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Munch’s Sundries and Restaurant

May 2, 2009
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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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. [...]

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Mid Peninsula Seafood Market and Restaurant

December 12, 2008

CLICK HERE TO SEE IMAGE ON FLICKR   It’s a good sign you’re in for ol’ time Florida fried seafood if your table has paper placemats featuring a map of Florida. That’s the Mid Peninsula Seafood Market and Restaurant (400 49th St. S., St Petersburg, FL 33707; 727-327-8309). Almost all Google reviews agree that fried [...]

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Nitally’s Thai-Mexican Fusion Cuisine

December 3, 2008

  NOTE: Nitally’s has relocated to bigger and better quarters at 2462 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL. Same good food, just more of it and more space and parking too! Nitally’s Thai Coffee House (1040 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701) offers something I have never heard of before, nor could I find it [...]

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Cortez, an 1880s Florida Fishing Village

October 7, 2008

CORTEZ VILLAGE SIGN Barrier Islands South of Tampa Bay Just on the other side of the Skyway Bridge from St. Pete (see map immediately below), is a string of barrier islands stretching from Anna Maria at the northern end all the way down to Venice, Florida, with just a short break at Lido Key. Toward [...]

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