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Red Mesa’s Cantinita & DeSanto Debut in Downtown St. Pete

Desanto Rooftop Bar

The much anticipated opening of the new Red Mesa spaces is finally here! Red Mesa Cantina opened in the historic McNulty firehouse in early 2009 on the ground floor. The second and third floors were occupied by the Push Ultra Lounge night club until Red Mesa took over the rest of the building last March. […]

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An Exclusive Inside Look at the Exciting IL Ritorno Expansion and Renovations

IL Ritorno Expansion

IL Ritorno announced earlier this summer plans to expand their existing space to double the size. Originally they planned to close for just a few weeks with hopes to be done by the end of September. Hurricane Irma, however, had her own agenda. The restaurant had to close for the hurricane and then decided to […]

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Jimmy Hula’s Dec 11th Grand Opening – $19,700+ Free Tacos in Giveaways!

Jimmy Hulas Baja Fish Taco

UPDATE: This is now on December 11th. Over $19,700 in Free Tacos to the First 50 taco lovers on Nov 13th Jimmy Hula’s “surf-shack” themed restaurant will open its doors to their first St. Petersburg, FL location on Monday, December 11th, 2017.  In celebration, the award-winning burger and taco joint will honor their first 50 […]

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Sea Dog Brewing Treasure Island Finally Opens!

Sea Dog Treasure Island FL

Sea Dog Treasure Island – It Was Worth the Wait After years in the making, and 9-months of construction, today at noon, Sea Dog opened to the public. Last night, St. Petersburg Foodies attended the private ribbon cutting, and we were quite impressed in several ways. Back in June we published a piece showing the […]

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National Seafood Month at Maritana Grille

The Maritana Grille at The Don CeSar is serving, in honor of October’s National Seafood Month, a prix fix menu October 20-31. It will be a three-course, $62 National Seafood Month menu from the mind of new Executive Chef Michael Molloy to celebrate the special month. 1st Course Butternut Squash & Apple Espuma Jumbo Lump […]

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Bite Squad Announces Charitable Partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay

Food Love partnership supports mission to end hunger in our community. Bite Squad yesterday announced a partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay to support the nonprofit organization’s mission to change lives one meal at a time by leading the community in the fight against hunger. The Food Love partnership, which provides the food bank with charitable […]

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Jimmy Hula’s brings food nirvana to St. Petersburg, FL

First 50 taco lovers will say aloha to Free Tacos for a Year on Oct 30th UPDATE: NEW OPENING DATE IS NOVEMBER 13TH – MORE INFO Jimmy Hula’s “surf-shack” themed restaurant will open it’s doors to their first St. Petersburg, FL location on Monday, October 30, 2017. In celebration, the award-winning burger and taco joint […]

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Bite Squad & St. Petersburg Foodies Launch Photo Contest

Bite Squad and St. Petersburg Foodies have launched a fun and exciting monthly photo contest where contestants can win up to $100 credited to their Bite Squad food delivery account. Anyone that’s been on social media has seen the explosion of selfies, food pics, and more. Food delivery has also been increasing in popularity with […]

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Kobe Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse Opening in St. Pete

Kobe Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse is opening in St. Pete on December 15th, 2017 at 2773 66th Street North St. Petersburg FL 33710. UPDATE: THE OPENING HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL MID-FEBRUARY 2018 Since 1984, Kobe has been delighting diners with their fun and unique Teppanyaki dining experience. Kobe Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse is Florida’s premier Japanese Steakhouse. They specialize in […]

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Former Owner of Bowled Opening Slō Restaurant in the Old China City Location

Slo Logo

Former owner of Bowled restaurant, Michael Cecere, just signed a lease today to take over the former China City space at 1221 4th St N where he plans to open his new concept, Slō restaurant. As the name implies, the menu will feature slow cooked meats and dishes.  A totally different concept than anything we have in […]

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“Just Baked” – Donut Freak Opens With Unique Gourmet Options.

Donut Freak St Pete

Our Visit Last Saturday morning, August 5th 2017, Kevin and I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with Lou Albano who just opened and launched his brain child of ten years, Donut Freak, located at Genaro’s Cafe on Central Avenue in St Petersburg’s burgeoning Edge District. Kevin and I tried several of their many options. […]

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Pin Wok & Bowl New Restaurant on Central Ave in DTSP

Two New Asian Eateries Makes Three in a Row on Central According to the American Community Survey (ACS) from the Census Bureau, St. Petersburg only has an Asian population of 3.1%. Luckily for us DTSPers, the Asian restaurant population is about to triple on the 400 block of Central Avenue. La V Vietnamese Fusion has […]

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Copper Shaker Downtown St. Pete Grand Opening Tonight

Here’s What’s Shakin’ at the Copper Shaker The greatly anticipated opening of the Copper Shaker by the former crew that ran The Cask & Ale is finally here! St. Petersburg Foodies were honored to be invited to the “Friends & Family” private opening last night, and we were certainly impressed, but not surprised. The Grand […]

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Vamos Gourmet Tampa Food Truck Brings Colombian-Floridian Fusion to St. Pete

4th of July Debut at Vinoy Park for Vamos Food Truck You had me at Colombian-Fusion. I’m in. Why? 1. Because I love Latin-style foods, and 2. I haven’t had it before, and I love trying new things. The husband and wife team of Chef Nicolas Gomez and Melinda Murray Gomez started the Vamos Gourmet […]

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Sea Dog Brew Pub Coming to Treasure Island-UPDATED Aug 2017

Sea Dog Treasure Island FL

Sea Dog Brewing in St. Pete Area About to Open a Year Later Sea Dog Brewing Treasure Island Finally Opens! (Click above for our review after they opened.) It was originally announced almost a year ago, in August 2016 in a Tampa Bay Times article that a Sea Dog Brewery would be opening on Treasure […]

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