Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Mel’s Hot Dogs

hot dogs, dude. hot dogs. nature’s perfect food? probably. tube o’ meat, stuck in bread. phallic. hilarious. hot dogs always mean a good time. but, dear god, WHY do they have to be relegated to sporting events, backyard barbecues, and street vendors?? why can’t i go to a classy establishment, three piece suit and top hat, and order myself a nice chili dog? who makes these damn rules?? well, in.. Read More

Lee Roy Selmon’s Restaurant

lee roy salmon… the man. the myth. the legend. he single-handedly took tampa bay and molded it into the lump of floridian half-pride that it is today. and then he died of a stroke. we honor his memory by eating the food he invented. in the year 2000, outback steakhouse had sex with lee roy, and they had a baby. that baby quickly grew into one of the 10 best.. Read More

Taco Bell’s Bacon Ranch Chicken Flatbread Sandwich

have you ever lost someone you loved? lost someone, someone so dear to you, that your entire world fell apart as a result? i’m talking death, breakup, ended friendships, moving away… the breaking of a bond that was so strong that nothing else mattered beyond it. the end of life as you knew it. you ever have that? …’cause i have. once i had to bury my dead. turn my.. Read More

Wing King

“Great Food for Great People!!” is that so, wing king? king of wings? great food, for great people? well, even if what you’re selling can be considered ‘great food’, how can you guarantee your customers are ‘great people’? bad people like wings too. and, more importantly, what the hell kind of slogan is that?!? great food for great people. pfft. if you truly are the king of wings, you could.. Read More

Honey’s Sports Bar Restaurant

in my quest for THE GREATEST WINGS OF ALL, i had my attention turned to honey’s sports bar restaurant. now, this was a recommendation from a friend’s friend, so neither of us had ever been here. but we had heard: great wings! delicious fun! and beer! AND SO we went to honey’s, in carrollwood. honey’s is a sports bar, and so naturally they had televisions displaying sports of all types… Read More