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Dining out

By TIMES WIRES
Published January 12, 2007

Cafe De Siam, 11242 W Hillsborough Ave., 855-1108. Fried mussels, pad cha talay and other Thai dishes. Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for lunch, 4:30-10 p.m. for dinner, Monday-Friday; 5-10 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. $-$$

Catch Twenty-three, 10103 Montague St., 920-0045. West Park Village restaurant offers appetizers of braised mussels, sugarcane skewered shrimp and sauteed blue crab cake. Entrees include Maine lobster ravioli and peppercorn-crusted tuna. Hours: 4:30-9:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 4-9:30 p.m. Sunday. $$

China Buffet, 1245 E Fowler Ave., 615-1310. Sushi, Mongolian barbecue, Alaskan snow crab legs; main courses include roast pork with broccoli and General Tsao chicken. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-3:30 p.m., 4-10 p.m. Saturday; noon.-9 p.m. Sunday. $

China Gate, 12049 Anderson Road, 908-7988. Chinese takeout offers traditional dishes and $4 lunch entrees with pork fried rice and soda. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $

Circles New Tampa Bistro, 19651 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., 973-7703. Thai specialties, seafood, pasta, pizza, calzones, salads, burgers, sandwiches. Hours: 5-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday. $$

Gio's Italian Grille and Steak, 3621 W Waters Ave., 932-1922. Italian bistro serves a variety of dishes incorporating chicken, steak, seafood and pasta. Reservations available. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, 5:30-10:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5:30-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday. $-$$

House of China, 18463 U.S. 41 N, 949-5800. Chinese takeout offering Peking duck, General Tsao's shrimp and squid with black bean sauce. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. $-$$

Ho King Chinese Restaurant, 18041 Highwoods Preserve Parkway, 866-1541. Chinese specialties include soups, fried rice, moo goo gai pan, sea food, and combos. $15 dollars minimum for delivery. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. $

Las Palmas Cafe, 19651 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., 907-1333. Cuban food, including Cuban sandwich, roast pork, shredded beef; children's and dessert menus. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday and Saturday. $

Liang's Bistro, 17515 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., 978-1225. Asian cuisine, including seafood, chicken, beef, pork and veggies. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. $-$$

Marina's Pizza and Pasta, 12121 W Linebaugh Ave., 854-1616. Casual, New York-style pizzeria offers by-the-slice option, as well as full dinners that include linguini with shrimp and homemade manicotti. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday. $

Norky's, 5610 Hanley Road, 886-1634. Very small, family style, Spanish-speaking staff, Peruvian dishes. Pollo a la brasa (braised chicken) is the takeout specialty. Hours: noon-9 p.m. daily. $

Ringo's Tropical Grill, 19310 N Florida Ave., 936-9046. Caribbean jerk chicken, curry chicken, goat and oxtail stew and a 99-cent beef patty. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $ Ringo's Tropical Grill

Romano's Macaroni Grill, 17641 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., 977-7798. Pastas, pizzas and authentic Italian entrees. Hours: 11:00 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11:00 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. $$

Skipper's Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, 971-0666 or 977-6474. Features seafood favorites such as oysters, snow crab legs, gator tail, grouper and clams. Live music nightly on the outdoor tiki deck. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday, 1-10 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. $

Splash! An Ocean Grill, 3973 Van Dyke Road, 269-8611. Specialties include oak-grilled fresh fish, lobster thermador, pan-seared sesame-crusted tuna, seafood risotto and lobster potato pancakes. Entrees served with fresh baked bread and house salad. Hours: 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $$

Taj, 2734-B E Fowler Ave., 971-8483. Offers a variety of Indian meat and vegetarian dishes. Dinner is a la carte and can be ordered to the level of spiciness you prefer. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Monday. $$

Tampa Brickyard, 14947 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., 971-1787. Steaks, seafood and pasta dishes; 2-for-1 drafts, house wine, well and premium drinks. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. $-$$

Tomo Sushi Japansese Restuarant, 15021 N Florida Ave., 962-1560. Sushi, teriyaki, tempura and other Japanese specialties, including 12 lunch specials that include miso soup and salad. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 4:30-10:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Closed Sunday. $$

Westshore Pizza, 18045 Highwoods Preserve Pkwy., 971-7771. Pizza with choice of toppings, as well as sandwiches, wings, pasta, calzones and salads. Delivery available. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday. $

Hungry? Here are some establishments in Lutz, Temple Terrace, North Tampa and New Tampa that St. Petersburg Times reporters have reviewed and enjoyed. The list is intended as a guide for people seeking new dining experiences. To nominate a restaurant for this list, please send a menu to Marlene Sokol, fax number 226-3352, or drop it by our Carrollwood office, 14358-B N Dale Mabry Highway.

Price Key

(based on a dinner for two):

$: inexpensive, less than $25

$$: moderate, $25 to $50

$$$: expensive, $50 and up

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