Immigrant flavor fills a deep melting pot of patriotism at Columbia Restaurant in Tampa, Florida ... It's packed with shrimp, scallops, calamari and clams, plus chicken and pork, baked over ...

It’s pretty much always sunny in Tampa. And in that warmth ... a fun tune before being drawn dramatically back down. The Columbia Restaurant is Florida’s oldest continuously operating ...

The scene: The Columbia ... "Gem of Spanish Restaurants" opened in 1905, Ybor City was experiencing the tobacco equivalent of the Gold Rush. While known as a largely Cuban Tampa neighborhood ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – When the Columbia Restaurant Group closed all of its restaurants in March, fifth-generation owner Andrea Gonzmart called the decision “scary, but… necessary.” ...

Tampa, Florida -- Travel back to 1905 when ... Now, 117 years later, Columbia Restaurant is proudly the oldest restaurant in Florida. Fifth-generation family owner Andrea Gonzmart passionately ...

Other favorites on the limited menu include tapas classics like Ybor City Devil Crab Croquettes and Scallops "Casimiro ... shrimp being offered. Columbia Restaurant in Tampa, Clearwater, St ...

Tampa. 2009 - The Gonzmart family and the Columbia Restaurant in Sarasota celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the restaurant's founding. 2010 - Named an All-American Icon by Nation's Restaurant News ...

The venerable Columbia Restaurant has locations in Sarasota, St. Augustine, Celebration and Clearwater Beach, and two smaller cafes in Tampa, and I’ve eaten at all but two of them. But when it ...

Tony’s Special The story of the dish starts in the 1940s with a late-night snacker named Tony Noriega. He worked as a server at several Latin restaurants in Ybor City, including the Columbia ...