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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Honey’s The Original Honey’s Honey’s Family Sports Bar Restaurant http://www.gohoneys.com/Tampa.html 11115 North Dale Mabry Highway Tampa, FL (813) 264-1616 Let me preface this review with: Holy shit, Honey’s chicken wings. Other than Google confusing me on what I should list as the proper name of this restaurant, I couldn’t find anything wrong with my chicken [...]

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La Pequeña Colombia Restaurant 6312 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL 33604 (813) 876-8338 Some life updates that may not have been reflected on HalfTon: 1. My twin brother Dan got hired by my company and he moved to Tampa. 2. I was able to get one of my best friends Jake hired at our company. [...]

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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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