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Nicko’s

July 25, 2009

NICKO’S Diners Whenever I get back over on the Tampa side of the bay, I always try to eat at one of my old hangouts from my days of living over there. One of my absolute favorites spots–and I’m surprised it’s taken me so long to write it up–is Nicko’s. Nicko’s is a well known [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, Greek food, restaurants, Tampa

Thai Kitchen

May 20, 2009

statue just inside entrance On 62nd Avenue North, not far from Phat Phap Temple, the Vietnamese Buddhist temple, is a small, but very good restaurant, the Thai Kitchen (1126 62nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702-7422; 727-525-8748). I definitely recommend it, not only because it’s very good food at reasonable prices in a very [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, St. Petersburg, Thai food, Vegetarian

Jo-El’s kosher deli

May 13, 2009

A good friend tipped me off to a great, local culinary experience. He’d emailed me the name and address. I plugged those into Google to see what I could find and got this: www.americandreamhotdogcarts.com. What?! He wants me to review a hot dog cart up in the industrial park area? Well, he knows I do [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, Jewish food, markets, restaurants, St. Petersburg

Munch’s Sundries and Restaurant

May 2, 2009

serving areas inside Munch’s Munch’s is truly old Florida and old St. Pete. It’s a breakfast and lunch place that’s been in business over 50 years. It is very much a favorite of locals. The waitresses have been there forever, one 30 years, another 31 years. You won’t feel like a stranger for long [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, restaurants, St. Petersburg

the waning Moon passes Venus

April 25, 2009

THE WANING MOON PASSES VENUS OVER TAMPA BAY The picture above doesn’t capture the optical illusion that we humans witnessed early this past Wednesday morning. The Moon and Venus appeared to be at least 10 times larger than they really were and Venus was so bright it had pointy spokes like a child’s drawing [...]

Tagged as: attractions, coffee shops, Florida, FOOD, HISTORIC, NATURE, restaurants, Tampa

Dockside Dave’s

April 22, 2009

GROUPER FRITTERS AND BLACKENED GROUPER SANDWICH This is the place I take out-of-town guests to impress them with the quality of local seafood: Dockside Dave’s! It’s in my personal top 10 favorite places to eat in the Tampa Bay area. PART OF MADEIRA BEACH DOCKSIDE DAVE’S INTERIOR Why? Well… the grouper is locally caught the [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, restaurants, seafood, St. Petersburg

A progressive Vietnamese lunch-break

April 15, 2009

click here for larger image HERBAL DUCK SOUP AT BEN THANH A “progressive dinner” is an affair where a group of friends decide to have appetizers at the home of one of the friends, the soup or salad course at another’s home, the entree at another’s, and dessert at another’s. You “progress” from one home [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, St. Petersburg, Vietnamese food

4th Street Shrimp Store

April 8, 2009

click here for larger image The 4th Street Shrimp Store, which has a first rate website complete with menus and history and photos, is one of those places that’s all dolled up like a tourist trap but isn’t really: it serves pretty good seafood and is crowded with locals at all times. It is a [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, restaurants, seafood, St. Petersburg

Hook’s Sushi Bar and Thai Food

March 25, 2009

click here for larger image If you look back over the different Inkwatu food posts, you’ll notice three St. Pete restaurants I’ve covered that have sushi bars: 2009/01/31: BKK Thai Cuisine and Sushi Bar 2008/09/13: The King and I 2008/05/10: Ichiban Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Today’s post, Hook’s Sushi Bar and Thai Food, adds [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, restaurants, seafood, St. Petersburg, sushi, Thai food

Green Chili Indian Bistro

February 21, 2009

click here for larger image COMBO #3 (CHICKEN CURRY, SAG PANEER, RICE, NAN) and a side of VEGETABLE SAMOSA, plus a TAJ IMPORTED BEER Newly opened downtown is the Green Chili Indian Bistro (310 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 727-898-2873). This is the second restaurant of this new breed I’ve covered. The first was [...]

Tagged as: Florida, FOOD, Indian food, restaurants, St. Petersburg

BKK Thai Cuisine and Sushi Bar

January 31, 2009

click here for larger image SPICY LIME GROUPER One of the most convincing reviews I ever read once was, “Just go!” I’m going to quote that author here regard the BKK Thai Restaurant (5267 Park St. N., Pinellas, Florida 33709; 727-545-1781): “Just go!” BKK is the designation for the Bangkok airport. The last time I [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, FOOD, restaurants, seafood, St. Petersburg, Thai food

Zeko’s

January 24, 2009

click here for larger image ZEKO’S Recently, a friend read this St. Pete Times review by Times Food Critic, Laura Reiley and told me about the restaurant it reviewed, Zeko’s Mediterranean Grill (4880 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, FL; 727-525-9356). Since we’re both fans of middle eastern food, we decided to give it a try. [...]

Tagged as: Florida, Mediterranean, restaurants, St. Petersburg

Spinners Rooftop Revolving Restaurant

January 17, 2009

click here for larger image GRAND PLAZA HOTEL Most locals have their favorite beach hotels and/or beach cottages they like to escape to occasionally for a few nights’ stay, even if they live within just a few minutes of the beach. One such place, for me, is the Grand Plaza Hotel (5250 Gulf Blvd., St. [...]

Tagged as: attractions, beaches, Florida, FOOD, restaurants

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