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Whether or not youโve ever entered one of our previous Reader Dining Survey & Contests, I hope youโll consider entering at least once this year.
Yes, while we still have at least three (there could be more) free dining prizes, from $35 to $100 โ to the restaurant of your choice, no less โ weโre making it easier than ever before for you to enter.
Instead of a full page or more of different dining categories, all weโre asking you for is to answer one or two questions in every issue between now and Thursday, November 16, and youโll receive one entry into those random prize drawings for each Survey question you answer.
This issue, weโll start with one question that asks you for FIVE (5) answers โ โName your Five Favorite Restaurants (of any kind) located in Wesley Chapel or near the Tampa Premium Outlets (aka Lutz).โ
For your entry to be valid, you must name five different restaurants. If you only name one or two restaurants or fill in the name of the same restaurant in all five spaces, youโll only have one or two votes counted and your entry will not be eligible for any of our prizes.
Then, in each of the next five issues, weโll ask you to name only one or two of your favorites โ for example, your Favorite Chinese Restaurant, Coffee Shop or Pizza Place โ and weโll give you one additional entry into our random prize drawings for each valid entry you submit. We feel as though this should stimulate more people to enter the contests, because the task wonโt be as daunting as having to completely (or nearly completely) fill out an entire page of favorites.
As always, thereโs no purchase necessary to enter or win a prize. All we ask is that you follow the following rules:
1. Enter by filling out the entry form in the issue or by filling the form out online by clicking HERE.
2. You can drop your filled-out entry form in the mail (send it to โ2023 Neighborhood News Dining Contest,โ 2604 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 102D, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544) or even email it to us at Ads@NTNeighborhoodNews.com. *Note-Entries filled out on our website do not need to be mailed or emailed to us.
3. Please check the address and zip codes of the restaurants you choose, as only votes for restaurants in zip codes 33543, 33544 and 33545 (Wesley Chapel) and zip code 33559 (Lutz, within 1-2 miles of the S.R. 56 exit off I-75) will be counted as โWesley Chapelโ votes. When we ask you next issue for your โFive Favorite Restaurants (of any kind) in New Tampa,โ only restaurants located in zip code 33647, or in the Oak Ramble Plaza on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (in zip code 33613) and in or near the Palms Connection Plaza on E. Bearss Ave. (zip code 33559) will be counted as โNew Tampaโ votes.
4. In order to be eligible to win any of our free dining prizes to the restaurant of your choice, your entry form with a response to at least one of our questions over the next five months must include your name, full mailing address (including your zip code), the community you live in (Avalon Park Wesley Chapel, Seven Oaks, etc.), a daytime phone number where you can be reached and your valid email address.
We look forward to seeing how this yearโs contest shakes out. Good luck!
Whether or not youโve ever entered one of our previous Reader Dining Survey & Contests, I hope youโll consider entering at least once this year.
Yes, while we still have at least three (there could be more) free dining prizes, from $35 to $100 โ to the restaurant of your choice in the Tampa Bay area โ weโre making it easier than ever before for you to enter.
Instead of a full page or more of different dining categories, all weโre asking you for is to answer one or two questions in any issue between now and Thursday, November 16, and youโll receive an entry into those random prize drawings for each Survey question you answer.
This issue, weโll start you off with two questions, each of which asks you for FIVE (5) different answers.
The first question, on this page, asks you to โName your Five Favorite Restaurants (of any kind) located in New Tampaโ (including all of zip code 33647 โ Bruce B. Downs Blvd. from south of the Pasco County line to where E. Bearss Ave. meets Livingston Ave. โ and all of Cross Creek Blvd.).ย
For your entry to be valid to win prizes for these questions, you must name five different restaurants for each of them. If you only name one or two restaurants or fill in the name of the same restaurant in all five spaces for either question, youโll only have one (or two) votes counted and your entry will not be eligible to win any of our prizes. Please also do not name restaurants located in Wesley Chapel as among your favorites in New Tampa or vice-versa.
Then, in each of the next five issues, weโll ask you to name only one or two of your favorites โ for example, your Favorite Chinese Restaurant, Coffee Shop or Pizza Place โ and weโll give you one additional entry into our random prize drawings for each valid entry you submit. We feel as though this should stimulate more people to enter the contests, because the task wonโt be as daunting as having to completely (or nearly completely) fill out an entire page of favorites โ and doesnโt everyone who lives in New Tampa and Wesley Chapel have at least five favorite restaurants located in or near our distribution areas?
As always, thereโs no purchase necessary to enter or win a prize. All we ask is that you follow the following rules:
1. Enter by clicking HERE and filling out the online survey form.
2. You can mail us your filled-out entry form (send it to โ2023 Neighborhood News Dining Contest,โ 2604 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 102D, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544) or email it to us at Ads@NTNeighborhoodNews.com. *Note-Entries filled out on our website do not need to be mailed or emailed to us.
3. Please check the addresses and zip codes of the restaurants you choose, as we will only consider votes for restaurants in zip code 33647, the portion of zip code 33559 (Lutz) on Bearss Ave., from BBD to Livingston Ave., and in the Oak Ramble Plaza (33613) as valid New Tampa votes, and only votes for restaurants located in zip codes 33543, 33544 and 33545 (Wesley Chapel) and zip code 33559 (Lutz, on S.R. 54 no further west than Oak Grove Blvd.) will be counted as valid โWesley Chapelโ votes.
