Banners for Yard House recently went up along Brandon's busy Causeway Boulevard. Credit: Meaghan Habuda

Banners for Yard House recently went up along Brandon’s busy Causeway Boulevard. Credit: Meaghan Habuda

The Brandon dining scene got a bunch of love from our readership last month — first with Capital Tacos, then Yard House. But food and drink coverage on new openings, statewide recognition of the local culinary community, and a recent restaurant review also worked their way up the pageview food chain.

Here are the seven December stories that CL readers dug into the most:

Yard House chain taking over old Cheddar's location in Brandon

Brandon is getting its own Capital Tacos, a first for Hillsborough

Here's what that Gen X-themed hangout is bringing to downtown Tampa

Restaurant review: 2nd & Second is second to none

Inside the new Ichicoro Ane ahead of its Station House debut

Nature's Food Patch announces second Tampa Bay store

Which Tampa Bay dining spots snagged Golden Spoons?