Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

The Metro Restaurant and Lounge

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwhG_y0HQg] to celebrate groundhog day this year, a group of us went to the tampa theatre to watch the holiday classic. after the movie, we were stuck in dreaded downtown tampa to find food, and fend off the angry drunken homeless. after being turned down by the brand new taco bus location (closed, pfft), and learning that square one burgers also closes at ten, we were locked in what seemed.. Read More

TC Choy’s Asian Bistro

ohhh man remember pf chang? dude that guy was a class act. he made chinese cool again! and bistros. american chinese bistros. he was an american chinese hero. wait… what? you’re telling me he wasn’t a real person? i see. apparently, DR. PF CHANG is actually a fictional character, created for marketing purposes. kinda like jimmy carter. as it turns out, the name “pf chang” actually came from the two.. Read More

Renzo’s Argentine Steakhouse

alright dude, this is it – time to impress. take a shower. put on that semi-nice shirt. pull out that invitation to that classy gourmet restaurant. and get ready to get laid. you know you’re gonna get some… you fancy as hell and people be buying you shit left and right. this is the life of a food blogger. hitting up renzo’s gourmet argentine steakhouse for their two year anniversary.. Read More

Jo-To Japanese Restaurant

WARNING: the following review contains hardcore food pornography, and may only be suitable for viewing by persons ages 17 and older. if you do not wish to be exposed to such content, click here. when i was a kid, i went through a phase where all i would eat was tuna fish sandwiches. tuna fish sandwiches, all day, all night. just tuna. mayo. and bread. sammich. it was disgusting. but.. Read More

Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe

after many years living in complete ignorance of, followed by maybe a year of just ignoring, ella’s americana folk art cafe, i finally went out and gave them a try. ’cause, i mean, everyone is talking about ella’s! or haven’t you heard? it’s currently sitting at the number three spot on urbanspoon’s top ten restaurants in tampa. now, their top ten list in no way corresponds to my list of.. Read More