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{New Restaurant} Brass Bowl – St Petersburg, FL

St Petersburg, FL – The highly anticipated grand opening of the Brass Bowl Kitchen & Juicery at 656 Central ave, premiered on April 17 to a clamoring public. The Brass Bowl aims to bring gourmet, flavorful and healthy dishes to the community in a no-fuss take out setting. There’s also a huge emphasis on using locally sourced ingredients for their seasonal menu items. The Brass Bowl offers a creative menu full of innovative fusions such as the unrolled sushi bowl, pad thai with zucchini noodles, and 24 hr sous vide hanger steak.

The owner Robert Newhart and executive chef Jason Gordon, shared a vision to bring a high class gourmet experience with a health conscious frame of mind. Owner Newhart has had a long struggle with weight in the past and chef Gordon has specialized in crafting healthy, delicious cuisine throughout his career. These two brains are behind the vision and success at the Brass Bowl Kitchen & Juicery.

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Noah’s Eats {Review}: El Cap – Baseball & Burgers

El Cap Restaurant Review

How much more can be written about El Cap restaurant in St. Pete? An institution to when JFK was president and an anchor on 4th Street, just north of Sunken Gardens, another shrine that welcomed pre-Interstate travel to the Sunshine City.

It’s roots are traced to the family of Augie Donatelli, the famous (or infamous) umpire who called Willie Mays out at home plate in the 1973 World Series, sparking a charge from the dugout from Yogi Berra, then the manager of the New York Mets. Coincidentally, I frequented Augie’s Dugout in the mid ‘70s, a quaint little bar located even further north on 4th street.  Controversy aside, Augie is forever captured on the first cover of Sports Illustrated. The restaurant is adorned with some pictures of him, along with other eclectic paraphernalia.

With this pedigree, you’d expect the place to deliver, and it does. For me it’s all about the burger. Look no further, beef ground on premise every day. Juicy and delicious with pickle and onion, served with a side of steaming fries overflowing from their red basket! The Daily Double (whose name pays homage to races at Derby Lane, the local greyhound track) is my go to. Double the meat and perfect for recharging after racing the St. Anthony’s Triathlon, exactly my routine for about 15 years straight!  These days El Cap is also a bit of a sports bar, where you can grab an affordable drink or beer, and catch whatever game’s in season.  The servers are as authentic as the place, so pull up a concrete patio bench outside, take in some history and the best burger in the Tampa Bay Area, and possibly the state! From a guy that’s lived all over the US, I’d put the El Cap burger in my top three all time, anywhere, which is why visitors and locals alike will be enjoying this gem for another 50 years.