Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Taqueria Monterrey Mexican Grill

the taco bus had a baby, and they named it taqueria monterrey. actually, it had two of them. but let’s focus on the younger, more attractive one. so much more full of life. not yet weighed down by the harsh realities of life. and so very sexy. taqueria monterrey mexican grill is tucked into a small strip mall on fletcher, with a tattoo parlor on one side, and an abc.. Read More

Los Chico’s

THIS. IS. ZEPHYRHILLS!! after all these years of blogging… wait… maybe not years. after these many (few) months of blogging, it is with great great honor that i finally bring you a review from zephyrhills. yes, zephyrhills. it’s tampa-ish. and it’s close to home! i’ve lived near zephyrhills my whole life. occasionally wandered into it a couple of times, too! though that was on accident. anyway, zephyrhills is a totally.. Read More

L.A. Super-Deluxe Wrap-up!

and you thought i was done with the LA posts, didn’t you? DIDN’T YOU??! i’m sorry baby, i didn’t mean to scare you. you know i’d never hurt you. come here. come sit in my lap. there we go. now let’s take a look at a whole bunch of places i went to in LA, but didn’t deem “good enough” to write about at length. or properly document with photographs… Read More

Red Mesa Cantina

in celebration of the new year, my friends and i all went out to st. petersburg for new year’s eve. in addition to all the dangerously excessive, unhealthy drinking we planned on doing, we knew we had to get something to eat. so we settled on red mesa cantina, a mexican restaurant that may be considered ‘too cool for school’. i mean, half of the place was a club. full.. Read More

Taco Bell’s XXL Chalupa & New Salsas

i am like a SLAVE to taco bell. god it’s like the lowest quality “mexican” food i’ve ever eaten… but for some reason i get it just about every week. i’d say i’m pretty bad off, but then again a certain friend of mine eats taco bell practically daily. he’s… he’s not well. taco bell does a pretty good job of coming out with new items. they do this all.. Read More