Full disclosure: I was invited by Doc B’s to come and try out their menu for a tasting in exchange for my opinion about their food and this post about their March Madness promotion. Opinions are my own and do not reflect Doc B’s or affiliates.
March Madness is plenty of things, but one thing it is for sure is a great time to go out and enjoy deals around town. Doc B’s Fresh Kitchen is one of the restaurants doing specials for the season and their March Madness promotion is literally crazy.
Guests can enjoy 50% off appetizers, beer, wine, and liquor (valued at $15 or less) every day after 3PM during March Madness.
The first thing we tried is the house-made guacamole which was really great. The sweet potato chips are perfectly made and the guacamole is tasty. This is a great sharing dish and a nice starter.
Next up was the Burrata & Beet Salad. This was an incredible salad. I love burrata and it was done really well. The beets were also pretty good as well. Candied pecans were in the mix which was a nice touch to the sweeter side.
We had the oven-roasted wings next and these were delicious and packed with spices and seasonings as well as cheese. I can’t recommend these enough. The wings have plenty of meat and the portion size is excellent. Nothing says sports games to me more than wings.
The Cajun Tacos were another favorite. Packed with flavor and delicious shrimp. This is a meal by itself. The slaw perfect it. I’m not really a seafood taco lover or even a flour tortilla fan, but really enjoyed these tacos thanks to the cajun spices. The sweet potato fries that come with them are also delicious.
I enjoyed glass of Sexual Chocolate Wine from SLODownWines (Santa Barbara, California) with my food. I could sip this wine all day long. Just great with everything I had and the waitress told me she sips this on her days off. Agree.
One of the cocktails I tried that I enjoyed at Doc B’s is the Crazy Beautiful. This drink features CH Vodka, Elderflower, spiced pear, and sparkling wine. Sweet, but not too sweet. The hibiscus on top changes the drink to the color purple and it is practically a tea cocktail.
For a main-course, I couldn’t pass up the lobster roll called a Knuckle Sandwich at Doc B’s. This is probably the closest to the caliber of Cousin’s Maine Lobster in Orlando. I haven’t had the pleasure of being able to travel up north for a lobster roll, but I can imagine that Doc B’s is hitting the right flavors well. I highly recommend this.
My favorite cocktail was The Internal Affair cocktail that has Tequila Avion, jalapeno, basil, and pineapple. I normally would not advocate or enjoy this mixture, but Doc B’s does this drink so well. I would highly recommend this to any tequila fan or even someone who just wants a refreshing cocktail in this hot Florida weather. Give it a shot.
Appealing to the tourist inside of me I had the Key Lime Pie at Doc B’s. This was an excellent key lime pie with a perfect crust, great pie filling – not too sour but still hitting that sour note that a good key lime pie should display. The whipped cream wasn’t even needed to be honest. If you love key lime pie, I’d recommend giving this one a shot. Tampa Bay is certainly not one of the best places to find one.
The chocolate cake…oh my god the chocolate cake. I don’t even have a sweet tooth, but I will eat this up every chance I get. This cake is perfectly moist. Each layer carefully laid down, perfectly tantalizing your taste buds. I felt like the little chubby kid in the movie Matilda (1996) as I sinfully took every last bite of this cake. This is no joke. They will give you a complimentary glass of milk to cut the richness, but to be honest I found this cake to be the perfect balance, which is amazingly strange to find in dessert menus. I will never forget this cake. It is art.
There you have it, there are plenty of great reasons to stop by Doc B’s and the 50% off deal is a great way to give the restaurant a shot if you haven’t been before. Everything is made fresh in-house and that means the prices there are higher than some other restaurants, but if we’re being honest most of the restaurants inside International Plaza will mirror the prices at Doc B’s, but none of the restaurants there have impressed me quite as much as Doc B’s did.
Our waitress was a complete sweetheart and very knowledgeable about the wine, food, and drinks. It is obvious that she enjoys eating at Doc B’s herself and trust me anyone who works in food business that still goes to their job to eat must really love it. Despite the fact that this was a tasting, you would be surprised how hard it is to find a knowledgeable server sometimes and I’ll certainly attribute that to passionate servers and management.
I admit that I haven’t tried Doc B’s in the past because of the price-points, but now I am certainly feeling some regret about that. They do have regular happy hours and daily specials at Doc B’s that you can take advantage of if you’re on a budget (as I often am), and this March Madness promo is not to be missed.
I highly recommend Doc B’s to hungry diners in Tampa and those looking for an awesome March Madness deal.
Restaurant name: Doc B’s Fresh Kitchen
Address: 2223 North Westshore Boulevard B-206, Tampa, FL 33607
Prices: $$-$$$
Phone Number: (813) 498-6200
Menu: https://docbsrestaurant.com/menu/tampa/
Website: http://docbsrestaurant.com
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