Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

La Mexicana Salsa

now THIS is some fresh salsa. dis ain’t none of dat lame-ass tostito bull. nah, dis is LA MEXICANA. la mexicana’s claim to fame is their freshness, and they make good on that claim [although, i don’t think it can really be called a claim to fame, because i sure as hell have never heard of them before]. i just saw it when shopping at publix, which was, in fact,.. Read More

Taco Bell’s XXL Chalupa & New Salsas

i am like a SLAVE to taco bell. god it’s like the lowest quality “mexican” food i’ve ever eaten… but for some reason i get it just about every week. i’d say i’m pretty bad off, but then again a certain friend of mine eats taco bell practically daily. he’s… he’s not well. taco bell does a pretty good job of coming out with new items. they do this all.. Read More

California Tacos

WELL LOOKY HERE. it’s a little place called california tacos [WARNING: webpage contains shitty background midi and animated gifs. click at your own risk!]. it’s tacos. FROM CALIFORNIA! and there are surf boards! wonderful. wow and their phone number has taco in it, too. good for them! good for them. california tacos (to go) popped up a year ago? two years ago? three? i’m not sure. but relatively recently. it.. Read More

Taco Bell’s Chicken Flatbread Sandwich

i tried taco bell’s NEW chicken flatbread sandwich today. and i was not expecting much from this thing. the commercials make it look a lot like their regular chicken quesadillas (which i’m quite partial to), except made on a flatbread, and smaller. and they already did that with their quesadillas! they had QUESADILLA XL or XTREME or SUPERBIG a while back, which was just the quesadillas on a thicker flatbread,.. 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