New World Brewery http://newworldbrewery.net 1313 East 8th Avenue  Tampa, FL 33605-3611 (813) 248-4969 New World is one of those spots in Ybor that we’ve been going to for a long while now.  Excellent beers on tap. Great selection on and off the tap. I kept hearing about the BBQ Buffet but just never managed to make [...]

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Queen of Sheba http://www.ethiopianrestauranttampa.com/ 3636 Henderson Boulevard Tampa, FL 33609 (813) 872-6000 Queen of Sheba is celebrating their 4th Anniversary, November 11th and 12th. They are putting a full spread out each day, I would definitely suggest trying to visit during that time. Before coming to Queen of Sheba I had never had Ethiopian food. [...]

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Wicked Wiches (813) 369-9120 Different locations daily Wicked Wiches pulled up to the office where I work recently. I was intrigued when I first saw them as I’m interested in the food truck business model. What restaurateur would thumb their nose at the thought of virtually no overhead (no brick and mortar location with rent/mortgage) [...]

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Nola Cafe http://www.nolacafe.com/ 301 W Platt St # C Tampa, FL 33606-2292 (813) 258-8778 I can’t believe how long it has taken me to review this place. I mean, dead grass and leaves starting to come back.. hell.. long sleeve shirts were still appropriate daytime attire.  Now it’s consistently in the 90′s and humid enough [...]

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Square 1 Burgers http://www.square1burgers.com/ 3701 Henderson Boulevard Tampa, FL 33609 (813) 414-0101 So I’ve been jonesing for a good burger dive for a while now.  I’ve dropped by a couple other local places and still haven’t been excited about any of them.  Lansing had Bonnie’s Place and Crunchy’s.  I like the hole in the wall [...]

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Gyro Land 3313 North Nebraska Avenue Tampa, FL 33603-6033 (813) 221-0022 Ever since I moved down to Florida I’ve been craving a well made gyro.  You would think it wouldn’t be too hard to find some shaved lamb on a spit in fresh pita with vegetables and tzatziki. Detroit seemed to be the land of plenty [...]

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Wright’s Gourmet House www.wrightsgourmet.com 1200 S. Dale Mabry Tampa, FL 33629 813-253-3838 After several fruitless years of searching in vain for a good deli in Tampa, a beacon of delicious light was shined upon me today after going out for a bite on my coworker Rob’s whim; Wright’s Gourmet House.  Eating at Wright’s left me [...]

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