Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Cole’s BBQ

so i’m a big fan or barbechu. it’s one of the ultimate ways to enjoy meats. so simple, yet so brilliant. devastatingly, it’s been quite some time since i’ve had some decent barbecue, so i set out to resolve that issue. we hit up cole’s bbq on palm pointe drive, just south of i75 and bruce b. downs. my friend has been there many, many times, and highly recommended it… Read More

Philthy Phil’s Waterfront Bar & Grill

PHILTHY PHIL’S. haha philthy! that’s a fun ohgodnowiseewhytheycallitphilthy….. no. no that’s not right. philthy phil’s is not actually all that philthy. or filthy, for that matter. maybe the upstairs portion where the “cool” kids hang out gets a little filthy every now and then, but the main dining area on the bottom floor was actually pretty clean. FALSE ADVERTISING! strike one, phil… so philthy phil’s, in st. pete on the.. Read More

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s “Signature Buffalo Sauce” Wings

AND THE SEARCH CONTINUES for the most wonderful wings in america. or tampa, i guess. just tampa. tonight i went to beef ‘o’ brady’s with my friends, and was greeted with a plethora of wing style options on their menu. i had previously thought they only had variations on the intensity of classic wing sauce. how wrong i was! look at all those choices! i was most intrigued by the.. Read More

Copper Top Pub

after a particularly grueling day at the office yesterday, i found myself in need of escape. i found that escape in the form of alcohol. and there was food involved too. the copper top pub, by the university on fowler and 51st street, is a nice little bar conveniently located right next to CDB pizza and italian restaurant (no official review yet, but they have awesome pizza) and a japanese.. Read More

Wingstop

had some wings today. REAL MEN LOVE WINGS. so i went to the wingstop, part of the university collection, with my brother. this place is a chain, like many of the wing places i eat at, so it’s not TOO exciting, but let’s face it – wings are always exciting. spicy. crispy. chickeny. *not pictured: a COKE i picked up a “combo meal” of sorts: 15 wings in two different.. Read More