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Tantalize All of Your Dining Senses at the Reading Room! Exceptional!

The Reading Room

The Reading Room is the best and most unique overlooked restaurant in St Petersburg. Located just a short 3.5 miles from downtown in the same parking lot as freeFall Theatre, it is well worth the drive! They have been open nine months now and opened to high praise and acclaim on social media. But when […]

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Jimmy Hula’s St. Pete Friends & Family Pre-Opening December 2017

Jimmy Hula's St Pete 4th St N

Note: October 2018 – this location is now closed. The new Jimmy Hula’s in St. Pete is set to open on Monday, December 11. The first 50 people in the door win free tacos for a year, which we reported on here. Their soft opening starts today, Sun Dec 3rd, and runs through the week. Hours […]

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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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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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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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“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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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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QT Crawfish – A Creole and Cajun Hidden Gem!

QT Crawfish - Gumbo

A staple in Downtown St Petersburg as the manager of Ruby’s Elixir and Central Cigars for the past 5 years, Christopher Gorby and his wife Britney, surprised us all and bought their own restaurant, QT Crawfish, a month ago. Located just a short 15 minute drive from downtown, this hidden gem is worth the ride. […]

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Amazing “Grace”, How Sweet to Have Found …

Most Up-to-Date Grace Review from 2019 – Click Here Grace Restaurant Offers Fine Dining at the Beach With extremely few exceptions up and down St. Pete Beach, 95% of your food choices are frozen fried stuff that won’t kill you … hopefully. Lots of us like to go to the beach, and it gets to […]

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Beau n Mo’s Delmonico Steak Ranks Amongst the Best!

Beau n' Mo's Italian Eating House Delmonico Steak

Back in October 2016 we posted the ten best steaks in St Petersburg, FL based on a poll we took in our Facebook Group, St Petersburg Foodies Restaurant Reviews. At the time, we had not been to Beau n Mo’s, but we had to listen to the people and include them in the list at […]

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Help Cider Press’s Chef Nate Win the National James Beard Blended Burger Contest

Cider Press Cafe's James Beard Burger

Let’s get St Petersburg on the map by supporting our local contestant! St Pete is all about local so let’s show our support for The Cider Press Cafe in this contest. They are up against 400 other burgers nationally. They are the only St Petersburg contestant and the ONLY burger not made with some sort […]

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It’s a Waffle Fairytale at Story Brooke Craft Coffee Bar

Me and the chef!

Story. What comes to mind when you hear that word? You may think of bedtime stories your parents used to read to you, or your favorite fairytale. When we read a story, we get immersed in it. Just thinking back on one of your favorites creates a sense of warmth inside . . . it […]

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¡Red Mesa Cantina’s New Menu Items are Sabroso y Delicioso!

Red Mesa Cantina New Menu Items – May 2017 I’ve been going to Red Mesa Cantina on a regular basis for over 8-years. Most of the time, when being handed a menu, I say, “No thank you, I don’t need it”, as I pretty much have it memorized and know what I want. Not anymore. […]

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