Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Hawkeye Pizza: A Second Chance

EVERYBODY LOVES A PIZZA. it’s because pizza is good. pizza is the best! it’s got to be my favorite food. before i became a food monster, i was a pizza guy. my friend and i had a list of the top hundred pizza places in the tampa bay area, and we slowly worked our way down the list, giving an A through F rating to each place, determined to find.. 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

Burger Monger

PREPARE TO HAVE YOUR MIND BLOWN by savory delicious burger goodness. in a world where fast food dominates the hamburger landscape, and the concept of the burger is mired in economy and uniformity, burger monger represents all that a burger can be, if we are willing to let it. if we are willing to accept the fact that a hamburger can be more than a mere food; it can be.. 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