From vegan sushi and ramen to salty nuns serving up loaded brunch platters, these previous few weeks of foodie information in Tampa Bay have been a blur. You blink as soon as and there’s already a brand new brewery in your neighborhood—just like the newly-opened Olde Florida Brewing Firm in Largo or Late Begin Brewing’s upcoming location in downtown Tampa.
Opening
Dang Dude The chef behind the Tampa heavy-hitters Nebraska Mini Mart, Rooster & the Until and Gallito Taqueria just lately debuted his latest restaurant, and its tasty Asian avenue meals might need you saying, “Dang Dude…” Anticipate to see small plates like pork dumplings with scallions and fried shallots alongside vegan and gluten-friendly dishes like chilled sesame noodles and garlic chive tempura with Malaysian chili-roasted shiitake mushrooms. 615 Channelside Dr., Tampa. dang-dude.com
La Segunda Bakery & Cafe The air in St. Petersburg’s Crescent Heights neighborhood is about to odor like fresh-baked Cuban bread. After teasing a fall 2021 opening, the legendary Ybor Metropolis bakery and cafe has introduced that its St. Petersburg location will open to the general public on Monday, March 21. Anticipate a menu loaded with La Segunda classics— together with its Media Noche and Tony’s Turkey sandwiches, guava pastries and cafe con leches. 2436 4th St. N, St. Petersburg. lasegundabakery.com
House of Vegano Positioned within the Physique Electrical Athletic Firm in St. Petersburg, Home of Vegano celebrates its grand opening on Monday, March 21. Proprietor Thalia Thatam tells CL that though her hottest rolls might be featured on the restaurant’s menu, future patrons can count on a full unfold of ramen, poke bowls and dumplings too. “I needed to create an area the place being vegan is not only an choice—however the full focus.” Thatam says. “ I believe that the health-conscious ambiance of Physique Electrical will actually match with our menu and total aesthetic.” All the pieces is 100% vegan, and friends can have the distinctive alternative to make every dish on the menu each gluten and soy free if requested. 655 thirty first St. S, St. Petersburg. Houseofvegano.com
Salty Nun St. Pete’s latest restaurant is a mix of two of Gulfport’s most beloved companies—brunch powerhouse Stella’s and the recently-closed neighborhood bar Salty’s. Visitors can count on stay music a number of nights per week, a loaded breakfast and brunch menu—with dishes like double-stuffed french toast and chorizo biscuits and gravy—in addition to intensive out of doors seating from Grand Central’s latest eatery. 2501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. facebook.com/SaltyNun
Huey Magoo’s Hen tender franchise Huey Magoo’s just lately debuted its first Tampa Bay storefront in Pinellas Park—proper down the road from Jollibee and PDQ. With a hen tender basket serving the standard fixings, Huey’s submits itself as one other candidate for greatest hen tender within the huge (and extremely saturated) tendie market all through the Bay. 4590 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park. hueymagoos.com
Olde Florida Brewing Company Whereas the newly-opened brewery—situated within the coronary heart of Largo—continues to be figuring out some particulars, it at present affords its home brews in pints, half pints, and flights; growler refills might be accessible quickly. Olde Florida Brewing Co. at present has blonde and brown ales, IPAs, amber ales, brown IPAs, espresso stouts, milk stouts and goses—with ABVs starting from 4.5%-8.7%. 1158 seventh. St. N, Largo. facebook.com/oldefloridabrew
Coming Quickly
FLocale Pizza, craft beer and Nashville scorching hen tendies will all stay below the identical roof when King Of The Coop, Westshore Pizza and Rock Brothers Brewing Firm’s new idea opens in Seminole Heights on Wednesday, March 23. FLocale’s 8,500 square-foot house will function a 40-foot bar and virtually 200 seats. The house was beforehand residence to The Refinery—one in every of Seminole Heights’ hottest eating places, up till it closed in the summertime of 2019. 5910 N Florida Ave., Tampa. facebook.com/officialflocale
Yard House In response to the Tampa Bay Times, plans for the mission have been just lately filed by Water Avenue Tampa builders Strategic Property Companions. The placement, which might be the primary for Tampa Bay, is Amelia Enviornment-adjacent. Yard Home options loads of basic bar bites, in addition to an intensive collection of vegan dishes created from plant-based model Gardein. However most portably, the massive attraction right here is the intensive beer record, which options over 100 beers on faucet. 450 Channelside Dr.,Tampa. yardhouse.com
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille St. Petersburg is only a few months away from its second Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille location, which can quickly take over the previous Inexperienced Iguana constructing within the Jungle Terrace neighborhood. Visitors can count on Doc Ford’s signature tropical-inspired menu, full of contemporary seafood and Caribbean flavors when its latest restaurant debuts this summer time. Well-liked dishes embrace panko-fried shrimp, seafood paella, seared mahi mahi and Yucatan baked oysters. 8790 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg. Docfords.com
Late Start Brewing In response to a submit from the Late Begin Brewing Instagram, the “Tampa born-and-bred” firm simply began buildout on its upcoming brewery in downtown Tampa. The roughly 2,500 square-foot constructing previously housed a comfort retailer and market. Constructing plans and metropolis data present that the proposed use contains an in-house meals service, because the brewery will debut later this 12 months. 1018 E Cass St., Tampa. latestartbrewing.com
Closing
El Gallo De Oro Restaurante West Tampa simply misplaced a staple that is been serving up stacked Cuban plates since 1987. Co-owner Julissa Salgado took to Fb Stay to announce the closure of the favored Cuban restaurant, which her and her husband took over from her mother and father in 2012, as WFLA states. She says that El Gallo will reopen outdoors of Tampa quickly, though there is no such thing as a new location confirmed. “We need to transfer someplace the place they don’t have any Spanish meals, and take a bit piece of West Tampa wherever we go,” Salgado mentioned to her former clients.
