Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Wonka’s Fruit Marvels and Fruit Jellies

these nuggets of sugar are high-quality (or at least marketed so) candies, and they are quite unique. there are fruit marvels, and fruit jellies. i was recommended the marvels by margeaux, but they were right next to each other, so i had to grab them both. well, i’m glad i did. at least for trysies. the marvels are somewhat similar to gobstoppers coated in sugar on the outside, and jelly.. Read More

now with ZERO goodness in every bite!

on a trip to a DELIGHTFUL dollar store, i picked up one of these: a ZERO bar. my friend had thwarted my earlier attempts at buying one of these bad boys with horror stories from his past, but with him out of the picture, i was free try it out for myself. well… i was wrong to try it. i was very wrong. it sucked, quite a bit. the white.. Read More

some new(ish) Steak ‘n Shake items…

i worked at steak n’ shake for a few years, and despite that harrowing experience, i still love their food. over the past three or four years, they’ve been revamping their menu, and adding new items left and right. ordinarily, i stick to the classics (what steak n’ shake consistently does right), but every now and then, i venture out and try something they are sure to mess up. enter:.. Read More

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

five guys, if you are not familiar, is a delicious burger place, which also happens to be a chain. there are several locations in the area, but this one is our local haunt, located on fowler, right by the mall. so this place… my god. seriously. fuck. this picture… this picture is actually a remarkably good representation of the food you’re going to get. these burgers are huge balls of.. Read More

damn you, wendy!!!

i had this stupid combo meal today, the chicken one. it was fine, really. not bad at all. except they put cheese on the sandwich. kinda… kinda gross. really took away from it. otherwise, meh, fine, why not. if you want a drink, go for it. otherwise, grab three burgers for the same price and you win.