The Southern restaurant and lounge is teaming up with Pepsi for its annual "Dig In Day" event, a nationwide celebration of Black-owned businesses that brings free brunch to Ybor City on Saturday, Nov. 5.
7th + Grove's free brunch starts at 11 a.m. this Saturday and will feature a live DJ and a ton of Instagrammable photo opportunities.
A press release says that this weekend's event will feature custom dishes, but folks can only hope a few favorites from 7th + Grove's daily offerings make their way onto the exclusive menu— which includes delicacies like Cuban egg rolls, catfish nuggets, deviled egg flights and over-the-top chicken and french toast complete with cream cheese icing and seasonal berries.
Pepsi Dig In will cover 7th + Grove's tab between $2,000-$5,000, so you might want to get to get to 1930 E. 7th Ave. on the early side.
According to its website, Pepsi Dig In is “a purpose-driven platform designed to drive access, business acceleration and awareness for Black-owned restaurants,” that assists Black restaurateurs and entrepreneurs year round, outside of its annual Dig In Day.
Pepsi is also hosting a social media contest in honor of 2022's Dig In Day, where participants can win up to $5,000 and unlock a $5,000 donation for their favorite Black-owned eatery. Enter the contest by posting your photo at 7th + Grove's free weekend brunch, tagging the restaurant and @PepsiDigIn, and uploading with the hashtags #DigInShowLove and #Sweepstakes.For more information on the social media contest and all of the Black-owned businesses participating in Dig In Day across the nation, head to pepsidigin.com.
7th + Grove is the only Tampa Bay-based Black-owned restaurant participating in 2022's Dig in Day, but head to our " 25 Black-owned restaurants in Tampa Bay you should support" slideshow to check out several more.
