Seasons 52
3.5 stars
Westshore Plaza, 204 N Westshore Blvd., Tampa, 813- 286-1152 or seasons52.com
Ever since my first meal at a Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion, I decided to forgo my preconceived notions about chain restaurants. Well, high-end chain restaurants, at least. Fine dining can be refined and replicated, and may even be the better for it in some instances. There’s no need to cater to the lowest common denominator when prices reach a certain level, and chains are usually much better at training and educating staff than independent restaurants. Add a clever hook, and I’m just as easily impressed as the average diner, to my independent restaurant-loving chagrin.
And the new Seasons 52 at Westchase Mall has a very clever hook. Hooks, really.
This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2010.