After a long wait, the first in a series of new restaurants slated for Seminole Heights and Tampa Heights opened over this past weekend.
Ella's Folk Art Cafe (5119 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 813-234-1000) looks like it has the right funky vibe to fit in with the Seminole Heights crowd, along with outdoor seating (albeit next to Nebraska) and an eclectic American menu that ranges from beer-battered, deep-fried jalapenos stuffed with pulled pork, cheddar and cream cheese to "beet box and veggie pot pie", whatever that is. There's also pizza, salad, and soups; a small but very capable beer list; and a Sunday brunch/neighborhood barbecue.
Open for dinner, Tuesday-Saturday, with daylight hourse on Sunday.
This article appears in Dec 2-8, 2000.