8491 Cooper Creek Blvd,
Bradenton, FL 34201
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An average breakfast chain for the Yelpers.
High ceiling. Awesome potato; cute bathroom door icons. Love their tableware and the large tea cup!
The music is pretty loud, making it hard to carry on a conversation. The company accepts cash or credit card tipping: they charge sales tax on the tipping.
401 W Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33606
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I didn’t go into the museum, only checked the building out.
This is a beautiful building, which has been the main complex of the University of Tampa since 1933.
Henry B. Plant (1819-99), a businessman mainly involved with railroads, commissioned this Moorish complex, spent $3 million, and it opened in 1891.
It was the headquarters for troops going to Cuba during the Spanish-American War (1898), and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt stayed here.
A Robert Indiana (1928-2018) LOVE pop art is on campus.
113 S Hyde Park Ave
Tampa, FL 33606
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Will not return
Comfort food, good ambience, and service.
We’ve
The baked mushrooms are good. However, two stews are canteen food that came out fast. The pork stew is so dry, like chewing wood: it’s the wrong cut.
The long-handled small spoons for stews are great.
Nice stems and yummy Chianti. The Pinot Noir has something in it that doesn’t look like sediment.
High back chairs look slick. Some paintings/photographs on the wall are pretty. Tiles on the bathroom wall are lovely.
Meter parking is available, or you can park at the church, located half a block ahead.
9302 Anderson Rd
Tampa, FL 33634
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Will return.
Watched F1 the movie: reclining seats. Clean. Friendly staff.
The toilets are not automatic, so please remember to push the little button to flash!
The outdoor kiosk doesn’t work.
900 N Ashley Dr.
Tampa, FL 33602
We drive passby this library after Henry B. Plant museum.
This is the flagship library of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System (THPL).
John Germany (1923-2015) was a lawyer and driving force behind this library, which opened it door in 1968.
2223 N Westshore Blvd Suite #2001
Tampa, FL 33607
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The store is next to Tiffany, on the second floor. The staff is well-trained and kind, heaping praise on me nonstop, ha ha ha, you forgot to compliment on my green nail polish – just kidding, thank you.
It reminds me of Tourneau in New York, but on a smaller scale with fewer brands and selections.
1418 13th St W,
Bradenton, FL 34205
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Will return for the ambience and home-cooked food:
Farmer beef patty
Veal
Yummy Italian wines: Chianti and Montepulciano (?)
The restaurant is homey, discreet, and hidden. It was the chef’s home that he converted 18 years ago. The outdoor section isn’t open.
A big, heavy wine glass that reminds me of the humorous photo depicting ‘one glass of wine a day’ when the glass is so much bigger than the drinker.
Weak ac: I’m sweating toward the end. Ok, I think I’m rejuvenated for a few minutes to have the hot flash … ha ha ha.
A small parking lot on site.
2507 53rd Ave E,
Bradenton, FL 34203
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Old. Clean. Huge, with nearly 20 screens. Regular seat. A nice bar.
I watched Dead to Rights 南京照相馆 (2025), the last day of showing.
One of my classmates from Beijing has a tea farm in Georgia, the country. We’ve been talking casually to go there but when I asked her where her tea farm is, she never replies.
According to 中国茶经 (1991; The Chinese Tea Classic), China 我国是世界上最早发现和利用茶叶的国家 China is the first country in the world to discover and utilize tea.
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Georgia had long history before becoming part of Soviet Union (USSR) in 1921, left USSR in 1991 and the current constitution began in 1995. Their capital and largest city is Tbilisi; the population of the country is 3,914,000 (2024 census). It’s part of Europe, bordering Eastern Europe and West Asia, on the Black Sea.
SGS.com and SGSonline are professional third-party testing, inspection and certification agency (专业第三方测试、检验和认证机构). What kind of credential does this SGS have? Where are they located?
Pu’er (Pu Erh 普洱茶) is native to Yunnan Province, that is made from the leaves of the 大叶种晒青毛茶 (Camellia sinensis var. assamica). It’s fermented, nether green (绿茶) nor black (红茶).
12974 S US Hwy 301
Riverview, FL 33578
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We dined at this location last year. Today is for lunch with my bookclub. My sirloin salad is good: the beef is tasty and tender, the salad is ok. The warm bread is wonderful.
The bar and dining hall are pleasant.
