was that we weren’t able to order off their normal menu — I was all prepared to pay for what I wanted, but I can’t complain about free food!
This was my first Unilocal elite event and it was pretty cool, got to meet some new people, experience a new venue. I’m not super-​social, so future events may help me get over that.
My only real complaint was that if you’re not a drinker, and not a gamer, there wasn’t much to draw you here. I’m a gamer, but there’s only so many rounds of PacMan, Mario, and Qbert you can play before you get bored. But yeah, I’ll give it another shot on a regular night.

Really fun, got to talk to a lot of Unilocalers because Bart is so dreadfully tiny that people couldn’t help but run into my wheelchair, but I worked that out to my advantage. =)
Bem Bom food truck kept us all super full with delicious and mainly spicy food that really goes well with beer. All of their food was great, but one standout was the parmesean, truffle oil, chile pepper french fries. Sooo crispy, delicious and HOT!
The Flour Shop offered up some of the most moist, little red velvet cupcakes. I got to look through John W’s phone (the owner of The Flower Shop) too look at pics, and the custom birthday cakes they make are a-​MAZING!
What did I driiink??? Shiner Farmhouse Ale, and a few (many) other things. Good times. Plus, Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Tron were playing in the background-​YES.
A few attendees-​including meee-​won a pair of tickets to the upcoming Downtown Food & Wine Fest! Awesome. =)
Thanks Colleen, you awesome CM, you! Thanks BART, for hosting us. Thanks JIm White for getting photographic evidence! Thanks Bem Bom and The Flour Shop for feeding us! xo

Been dying to check out BART and I’m so glad I finally got to! This place is awesome. It’s extremely laid back, great for a chill night with friends for a few drinks and video games. The bartenders/​owners are so nice, very attentive, and they have a great selection of beer and wine to offer customers.
We also got to check out some grub from the Bem Bom food truck. Wow. They had SO much delicious food! We got to try the chips and queso, lamb sandwich, and mango fish taco… sooooo delicious! Some had a little spicy to it, but it wasn’t anything too spicy, which I liked. The people at Bem Bom were incredibly generous, sweet, and funny.
We also got to check out some cupcakes from The Flour Shop –y’all I ate so many cupcakes and they were delicious! The Red Velvet was my favorite and was super cute with a little red heart on the top.
Definitely looking forward to checking out all these businesses again and thanks to Colleen for hosting!

Old school flashback at Bart. Between the standup video games and pinball machines to the 80s movies on the tvs. I suck at video games but tried my hand at a couple and promptly died.
Bart offered up 3 beers and 3 ciders for us Elites. I only sampled two. For the non-​beer fans, wine was available as well.
Food was provided by Bem Bom food truck. And boy did they bring food. I was stuffed. Their queso was A-​maaa-​zing. And I took some home. The tilapia fish taco was great. The lamb burger was good. The chrizo (spelling?) with pineapples was too spicy for my taste buds but I think others liked it (and warning, you may burp pineapples the rest of the evening). I was too full for the chicken kabob so I took it to-​go. I don’t think it held up well. I would imagine it was better fresh.
Dessert was provided by the Flour Shop. Those mini cupcakes went quick. My only complaint was that he didn’t bring more.
Had a fun night instagramming pictures and forcing Jim White to take ours thanks to the Get to know your fellow Unilocalers game.
Thanks Colleen, Bart, Bem Bom, The Flour Shop and Jim!

Awesome event! My appreciation for BART is already chronicled in a separate review — and it was a perfect place for a small Elite Event. Craft beer, cider, wine, TRON and video games. Also, the owners are the nicest people ever.
The food was great too. Bem Bom kept it coming all night — fish tacos, truffle/​parm fries, lamb burgers, chorizo with pineapple, chicken skewers, egg tarts — by the time the last few food items rolled around I was stuffed but had to try anyway because everything was so good. They served up just the right mix of spicy and mild dishes. (I usually prefer spicy food, but the lamb burger, with red onions and cheese, was a standout!) I didn’t get to try all of the cupcakes from The Flour Shop but the «Red Velvet Elvis» (I think that’s what it was called) was tasty with my wine. All in all a fun night. Thanks Colleen!