By Gary Nager
Anyone who thinks we donât have outstanding pizza in Wesley Chapel either isnât from New âYawkâ or has never tried any of our now-plentiful variety of real NYâpizza places (see this issueâs Dining Survey &âContest on pages 31-32 for the complete list). So, as a former Yankee from âLawn Guyland,â itâs hard for me to say there could ever be too much good pizza in our distribution areas.
Wolfâs Den To Expand Hours, Menu &âMore!
Although we previously reported on WCNeighborhoodNews.com that the always-popular Wolfâs Den Restaurant, located on S.R. 56 (in the same plaza as Insight Family Eye Care), was taking over the spaces in the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel plaza on Bruce B. Downs (BBD)âBlvd. (opposite the new Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, or FHWC)) previously vacated by Baja Fresh and several other businesses (see below), Wolfâs Den owner Roger Wolf has decided instead to expand his menu (including adding BBQ specialties like real baby back ribs, brisket and more) and his hours and add beer and wine at his current location.
Look for an ad, with coupons, next issue because the new hours & BBQâmenu items will debut at Wolfâs Den right after Labor Day. For more info, call 907-9124 or visit WolfsDenRestaurant.com.
Hibachi Japanese Express Is Open…&âYummy!
If you havenât yet checked out the new Hibachi Japanese Express, located in the smaller outparcel building (next to China Wok) of the same Wesley Chapel Village Market that also is home to Vallartaâs &âthe new Famous Tate store, you should go…for lunch or dinner…today!
Hibachi Express features the same fresh sushi (Iâeven special ordered a grilled red snapper and cucumber roll that was just too good), choice NYâstrip and fresh large shrimp and scallop hibachi dishes, complete with ginger salad, mushroom soup, grilled hibachi veggies and fried rice, all at prices much less than most âteppanyaki (hibachi) tableâ restaurants because the hibachi grill is located in the open kitchen just behind Hibachi Expressâ much faster lunch counter, so youâre paying for the quality food and not the show. And, with the current special of a still-sizable lunch-sized portion of hibachi steak (photo), chicken or shrimp, with rice &âveggies, for just $6.25, you canât beat the value!
For info about Hibachi Japanese Express (5315 Village Market Dr.), call 991-9582, see the ad on page 34, or stop in &âtell Chen, the owner, that the Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News sent you!
By Gary Nager
Although its original scheduled opening was delayed by a week or so during the remodeling of the former Buffaloâs SWâCafĂ© on S.R. 54 (at 5510 Post Oak Blvd.), Wesley Chapelâs Kerâs WingHouse opened on June 6 to an estimated crowd of between 500-1,000 people. Included among that throng were two dozen or more Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) members who cut a ribbon with Wesley Chapel general manager Eric Ratcliff of the new Kerâs Wing House and his staff of gorgeous servers and bartenders.Continue reading
By Gary Nager
Anyone who has been reading this publication for any length of time knows how much Iâlove pizza, especially the true New York-style pizza which cooks in real pizza ovens on a true pizza âstone.â The good news, for those of us who live and/or work in Wesley Chapel, is that our area already has had some pretty good NY-style âza.Continue reading
By Gary Nager
OK, first of all, Iâm not saying there are no longer any good restaurants in New Tampa, but with the recent closings of Lee Roy Selmonâs, Ciccioâs Lodge and Sushi Tsu (among others), thereâs no doubt we have fewer great eateries in our area than we did a year ago.Continue reading