Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Nani’s Sandwich Shop Cuban Restaurant

nani’s sandwich shop cuban restaurant just recently opened up in seminole heights, on nebraska south of idlewild avenue. i had set out with a friend to go to a different restaurant (that shall not be named…), but upon finding they were closed, we settled for nani’s. it’s a little place, apparently converted from a gas station, former car lot, and i guess some other hilarious types of things. there is.. Read More

the Kabab House

wednesdays i have lunch with my super adventurous foodie friend, and we go to awesome food places and eat awesome foodstuffs together. now, i know it’s thursday, but we went yesterday, so i present to you our “wacky wednesday” (that title will likely change or dissolve) restaurant of the week, the KABAB HOUSE!!! the kebab house, in wesley chapel (on bruce b. downs, south of wiregrass), is a delightful little.. Read More

the Taco Bus (El Taconazo)

GET ON DA BUS okay, so we’ve all heard the legends of this place. and it seems now that everyone knows… THE TACO BUS RULES. it’s basically the fucking man of quick, cheap, and late-night grub. you stand in line behind a bunch of stinky hipsters (with whom i am regrettably likely associated), order your food, sit down, and in mere moments you are eating. and GOD BLESS DEM TACOS… Read More

Copper Top Pub

after a particularly grueling day at the office yesterday, i found myself in need of escape. i found that escape in the form of alcohol. and there was food involved too. the copper top pub, by the university on fowler and 51st street, is a nice little bar conveniently located right next to CDB pizza and italian restaurant (no official review yet, but they have awesome pizza) and a japanese.. Read More

the Olde World Cheese Shop

say hello to one of my favorite sandwich shops ever. the olde world cheese shop rocks, and they know it. it’s setting is the sherwood forest shopping center on 56th street, just south of fowler avenue. with its name, you might expect a whole bunch of wacky expensive cheeses and some expensive bread, but this is not a cheese shop. this is a hardcore sandwich emporium. the inside is quite.. Read More