Wisconsin @ USF Questions from a Wisconsin Student

[NewEnglandBull]

16 minutes ago, CousinRicky said:

Why do you do it quietly?  

...don’t call me Shirley

[Mike Stuben]

On 7/30/2019 at 5:39 PM, Ryan said:

Dear bullspen,

I'm a student at Wisconsin in my second year and I'm coming down for the game and first of all, good luck to your team in the game and the season.  I'll be here from August 27-31, what are the best things I should see? (I love rollercoasters, kayaking, hockey, nature trails, new food places, and art/history museums, and getting drunk and having a good time is a plus.)

1. How is the tailgate scene at USF? (Just asking, cause us Sconnies are heavy drinkers, unless its budweiser --- EW.)

2. Wheres the best place to go for nightlife? Ybor or tampa? (if it helps, I'm in ΠΚΑ at Sconnie.)

3. What's the best beach?

4. Best place to get a cuban sandwich and any florida specific cuisine I should try while I'm here?

Good luck to you and your team and I'll see y'all in a month PS: feel free to stop by where I'm tailgating, gonna have all Wisconsin food and good Miller beer.

PS, thanks for any help oh and to cap this topic off so y'all don't hate me for coming here .... **** UCF

1. You may want to reach out to the Pikes here and see if you can join them for tailgating, unless you already have a group coming and want to do your own thing. (Tailgating is on another level in Wisconsin, ours won't win a comparison, but you should have enough options to have a good time). 

2. Tampa has some places on the water: Sparkman, Riverwalk and an area called SoHo (SOuth end of HOward street). I am not suggesting Ybor for nightlife. We have a big casino, Seminole Hard Rock, has drinking and food options, if you come on a weekday afternoon, you will feel very young, if you come on a Friday night you will find others your age. 

3. Clearwater is the fun, college age, drink all day at the beach bar, beach. 

4. The Columbia if you have coin to drop, La Terrisita for value. If you like Greek food, head to Tarpon Spring for a meal and walk around the sponge docks. Lots of other places to mention, I'll throw out Datz, Skippers Smokehouse if you want to try alligator. We have Culver's all over town now, if you get home sick. 

 

Enjoy your trip, and good luck for the rest of your season. 

[Ryan]

26 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

1. You may want to reach out to the Pikes here and see if you can join them for tailgating, unless you already have a group coming and want to do your own thing. (Tailgating is on another level in Wisconsin, ours won't win a comparison, but you should have enough options to have a good time). 

2. Tampa has some places on the water: Sparkman, Riverwalk and an area called SoHo (SOuth end of HOward street). I am not suggesting Ybor for nightlife. We have a big casino, Seminole Hard Rock, has drinking and food options, if you come on a weekday afternoon, you will feel very young, if you come on a Friday night you will find others your age. 

3. Clearwater is the fun, college age, drink all day at the beach bar, beach. 

4. The Columbia if you have coin to drop, La Terrisita for value. If you like Greek food, head to Tarpon Spring for a meal and walk around the sponge docks. Lots of other places to mention, I'll throw out Datz, Skippers Smokehouse if you want to try alligator. We have Culver's all over town now, if you get home sick. 

 

Enjoy your trip, and good luck for the rest of your season. 

Everything you suggested sounds great and omg yes I gotta have Culvers  That is just like home.  Thanks!

[CousinRicky]

55 minutes ago, Ryan said:

Everything you suggested sounds great and omg yes I gotta have Culvers  That is just like home.  Thanks!

Had our first Culvers when we made the road trip to play you guys.  We're hooked now.

[Guest Jonesy Bull]

The Flordian on Kennedy Blvd us a hole in the wall restaurant with the best Cuban Sandwiches around imo.

[jchem1995]

Culver’s? Man you better know where the port a potties positioned around y’all 

[Ghostbuster]

Another vote for the Columbia from me.  Really good local place with nice Tampa history.  It's more of a nice sit down restaurant, but is more relaxed during lunchtime.  Recommend the half Cuban and half "1905 salad" combo if you go for lunch (I'm not really a salad person but boy it's good).  Wife thinks their white sangrias are the best.

Edited August 1, 2019 by Ghostbuster

[Ryan]

1 hour ago, jchem1995 said:

Culver’s? Man you better know where the port a potties positioned around y’all 

You're talking to a Wisconsinite here.  My stomach and all is so resiliant after all the alcohol and cheese.

[CousinRicky]

The Columbian is a very cool place to see.  The food, other than the salad, is just - meh.  Go there to have a drink at the bar, walk around the place and take in all the cool tile work.  Then go to some of the other places that have been recommended to get your Cuban food fill.  Just MHO.

[Rocky Style]

You have stumbled into a controversial topic (which restaurant has the best Cuban sandwich).  Welcome to the authentic Tampa experience.  There are some fun videos on YouTube debating this.