Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Honey’s Sports Bar Restaurant

in my quest for THE GREATEST WINGS OF ALL, i had my attention turned to honey’s sports bar restaurant. now, this was a recommendation from a friend’s friend, so neither of us had ever been here. but we had heard: great wings! delicious fun! and beer! AND SO we went to honey’s, in carrollwood. honey’s is a sports bar, and so naturally they had televisions displaying sports of all types… Read More

Big Belly Burgers

UPDATE: big belly burger is now permanently closed, its owners having all died of heart attacks. * * * BIG BELLY. a name that inspires confidence. that delights the senses. thrills the imagination! big. belly. kind of… kind of sexy, yeah? …okay no. it’s a terrible name. but clearly big belly burger is not concerned with appearances! APPEARANCES ARE DUMB. i can understand that. for example, i have a giant.. Read More

Tampa Food Challenge 1: Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin’ Challenge

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPExlIhHgKk] this is the first entry in my new series of food challenges. watch in awe and fear as i take on the fiery blazin’ hot wings from buffalo wild wings. the sauce has been rated between 200,000 and 350,000 scoville units, or 70 times hotter than a jalapeño. you can read my review of buffalo wild wings here. and a HUGE thanks goes out to erik christenson for making.. 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

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