hongkongwillie - The cafe with great food, and great ATMOSPHERE, great art

joelyv - The food is super good. Very healthy and FRESH! I eat there very often and I love all the different choices! I still favor the spring rolls!

susan63 - My first experience at NYPD pizza @ channelside. Went with boyfriend & his friend. We were told to sit in the back where there are small booths. I had to use the bathroom but wanted to order first so I pulled a chair up to the small (sits 2 comfortably, 4 not so much) booth we chose. 1st thing waitress says to me is not "Welcome to NYPD pizza" or something inviting to that effect, but was "We normally don't allow you to do that but tonight I don't care". We order and I get up to go to the ladies room. It is locked. I'm standing there waiting for someone to come out and the waitress says "We have the ladies room locked now, but you can use the men's room". There are 2 guys in line for the MEN'S room so I go back to the table to wait (the entire time we are there, there is a line for the MEN'S room, mostly people coming in from out on the street). PS(I see her later take a key back from a female who mentions the ladies room i.e., she could give a friend a key). We order sodas & slices and our friend orders just a slice. She asked if he wanted a soda and he said no, I'm fine. She says "Oh, so you're just gonna wash that slice down with your own spit". We get our pizza (I moved to the booth and put the chair back) and I saw the cheese pourers on a stool like two steps away from our table. I got up and grabbed one and asked the waitress standing there doing side work if it was the cheese. She grabbed it out of my hand and said "We aren't using those any more tonight, I'll have to get you some packets. We have to put those in the cooler at a certain time of night". My intention was to walk two steps, pour some cheese, and put it back. She brings the packets and then abt 2 minutes later walks by our table and literally throws a white bag to the back of our table across our friends plate. She says absolutely nothing. We all look at each other. Finally our friend opens the bag and says it is donuts. We didn't order any donuts but see bags on 2 of the other tables dining so we figured it was a NYPD pizza thing. We each try a donut and close the bag. My friend hears her at the booth behind him say "Now I finally got them to the right table". When our check comes, there is $5 for a bag of donuts. By this time I am dying to pee and I am appalled at the rude service I'm getting. (by the way, the cheese was never "put away" the whole time I was there). I left and my boyfriend and friend (from NY) tells the waitress that we didn't order the donuts as he hands her the bag. He said that she THREW the bag back on the table and said "But you ate em", to which he replies "But we didn't order them", and her "But you ate em" again. Like a little child he said later. They ask to speak to the Mngr and sit there for 5 minutes or more waiting. Mngr never comes out. Let me explain that I am a server. I live off of tips. I would have been fired a million times over for almost ANY of the rudeness that I received from this girl. As a server, I normally overtip and so does my boyfriend. This chick would have received a $5 tip for some slices and sodas. When the Mngr never showed, they just left the amount of the check on the table. The pizza was pretty good. The service SUCKED.

kohly717 - I love love love this place! The food is great, and they have some unique dishes. The staff is friendly and remembers you when you come back. It's a great place to relax on your lunch break, whether it be inside or out on the back patio. They have a Jamaican band that plays on Fridays and Sundays for dinner. Overall a very nice addition to the Channelside area!

shuber53 - The Paninoteca is very small, approximately six tables. The food is very good. I have had several of the panini sandwiches as well as the caprese tomato/mozzarella sandwich. However, because it is so small, the servers continually wipe your table encouraging you to leave as soon as you take your last bite. And on our last vist after being there only 30 minutes, actually requested that we pay and leave as there were people waiting. Paying $12 for a tomato sandwich and a glass of iced tea...I had to leave my tea and pay the bill. Being a steady customer to the restaurant I find these tactics rude, so we will not return.

ch1029 - It is pretty obvious that rfienes is somehow linked to NYPD. Not very respectable or professional. I can assure you that all of the food is fresh and delicious. It is a beautiful store with a great view of channelside, a fun place to watch a game, great tasting food, a welcoming enviroment and a friendly staff. If this sounds like a nice experience then you will enjoy Redbrick Pizza.

jonknee - rfienes, you can watch them make the pizza (it's an open kitchen) so they are definitely not frozen. It's perfectly round because they use a press--not the way I make a pie, but that's why they are round. It's not the best pizza I have ever had, but I'll go again if I'm in the neighborhood.

