Get Ready For The 2024 Neighborhood News Reader Dining Survey & Contest! 

We are planning to start our 2024 Reader Dining Survey & Contest in our next issue, but first, here is the list — that I hope is complete — of all of the sit-down and take-out restaurants located in New Tampa’s 33647 zip code (and south on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. to Bearss Ave. and west to Livingston Ave. After that, we have the list — which clearly is much larger — for Wesley Chapel’s three zip codes (33543, 33544 & 33545). Of course, with two malls located in/adjacent to Wesley Chapel, there were bound to be more total eateries there than in New Tampa, but the difference in terms of sheer numbers — with about 100 in & near New Tampa and more than 150 in & near Wesley Chapel — is still pretty impressive. 

And finally, we also have listed separately the places that are bars only, coffee- or dessert-only places & other food-oriented places that can’t, in all good conscience, be called “restaurants,” although some places on the “Coffee or Tea Only” list still also qualified for the restaurant list. 

If you feel that any that are missing from this list, please email me at ads@ntneighborhoodnews.com to let me know. We’ve already had to make some additions since just the Wesley Chapel list ran in our June 11 Wesley Chapel issue.

NEW TAMPA Restaurants (Dine-In/Take-Out) 

Acropolis Greek Taverna 

Al-Sham Palace 

Bang-Bang! Bowls 

Bayscape Bistro 

bb.q chicken (Lotte Plaza Market) 

Burger 21 

Burger King 

Cali Tampa Palms 

Cantina Mexican Grill & Bar 

Cappy’s Pizzeria 

Capri Pizza-N-More 

Checkers 

Chick-fil-A 

Chili’s 

China City 

China One 

China Wok 

Chipotle 

Cracker Barrel 

Cross Creek Gourmet 

Domino’s Pizza 

Don Julio’s Mexican Restaurant 

Dosa Hut 

EggTown Breakfast & Lunch 

Fat Rabbit Pub 

Fire Up Halal Grill 

First Watch 

Five Guys Burgers & Fries 

Frammi American Grille & Italian Food 

Fresh Kitchen 

Ginza Endless Hibachi & Sushi 

Glory Days Grill 

Gorkhali Kitchen 

MyungGa Gyo-dong (Lotte Plaza Market) 

Ha Long Bay 

Ho King 

Hummingbird Jamaican Cuisine 

Hungry Crab Juicy Seafood 

Hungry Howie’s Pizza & Subs 

Hunter’s Green Country Club 

Ice Spice Indian Street Food Café 

Jaws Topokki (Lotte Plaza Market) 

Jersey Mike’s Subs 

Jimmy John’s 

Johnny C’s Italian Eatery 

Kabob Café & Grill 

Kobe Japanese Steakhouse 

Koizi Endless Hibachi & Sushi Eatery 

Las Palmas Latin Grille 

Liang’s Bistro Asian Cuisine 

Lima Peruvian Cuisine 

Little Greek Fresh Grill 

Marco’s Pizza 

McDonald’s 

Michi Ramen 

Minerva Indian Restaurant 

Mpanitas Restaurant 

Mr. Dunderbak’s 

Namaste Express 

Nawabi Hyderabad House 

New China King Restaurant 

NY Pizza Express (Livingston Ave.) 

Olive Garden 

Palm Thai 

Panera Bread 

Papa John’s Pizza 

Peabody’s Grill & Bar 

Pizza Hut 

Poké Island Plus 

Provisions Coffee & Kitchen 

Qdoba Mexican Eats 

Rain Bistro

Saffron Indian Cuisine 

Sbarro Pizza 

SGD Dubo (Lotte Plaza Market) 

Steak & Shake 

Stonewood Grill & Tavern 

Subs & Such (Livingston Ave.) 

Subway 

Sushi Avenue 

Sushi Café 

Sushi Haru (Lotte Plaza Market) 

Sushi Raw 

Taaza Mart Café 

Taco Bell 

Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club 

Taste of NY Pizza 

TGI Friday’s 

Thai Lanna 

Thai Ruby 

The Bean Bar Co. 

