. If I had to choose the “SF” pick in the FB, I’d say Slanted Door and you should be able to get a seat at the bar. Among SF’ers it gets up-and-down reviews...but it does epitomize the mid-priced ($20-ish...

with the white brioche-shaped bread rolls they brought, which were actively bad. They tasted like they’d been frozen. Then we had a “Not So Simple Ceasar Salad” with hamachi for two. I thought it was pretty simple, myself. The...

and frozen margaritas (both $3.50 before 7:00PM). Then visited the Rumba Room for Latin dancing, a block or two away, friendly enthusiastic owner. Saturday for lunch we did Crawdaddy’s, a Cajun dive also in the downtown...

. Can it be frozen? S.

The Indian Black “curried Lentils” and rice were kind of a let down. Probably my least favorite Indian frozen entre. The taste was of cardboard. Plus the packing is terrible. Why do they always put rice in one side...

and Da Vinci (on rigatoni). The Butcher Shop used to sell the No. 9 Park bolognese (not on the current No. 9 menu, sadly) frozen, but I haven’t peeked in that case lately.

, the chicken was quite good, moist and flavorful (well spiced skin, but not hot). The fries were freshly fried generic frozen, which by the time we got home were pretty limp and uninspiring. The salad was basically shredded...

's standards got higher and business fell off, the elderly Spengers mistook the problem for their prices being too high, so to cut costs they switched to frozen food. Eventually the place went under and they sold to MSSR.

. It was a slightly sticky melange of nuts and fruits molded into a sweet rectangle of sugary goodness. Mrs. G. finished with Mocha Kulfi — Chai Syrup, Toasted Cumin Sugar. Essentially this was espresso ice cream. It had...

redbecca, When in Playa try Cocina 38 on 5th Ave and 38th Street..........world class food!!!!!!!! Also Wickys will open next week and will have real KC style BBQ and Prime steaks that are aged and brought in fresh......no frozen....

cakes were pretty good and the shrimp dumplings not bad. They have some nice looking fish tanks there with all sorts of tasty looking critters. I’m wondering how well they do seafood entres...

margarita, average sangria, above average frozen blood orange margarita) $90 (not including gratuity). not worth it, not a great place for dinner. go for chips and drinks...

, but am especially interested in less expensive options for dinner (e.g., $20 or less per entre) and cheap places for lunch as well. And anything that is specially local to Tampa would be great too! I look forward to seeing what...

twice during the dinner to compensate. The nan itself was kind of thin and firm, more like pita bread. It just didn’t have enough soft, thick, carbohydrate goodness to compete with the powerhouse honey/ginger punch. Entres:...

in the dishes. Grab some sandwiches for lunch at the Cheese Shop (don’t miss the bread ends and house dressing), which is housed in the same space. I was always dissapointed by the Trellis. Good desserts, but the flavors in...