It's nice that that they served the tray of crabs that were already cleaned, this way the seasoning gets to the meat and not just on the shell. Years ago when my husband and I went crabbing, it was my job to clean the crabs as he cleaned our crabbing boat and engine. I would clean the crabs and hose out all of the innards out of the crabs, they were as clean as can be. I made all kinds of dishes with these crabs, the sauteed crabs were especially good. My husband is gone now, and so is the good times we went crabbing in the creeks and bay.....I miss those days. :(
It was a pleasure meeting you Mike Chen when I bumped into you in Tampa. Thanks for taking a picture with my wife and I. It was crazy to run into you at the blue crab fish market, glad to hear you enjoyed the jumbo blue crabs, I agree they’re the best!
Went to Big Ray's last week while I was in Tampa for work. The Lobster Corn Dog is next level! The grouper sandwich was amazing. 2nd time I've had a chance to actually try something Mike has had. He doesn't miss with his recommendations!
Never did I expect one of my all time favorite food bloggers would visit my town!! Welcome to Tampa! It looks like you really enjoyed your visit and our food! It tickled me that you visited La Segunda, I've been going there since I was little! They are a treasure! Parksdale is another place my family visit so often, so it's wild to see it like this on your channel! Hope you visit again soon! :D
Wow! I'm a long time fan and native of Tampa, Fl. It's so exciting to see you in my hometown and to hear positive things about the city I love! Thank you for all the good times with your videos!
@@onlywei It is a struggle here, but I do have some spots that I can count on here depending on what kind of cuisine I'm in the mood for. Usually Beijing House or Flaming Mountain for Chinese. Viet Kitchen for Vietnamese. Mangos Cafe for Soul Food. Izakaya Tori for Japanese. Mangonadas or Ranchero Tacos for tacos.
Welcome to Tampa! You’re so right about La Sagunda bakery, the bread is amazing and it was originally an Italian bakery! Omg I live 2 minutes from Parksdale! Strawberry shakes are to die for and the Dole whip ❤️
If you come back down to Tampa, gotta try Brocato's Sandwich Shop. Another iconic spot we have. Their deviled crab is twice as big as the one you had and like 3/4's full of crab meat. Also the stuffed potato balls are like the size of a softball with piccadillo beef inside. So good.
Hi Mike!I’m glad you enjoyed your seafood tour!I live right here in Tampa and have never tried these places,I will definitely be going!I wish I had the chance to meet you,you’re one of my favorite you tubers!😊
I live like an hour or so away from Tampa so it's very interesting and oddly exciting to see some of my favorite restaurants on being visited by Mike. Taking my friend with me to eat
The best garlic crab is in Sanford, Florida at Nina’s seafood. The seasoning is so good that’s all you need. While working in Jacksonville my friends and I drove to Sanford just to get some crabs. The owner Nina thought we were there to visit Disneyland but she was so surprised when we told her we drove 3 hrs to see her. My son is in Orlando now and I told him to stop by there on his way home to Columbus, Ga.
Cannot wait to watch in a minute, just wanted to get a comment in to say Mike your amazing and Thanking you for doing what you do. I cannot believe you were in london recently I'm only 30 minutes away. I hope you had an amazing time. Take care Mr and Mrs Chen, Thanking you again for making us all smile through your enjoyment for food. xXx
Next time you are in Tampa, make sure to check out dunderbaks and babushkas. A couple of hidden gems that really show some of the diversity the tampa food scene has to offer
@@jermaineevans6910 same, tho they recently opened a second location downtown as well. Glad to see them running strong through the pandemic and invasion.
I've always said, for fresh fish and shellfish in the US, Florida is hard to beat. So many different species, it's all a matter of finding the right place that serves them up well. Nice video, everything looked amazing!
Thanks for the shout out to the Tampa mixto. And can confirm with Big Ray's! Just finished watching the entire thing. This is such a love letter to Tampa, thank you for doing this!
Mike, a lot of people can’t afford to eat the way you do. But we can aspire. Aspiration is antithetical to todays culture. Please keep doing what you are doing nd don’t take s%#@t off of anyone. Your videos are encouraging and inspiring.