rfienes - i agree maryann74. place rocks. never had a bad pie or experience there yet. nice people, very clean, excellent pizza. love the stuffed pie, but it is $25(but worth it)! really good food though. open late with delivery helps too. HUGE menu. they even make burgers now(very good, 9 on 10 scale)

rfienes - not a very nice place. will avoid it in the future. will stick to Sally o"neils or NYPD Pizza. Both have better consistency, quality

rfienes - they dont use NYC water. dont be stupid. Water is too heavy to ship. the pizza would have to be $50 to make any profit. would you really want NYC tap water in your pizza? Think about it. if it was the water, would'nt every pizza place in NYC be great??? dont be stupid. their pizza is ok. but there are much better in town. frozen pizza from publix comes to mind. place is really dirty, you cant argue with that, right??

rfienes - place was aweful. little frozen pizza's were so expensive. NYPD Pizza across the street is so much better, much better menu, quality, delivery. no question who wins here. Red Bricks menu was so small too. perfectly round pizza=machine made, probably frozen. no slapping out pizzas here. At NYPD totally different. they have hot girls slapping pizzas there. awesome!!

jonknee - I've been several times and have never been disappointed. This is legit BBQ at a really convenient location.

JFis24 - I ate there and had the rustica which is like a cracker, thin and crispy. It was delicious. The place is great, the food tastes great and it was nice being able to sit and watch the baseball game on one of their big screens.

jonknee - I had lunch today and loved it. The chicken noodle salad was delicious, lots of ingredients but still very light. I can see this being a popular spot.

jonknee - La Creperia is a European Cafe in the middle of Ybor. What a hidden gem. I have gone several times, the latest being this past Sunday. I had the Metro crepe which was a crepe stuffed with eggs, cheese, caramelized onions and green peppers. It was killer. You should definitely check it out.

jonknee - Excellent Sangria that also counts for happy hour (2 for 1). I haven't been for the music, but the bar and lunch is excellent.

jonknee - I went to Carmine's for lunch today and had quite possibly the worst Cuban sandwich of my life. I didn't think you could get a bad one in Ybor (it's the birthplace of the damn thing), but wow. I sent it back before even trying it because the "pressed Cuban" was cold. A few bites into the barely warm version and I was done. It wouldn't have passed muster at a quickie mart, let alone a sit down restaurant. I complained to the manager and he was only willing to make another sandwich, not comp it. The last thing I wanted was more food from Carmine's. Fail.

jonknee - Square One is brand new and may still be finding its groove, but I enjoyed my lunch there today. It reminds me of Burger Bar in Las Vegas, though the Square One burger isn't quite at the same level (yet). I'll definitely be coming back and trying out another meat and topping combination.

jonknee - The only thing bad I can say about Five Guys is that it sometimes takes a while to get your food (or a parking spot!) because it's so popular. It's best to go with a friend so that you can share one of the monster orders of fries. My favorite toppings are: pickles, fried onions, lettuce, ketchup and sometimes jalapenos.

jonknee - I had been meaning to eat here for a while and finally made it last week for lunch. It was past the rush so the service was very fast. We got lots of food and the check (for two) was only $12 something. I suggest the pad thai.

tommyduncn - Delicious, fast, and no-frills. Perfect for a quick lunch.

maryann74 - poor service. pizza ok, but rude counter person. no credit cards?? sounds like some IRS scam??? no thanks. will stick with NYPD Pizza in Channelside. have never had a problem there.

maryann74 - awesome place. love the salads. pizza best i have had since leaving New Jersey. try the garlic knots; delicious. the deliver too, pretty quick considering the large menu they have.

jonknee - Bern's has a (mostly valid) reputation for being stuffy, but the secret is to go and sit at the bar. You can get the same great food without having to feel like your grandmother out to dinner. Even better, from the bar you can order a burger which is not actually on the menu. I guess you could call it the secret menu. It's made from the same aged prime beef that Bern's is famous for and is absolutely fantastic. It's reasonably priced too, under $20 with a drink.

jonknee - I had a white pizza at Piazza Roma the other day and it was quite tasty. Large enough for two if you can decide on the same toppings to share. I have been before and was unimpressed with the service, but this time the waiter was funny and attentive.