The Grill at Morris Bridge 

The Wexford Irish Pub 

Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park 

Via Italia 

Westshore Pizza 

Woodfired Pizza (Bearss Ave.) 

Zio’s NY Bagel & Deli Co. 

WESLEY CHAPEL Restaurants (Dine-In/Take-Out) 

365 Caffé Italiano 

900º New York Pizza 

900º Woodfired Pizza 

Amici Pizza 

Applebee’s 

Arepa Mia 

Arroy Thai 

Asian Buffet 

Asian Chao Oriental Eatery 

Ato Sushi 

Aussie Grill 

Azteca D’Oro 

Bacon Boss HQ 

Bagelicious & More 

Bahama Breeze 

Bebo’s Cheesesteaks 

Beef O’Brady’s 

Best NY Pizza 

BJ’s Brewhouse & Restaurant 

Blaze Pizza 

Bluefin Sushi 

Blush Wine Room & Champagne Bar 

Bonefish Grill 

Bonsai Sushi 

Bosco’s Italian-to-Go 

Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. 

Brunchies 

Bubba’s 33 

Buffalo Wild Wings 

Burger King 

Burger Monger 

Cafe Zorba 

Caprese Pizza House 

Carrabba’s Italian Grill 

Chamo Bites 

Charleys Philly Cheesesteaks 

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen 

Chicken Salad Chick

 Chick-fil-A 

Chick’n Fun

 Chili’s 

China Gourmet 

China Wok 

Chipotle 

Chuck E. Cheese’s 

Chuck Lager America’s Tavern 

Chuy’s Tex-Mex 

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant 

Cracker Barrel 

Crazy Sushi 

Culver’s 

Dairy Queen 

Dempsey’s Too (Saddlebrook) 

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 

Don Pan’s International Bakery 

Dummy Crabby 

EggTown Breakfast & Lunch 

El Pasta & More 

El Prince Mediterranean 

Falabella Family Bistro 

Fazoli’s 

Firehouse Subs 

First Watch 

Five Guys Burgers & Fries 

FJ Express 

Flipn’ Fries 

Florida Ave. Brewing Co. 

Ford’s Garage 

Fratelli’s Pizza & Café 

Garden Grille (Hilton Garden Inn) 

Garden Mediterranean Grill 

Glory Days Grill 

Gonna China 

Green Market Café 

Grillsmith 

Grove Mini-Golf 

Hibachi Express

 Honeybaked Ham 

Hot Wok 88 

Ho Wok 

Jersey Mike’s Subs 

La Creacion Xpress 

Leonidas Chocolates & Café 

Longhorn Steakhouse 

Los Vallarta’s 

Macondo Coffee Roasters 

Mac’s Custom Meats & Deli 

Main Event 

Mama B’s Pizzeria 

Marco’s Pizza 

Marquee Suites (B&B Theatres) 

McDonald’s 

Mellow Mushroom 

Miller’s Ale House 

MOD Pizza 

Moe’s Southwest Grill 

Mojo Grill 

Moschella’s Italian Eatery & Market 

New York New York Pizza 

Noble Crust 

O’Brien’s Irish Pub 

Outback Steak House 

Palani’s Hawai’i Noodles 

Panda Express 

Panera Bread 

Papa John’s Pizza 

Pasta di Guy 

PDQ 

Persis Indian Grill 

Pinchers Crab Shack 

Pisco Express 

Pizza Hut 

PizzaMania 

Poké Lulu 

Popeye’s 

PopStroke

Provisions Coffee & Kitchen 

Red Robin 

Retro Dogs 

Rhythm Pon de Grille 

Rice N Beans Express 

Rice N Beans Puerto Rico 

Rock & Brews 

Sbarro 

Señor Tequila 

Shake-A-Salad 

Shang Hai 

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar 

Skybox Rooftop Bar (Residence Inn) 

