With the Taco Bus up for sale (only $225,000, check those couch cushions), people visiting Seminole Heights might want to start looking into other options. Along with Three Coins (listed in the dining guide) here's a short guide to N. Florida Ave. standards:
Bungalow Bistro, 5137 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-237-2000 or bungalowbistrotampa.com
Sandwiches and salads in a quaint 1920s, uhm, bungalow.
Cappy's Seminole Heights, 4910 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-238-1516
Damn fine pizza.
Front Porch Bar and Grill, 5924 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-237-5511 or frontporchgrill.com
Casual pasta, steaks and seafood in another converted house.
Merino's Deli, 6428 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-236-3354 or merinosdeli.biz
They bake their own bread and stuff it with meat, with pasta salad sides.
Nicko's Fine Foods, 4603 N. Florida Ave., 813-234-9301
Elvis ate here.
Stephanno's Pizzeria, 6607 N. Florida Ave., 813-232-9486
Pizza, delivery, to go and by the slice.
This article appears in Dec 26, 2007 – Jan 1, 2008.