Thanks for the great video! I’m sure Tampa has a lot to offer but all I’m going to remember now are lobster corndogs and fried fish cheeks!! And all that crab (you ate on the hood) and the spicy crab pasta too. Who knew? We felt your enthusiasm for the food in this video again, just like in some of your older videos when we got hooked. You do a great job connecting to your audience when eating. 😋 Hope all’s well with you and your family.
Blackened grouper burgers...yum yum, my favorite thing to eat in Florida! I had my first one at the Riverside Cafe in St. Marks and I was hooked(pun intended). Since then whenever I travel in Florida I look for restaurants that have blackened grouper. The one you're having at Big Ray's looks absolutely delicious!
You came my to my hometown! I wish I new you were here! Isn’t the food scene here AMAZING?!?! I can show you so many gems in the Tampa Bay area. Blue crabs are my favorite 😋
Yum. I love eating seafood in Florida. Especially the blue crab. They stuff a lot of items with it. Yumm . And you describe the food to well. Now I’m hungry
Yay, finally the Tampa/Hillsborough area!! Lots of great spots, especially Cacciatore & Sons! They are always welcoming, provide great service and selection of products! And for a second I thought they opened a Big Ray's Fish Camp in Madeira Beach, Pinellas County but then I realized you're at the one off of Interbay Blvd in Tampa, Hillsborough County. Thanks for the video!! ☺️☺️☺️
Lobster Corndog?! 😜 That's so incredible - I would like to eat one too 💛🤗 The other food also looks incredibly delicious 😋 Great seafood tour! 👍👍 Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Blue crab is awesome, they're even in the canals, we used to catch them all the time when we lived down there. We were always told that the "fins" on the inside of the body was poisonous so we always worked around that part, which is probably why they removed all of it cause some people won't know that. Idk if my chain was just being yanked but we were always told that. We just folded them back and ate around it.
So kool that you came to my city I’ve been to all but the the last spot 🔥🔥🔥🔥will be trying them soon glade you love the food you tried but you miss ah few great plcs 💯💯💯💯
Welcome to my home state, and my last place of residence... Tampa is amazing...proceed at will. Enjoy your stay 💯🤙 when you got to parksdale you were less than a mile away from my home. Thanks for the notification LOL 😆
It's nice that that they served the tray of crabs that were already cleaned, this way the seasoning gets to the meat and not just on the shell. Years ago when my husband and I went crabbing, it was my job to clean the crabs as he cleaned our crabbing boat and engine. I would clean the crabs and hose out all of the innards out of the crabs, they were as clean as can be. I made all kinds of dishes with these crabs, the sauteed crabs were especially good. My husband is gone now, and so is the good times we went crabbing in the creeks and bay.....I miss those days. :(
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The innards are the best part :(
@@Ronin7410 No for me, but more power to ya!
@@TheworldiseffdUP Yea it is an acquired taste
@@Ronin7410 It's more of a mental thing for me.:)
It was a pleasure meeting you Mike Chen when I bumped into you in Tampa. Thanks for taking a picture with my wife and I. It was crazy to run into you at the blue crab fish market, glad to hear you enjoyed the jumbo blue crabs, I agree they’re the best!
Finally a food review of Tampa, I've been waiting for one :D
Agreed 👍
Went to Big Ray's last week while I was in Tampa for work. The Lobster Corn Dog is next level! The grouper sandwich was amazing. 2nd time I've had a chance to actually try something Mike has had. He doesn't miss with his recommendations!
Never did I expect one of my all time favorite food bloggers would visit my town!! Welcome to Tampa!
It looks like you really enjoyed your visit and our food! It tickled me that you visited La Segunda, I've been going there since I was little! They are a treasure!
Parksdale is another place my family visit so often, so it's wild to see it like this on your channel!
Hope you visit again soon! :D
Wow! I'm a long time fan and native of Tampa, Fl. It's so exciting to see you in my hometown and to hear positive things about the city I love! Thank you for all the good times with your videos!