4. In order to be eligible to win any of our free dining prizes to the restaurant of your choice, your entry form with a response to at least one of our questions over the next five months must include your full name, the community you live in (Hunterโs Green, Grand Hampton, etc.), a daytime phone number where you can be reached and your valid email address.
We look forward to seeing how this yearโs contest shakes out. Good luck!
You can also click HERE to fill out the online form to tell us your favorite Wesley Chapel restaurants!
Whether or not youโve ever entered one of our previous Reader Dining Survey & Contests, I hope youโll consider entering at least once this year.
Yes, while we still have at least three (there could be more) free dining prizes, from $35 to $100 โ to the restaurant of your choice, no less โ weโre making it easier than ever before for you to enter.
Instead of a full page or more of different dining categories, all weโre asking you for is to answer one or two questions in every issue between now and Thursday, November 16, and youโll receive one entry into those random prize drawings for each Survey question you answer.
This issue, weโll start with one question that asks you for FIVE (5) answers โ โName your Five Favorite Restaurants (of any kind) located in Wesley Chapel or near the Tampa Premium Outlets (aka Lutz).โ
For your entry to be valid, you must name five different restaurants. If you only name one or two restaurants or fill in the name of the same restaurant in all five spaces, youโll only have one or two votes counted and your entry will not be eligible for any of our prizes.
Then, in each of the next five issues, weโll ask you to name only one or two of your favorites โ for example, your Favorite Chinese Restaurant, Coffee Shop or Pizza Place โ and weโll give you one additional entry into our random prize drawings for each valid entry you submit. We feel as though this should stimulate more people to enter the contests, because the task wonโt be as daunting as having to completely (or nearly completely) fill out an entire page of favorites.
As always, thereโs no purchase necessary to enter or win a prize. All we ask is that you follow the following rules:
1. Enter by filling out the entry form in the issue or by filling the form out online by clicking HERE.ย
2. You can drop your filled-out entry form in the mail (send it to โ2023 Neighborhood News Dining Contest,โ 2604 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 102D, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544) or even email it to us at Ads@NTNeighborhoodNews.com. *Note-Entries filled out on our website do not need to be mailed or emailed to us.
3. Please check the address and zip codes of the restaurants you choose, as only votes for restaurants in zip codes 33543, 33544 and 33545 (Wesley Chapel) and zip code 33559 (Lutz, within 1-2 miles of the S.R. 56 exit off I-75) will be counted as โWesley Chapelโ votes. When we ask you next issue for your โFive Favorite Restaurants (of any kind) in New Tampa,โ only restaurants located in zip code 33647, or in the Oak Ramble Plaza on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (in zip code 33613) and in or near the Palms Connection Plaza on E. Bearss Ave. (zip code 33559) will be counted as โNew Tampaโ votes.
4. In order to be eligible to win any of our free dining prizes to the restaurant of your choice, your entry form with a response to at least one of our questions over the next five months must include your name, full mailing address (including your zip code), the community you live in (Avalon Park Wesley Chapel, Seven Oaks, etc.), a daytime phone number where you can be reached and your valid email address.
We look forward to seeing how this yearโs contest shakes out. Good luck!
Despite all of the recent newcomers to the Wesley Chapel dining scene, if youโre still looking forward to some of the restaurants that are planned to open in and near Wesley Chapel, join the club.
Two highly touted and anticipated places โ Cooperโs Hawk Winery (bottom center photo) and Rodizio Brazilian Steakhouse (bottom left) have not yet even begun building. Meanwhile, the Shuckinโ Shack Oyster Bar (bottom right), in the same plaza as Chicken Salad Chick, still has just a dirt floor. The good news is that there are others that are a lot closer to bringing great new options to our area.
One that just opened that I, for one, didnโt realize was such a good restaurant is PopStroke, the new Tiger Woods-designed (and co-owned) mini-golf course. The biggest problem with PopStroke to date is that itโs been so packed every day, itโs hard to find parking to get into the open-air (but covered) restaurant to sample some of its great food options. My favorite, to date, is the fresh Caribbean mahi (top), which is grilled with tasty jerk seasoning and a warm pineapple salsa that gives it a semi-spicy, slightly sweet flavor. The mahi is usually topped with two grilled shrimp, but I had to have (and photograph) it without the shrimp. Truly delicious. And, the side of grilled zucchini and squash ribbons also was tasty and healthy. Even PopStrokeโs creamy hard-packed ice cream also is really good.
Hopefully opening within the next couple of months is Azteca DโOro, the upscale Mexican place replacing Cantina Laredo at The Shops at Wiregrass. With a huge menu of options, including upscale entrรฉes like the marinated Borrego lamb shank (left), Azteca DโOro canโt open soon enough for me!
Speaking of Latin cuisine, owner Cindy Cruz says her Rice-n-Beans Express should only be a few weeks from opening on S.R. 54 in Lutz. Cindy says that those of us who enjoy the Puerto Rican-inspired sit-down dining at the Rice-n-Beans on Wesley Chapel Blvd. and those looking for quick, delicious sandwiches and hot food specials should be thrilled when her Express location opens.
And, despite the fact it should be several months before it opens, Shuckinโ Shack promises a menu focused on shrimp and oysters (neither of which I can eat). But, there will be plenty of other seafood and non-swimming options at the North Carolina-based, two-dozen-link chainโs newest location off of the WC Blvd. Extension, including some pretty great-looking snow crab legs (right) โ which (at least, to date) I am able to eat. There also will be mahi-mahi bites, sandwiches, wings and other options to keep things interesting.ย