Slim Chickens 

Sonny’s BBQ 

Subway 

Taco Bell 

Taco Bus 

Taco Son 

Tacos el Patron 

Tasty Ramen 

Texas Roadhouse 

The Hungry Greek 

The Living Room 

The Placery (Hyatt Place Hotel) 

Tijuana Flats 

Token Ramen & Tea 

Tokyo Grill & Sushi 

Top Shelf Sports Grille (AH Center Ice) 

TrebleMakers Dueling Piano Bar 

Tropics (Saddlebrook) 

Umu Japanese & Thai 

Waffle House 

Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar 

Winghouse Bar & Grill 

Wingstop 

Yamato Japanese Steak House 

Bars Only (NT & WC) 

Brew Bar 

Cigars International 

Double Branch Brewing 

Joe Whiskey’s 

Paddy Wagon’s Irish Pub 

Publix Pours 

The Brass Tap 

Coffee/Tea & Pre-Made Foods Only (NT & WC) 

Bad Ass Coffee 

Barnes & Noble Café 

Coffee Latitudes 

Luna Tea (Lotte Plaza Market) 

Provisions Coffee & Kitchen 

Raining Berries 

Sorbo Coffee 

Starbucks 

The Bean Bar Co. 

You Do The Dishes

Juice/Smoothie Bars & Healthy Food (NT & WC) 

Balanced Foods 

Divine Leaf Vegan 

Fitlife Foods 

Grain & Berry 

Green Mango 

Megamix

Smoothie King 

Tutti Frutti Café 

Xtremebody Nutrition & Smoothies

Desserts/Bakeries (NT & WC) 

35 Below Ice Cream 

Astro Ice Cream 

Bakery X 

Baskin-Robbins 

Bianco Gelato 

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream 

Coldstone Creamery 

Dunkin’ 

Hello Sweetness 

Ice Dreammm Shop 

Ice SSScreamin 

Le Macaron French Pastries 

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt 

Mochinut Donuts 

Nothing Bundt Cakes 

Paleta Mia 

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 

Snowie 

SubZero Nitrogen Ice Cream’ 

The Cake Shop 

Tous Les Jours Bakery (Lotte Plaza Market) 

Twistee Treat 

Urban Sweets 

You Do The Dishes

Getting Ready For The 2024 Neighborhood News Reader Dining Survey & Contest! 

The List Below Includes 150 Currently Open Restaurants Located Between Oak Grove Blvd. In Lutz & All Three Wesley Chapel Zip Codes! 

We are planning to start our 2024 Reader Dining Survey & Contest in our next issue, but first, here is the list — that I hope is complete — of all of the sit-down and take-out restaurants located in all three Wesley Chapel zip codes and extending west to Oak Grove Blvd. in Lutz. If you see any that are missing from the list please email me at ads@ntneighborhoodnews.com to let me know. Below this main list are additional lists of places that are bars only, coffee or dessert-only places & other food-oriented places that can’t, in all good conscience, be called “restaurants.” 

Restaurants (Dine-In/Take-Out) 

365 Caffé Italiano 

900º New York Pizza 

900º Woodfired Pizza 

Amici Pizza 

Applebee’s 

Arepa Mia 

Arroy Thai 

Asian Buffet 

Asian Chao Oriental Eatery 

Ato Sushi 

Aussie Grill 

Azteca D’Oro 

Bacon Boss HQ 

Bagelicious & More 

Bahama Breeze 

Bebo’s Cheesesteaks 

Beef O’Brady’s 

Best NY Pizza 

BJ’s Brewhouse & Restaurant 

Blaze Pizza 

Bluefin Sushi 

Blush Wine Room & Champagne Bar 

Bonefish Grill 

Bonsai Sushi 

Bosco’s Italian-to-Go 

Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. 

