i’ve started seeing cans of xing tea around town at different gas stations, hiding in small numbers among the plethora of arizona and even peace tea options. so i decided to finally pick one up, and i notice the price tag – $1.49!!! WHAT AN OUTRAGE! surely they jest! for sitting next to it is a can of arizona tea, for a mere 99ยข! this was at a CVS, so.. Read More
Gator’s Dockside
gator’s dockside. REAL FLORIDA CASUAL DINING. none of that pansy-ass georgia casual dining. originating in jacksonville, gator’s dockside finally fills that giant gap we’ve been feeling in the sports bar/grill realm. at last we can eat wings and watch sports on tv, right here in florida! thanks, gator’s dockside! alright well now that the ridiculous sarcasm is out of the way, i can get on with the review. gator’s dockside,.. Read More
Bahama Breeze
bahama breeze… yeah that’s nice. take a break. fantastic. bahama breeze is a chain of caribbean-themed restaurants. this particular store is located on north rocky point drive, just barely on tampa’s side of the courtney campbell causeway. it’s a really nice area, and is one of the few places you can be in florida and unironically think “sometimes florida isn’t all that bad”. and bahama breeze fits right in there… Read More
Nestle Milkybar
okay sooooo maybe white chocolate isn’t strictly chocolate. MAYBE. but it’s still pretty good. it’s not something i’d eat all the time, because too much will make me sick. IT’S SO SWEET!! but just a bit is a real nice treat. and so you can probably guess that a whole bar of it would be way too much for me. well you’d be right. the milkybar, made by nestle, is.. Read More
Boba Internet Cafe
THIS PLACE was the first place i ever got boba at. that was back in 2004, i believe. honestly, i don’t remember what it was called back then, but now it’s known as boba internet cafe (that’s a link to their myspace, which may not have been updated since 2008). since my inaugural visit to this boba hut near the university mall, i have been hooked on the stuff. also,.. Read More