Sometimes, in the midst of Best of the Bay, we overlook a few establishments. And sometimes, owners of said establishments react with anger. But it's rare, very rare, that an owner sends out a mass e-mail, written from the point of view of a pirate, blasting us for omitting his Ybor City, jam-band loving, swashbucking bar. But that's exactly what Eric Schiller, owner of Gaspar's Grotto, did last week. His tirade even made it into the St. Pete Times. Here's your very own Best Of, Eric. Congrats.

Best belligerent bar owner

Eric Schiller

best use of alliteration by a pirate-themed bar

Gaspar's Grotto

best place to bitch about how the kids are ruining ybor

Gaspar's Grotto

best cold beer

Gaspar's Grotto

best columnist with nothing better to do than write about eric schiller's omission from best of the bay.

Ernest Hooper, St. Pete Times

best place to hear the one with the punchline that goes, "yaarrgh, and it's driving me nuts"

Gaspar's Grotto

best ybor city bar that was empty last thursday night

Gaspar's Grotto

Best bar with "grotto" in the title

Zendah Grotto