We Went To The Local Ice Cream Shop On Yelp’s USA’s Top 100

Well, the great folks over at YELP  have done it again. They’ve come out with another list of top 100 places to eat, and they got me to click all the way through to the bottom. This time the folks at YELP  knew what they were doing to really attract my attention. No, they didn’t do the Top 100 Places to Eat in Florida, although I they’ve done that in the past.

This time they did the Top 100 Ice Cream Shops in the USA. The attention I gave this article was undivided.

Several locations in the state of Florida made a list, but the one that particularly caught my eye who is number 34. Ice Dreammm Shop in Lutz.  The Ice Dreammm Shop also has a second location in Wesley Chapel. As soon as Isaw this, I immediately knew what I was going to do with the kids for the evening. We were going to get some ice cream!!!
Being on the YELP Top 100, my expectations were high.

The location in Lutz is on State Road 54, in the Canoe Commons Plaza.  Now if you travel onState Road 54   often travel that road, you’ve probably driven by it 1000 times I never knew it was there. It’s on the backside of the shopping plaza, directly behind Big Apple Bagels. If I didn’t see a tiny sign that said " ice cream"  I would’ve passed it myself. Walking in. I almost got the feel like I was going to an ice cream speakeasy. It had a  semi hidden storefront with a dimly lit interior.

All of the ice cream that they serve is homemade. As are there waffle cones and bowls. In addition to ice cream they also serve milkshakes. They are also known for serving alcohol infused ice cream.

My son got the "Cookies and cream" and my daughter got the homemade "PeanutButter and Oreo".  My wife went for her old standby "Mint Chocolate Chip". Like the part-time lush that I am, I got the alcohol infused "Rum Haven".  The kids did what kids do, they devoured their ice cream and thought it was absolutely fantastic.

I will say my wife’s mint chocolate chip was extremely minty. More of a sharp mint, then a pleasant mint. She ended up not even half of it. And as far as my alcohol infused "Rum Haven" went, it was topped with toasted coconut I had it in a waffle cone bowl and it was absolutely fantastic. Unlike a rum, flavored ice cream you would get from the supermarket, you could really taste the alcohol and it made a very nice cold, sweet adult treat.

So we give a hearty congratulations to ice dream shop in lutes. Congratulations on being on yelp’s top 100 ice cream parlors in the United States list. Provided a very cool unique experience with some very good ice cream. We will be back again.

Hotdogs should easily be considered the official food of summer. Whether you like kosher, all beef, dogs, or chicken pork combo dogs they’re all delicious.Heck recently I had a vegan, hot dog that, while it wasn’t my first choice, was pretty good.

But here’s the deal, when it comes to eating hotdogs I instantly think about grilling them at home first. A hotdog is rarely the kind of food I think about going out to a restaurant to get. Maybe because it just doesn’t seem fancy enough, unlike its distant cousin, and eternal BBQ counterpart, the hamburger. You can get a million different kinds of hamburgers almost anywhere it seems.

It takes a very special restaurant to have the nerve to crank out great hotdogs. Now I know well that some stores, pride, themselves and hotdogs and those are the ones I want to focus on.

But, when you think about it and compare hotdogs to other American dinner, comfort food, like pizza or hamburgers or even quesadillas They are not that easy to find out There. So I've taken it upon myself to create a list of  a few places in the city of Tampa to get a great hot dog. While good excellent Powell how are you? I know there are probably several other places I’m forgetting. This is just my list, feel free to explore our great city and find some new hotdog places of your own..
There’s no longer any reason to feel homebound when you want to enjoy the official food of summer.

Located on Busch Blvd., Mel's is a Tampa Institution. Mel's is located next Busch Gardens, it is the perfect place to hit up after a day at the park.

With Locations in Tampa and St. Pete, Portillo's makes a great Chicago Style Dog and a great Chili Cheese Dog.

Chicago Paulie's is a locally owned and operated Hot Dog stand with a variety of dogs to choose from.  Plan ahead though, he's only open for lunch and when he's out.... he's out.

The Five Guys Franchise has locations around Tampa and across the entire Bay Area is known for their great burgers and fries.  But they make a great Hot Dog too!

Boardwalk Dogs are located inside Zoo Tampa.  In between checking out the primates and the zebras, you can enjoy a great HotDog!