Author: Kristie Gutierrez

Competing for diners’ attention, Tampa Bay area restaurants are taking traditional bar food classics like cheeseburgers and chicken wings to an impressive new level. Locals and tourists alike no longer have to settle for standard-issue burger patties and French fries. Instead, chefs are delighting patrons with inventive dishes like orange braised duck tacos, alligator hush puppies & lobster mac n cheese. So grab a seat (and a beer) at one of these local spots for the best bar food in town! DATZ, Tampa Perhaps the most universally known bar food of all is the humble potato and at this South Tampa institution you can enjoy...