Teak Neighborhood Grill: MetroWest's Burger and Craft Beer Staple
Nearly 40 burgers, 50+ craft beers, and a neighborhood vibe that's anchored Times Square Avenue since 2010
Teak Neighborhood Grill is a casual American bar and grill located at 6400 Times Square Avenue in the MetroWest community of Orlando, FL. The restaurant opened in April 2010 and is known for nearly 40 specialty burger variations and a rotating craft beer program of 50+ taps. Teak sits in the heart of MetroWest near the MetroWest Golf Club, roughly 10 minutes from Universal Orlando and 15 minutes from Downtown Orlando. Hours run from 11:30 AM until 11 PM or later seven days a week, with Trivia Tuesdays at 7 PM and weekend brunch service.
MetroWest dining doesn't get the glossy magazine attention of Dr. Phillips Restaurant Row a few miles south, and that's honestly part of the appeal. People who live here aren't looking to be impressed — they're looking for somewhere reliable, walkable from a townhome or condo, and good enough to hit three times in a week.
Teak Neighborhood Grill, at 6400 Times Square Avenue, is the answer to that brief. It's been quietly anchoring the casual dining scene in this corner of southwest Orange County since April 2010 — burgers (the website's tagline is "Best Burgers in Florida"), a rotating craft beer program, and the kind of bar trivia and football-Sunday energy that turns a restaurant into a regular thing.
Why MetroWest Residents Care About This Place
If you're new to MetroWest or scoping it as a potential move from out of state, the math: this is a master-planned residential area built mostly between 1995 and 2002 with roughly 5,200 homes, condos, and townhomes around the Robert Trent Jones Sr.–designed MetroWest Golf Club. Dense, walkable in patches, and dominated by gated condo communities like Stonebridge, The Hamptons, Serenata, and Madison at Metrowest.
What that means for restaurants: most of the people eating at Teak on a Tuesday night live within a five-minute drive. It's the local — rarer than it should be in a metro built around tourist-corridor dining.
The Burger Program: 40 Variations, Honestly Earned
Teak's menu lists around 40 specialty burgers, and that number does most of the marketing work. The lineup runs from straightforward (bacon cheddar, mushroom Swiss) to actually creative — Brazilian-style with chimichurri and crispy onions, a peanut butter burger that converts skeptics, and a French dip that ignores the burger format entirely.
The kitchen will make any burger as a black bean patty, which matters if you live with someone vegetarian. Beyond burgers: chicken pesto pasta, almond-crusted mahi, a Scottish salmon plate branded "Man Overboard," wings, pierogies, and a weekend brunch with chicken and waffles that has its own fan club.
The Craft Beer Side
The bar program is where Teak overdelivers for its zip code. Per Untappd tracking, the rotation hovers around 50+ beers across drafts, cans, and bottles, cycling steadily through Florida craft labels and regional independents.
A Brief, Honest History
Teak opened on Times Square Avenue in April 2010, in a Veranda Park–adjacent stretch of MetroWest still finding its commercial identity. A second location opened in 2017 at the Village of Lake Lily in Maitland. That Maitland location was sold in late 2024 and, after a short-lived rebrand to "Jaspers Bar & Grill," closed abruptly in December 2024. The MetroWest original is unaffected, still independently operated — if you see references to two Teak locations in older reviews, Times Square Avenue is the survivor.
Visiting: Hours, Location, Practical Info
Teak's address is 6400 Times Square Avenue, Orlando, FL 32835, tucked into the commercial pocket behind the MetroWest Golf Club. Phone is (407) 313-5111. Hours run roughly as follows:
- Monday–Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM
- Thursday: 11:30 AM – 12:30 AM
- Friday–Saturday: 11:00 AM – 12:30 AM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM (brunch menu opens at 11 AM weekends)
Drive times from nearby communities, rough but useful:
- From inside MetroWest: 2–5 minutes
- From Gotha: 10–12 minutes via Apopka-Vineland Road
- From Windermere: 12–15 minutes
- From Dr. Phillips: 10–12 minutes via Turkey Lake Road
- From Downtown Orlando: 15–18 minutes via the 408
- From Universal Orlando: 8–10 minutes
Parking is open lot, free, generally fine except on football Sundays. Reservations aren't usually necessary but accepted; weekend brunch and Trivia Tuesday are the predictable wait-list nights.
The Vibe and the Crowd
Teak isn't trying to be Restaurant Row. Rustic-industrial interior, high-tops, low lighting, a long bar with TVs on something Florida cares about — Magic, Lightning, Gators, Knights, or whatever's in season. The crowd skews mixed-age: Valencia College West Campus students at the bar, MetroWest professionals at the four-tops, families with kids during early hours, and a regulars-at-the-bar contingent who'll tell you what's worth ordering without being asked.
The calendar regulars: Trivia Tuesdays at 7 PM, live music nights, endless mimosas at weekend brunch, and discounted runs on football Sundays. None of this is reinvented; all of it is well-executed.
Pros and Cons, Plainly
Pros:
- Genuine neighborhood-bar feel in a metro dominated by tourist-corridor dining
- Burger and craft beer depth that punches above MetroWest's market positioning
- Vegan/vegetarian patty option on every burger — real flexibility
- Open late, with a 12:30 AM Thursday–Saturday close that's rare in this part of town
Cons:
- It's a bar — Saturday at 9 PM is not where you take a first date who values conversation
- Parking tightens on event nights
- For refined-dining ambiance, Dr. Phillips Restaurant Row is 10 minutes south and a better fit
- Service can run slow during peak trivia and football windows
How Teak Fits the MetroWest Real Estate Picture
If you're house-hunting in this corner of Orlando, walkable-or-near-walkable dining matters more than out-of-state buyers usually realize. MetroWest's housing stock leans condo, townhome, and modest single-family — entry-priced from the low $200Ks for condos up past $500K — and most of that inventory sits within 5–10 minutes of Times Square Avenue.
For buyers comparing MetroWest to Dr. Phillips Restaurant Row or the polished new-build communities in Horizon West, the trade-off: MetroWest gives you proximity to Universal, lower entry prices, and a denser neighborhood feel, but fewer flagship restaurants. Teak is one of the reasons "fewer" doesn't mean "zero." Browse the area's other options in the MetroWest restaurants and dining guide.
Local Tips
- Order the brunch burger. The chicken and waffles is the headline, but the breakfast-style burger with egg and bacon outperforms it.
- Tuesday at 7 is trivia. Get there by 6:30 if you want a table, not the bar.
- Ask what's new on tap. The Untappd rotation moves faster than the printed menu — bartenders know what dropped this week.
- Weeknight before 6 PM is the quiet, conversational version of Teak.
What the Locals Know
Every metro has restaurants that don't make the city magazine's Top 50 but quietly outperform half the places that do. In MetroWest, Teak is that restaurant. It's been on Times Square Avenue for fifteen-plus years through a pandemic and the closure of its Maitland sibling — and it's still busy on a Tuesday night because the food is consistent, the beer list is interesting, and the room makes you want to stay an extra hour.
What makes a place feel like home is whether you have a regular spot. For thousands of MetroWest residents, this is it.
For current menus, the rotating tap list, and online ordering, visit Teak Neighborhood Grill.
Curious about life in southwest Orlando? Browse MetroWest homes for sale, explore the MetroWest dining scene, or contact David Myers for personalized relocation guidance on MetroWest, Dr. Phillips, Windermere, and the rest of west Orange County.
