Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

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

Honey’s Sports Bar Restaurant

in my quest for THE GREATEST WINGS OF ALL, i had my attention turned to honey’s sports bar restaurant. now, this was a recommendation from a friend’s friend, so neither of us had ever been here. but we had heard: great wings! delicious fun! and beer! AND SO we went to honey’s, in carrollwood. honey’s is a sports bar, and so naturally they had televisions displaying sports of all types… Read More

Los Chico’s

THIS. IS. ZEPHYRHILLS!! after all these years of blogging… wait… maybe not years. after these many (few) months of blogging, it is with great great honor that i finally bring you a review from zephyrhills. yes, zephyrhills. it’s tampa-ish. and it’s close to home! i’ve lived near zephyrhills my whole life. occasionally wandered into it a couple of times, too! though that was on accident. anyway, zephyrhills is a totally.. Read More

Big Belly Burgers

UPDATE: big belly burger is now permanently closed, its owners having all died of heart attacks. * * * BIG BELLY. a name that inspires confidence. that delights the senses. thrills the imagination! big. belly. kind of… kind of sexy, yeah? …okay no. it’s a terrible name. but clearly big belly burger is not concerned with appearances! APPEARANCES ARE DUMB. i can understand that. for example, i have a giant.. Read More

Athenos Fresh and Delicious

it’s greek time, bitches. athenos. fresh and delicious. right off the bat, they’re trying to tempt and confuse you with their insistence in quality, and wacky characters (Σ? who’s ever heard of Σ??). and spirals… synonymous with hypnotism. coincidence? i dunno… you tell me. EAT AT ATHENOS. hmm. seems fishy to me. but, brainwashing and dark magicks aside, athenos is just your standard strip mall greek place, serving up a.. Read More