Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe

after many years living in complete ignorance of, followed by maybe a year of just ignoring, ella’s americana folk art cafe, i finally went out and gave them a try. ’cause, i mean, everyone is talking about ella’s! or haven’t you heard? it’s currently sitting at the number three spot on urbanspoon’s top ten restaurants in tampa. now, their top ten list in no way corresponds to my list of.. Read More

Yummy House

WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF YUM. POPULATION: APPETITE. there’s something special about the yummy house. as though it exists outside our own world. just beyond our universe. perhaps it’s from another dimension? another plane of existence? maybe it’s from the future. or the recent past. whatever reality the yummy house exists in, it is certainly a delicious one. an authentic chinese one, to be sure. located on waters among.. Read More

Datz

DATZ. the man. the myth. the legend. well it may not be a man. really it’s more like a baby. born at the start of 2009, this baby is nearing two whole years old. but the atmosphere feels well worn and hip, much more like a twenty-something. ready to party. maybe ready to slip you a roofie? no no no! no that’s not right. just a cool guy, with lots.. Read More

Hungry Harry’s Famous Bar-B-Que

hungry harry’s famous bar-b-que. this is some hardcore barbecue shit right here. this is the good stuff. real barbecue. hungry harry’s actually is famous in land o’ lakes, as the home of land o’ lakes’ best smoked barbecue. and the title is well earned; hungry harry’s has been around for 26 years, and they continue to do barbecue right. i went with a friend recently, and i’m ashamed to say.. Read More

CDB Pizza Italian Restaurant

it’s a fine italian restaurant! CDB’s pizza/italian restaurant has been around since forever. when my parents went to usf, they went to cdb’s. i’m pretty sure the original owner of cdb’s was this guy. so it’s a place with some history. and a restaurant that’s been around for that long has to be doing something right. and yes. yes they are. they do it all right. alright. cdb’s looks like.. Read More