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"A Little Italian...A Lotta Fun!"

Since 1965

Lubbock’s oldest full-service restaurant, Orlando’s continues to provide Lubbock with extraordinary service, great Italian food, and innovative “Tex-Italian” menu favorites like Green Chile Chicken Linguine.

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Meet Our Owners

Once upon a time, in the far-off land of 1930’s Brooklyn, New York, there lived a little boy named Michael Frank Cea. After learning the secrets of great Italian cooking, Mike opened Orlando’s on October 15, 1965 in Lubbock, Texas, at the Avenue Q location, naming the restaurant after his maternal grandparents. Mike’s son David is still an owner and founding member of the Orlando’s organization. Loyd Turner, after his own adventures across the country in a 1971 VW Super Beetle with a bed inside, signed on as a partner and owner in 1978. Loyd’s wife Karen entered the scene in 1980, taking over the Ave. Q location in 1984. Jerol Fanta came to work as a cook in the fall of 1982, and is now the owner-on-site at the Indiana location. David's wife Cheryl and Jerol's wife Heather serve as corporate secretaries. Adrian Crosby joined the team in 1996 and is now CIO/President-Elect. We are proud to still serve Mike’s legacy of unique Italian food to all the people who stop by.

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