Burger 21 http://www.burger21.com/ 9664 West Linebaugh Ave. Tampa, FL 33626 813-475-5921 On the good advice of my coworker Derrick my family ventured out to Westchase to try Burger 21 on a sunny Tampa afternoon.  My first impression upon walking in was that Burger 21 was going for a classy-‘Five Guys Burgers.’  There is a roped [...]

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The Brickhouse 1102 N. Dale Mabry (1100 Block, not sure of the exact address as it’s not published on their website or in google maps) Tampa, FL 33607 Visiting the Brickhouse was basically an accident.  My coworker Mike had a doctor’s appointment in the area prior to lunch and happened to drive past this joint.  [...]

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Tom Yum Thai & Sushi 104 Patricia Avenue Dunedin, FL 34698 (727) 953-9898 When Sia and I first moved to Clearwater we had a hell of a time finding a sushi restaurant.  From Sia’s tireless research using Google reviews she eventually found a couple acceptable places.  Tom Yum was one of those joints.  Our first [...]

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe 1201 4th Street North Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 821-3100 First, I’d like to thank Google Streetview’s camera-van for grabbing a great picture of the front of Tropical Smoothie Cafe.  When I went and grabbed a bite to eat there, I didn’t have any plan to review the place.  In fact I [...]

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Mykonos ‘Authentic Greek cookery’ 628 Dodecanese Boulevard Tarpon Springs, FL 34689-3130 (727) 934-4306 Mykonos is located in a tourist area of Tarpon Springs.  This particular spot is populated by Greek people, and the primary trade (other than trinkets and ‘Florida’-baubles) is sea sponges.  So despite it being fairly chilly for Florida in December, you could [...]

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State Side Deli 3552 Meridian Crossings Drive (corner of Okemos Rd and Jolly Rd) Okemos, MI 48864-6916 (517) 853-1100 On the advice of a friend, AJ Glaub a musician in the Lansing area, Dan, our friend Phil, and I decided to grab a hung-over samich from the State Side Deli.  A quick perusal of their [...]

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The Blue Water Grill 5180 Northland Dr Grand Rapids, MI 49525-1052 (616) 363-5900 The season is a time of thanking and giving… or taking, depending on whether you came in on the Mayflower or you were already in the Americas. Either way, now its a time of family and food. My family went to Grand [...]

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