Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Hamburger Mary’s

UPDATE: apparently hamburger mary’s has been temporarily shut down, due to too many rodent droppings. bahahahaha. * * * today i embarked on an ill-advised adventure, cramming myself full of well prepared beef patties and exceptional french [freedom] fries. well… i guess it could have been more insane, but still, it was a lot of meat for one day. the afternoon found me seeking out hangover recovery help from five.. Read More

some new(ish) Steak ‘n Shake items…

i worked at steak n’ shake for a few years, and despite that harrowing experience, i still love their food. over the past three or four years, they’ve been revamping their menu, and adding new items left and right. ordinarily, i stick to the classics (what steak n’ shake consistently does right), but every now and then, i venture out and try something they are sure to mess up. enter:.. Read More

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

five guys, if you are not familiar, is a delicious burger place, which also happens to be a chain. there are several locations in the area, but this one is our local haunt, located on fowler, right by the mall. so this place… my god. seriously. fuck. this picture… this picture is actually a remarkably good representation of the food you’re going to get. these burgers are huge balls of.. Read More

how to end your life in an hour or less

while watching a marathon of MAN VS FOOD, my friend and i got totally pumped and started talking about doing our own food challenges in florida. so i went on the intarbutts and looked up a few challenges within driving distance. THIS website features a whole bunch of sweet sweet challenges, and we narrowed it down to a few. #3. the Quickie Titan Burger from Quickie’s Burgers and Wings this.. Read More