Bay Area Best - Sips Specialty Coffee House
Mary Fabiano is 83 years old but you wouldn’t know it by looking at her, and she’s not shy about her age. How does she stay so spry? She gives full credit to Sips Specialty Coffee House.
He auditioned for a gig at this Land O’ Lakes restaurant, then spent decades there
The choices we make today have an impact on tomorrow, but sometimes we don’t realize just how much can change. That’s the case for one FOX 13 viewer who thought he was just having some fun on a restaurant stage decades ago.
Bay Area Best: Ukulele Brand's
For 30 years, Ukulele Brand’s has been a favorite of folks in Land O’ Lakes for great food, refreshing drinks, and live music. Frank Reeves has been there since almost the beginning, when they offered him a meal and a spot on the stage. He Reeves showed FOX 13’s Chip Brewster why Ukulele is the love of locals.
He moved away, but still comes back for this Cuban sandwich
Though Steve no longer lives in the immediate area, if he comes anywhere near Brocato’s, he has to stop for a Cuban. Sometimes that even means coming up with an excuse to go to Tampa just so he can get his favorite meal.
Bay Area Best: Brocato’s Sandwich Shop
after trying many Cubans across the Tampa Bay area, Steve Thornburg was introduced to Brocato’s Sandwich Shop and found what would become his favorite of all time.
You'll have a longer trip, but she says you, too, should try the Front Porch
When you move to a new area, the first place you truly get to know is the neighborhood around your house. And for one FOX 13 viewer in this week’s Bay Area Best, that neighborhood included what quickly became her favorite restaurant.
Iconic West Tampa restaurant continues to attract new fans
Kiva Williams first found La Teresita in college through a dorm-mate at USF. After being amazed by her very first meal, especially the price, she began making frequent trips and bringing friends with her.
Bay Area Best - La Teresita
Kiva Williams first found La Teresita in college through a dorm-mate at USF. After being amazed by her very first meal, especially the price, she began making frequent trips and bringing friends with her.
70 years later, bus driver's barbecue is still her favorite
Since she was a kid, FOX 13 viewer Linda has tried other barbecue restaurants but none could compare to her hometown favorite.
Bay Area Best - Peebles Bar-B-Q
Since she was a kid, FOX 13 viewer Linda has tried other barbecue restaurants but none could compare to her hometown favorite.
Chicago-style hot dogs in Holiday give Illinois native a taste of home
Regardless of where we end up in life the tastes of our childhood will always bring us back to where we grew up and for one of our FOX 13 viewers, that is the Chicago area. He took FOX 13’s Chip Brewster to Holiday to share those tastes.
Bay Area Best: Roger's Chicago Hot Dogs
When you're away from home, there's nothing like your favorite food to take you back to your roots. That's true for any Chicago native who visits Roger's Chicago Hot Dogs in Holiday.
Tampa man's childhood memories live on at Florida Ave. pizzeria
Ask any 11-year-old to name their favorite food and you're likely to hear something like mac and cheese, chicken fingers, or pizza. That’s how old Spencer Nuckolls was when his dad was first brought him to Alfonso's Pizzeria.
Bay Area Best: Alfonso's Pizzaria
If you love pizza, you have to try Alfonso's in Tampa. New York-style slices, plus unbelievable baked goods. A FOX 13 viewer told Chip Brewster Alfonso's is where his love for pizza began.
With one bite of this food, he's back in Jamaica
Born and raised in Jamaica, it wasn’t until he was 16 years old that Damian Chin moved away from the island. After joining the U.S. Air Force, he ended up stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. That’s about the time he met Andrew Pandreu, a fellow Jamaican living in the Tampa Bay area.
25 years later, a new cafe comes with an old friend
Six years ago, a little place called Fresh Country Café opened up in Zephyrhills. About 20 years before that, its owner Mike was going through the fire academy with Brian McDougal.
A booth with a view: Bay Area veterans honored at BBQ spot
In his quest for the Bay Area’s best, Chip Brewster headed to Mission BBQ. While there are dozens of locations of this franchise, the Brandon restaurant is a particularly special place for at least one local mom.
Kojak’s: Where love bloomed over plates of barbecue
Ribs, obviously, are the specialty at Kojak’s House of Ribs. That’s what viewer Vicky Mcshane said when she invited Chip Brewster to join her for his Bay Area Best segment, and that’s what she ordered for him.
The Freezer restaurant in Homosassa used to literally be a freezer
The Freezer restaurant in Homosassa restaurant sits along the Homosassa River in Citrus County and used to quite literally be a bait freezer for Cedar Key Fish and Crab, the retail and wholesale seafood market attached to it.
Jam's Café helped Spring Hill woman through health scare
It wasn’t a friend’s suggestion, or a sense of adventure that drove one FOX 13 viewer to Jam’s Café in Spring Hill. It was uniquely personal – and actually medical.