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

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

Acropolis Greek Taverna

this is acropolis, new tampa (in the same plaza as mr. dunderbak’s, on bruce b downs). now, maybe i’m not “hip” or “cool” enough to know this first hand, but i’m pretty sure that this place turns into a club of some sort at night. and they have hookah available, and sometimes even live music. they also have belly dancer. obviously this type of social interaction is beyond me, thus.. Read More