Bone Appetite with Bailey. Traveling the state to find and review the most dog friendly restaurants around.
– Photography by Danette. Review by Bailey (as told to Danette).
Ye Buccaneers, Lads & Lasses.
Ahoy!
in Ybor has you instantly feeling like you’ve stepped out of the city and into a cave. Don’t be surprised to find a swash- buckling pirate or two sitting at a table or on a bar stool. The backlit bottles at the bars shine like doubloons in a treasure chest. Music and misters. Fountains and fans. Luckily no planks to walk.But plenty were used to build the three full liquor bars that stand ready to help you quench your thirst.
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Bountiful booty fills the pages of the menu. Set sail with an appetizer like the Fire Roasted Caribbean Shrimp in a garlic rosemary-thyme butter served with Cuban bread for dunking. The sauce will have your savoring the tangy yet spicy flavor. Continue your journey through crocks of soup includ-
ing a signature Black Bean Soup with, green peppers, garlic and topped with marinated onions. If you’re a landlubber, your grub of choice may be the Buttermilk Fried Crispy Chicken Doubloons: chicken breast strips, dusted in sea- soned flour and deep fried. Served with BBQ sauce, Gorgonzola cheese dressing, or fiery hot sauce. Of course, a young lass like me is under drinking age,
but for those who can partake, the Sangria is a must try. Gaspar’s Grotto motto is sample first and for good reason. Just when you think Red Sangria is traditional and the only way to add wind to your sail, a taste of the White just may have you changing course. Both are made from the house recipe and marinated overnight with fresh fruit. Once you decide, enjoy by the pitcher or the carafe.
The atmosphere at Gaspar’s Grotto Restaurant and Bar
No trip to Tampa Bay would be complete without a visit to world famous pirate bar and restaurant, Gaspar’s Grotto. Dog friendly every day of the year, Gaspar’s Grotto celebrates dogs on the first Saturday of each month with Pets on the Patio. Many fundraising events for rescue groups have been held here. Check out the mural of the pirate ship complete with portraits of dogs and cats in pirate gear. Painted by artist, Anna Hamilton, co-founder of Murals for Mutts, whose motto is Saving Pets One Brushstroke at a Time. Portraits were painted as a fundraising effort for Animal Based Charities. For more information, visit
www.MuralsForMutts.com.
110 THE NEW BARKER
Bailey, doing her best impression of Johnny Depp doing his best impres- sion of Keith Richards.
www.TheNewBarker.com
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