Brunchies 

Bubba’s 33 

Burger King 

Burger Monger 

Cafe Zorba 

Caprese Pizza House 

Carrabba’s Italian Grill 

Chamo Bites 

Charleys Philly Cheesesteaks 

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen

Chicken Salad Chick 

Chick-fil-A 

 

Chick’n Fun 

Chili’s 

Chipotle 

China Wok 

Chuck E. Cheese’s 

Chuck Lager America’s Tavern 

Chuy’s Tex-Mex 

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant 

Cracker Barrel 

Crazy Sushi 

Culver’s 

Dairy Queen 

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 

Don Pan’s International Bakery 

Dummy Crabby 

EggTown Breakfast & Lunch 

El Pasta & More 

El Prince Mediterranean 

Falabella Family Bistro 

Fazoli’s 

Firehouse Subs 

First Watch 

Five Guys Burgers & Fries 

FJ Express 

Flipn Fries 

Florida Ave. Brewing Co. 

Ford’s Garage 

Fratelli’s Pizza & Café 

Garden Grille (Hilton Garden Inn) 

Garden Mediterranean Grill 

Glory Days Grill 

Gonna China 

Green Market Café 

Grillsmith 

Grove Mini-Golf 

Hibachi Express 

Honeybaked Ham 

Hot Wok 88 

Ho Wok 

Jersey Mike’s Subs 

La Creacion Xpress 

Leonidas Chocolates & Café 

Longhorn Steakhouse 

Los Vallarta’s 

Macondo Coffee Roasters 

Mac’s Custom Meats & Deli 

Main Event 

Mama B’s Pizzeria 

Marco’s Pizza 

Marquee Suites (B&B Theatres) 

McDonald’s 

Mellow Mushroom 

Miller’s Ale House 

MOD Pizza 

Moe’s Southwest Grill 

Mojo Grill 

Moschella’s Italian Eatery & Market 

New York New York Pizza 

Noble Crust 

O’Brien’s Irish Pub 

Outback Steak House 

Palani’s Hawai’i Noodles 

Panda Express 

Panera Bread 

Papa John’s Pizza 

Pasta di Guy 

PDQ 

Persis Indian Grill 

Pinchers Crab Shack 

Pisco Express 

Pizza Hut 

PizzaMania 

Poké Lulu 

Popeye’s 

PopStroke 

Red Robin 

Rhythm Pon de Grille 

Rice N Beans Express 

Rice N Beans Puerto Rico 

Rock & Brews 

Sbarro 

Señor Tequila 

Shake-A-Salad 

Shang Hai 

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar 

Skybox Rooftop Bar (Residence Inn) 

Slim Chickens 

Sonny’s BBQ 

Subway 

Taco Bell 

Taco Bus 

Taco Son 

Tacos el Patron 

Tasty Ramen 

Texas Roadhouse 

The Hungry Greek 

The Living Room 

The Placery (Hyatt Place Hotel) 

Tijuana Flats 

Token Ramen & Tea 

Tokyo Grill & Sushi 

Top Shelf Sports Grille (AH Center Ice) 

TrebleMakers Dueling Piano Bar 

Umu Japanese & Thai 

Waffle House 

Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar 

Winghouse Bar & Grill 

Wingstop 

Yamato Japanese Steak House 

Yummy Tablas 

Zaxby’s 

Zukku-San Sushi Bar & Restaurant 

Bars Only 

Brew Bar 

Cigars International 

Double Branch Brewing 

Joe Whiskey’s 

The Brass Tap 

Coffee (& Pre-Made Food) Only 

Bad Ass Coffee 

Barnes & Noble Café 

Coffee Latitudes 

Provisions Coffee 

Raining Berries 

Sorbo Coffee 

Starbucks 

Juice/Smoothie Bars & Healthy Foods Only

3 Natives Acai & Juicery 

Balanced Foods 

Divine Leaf Vegan 

Fitlife Foods 

Green Mango 

Tutti Frutti Café

Megamix

Desserts/Bakeries Only 

35 Below Ice Cream 

Astro Ice Cream 

Bakery X 

Bianco Gelato 

Coldstone Creamery 

Crumbl Cookie 

Dunkin’ 

Happy Donuts 

Ice Dreammm Shop 

Le Macaron French Pastries 

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt 

Mochinut Donuts 

Nothing Bundt Cakes 

Paleta Mia 

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 

Snowie 

SubZero Nitrogen Ice Cream 

Urban Sweets

More New Tampa Dining Openings, Closing & Rumors! 