So exciting to see mikey in our neck of the woods!!! 😁
As someone who moved to Tampa 6 months ago, I’ve been despairing at how bad the restaurants here are. Mike to the rescue!
@@onlywei come over to St Pete we have so many better restaurants and Gulfport is so good too
@@onlywei It is a struggle here, but I do have some spots that I can count on here depending on what kind of cuisine I'm in the mood for. Usually Beijing House or Flaming Mountain for Chinese. Viet Kitchen for Vietnamese. Mangos Cafe for Soul Food. Izakaya Tori for Japanese. Mangonadas or Ranchero Tacos for tacos.
Right?? I'm watching in my office and my coworker laughed at me cause I spazzed a little when he went to Parkesdale!
Welcome to Tampa! You’re so right about La Sagunda bakery, the bread is amazing and it was originally an Italian bakery! Omg I live 2 minutes from Parksdale! Strawberry shakes are to die for and the Dole whip ❤️
crazy how I was watching the intro and thought that looks a lot like my home town.. and it was!! awesome of you to stop by Tampa.
If you come back down to Tampa, gotta try Brocato's Sandwich Shop. Another iconic spot we have. Their deviled crab is twice as big as the one you had and like 3/4's full of crab meat. Also the stuffed potato balls are like the size of a softball with piccadillo beef inside. So good.
The lobster corndog looks AMAZING!
It kinda did.
(#89) When I go to Tampa this coming year I can't wait to go to the Italian store Cacciatore and Sons... I'm so very excited!!! Thank you, Mikey!!!
So happy to see you reviewing some of the awesome food here in Tampa!!! Love your channel!
Hi Mike!I’m glad you enjoyed your seafood tour!I live right here in Tampa and have never tried these places,I will definitely be going!I wish I had the chance to meet you,you’re one of my favorite you tubers!😊
If you haven’t tried La Segunda you must try it. The Ybor city location is the original and the best.
Was literally just thinking Of Mike and how he hasn’t posted. And suddenly this notification pops up!
Same😅
He has posted a lot of videos lol
@@karymartinez2343 I know haha, for me 1 or 2 days without a video is a while 😂😂
It's every 4days so you know for again
Literally same.
You hit all my favorites 💗💗💗💗😘 Thank you for spotlighting Tampa
Mike, the way you describe your food. You're a poet.
Everytime Mike took a bite of the lobster corn dog I took a bite in my mind.😂😂😂😂 Looks AMAZING
Seriously how ironic. Just said to my girlfriend yesterday “why hasn’t Mikey come to Tampa yet?”
With all of the nonsense going on in our nation. Sometimes it’s just nice to watch something joyful. Thank you Mikey!
More nonsense stuffs keep on coming...soon...even worsted..
I’ve been dying for a Florida video! I am always hungry watching these so now I can go to these places and try! Finally! Yessss!
The blue crabs place I live on the next’s street TAMPA FL ❤️
*Brilliant!!♥♥The most satisfying part is when you think about what it tastes like!!*
I live like an hour or so away from Tampa so it's very interesting and oddly exciting to see some of my favorite restaurants on being visited by Mike. Taking my friend with me to eat
The best garlic crab is in Sanford, Florida at Nina’s seafood. The seasoning is so good that’s all you need. While working in Jacksonville my friends and I drove to Sanford just to get some crabs. The owner Nina thought we were there to visit Disneyland but she was so surprised when we told her we drove 3 hrs to see her. My son is in Orlando now and I told him to stop by there on his way home to Columbus, Ga.
Cannot wait to watch in a minute, just wanted to get a comment in to say Mike your amazing and Thanking you for doing what you do. I cannot believe you were in london recently I'm only 30 minutes away. I hope you had an amazing time. Take care Mr and Mrs Chen, Thanking you again for making us all smile through your enjoyment for food. xXx
Next time you are in Tampa, make sure to check out dunderbaks and babushkas. A couple of hidden gems that really show some of the diversity the tampa food scene has to offer
I love Babushkas! The Temple Terrace location is the one I go to.
