Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Bollywood Cafe

are you ready for the ultimate in indian food and entertainment? you’d better be. strap yourselves in my friends, and hold on tight, because this review features… A MAGICIAN. ohhh you weren’t expecting that, were you? or did you catch it before you started reading the review due to its boldness, CAPS, and immense size? well, sorry about that. maybe it’ll teach you a lesson about reading too far ahead.. Read More

Sidebern’s Grand Floridian Cocktail

i was recently given an invitation to try out sidebern’s brand new, not-even-on-the-menu-yet cocktail, “The Grand Floridian” (ooooh… caps). i was asked, along with a friend, to visit sidebern’s, try out the cocktail at their bar, and have some appetizers on them. well of course i was totally up for this, being both a rampant alcoholic and a mooch. … …no, i guess neither of those things are true. but.. Read More

Yummy House

WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF YUM. POPULATION: APPETITE. there’s something special about the yummy house. as though it exists outside our own world. just beyond our universe. perhaps it’s from another dimension? another plane of existence? maybe it’s from the future. or the recent past. whatever reality the yummy house exists in, it is certainly a delicious one. an authentic chinese one, to be sure. located on waters among.. Read More

Datz

DATZ. the man. the myth. the legend. well it may not be a man. really it’s more like a baby. born at the start of 2009, this baby is nearing two whole years old. but the atmosphere feels well worn and hip, much more like a twenty-something. ready to party. maybe ready to slip you a roofie? no no no! no that’s not right. just a cool guy, with lots.. Read More

Golden Inn Chinese Restaurant

when i was a child, i got my teeth cleaned there. then the dentist’s office closed down. now it has become the SINGLE GREATEST CHINESE RESTAURANT KNOWN TO MAN. scientifically proven. okay maybe that’s a bit far, but still, golden inn (i don’t even know if this is their website, but i enjoy it regardless) has been my family’s favorite chinese place for years, dating back to when it first.. Read More