As we get ready for the 2024 Reader Dining Survey & Contest, the New Tampa dining scene continues to evolve, with more closings, openings and rumors than ever. 

First, for the bad news: In the Palms Connection plaza on Bearss Ave. just west of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., Bearss Tavern & Tap and Mint Cocktail Club, both owned by Cody Jay, are now both permanently closed. We also heard, although have not yet been able to confirm, that the delicious Woodfired Pizza & Wine Bar in the same plaza was likely closing at the end of June. That would be a tremendous loss for the local Neapolitan-style-pizza-loving community. 

As for new openings, although it isn’t a restaurant at all, Bull Liquors & Cigar recently re-opened in its new space in the Acropolis Greek Taverna-anchored Oak Ramble Plaza on BBD, south of Tampa Palms. The original Bull Liquors was located in the same plaza, in a much smaller space near Papa John’s Pizza and Jersey Mike’s Subs, but the new location — which took close to a year to get open — is in the plaza’s other end cap, where the last business in there was a check-cashing place, but which also has been home to four restaurants — the first being the Louis Pappas Market Café and the last being Takara Sushi & Sake. 

The new Bull Liquors (at 14913 BBD) is a much larger, nicer location with a good selection of fine wines and spirits, as well as a walk-in cigar humidor. For more info, call (813) 513-8941. 

Our next stop is the Publix-anchored New Tampa Center plaza on BBD, just north of New Tampa/Cross Creek Blvd, where a new sign recently went up announcing that Everbowl is planning to open in the plaza’s space just north of Publix. 

Everbowl, a California-based chain of healthy bowl eateries (think Grain & Berry) with about 90 locations in 24 states, has only one other Florida location, near the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, but its Everbowl.com website promises a wide variety of bowls featuring Açai, granola, fresh fruit, peanut butter, chia pudding, blue majik (naturally blue-colored spirulina), Coco Love coconut water, Cacao Wow and other healthy, all-natural flavors. 

I was surprised to not find a “Coming Soon” on the website for the location, but a spokesperson for the UCF Everbowl said that the franchisee for that location didn’t know about or ask for a Tampa location, “so it may be a different franchise owner.” We’ll keep you posted. 

Speaking of healthier eating, two different health-conscious concepts that recently closed in the Winn-Dixie and LA Fitness-anchored The Cypress plaza tucked in off BBD at the corner of County Line Rd. are both in the process of being replaced. 

The one we know for sure is happening is that Coffee Latitudes, which currently has a popular kiosk at the Shops at Wiregrass mall, is planning to open the Coffee Latitudes Coffee & Wine Bar in the former location of Juice Factory (at 6431 E. County Line Rd., Suite 110, next to Max’s Pets). 

But, all we can tell you about the other vacant space, that previously was home to Island Fin Poké Co., is that the replacement could be a popular healthy eatery at the KRATE at The Grove Container Park. Again, we’ll keep you posted. 

Smallcakes in New Tampa is Closed!

We told you in our last issue that Smallcakes Cupcakery & Creamery (in the Shoppes at The Pointe plaza in Tampa Palms) was getting ready to close, but until a week or so before our press time, the cupcake chain’s local link was still open, with no formal announcement from owners Marissa and Justin Dewdney as to when it would close. 

Well, that fateful day (for those of us who loved those moist cupcakes and unmatched icing) did finally come and we already know that the Palms Pharmacy, located next to Smallcakes at 17008 Palm Pointe Dr., was planning to take over the bakery’s space. 