@@jermaineevans6910 same, tho they recently opened a second location downtown as well. Glad to see them running strong through the pandemic and invasion.
That grouper cheek looked absolutely amazing!
Welcome to Tampa Florida!!!
I've always said, for fresh fish and shellfish in the US, Florida is hard to beat. So many different species, it's all a matter of finding the right place that serves them up well. Nice video, everything looked amazing!
I never think of Florida when I think of fresh seafood or the best seafood or shellfish😂😂
@@AvEnGeD7X238 You must not be going to the right parts of Florida then. The Panhandle area has all kinds of fresh local seafood.
@@AvEnGeD7X238 Florida has way more fresh seafood coming right off the boat than most places. You must not be from Florida.
@@AvEnGeD7X238 wtf do you think of 😆
California is pretty good for seafood.
A lobster corndog?! I need to have one, that looks INCREDIBLE!!! 🦞
What perfection looks like 😍 O wish I can taste it
Hidden gems are awesome! Thanks, Mikey 💗
Okay, I never thought I’d put Tampa on my bucket list, nor put someone’s food videos list of restaurants to try on it…my goodness!!!! I’m doing it!
Thanks for the shout out to the Tampa mixto. And can confirm with Big Ray's! Just finished watching the entire thing. This is such a love letter to Tampa, thank you for doing this!
LET'S GO LIGHTNING
so many good eats! who knew I'd be putting Tampa on my food trip list
Looked like a seafood lover's heaven!!! That lobster corndog...WOW!!
IM FROM TAMPA BAY IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THANK YOU
Everything looks amazing
I love your videos Mike! You rock!
Ahhhh finally somewhere I can try the food that isn’t super far! I lived in Tampa for 5 years! Welcome to Florida
Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night! Great video Mike!
Love how you describe food
Mike, a lot of people can’t afford to eat the way you do. But we can aspire. Aspiration is antithetical to todays culture. Please keep doing what you are doing nd don’t take s%#@t off of anyone. Your videos are encouraging and inspiring.
Thanks for the great video! I’m sure Tampa has a lot to offer but all I’m going to remember now are lobster corndogs and fried fish cheeks!! And all that crab (you ate on the hood) and the spicy crab pasta too. Who knew?
We felt your enthusiasm for the food in this video again, just like in some of your older videos when we got hooked. You do a great job connecting to your audience when eating. 😋 Hope all’s well with you and your family.
My mouth is watering watching you eat all that awesome food.
ALL LOOKS FANTASTIC
Awesome job Mikey.
Amazing thank you for showcasing Florida
I've never been so early for one of your videos... so proud of myself
Everything looks delicious! 👍😋😊
Blackened grouper burgers...yum yum, my favorite thing to eat in Florida! I had my first one at the Riverside Cafe in St. Marks and I was hooked(pun intended). Since then whenever I travel in Florida I look for restaurants that have blackened grouper. The one you're having at Big Ray's looks absolutely delicious!
You have to try blackened catfish!
Amazing video now I have new places to try 🔥🔥🙌🏽🙌🏽 thanks for sharing
Glad you're in Tampa, Florida! It would be awesome to meet you! Love all the foodies!
love the vids bro!
All that food looked amazing
So awesome to see you in Tampa.
So glad you came to my city and shared some of our delicacies!! I gotta go get that lobster corn dog 😱
That Cuban sandwich looks so delicious, thanks for sharing this with us.
Loved this video!
You came my to my hometown! I wish I new you were here! Isn’t the food scene here AMAZING?!?! I can show you so many gems in the Tampa Bay area. Blue crabs are my favorite 😋
Me and my family enjoy watching you
Yum. I love eating seafood in Florida. Especially the blue crab. They stuff a lot of items with it. Yumm . And you describe the food to well. Now I’m hungry
I never had lobster corn dog before I would like to try it soon. Thank you for sharing this Mike. God bless you.🙏🙏🙏😍
One of the best ways to start a Tuesday winter morning, right there with Mikey. 🥰🥰🥰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😘😘
Winter.....where are you located? It's so hot here in California U.S.A. 😁
@@marilynalvarez9951 I’m freezing in Australia
What's winter morning?
