Iconic Restaurant In South Tampa Is Closing
Iconic restaurant in South Tampa is closing. This news is coming to a shock to most of us in the Tampa Bay area. Datz and Dough has been around since 2009. There is always a line out the door and over an hour wait on the weekends, so why would it be closing?
According to Creative Loafing, the owners sold the property and made some pretty good money. Datz owners Roger and Suzanne Perry recently sold the South Tampa location for $6.1 million dollars. The building’s new owners will revamp the former Datz space into another restaurant and replace Dough, the former bakery with a new concept. July 20, is actually the bakery’s last day in operation, and Datz is closing Aug. 29.
The restaurant opened in 2009. Since then it has been a well known place in the area. People wait hours for a table on the weekends. The food is amazing like the breakfast carbonara pasta, Nashville chicken doughnuts and “trash can” nachos. The creative Todd burger is a favorite because it’s a burger between two fried mac and cheese buns.
Dough, Datz’s bakery, opened in 2013 and specializes in everything from cakes, brownies and milkshakes to cheesecakes, doughnuts and more.
If you love Datz, no worries. There are additional locations in downtown St. Pete and Riverview, which will both stay open. In addition to its Datz locations and Donovan’s Meatery in Riverview, the Perry’s once owned Dr. BBQ in downtown St. Pete and South Tampa’s New Orleans-inspired Roux. Both restaurants have closed within the last few years.

The Most Bizarre Ice Cream Flavors People Are Eating
The most bizarre ice cream flavors people are eating. It is super hot outside and a good way to cool down this summer is by eating Ice cream. July is National Ice Cream month and typically, Vanilla is the most popular flavor followed by Chocolate, but there are some interesting flavors that are out there.
Firstly, Ice cream can be traced back as far as 3,000 BC to ancient China where crushed ice was flavored with fruit juices. Second, It is said that explorer Marco Polo discovered their method and introduced the treat to Italy. It was only in the 1700s when ice cream was introduced to America. This delicacy was enjoyed by the rich.
Finally the sundae was created in the 1880’s. The waffle cone reportedly made its debut at the “World’s Fair” in St Louis in 1904.
At this time in 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month” and the month’s third Sunday as “National Ice Cream Day.”
Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry are the most favorite flavors. But now you can find so many different flavors at the grocery store. But we recently found some very strange and bizarre flavors that actually make us want to turn our heads. The list came from an article on Cafemom, If you’re feeling adventurous while traveling, look for these flavors.
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