Category Archives: Restaurants

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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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NuMex Serves Up Delicious Traditional New Mexican Fare

NuMex specializes in New Mexican cuisine where the chile peppers are the star of the show. Specifically, Hatch chiles from the Hatch Valley in New Mexico, which is like the “Napa Valley of Chiles”. The soil and growing conditions in the Hatch Valley create a unique terroir which contributes to the flavor of chiles grown […]

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Top Five Veggie Favorites in Downtown St Petersburg November 2017

Vegetarian Platos from Bodega

As a vegetarian, I know that finding good veggie options while eating out can be challenging. Often the only available veggie items are the usual suspects such as a Portobello mushroom “burger”, which I personally detest, or boring and flavorless options such as an iceberg lettuce salad or a veggie wrap made-up of mostly lettuce […]

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St Petersburg Foodies and Tryst Fall Event October 2017

Frank, Isabel, Kevin & Amy - Tryst Event

October 10th, 2017, we held an event for St Petersburg Foodies at Tryst on Beach Dr featuring a tasting preview of some of the items that they are working on for their upcoming new Fall menu. Thanks to everyone who joined us. Fun was had by all! Scroll on down for some St Petersburg Foodies’ […]

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Best Holiday Local Shopping Ideas for Foodies in St Petersburg, FL 2017

Kalamazoo Holiday Gift Set

Countdown to the end of Hanukkah

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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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Brick & Mortar – A Shining Star on the St Petersburg, FL Restaurant Scene 2017

Brick & Mortar Ahi Tuna Tartare

Kevin and I visited Brick & Mortar last Saturday evening, September 30th. We arrived around 6:00 pm and the ever bustling restaurant was already on a wait for a table inside. One of the reasons we don’t go there more often is because they don’t take reservations. However, I was thrilled to learn they do […]

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Review: VIP Mexican Restaurant & Lounge

VIP Mexican Restaurant & Lounge

We finally went to VIP Mexican Restaurant & Lounge on Thursday, September 28. Months ago, we had crossed them off of our list when a chef friend of ours, whom we greatly respect, said some unflattering things about the place—I’ll leave the details out—and we believed him. As the months went by, we kept seeing more […]

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The Galley Downtown St. Pete Continues to Impress

Guinness Fish & Chips at The Galley

As restaurant reviewers, there are definitely times when we just want to eat our food, and not have to do a review—actually, most of the time. Other times, we go to a place with the main intent of doing a review. Last week, when we went to The Galley, it was the former. We just […]

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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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Bite Squad, Delivery Dudes or UberEats? That is the question…

Food Delivery

How do these restaurant delivery services work? Each service partners with specific restaurants that agree to a certain percentage off of their food price. The service lists that restaurant on their website or app. When you click on the restaurant you will get the restaurant menu to choose your food. Select your food and enter […]

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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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Top 10 Best Happy Hours in St Petersburg, FL Updated October 2017

Top 10 Best Happy Hours St Petersburg, FL

Recently we created a full list of as many happy hours as we could compile for Downtown St Pete, The Edge District and the Grand Central District. You can view the full Happy Hour list here. So we decided to conduct a survey in our Facebook group for local St Petersburg Foodies asking which places, […]

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St Pete Beach’s Sola Bistro & Wine Bar Revisited July 2017

Sola Bistro & Wine Bar - Grilled Lamb Tongue Special

See the latest Sola Review from February 2020 here. On Friday, July 21st 2017, Kevin and I made the short trek from Downtown St Petersburg to St Pete Beach to visit one of our favorite restaurants – Sola Bistro & Wine Bar. We don’t usually like to leave downtown but Sola has proven to be […]

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