@@Omega65713 typically before 12pm on a day in winter
Loved this!
Hey my hometown and current city!! I love it here
Yay, finally the Tampa/Hillsborough area!! Lots of great spots, especially Cacciatore & Sons! They are always welcoming, provide great service and selection of products! And for a second I thought they opened a Big Ray's Fish Camp in Madeira Beach, Pinellas County but then I realized you're at the one off of Interbay Blvd in Tampa, Hillsborough County. Thanks for the video!! ☺️☺️☺️
Holy cow there is one in Tampa too? My bad. I thought he was in Madeira as well I gotta go check it out.
You describe the flavor, taste and combination of herbs wonderfully
Yess I was waiting for this 🙏🙏🙏
welcome...I live in Tampa and now you understand why...lol
Because we're spoiled as all hell? Lol. Champion sports teams, great food and beaches? 😁
Always in florida never been to these places thanks so much..keep the good content coming
I always (die) watching your mouth-watering videos....
I'm very lucky in that I can walk to Big Ray's Fish Camp from home. Your review is spot on - that place is legit amazing!
My hometown! Wow, so cool. Thank you for visiting!
Lobster Corndog?! 😜 That's so incredible - I would like to eat one too 💛🤗 The other food also looks incredibly delicious 😋 Great seafood tour! 👍👍
Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Cannot wait to visit🇨🇭
I went to Zurich in 2007 but it was for a funeral lol
Cheers from San Diego California
@@JohnHausser Hope you can visit Switzerland again soon
You breaking that Blue Crab near the end of the video made me want to jump through the screen!!!
All of this looks awesome.
I live in Tampa! Love that you are here. I would nerd out if I saw you around town. Hope you enjoy our eats!
the 1st crab pasta and the fish burger looked .soooooooo good
great video mike, keep them coming! greetings from British Columbia :)
that crab pasta dish looks so, so delicious! wish I was near Tampa.
Look very delicious 🤤 😋 I love different kind of corn dogs and crabs 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
Ok I can type many emoji‘s I won’t
Loved it!
Blue crab is awesome, they're even in the canals, we used to catch them all the time when we lived down there. We were always told that the "fins" on the inside of the body was poisonous so we always worked around that part, which is probably why they removed all of it cause some people won't know that. Idk if my chain was just being yanked but we were always told that. We just folded them back and ate around it.
They aren't poisonous but they do taste nasty so you were right to discard it...I love blue crab too.
They are not poisonous.
My hometown thanks for the reviews
That grouper looked awesome. Crab looked great.
LOBSTER CORN DOGS Absolutely the best food of the day even makes my jaws drop mouth waters belly sings
I've lived in the Tampa area for most of my life and haven't been to any of these places. Saving this video so I can visit them all.
I lived in Tampa for less than 10 yrs. Never been to those places. Just know ybcity got the worst crime rate....
Fried key lime pie sounds soooo good.
Florida does it right Mikey!
Cleaned, perfect!
Mike! When will I learn to eat before watching you videos or to bring a snack along. These ALWAYS make me so hungry for good quality seafood.
Ok definitely adding this to my must try list - LOBSTER CORNDOGS!! 🦞😍
don't try that, you will definitely regret. I ate twice and both disappointed me.
That restaurant doesn't know how to cook.
@@typhooonn idk, been there multiple times and I never got sick or had bad food
Aww how cool! You're in my neck of the woods! 🐟
Also La Segunda is the best! The guava pastry is amazing
You're killin me Mike!!
Forgett about commercials! If you get Mike to Like your food you Hit the Jackpot. Sounds all really delicious.
my god it all looks amazing
Food looked so delicious
So kool that you came to my city I’ve been to all but the the last spot 🔥🔥🔥🔥will be trying them soon glade you love the food you tried but you miss ah few great plcs 💯💯💯💯
Welcome to my home state, and my last place of residence... Tampa is amazing...proceed at will. Enjoy your stay 💯🤙 when you got to parksdale you were less than a mile away from my home. Thanks for the notification LOL 😆