717 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606
813.250.1661
www.seven17south.com
We were in the Tampa area visiting our very good friends who have recently moved there from Virginia. This was our second evening down there, we were without all the kids so had our free run of going wherever we wanted.
I will start by saying that this is the most interesting concept I’ve ever come across in a restaurant. It sits in the Soho District area, and it is surrounded by several other restaurants. It is part Italian and part Asian, and the decor is very mod, Art-deco Italian. And ultra-hip, a very young and beautiful crowd. After trying to get into Sidebern’s on a last minute whim, this is where the valet there pointed us. The menu is split between the cuisines, so you can definitively go to the section you are in the mood for. What I liked about it is that they are taking dishes traditional to one part of the world and putting an Italian or Asian spin on it.
SQ and I split the Asian Pot Roast…it was late and I wasn’t extremely hungry at this point. After we started eating it I wished I had ordered one all to myself. It was that good. The pot roast was so tender you could cut it with a fork, and it had a wonderful Asian flavor of teriyaki and pineapple, but not overdone. We finished with some sort of Chocolate Lava Cake that was out of this world.
I would give it 2 1/2 stars (out of 4) - the service was attentive, the prices very good for the quality of food. The only downside is that there didn’t seem to be anyone there over the age of 29. Except us.
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