Here & There, This & That!

By Gary Nager

We’re still waiting for official announcements about the opening of the new Ciccio’s California Cusine in the old World of Beer space in the Shoppes at The Pointe plaza in Tampa Palms and the new Vallarta’s Restaurante Mexicano in the most recent Ciccio’s space in City Plaza, but we’ve been told that both are still “coming soon.” Vallarta’s may be open as early as the end of this month, and there also is talk of Ciccio’s opening on December 3.Continue reading

New Tampa Chiropractic’s 2nd Grand Opening

By Gary Nager

New Tampa Chiropractic ribbon cutting at their new location.
New Tampa Chiropractic ribbon cutting at their new location.

Congratulations go out to my friend and fellow Rotarian Dr. William Scheu and his amazing staff at the New Tampa Chiropractic & Injury Center, who celebrated the Grand Opening of the office’s new location in the Cypress Ridge Professional Park just off S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel on October 3. The crowded (at least 40 or so people) Open House event featured delicious food by Ghada Jadallah of A Dash of Salt & Pepper (on Cross Creek Blvd.), as well as a Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting.

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Jen & Travis Open…& Close …The Flaming Taco?

By Gary Nager

I was so psyched that my dear friends Jennifer & Travis Davidson and their friends Mary Ann & Keith Cucuzza (photo on right) had opened an amazing new taco stand in Ybor City called the Flaming Taco that I wrote them up as a Neighborhood Nibbles item in our September New Tampa issue.

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City Grill Opens!

By Gary Nager,

City Grill's Cuban Cigars Appetizer
City Grill’s Cuban Cigars Appetizer

You may or may not have noticed that there’s a cool, new restaurant that has opened at 5429 Wesley Chapel Village Market on S.R. 54 just east of I-75. Athough a lot of Wesley Chapel residents already are loving the place, what you may not yet have sampled, living here in New Tampa, is the elegant new City Grill, which is one of the first true sit-down, non-chain restaurants in Wesley Chapel, Continue reading

Nibbles & Bytes: Mobile Meals, Energia, Wiregrass Financial, City Grill, Skinny's and Totalscape!

By Gary Nager | September 14

Mobile Meals Delivers!

Mobile MealsAlthough some local restaurants offer their own delivery services, Mobile Meals has been providing deliveries for multiple restaurants in and around the Wesley Chapel area for several years now and currently offers on-line and phone ordering with delivery within 30-60 minutes of your order, for such local favorites as The Little Greek, Mulligan’s Irish Pub, TGI Friday’s and Beef O’Brady’s, as well as nearby Wesley Chapel favorites such as Cantina Laredo, Texas Roadhouse 900º Woodfired Pizza, Yamato Japanese Steakhouse and others.

To find out how the service works or to place an order, visit MobileMeals.com or call 907-MEAL (6325).

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