East County's Alyssa Miller and Juliya Hochstetler try a different food truck every time they go to Ranch Nite Wednesdays. One of their favorites is the cheese curds from Say Cheese Curd Company.
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East County's Alyssa Miller and Juliyah Hochstetler said its like a trip to a different restaurant each time they go to Ranch Nite Wednesdays at Waterside Place.
With more than 10 food trucks serving the patrons along with the hub's restaurants, those who attend can go months before they need to repeat their choice for dinner.
 On Jan. 4, Hochstetler was trying egg rolls.
"We love coming here for the food," she said.Â
Miller said she was surprised by how much she liked the cheese curds from Say Cheese Curd Company.
"The cheese curds were way more enjoyable than I thought they would be," Miller said.
Lakewood Ranch's Andrea Allison said one of her favorite food trucks is Got Lobstah.Â
"That place is great," she said.Â
When she's not enjoying food from the food trucks, Allison and her husband, Chad Allison, grab food from one of the restaurants at Waterside Place. On Jan. 4, they enjoyed a meal from Kore Steakhouse.Â
Besides the food trucks, many people like Palm Aire's Mary Buono, enjoyed the live music from Juicy Purple.Â
Waterside Place is packed with people and food trucks for the first Ranch Nite Wednesday of 2023.
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Saratoga, New York 3-year-old Sullivan Shafer has fun visiting his grandmother, Palm Aire's Mary Buono. Buono says he will be dancing because he loves the band Juicy Purple.
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Juicy Purple performs live at Ranch Nite Wednesdays.
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Veronica Huber, who is visiting Sarasota from California, has fun dancing to the live music.
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Kim Valone, who is visiting from New York, dances the night away.
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East County's Alyssa Miller and Juliya Hochstetler try a different food truck every time they go to Ranch Nite Wednesdays. One of their favorites is the cheese curds from Say Cheese Curd Company.
Photo by Liz Ramos
Angie Brenner, a server for The Hyppo, says Ranch Nite is a wonderful, fun night with lots of people and a good energy.
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Lakewood Ranch's Andrea and Chad Allison attend Ranch Nite Wednesdays all the time for the food, the music and the people watching, Andrea Allison says with a laugh.
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Kenyon Campbell and Gunnar Saxon, who are visiting Sarasota from New York, compete in a round of cornhole.
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Christina Amato and Gary Amato, who are from Ohio, have a chance to see what Lakewood Ranch has to offer during Ranch Nite Wednesdays.
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Cathy Guido, Carlo Guido, Ava Caputo, Anthony Caputo and Sierra Caputo, who are vacationing in Lakewood Ranch from Toronto, attend their first Ranch Nite Wednesdays. "We love it; it's great," Sierra Caputo says.
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Englewood's Erik Dunigan and his wife, Megan Dunigan, take cover from the rain with their daughters, 9-year-old Lynlee Dunigan, and 7-year-old Laiklyn Dunigan.
Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.
