Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

L.A. Review – Pink’s Hot Dogs

i know, i know… this is a tampa food blog. HOWEVER, i retain the right to do whatever the fuck i want. i have resisted making so many entries about things like terrible movies, awesome comics, and things that suck. but after my week in LA, and having gone to some incredible eateries, i can resist no longer. so enjoy. the place: pink’s hot dogs. if you haven’t heard of.. Read More

Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Mint Creams and S’mashing S’mores

while i was in california, i noticed an abundance of stores called “trader joe’s“. we do not have any of these stores around here, but i had heard of them from The Best Candy Blog on the Intarwebz™, Candy Blog. candy blog has reviewed countless millions (well, i’m sure one could count, but i’m not going to) of candy products produced by trader joe’s, and with each new review, i.. Read More

Cactus Cooler – the Official Soft Drink of the Staff of Cowboy’s Rest Christian Camp

okay i’m gonna tell you straight up – this is not a cactus drink. I KNOW! WHAT THE HELL? why would they do this to us? …jerks. the soda is called cactus cooler, allegedly named after fred flintstone’s favorite drink. no one on the internet can confirm this though, because no one who ever watched the flintstones can understand how to use a computer. the astute will have observed that.. Read More

IN-N-OUT Burger

i spent the last week in los angeles, california. this was my first time visiting california, or even traveling west of texas, so i was pretty excited. NOT ABOUT THE SIGHTS, DUMMY. about the food! oh the food! so the first place i went, of course, was the legendary IN-N-OUT burger. i have heard much of the in-n-out burger over the years. i’ve read many claims that it is “the.. Read More

Little Caesars HOT-N-READY® Pizza

while i get my vacation on in LA, here’s something to tide you over. this is a review i wrote in early 2007, on a personal blog (or as we called them back in those days, online journal). it is pretty much better than anything i’ve written since i started this blog. ENJOY! ah another day, another crisis. TODAY’S CRISIS: yes. pizza pizza. well, as it turns out, hot ‘n’.. Read More