{"id":3707,"date":"2012-05-06T09:51:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2012-05-06T09:51:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-06T13:51:46","slug":"recipe-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=3707","title":{"rendered":"Recipe Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

We visited The Recipe Box at 147 Bloomingdale Avenue in Brandon<\/a> on 21 April 2012. They also have a nice web site at http:\/\/recipeboxdiner.com<\/a>. This was our first visit, and we went at the recommendation of Tampa Bay Breakfasts fans Shawn and also Will. Will was actually supposed to join us, but our secretaries had trouble getting our schedules aligned. <\/p>\n

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This was a Very Special Event: Our third anniversary breakfast! Since 18 April 2009 we’ve been exploring the ups and downs of mom-n-pop breakfast throughout Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, with some occasional trips to Levy\/Citrus\/Marion counties. Almost 100 unique breakfasts and a lot of great times. This breakfast is just Marek and Andy. Ivo’s home with Favorite Guest Reviewer Mom. Well, it’s Marek, Andy, and Bumble Bee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The first thing I noticed when we got out of the car was this vulture on the top of the light pole. I’m not going to say that made me feel comfortable about breakfast. But we soldiered on!<\/p>\n

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Family portrait, Simpson’s Style.<\/p>\n

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First thing that happened when we got in the door was coffee. It didn’t take but a minute.<\/p>\n

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Marek asked if there was hot chocolate. Of course there was, and watch us make it in this fancy machine! I suspect that this machine also calculates tax returns and could land the Space Shuttle. If we still had a Space Shuttle.<\/p>\n

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That’s a good hot chocolate! Though from the look on Marek’s face, you’d think it was a hot lemon.<\/p>\n

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Any menu that has an item named “Officer Andy” is OK by me. I really wanted to get this just because of the name, but also I really didn’t want a ribeye steak for breakfast.<\/p>\n

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One of the many points Ayn Rand made in Atlas Shrugged was that you could always trust a company that put the owner’s name out in front, but businesses with words like “consolidated” or “amalgamated” in the name were surely places that were getting it wrong. Not that we approach breakfast from an Objectivist <\/a>point of view, but every time I see the owner put his name on the menu I think back to that bit of literature class lesson.<\/p>\n

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This place is licketysplit fast. Here’s pancakes, with no time to dally. And also note, they’re Not Small. The perspective is funny on this picture, but these pancakes are the span of my hand.<\/p>\n

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Marek got the scrambled eggs and bacon. And also note that I didn’t get a picture of the counter, but we’re sitting in the high high chairs at the counter, at Marek’s request. He really likes that.<\/p>\n

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The look on Marek’s face begs for a caption competition. “And now, for my next trick!”<\/p>\n

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The bill was a bit high for what we had. Not super-expensive, but I reckon that Marek’s new thing of having hot chocolate adds a few bucks to the tab. He’s worth it!<\/p>\n

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Marek, and Bumble Bee, took the bill to pay.<\/p>\n

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In line to pay the bill. It’s a good sign when a restaurant has kid artwork taped to the counter.<\/p>\n

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And there we go. Our 95th breakfast and third year behind us!<\/p>\n

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The recipe box is a good recommendation. The service is fast. The people are friendly. The prices are moderate. The chow is tasty. We’re pleased to give The Recipe Box a Tampa Bay Breakfasts four pancake rating.<\/p>\n

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