“It’s going to take a while,” Palms Pharmacy owner and Doctor of Pharmacy Shahida Choudhry told the Neighborhood News. “We’re looking at several months to build the space out and get it stocked.” Of course, the independent Palms Pharmacy is still open next door during the build-out, with its chain-matching (or beating) prices and unmatched customer service. 

Shahida, never one to take it easy, also recently opened The Primary Care of Wesley Chapel — with an outstanding team of three nurse practitioners, led by Scarlette Owens, APRN, FNP-C (formerly of Florida Medical Clinic in Tampa Palms) — at 2935 Pearson James Pl. (off Wesley Chapel Blvd. in the new Cypress Bend Professional Park in Lutz (photo), next to Wesley Chapel Harley Davidson). 

For more information about Palms Pharmacy, visit ThePalmsPharmacy.com or call (813) 252-9063. For The Primary Care of Wesley Chapel, visit PrimaryCareWesleyChapel.com or call (813) 991-4243.

New Eateries Now Open Or Opening Soon At The KRATEs & The Grove 

Retro Dogs Co-Owners (l-r) Gisella Latorre, Gisella Troncozo, Luis Latorre and Samantha Latorre (Photo by Charmaine George)

As you’re receiving this issue, the KRATE at The Grove Container Park recently finished celebrating its two-year anniversary on June 8, but the lineup of restaurants and shops at the KRATEs continues to evolve.

One of the biggest changes is that The Chicken Boss, the fried chicken concept opened last year by The Bacon Boss HQ owners Josh and Christy Norland, has closed. The Norlands’ announcement on The Chicken Boss’ Facebook page said, however, that “select menu items from The Chicken Boss will find a new home at The Bacon Boss HQ.”

Meanwhile, the Chicken Boss will be replaced at the KRATEs by Indian Street Kitchen, the faster-food concept from owner Harry Patel at Persis Indian Grill, the instant hit that opened earlier this year next to Double Branch Brewing & Bites in the Village at The Grove. 

“We’ll be serving every type of Indian street food at the new location,” Harry told me. “Come see and taste what we have to offer.” Although he wouldn’t give me any hints as to what the menu will include (“It’s not finished yet,” he said), a quick Google search revealed that samosas, those crispy, delicately spiced potato-filled pastries that are amazing at Persis, are the most popular type of Indian street food. Harry did say that Indian Street Kitchen should be open soon., although it weas not yet open at our press time.

Meanwhile, the Sausage King, located in the second space occupied by TJ’s Hot Dogs (TJ’s was the original tenant in the Chicken Boss space at the KRATEs), has closed just a few months after opening and has now been replaced by Retro Dogs. Retro Dogs is owned by Seven Oaks residents Gisella Troncozo and Luis Latorre, and their daughters, Gisella Latorre and Samantha Latorre (photo, above), and features a make your own hot dog station, a new hotdog being added every week, French fries, milkshakes and beer.

The hot dogs at both TJ’s and Sausage King were great, but hopefully, Retro Dogs will hang around a little longer.

Although not located in the KRATEs, Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken & Wings is expected to open in the former location of King of the Coop at the front of The Grove, next to Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. 

Like King of the Coop, Hangry Joe’s specializes in Nashville hot chicken sandwiches (photo, left), plus wings, shakes and waffle fries. With 21 franchise locations (including the nearest to us at 5347 Gall Blvd. in Zephyrhills, photo below), and restaurants in Korea and Dubai, Korean corporate owners Derek Cha and Mike Kim have a simple premise — “to deliver the finest chicken sandwich in town.” For more information, visit HangryJoes.com.

And finally, congratulations to new TrebleMakers Dueling Piano Bar & Restaurant (6034 Wesley Grove Blvd.) owner Jason Scott, who recently took over from original owners Jamie and Joe Hess and Lee Bevan.

Jason is an accomplished pianist who both played and booked the dueling pianists at TrebleMakers, and he is working hard to revamp the service and experience at the restaurant before trying to figure out what changes to make to the menu. He has started with new $8 lunch specials offered Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 

For more information, call (813) 406-4371 or visit TrebleMakersofWC.com.