Thursday, October 31, 2019

COLUMBIA RESTAURANT - TAMPA, FLORIDA

COLUMBIA RESTAURANT
2117 E 7TH AVE
TAMPA, FL 33605
813-248-4961
HOURS:  Monday thru Thursday 11AM - 10PM / Friday and Saturday 11AM - 11PM
                 Sunday 11:30AM - 9PM

While in Tampa several locals highly recommended we visit the Columbia Restaurant.  We did and I was very satisfied.  After a very long wait we were seated in one of the many rooms that seem to take up an entire city block.  The menu was huge so I asked our waiter to guide us through some recommended dishes.  Pretty much liked everything we tried here.  Loved the Chicken with Onion and Vinegar Sauce and the Empanadas were excellent.  I was so full by the time our main entrees came that I could barely eat a few bites of each.  Loved the food and service and really want to return to try more of the menu items.


COLUMBIA RESTAURANT

COLUMBIA RESTAURANT IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST SPANISH RESTAURANT IN THE U.S.
OPEN SINCE 1905
OPEN THE DOOR
BE PREPARED TO WAIT IN LINE
COLUMBIA RESTAURANT MENU
















EMPANADAS DE PICADILO
SEASONED BEEF AND SPICES MAKE THESE SO GOOD
COLUMBIA'S ORIGNIAL 1905 SALAD PREPARED TABLE SIDE

LOVED THIS SALAD

THE CHICKEN WITH ONION AND VINEGAR BASED SAUCE WAS DELICIOUS


WAFFLE HOUSE - TAMPA, FLORIDA

WAFFLE HOUSE
SOMEWHERE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA

After arriving in Tampa for a business conference, we stopped at the Waffle House off the freeway heading toward the Streamsong Resort.  Had a quick breakfast which for me consisted of a Cheesesteak Melt with Hash Browns ($8.20).  Did not really care for this dish but it was food after a long flight from Hawaii.  My friend had Biscuits and Gravy and liked it.

WAFFLE HOUSE

WAFFLE HOUSE BREAKFAST MENU
WAFFLE HOUSE LUNCH AND DINNER MENU
NICE CUP OF COFFEE
BISCUITS AND GRAVY
CHEESESTEAK MELT WITH HASH BROWNS

STONE SOUP COMPANY - TAMPA, FLORIDA

STONE SOUP COMPANY
1919 E 7TH AVENUE
TAMPA, FL 33605
813-247-7687
HOURS: Monday thru Thursday 10:30 AM - 9PM / Friday and Saturday 10:30 AM - 11PM
               Sunday 11AM - 9PM

Really enjoyed the Stone Soup Company in Tampa.  Only complaint is that we could not come back and eat more items on the menu.  Menu is diverse and everything coming out of the kitchen looked delicious.  We were here for a pre-dinner snack and went a little overboard.  Started with Fried Pickles ($7) served with a Chipotle Ketchup.  Nice Pickle flavor.  Ordered he Ybor Chili ($7) which was voted Best in Florida.  Not my favorite Chile but not bad either.  The Real Cuban Sandwich ($7.50) was voted Best in the USA so we just had to try it.  Thought it was quite delicious.

STONE SOUP COMPANY

STONE SOUP COMPANY IN TAMPA, FL

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FRIED PICKLES
YBOR CHILI
CUBAN SANDWICH
DELICIOUS AND A BARGAIN FOR $7.50