Tag: Restaurant

  • Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month returns August 27th

    Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month returns August 27th

    Those looking to visit new restaurants in Orlando can enjoy deals soon during Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month. It kicks off on Friday, August 27th and runs until October 3rd. More than 80 of Orlando’s fine dining restaurants will offer a $37 three-course, prix-fixe dinner menu during the dining promotion. On the list is Spanish…

  • Hooch and Hive music-centric bar opens Thursday in West Riverfront Tampa

    Hooch and Hive music-centric bar opens Thursday in West Riverfront Tampa

    Last weekend the City of Tampa opened a new 25-acre park called Julian B. Lane Park to the public. The park has been called the “Central Park of Tampa Bay” and features plenty of green space, tennis courts, a soccer field, playground, boathouse, and more. Just days later, Hooch and Hive bar and restaurant is opening…

  • Ichicoro ANE in Downtown St. Pete impresses

    I crossed the bridge last weekend for the Distant World’s Final Fantasy concert at The Mahaffey Theater and needed a bite to eat after. Geniabeme raved about Ichicoro ANE when I last saw her at Keel & Curley for U-Pick Strawberries the day before so I had to check it out for myself. Ichicoro ANE…

  • Dave & Buster’s Tampa opens Monday October 30th to the public

    Rumored for years, Dave & Buster’s is finally opening its doors to the public on Monday, October 30th, 2017. It is the 102nd location for the franchise which was founded in 1982 in Dallas, Texas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Eats (@carloseats) The new building is located at 10209 Estuary…

  • Gaspar’s Grotto in Ybor City now serving weekday breakfast

    Local Ybor City pirate-themed restaurant, Gaspar’s Grotto, is now selling breakfast daily with an expanded menu on Saturday and brunch buffet on Sundays. The weekday breakfast menu is available from 7AM-10:30AM and has items ranging from $4.95 to $8.95 with most items at around $5.95. Items on the menu include 3 Egg Cheese Omelet, Two…

  • Valentines Day Dining in Tampa Bay

    It would seem that almost every restaurant in Tampa Bay is having some kind of Valentines Day special for the big day of love. Here is a listing of some of the specials I have noticed, for the late-minute diner like myself. Even if you don’t have a Valentine – you might want to have…

  • Carlos Eats Seoul: 400 Won Wing Night Tuesdays @ Beer O’ Clock

    During my freshman year of college, I spent every Monday at Wingstop with the Vietnamese Student Association eating 35 cent wings. It was an experimental event that become a weekly tradition. There is nothing better than cheap and delicious wings (my two favorite words). Sometime later, Wingstop changed some of their policies and we stopped…

  • Mel’s Hot Dogs

    Mel’s Hot Dogs is a part of my USF Dining Guide. Mel’s Hot Dogs is well-known as one of Tampa’s best places to have a Chicago-style hot dog since 1973. The menu has a number of quality hot dogs, corn dogs, chicken choices, and burgers to choose from. Once you decide what main entree you…

  • Restaurant News: Cuenelli’s Relocating to Tampa

    Checkout my restaurant news on Cuenelli’s Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken’s relocation to Tampa: http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2010/10/01/restaurant-news-cuenellis-peruvian-style-rotisserie-chicken-relocating-to-tampa/

  • Cuenelli’s Peruvian Style Rotisserie Chicken

    This past weekend my friend and I were hungry and trying to think of a place to have dinner at. We wanted a place that had some good-quality food, affordable prices, and something almost home-cooked. We are some picky eaters, but after some thinking I finally thought of a spot we could eat at: Cuenelli’s…