The H 1504 S Howard Ave., Tampa Just when you didn’t think it was possible—Hyde Park will soon get a little bougier. The Tampa version of Orlando’s popular The H steakhouse is planned for the parcel of land that most recently housed seafood restaurant CopperFish, which closed in 2014 after facing over $700,000 in permitting violations from the City of Tampa. The steakhouse’s flagship restaurant in Orlando is known for its variety of meats–from dry-aged ribeye, NY strips and racks of lamb to kebabs, Japanese wagyu and filet mignon—in addition to a spread of seafood-based dishes, pastas and caviar service. Appetizers include small plates like baked bone marrow, octopus carpaccio, burrata with confit tomatoes, grilled calamari and a variety of salads. Photo via FleischmanGarciaMaslowski Architecture Credit: FleischmanGarciaMaslowski Architecture
Just when you didn’t think it was possible—Hyde Park will soon get a little bougier.

The Tampa version of Orlando’s popular The H steakhouse is planned for 1504 S Howard Ave., in the parcel of land that most recently housed seafood restaurant CopperFish, which closed in 2014 after facing over $700,000 in permitting violations from the City of Tampa.

Earlier this month, the steakhouse’s parent company H And H Food Services submitted renderings and development plans to the city.

According to documents submitted to the City of Tampa’s permitting website, Tampa’s newest steakhouse will open out of a 7,961 square-foot space, and also plans for a 1,053 square-foot outdoor patio with an 185 person occupancy.

The plans depict the demolition of CopperFish’s previous building as part of The H’s development, but the original parking lot and a small house adjacent to the restaurant will remain.

Since The H has only recently filed its construction and design plans, it’s unsure when the high-end restaurant will open its doors in Hyde Park.

The steakhouse’s flagship restaurant in Orlando is known for its variety of meats–from dry-aged ribeye, NY strips and racks of lamb to kebabs, Japanese wagyu and filet mignon—in addition to a spread of seafood-based dishes, pastas and caviar service.

Appetizers include small plates like baked bone marrow, octopus carpaccio, burrata with confit tomatoes, grilled calamari and a variety of salads.

While Orlando’s H steakhouse requires a pretty staunch dress code after 4 p.m., it’s unsure if Tampa’s location will also enforce it.

“In order to deliver the best experience to you in our upscale, sophisticated environment, appropriate dress is required after 4pm,” The H states on its website. “We reserve the right to refuse entry and service at The H, including but not limited to guests who do not adhere to our dress-code guidelines.”

Its flagship Orlando restaurant also has strict 21+ rules on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 p.m.-2 a.m., but only time will tell if Tampa’s location will impose this weekend age restriction, too.

While there are no social media handles for our local H steakhouse just yet, head to @thehorlando for the latest information on Tampa’s development.

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Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...