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Codemarshank

My dad and I are hittin Tampa for my birthday. What should we do?

So like the title says, I just had my 20th birthday and my dad & I are heading into Tampa today. We're going to browse the Apple store (We don't have one in Sebring), hit the Guitar Center on Hillsborough & N Dale Mabry, and maybe catch Deathly Hallows Part II at an IMAX theater (Probably the one by the Apple store in Brandon).

Is there anything else we should go see/do while we're there? And where do you recommend eating lunch/dinner? I'd prefer to go somewhere unique, rather than Outback or Chili's or something. Not too high-class but somewhere that makes some good food. I don't particularly care exactly what, but I'm not big into seafood. Anyways, I'd love to hear your thoughts and I'll be checkin in throughout the day. Thanks in advance, reddit!

Posted Jul 16, 2011, 12:54 PM UTC

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5n47ch•

You can try and catch a Rays game @ 4:10 vs the Red Sox (St. Pete)

A few places I like to eat

Wings - Original Honeys N. Dale Mabry

BBQ - Jazzy's W. Waters

Steak - Lander's N. Dale Mabry

Southern - Lee Roy Selmons Int'l Mall

Tacos - Taco Bus Hillsborough Ave.

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Noobicon•

Southern - Lee Roy Selmons Int'l Mall

You aren't from the south are you ?

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GandalvIN VINO VERITAS•

If you look over on the sidebar ---------->

There is a link called "Fun & food in and around Tampa Bay". Take a look, I'm sure you will find it helpful.

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robl326•

There's a good little Cuban place just north of Kennedy on Dale Mabry called Habana Sandwich Shop. They do more than sandwiches. It doesn't look like much, but good luck finding a parking spot if you try to go there around lunchtime.

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Laziness•

If you don't want to seriously injure yourselves then put boxing gloves or some sort of padding on your fists. Many parts of Tampa aren't exactly soft.

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GandalvIN VINO VERITAS•

< squints eyes> Not sure if serious...or...joking.

I'm from Detroit, Mi (born/raised). Compared to Detroit, Tampa may as well be utopia. It's all perception I guess.

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trollmaster5000The most decent and modest person in all of Tampa•

I just checked it out, and Laziness is, in fact, correct. There are many sharp corners and pointy things in the Tampa Bay area. Safety first.

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GandalvIN VINO VERITAS•

DAMN you and your logic trollmaster5k...stop running with scissors!

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fawker•

yeah I felt pretty careless wearing gorilla feet in ybor

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faghot•

have you lived in a suburb most of your life? :P

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fawker•

2001 NSFW Just remember, the private rooms. Don't bother with the spaceship or the champagne room.

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CodemarshankOP•

Haha we totally passed that on our way to the Guitar Center by Dale Mabry & Hillsborough... It'd have been kinda awkward being there w/ my dad tho. Some other time! :P

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PlatypusTales•

Probably too late but MOSI is playing Deathly Hallows in their huge Imax dome

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