Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Ally’s New York Pizzeria

are you ready for this? i don’t think you’re ready for this. i don’t even know if i was ready for this. but i guess that’s usually the way it goes when it comes to all the important events in life. birth. death. first day of school. first time having sex. this is gonna be like the sex. except that you might not be as excited. you might not want.. Read More

Square One Burgers

alright. i’ve put this one off long enough. it’s time. for me. to write. about. square. one. burgers. it’s a sit down burger restaurant. they got beer. a full bar. they’re hip. they have ingredients. there may be some TVs. there’s outdoor seating. they do swot perderder fries. what more could you ask for? square one is a gourmet burger restaurant and bar. it’s located on henderson (that wacky angled.. Read More

Bruno’s Pizza

UPDATE: my friend, carlos from carlos eats, sent me this devastating link: dirty dining: bruno’s pizza. turns out they were recently shut down for having too many roaches in the kitchen. not too surprised here. i had called them about their being shut down, and was told there had been a gas leak. well, it looks like in addition to being nasty beyond legal limits, they’re also liars. GO TEAM.. Read More

Alex’s Southern Style Bar-B-Q

god bless you, america. you may not be the brightest, and maybe you’re a bit of a bully, but by god you sure know how to barb a cue. and i would venture to say that the south is the most guilty of all three accusations. the real south, not the florida south. so it’s a true blessing, an american miracle if you will, to have access to alabama style.. Read More

the Mellow Mushroom

do you like pizza? are you stoned? if the answer to one or both of these questions is “uh…. what?”, then the mellow mushroom is for you!! it’s the hippie-themed pizzeria chain opened by a couple of stoners, with unique pizza combinations and trippy-as-hell decorations. case in point: so sometimes it looks like the it’s a small world ride on the inside. and there are usually giant murals featuring sixties.. Read More