First the good: Excellent service I was warmly gre...

First the good: Excellent service I was warmly greeted at the front and the staff were all welcoming and inviting. The interior decor was awesome and the layout was well thought out and well implemented.

Now the bad: This was my first visit as I work on the same block so I thought I would give it a try. I checked out the menu online and saw that their Chili was voted "Best in Tampa Bay". My order was taken quickly and the Chili arrived soon after. This was a to-go order so I walked back to my office excited to try the "best" Chili in Tampa Bay. They should change the name to the Stone Cold Company because I don't know about you but I prefer my chili to be heated and this was the exact opposite. It actually seemed like this had been taken out of a walk-in and the dropped into the bowl. The flavor was mediocre at best which I feel would have been enhanced ten fold, had this been heated in any way prior to serving it. Another added bonus was the small bits of bone or some other hard material that I encountered while attempting to at least eat some of the Chili. The flavor overall was bland and lacked any richness you would expect in a home made Chili I did enjoy the addition of the pulled pork in the Chili which was a nice twist on the traditional recipe.

I always give a place 2 chances to impress me so I will be going back to try something else to see if this was just a one-off mistake or if this is a quality issue with their menu.

This was certainly not remotely close to "The Best Chili in Tampa Bay" and that statement should be removed from their menu.

Edit: To the owner response...I guess you missed the part where I said I work a BLOCK away from the building..not 10 miles...which is what it would have taken to get a Chili to this temp. It's not my job to make sure your product is at temp when served to be able to walk a block. The fact that you make the statement that you have the "Best Chili in the World" is laughable. As I stated in my review I will give your place another chance..but you might want to unswell your head a bit with this "Best Chili In The World Nonsense". Not even close...i've had better Chili out of a can than what I had with your place and until you prove otherwise I stand by my review.