Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Bearss Sandwiches

when i first heard that there was a place that made sandwiches out of bears, i knew i had to check this place out! …later i was informed that my food was not made of bears. needless to say, i was upset. however, despite not including delicious bear meat on their menu, bearss sandwiches, on florida and wildwood street, still managed to provide a delightful atmosphere and a whole slew.. Read More

CDB Pizza Italian Restaurant

it’s a fine italian restaurant! CDB’s pizza/italian restaurant has been around since forever. when my parents went to usf, they went to cdb’s. i’m pretty sure the original owner of cdb’s was this guy. so it’s a place with some history. and a restaurant that’s been around for that long has to be doing something right. and yes. yes they are. they do it all right. alright. cdb’s looks like.. Read More

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 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

Ruben’s Cubans

sandwiches kick ass. we all know it. portable food is THE FOOD OF THE FUTURE (and/or the neolithic era, according to that liar wikipedia). so when i heard about a place that sold BOTH reubens and cubans, i was PUMPED to check it out. and i was even more pumped when i found out what a creative name this place had been given: yeah, that’s right: ruben’s cuban cafe. this.. Read More