By Suzanne Schmidt
Staff Writer
LAND O’ LAKES—An old favorite in Temple Terrace recently opened its doors here in Land O’ Lakes.
New Tung Tung 2 opened a few weeks ago in the Wilderness Lakes Commons in Land O’ Lakes. The restaurant serves up Cantonese style Chinese food to go and in the future may add delivery.
Cheree Zhang, manager, said the Chinese restaurant has a long history in the area. About 30 years ago, Tung Tung opened on Busch Boulevard, only to close a few years later and then reopen in Temple Terrace at 10829 N. 56th Street. That restaurant was sold to Tony Jiang about six years ago.
“The reason we opened a restaurant here is because a lot of our customers used to live in Temple Terrace,” Jiang said. “People kept asking us to open a restaurant here and we found this brand new space available so we did it.”
Even though the ownership has changed, the recipes are still the same from the original restaurant location on Busch.
“Business is getting better and better,” Zhang said. “We are getting a lot of repeat customers because a lot of people love our food. We have a lot of people who used to live in Temple Terrace that are really excited we are here.”
Zhang said Tung Tung strives to be different from other Chinese restaurants.
“We offer healthier choices like we have brown rice or you can make a meal all white chicken,” Zhang said. “We also use a computer for all of our orders so we make sure everything is correct.”
Taylor McAdams of Land O’ Lakes said she loves to eat at the restaurant three to four times a week because of all the healthy options they offer.
“I like that they can do all white meat for the meals and I also like the combination dinners,” McAdams said. “I also like that they are convenient and the food is really fresh.”
Karl Huber works in Land O’ Lakes as a freelance contractor. He said he stops in for food two to three times a week because it is different than any other Chinese restaurant.
“I like the food and the service is good,” Huber said. “I like their General Tso’s chicken because they blend in vegetables with the breaded chicken and that is something you don’t normally see. I also like to get the brown rice instead of the white rice because it is healthier.”
Zhang said she and her boss believe so strongly in the food that they offer a guarantee.
“We offer the guarantee because we are confident in our food,” Zhang said. “We want our customers to be happy. We tell them they can bring the food back and we will remake it, give them something else or give them a refund. So far no one has come back though.”
In addition to serving up their Cantonese style Chinese food, Zhang said they also take requests from the community.
“We have a Chef’s Special everyday that we always switch up,” Zhang said. “We take our customers suggestions very seriously. We will even make dishes that are not traditionally Chinese like our satay chicken.”
For information, call (813) 996-9888.
IF YOU GO
- New Tung Tung 2, 7040 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Suite 105
- Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday
- For more information, call (813) 996-9888.
