Help Out A Monstah And Get Some Great Grub

After moving here, one of the few things I didn't like about Tampa was that it was far too hard to find good shellfish here. Well, it was, until I met Allen "Monstah Lobstah" Berube. Allen has been serving the best Maine lobster and other great seafood for years in Tampa. Unfortunately for all of us, but mostly for him, he's kind of between locations right now. A while back Monstah Lobstah moved from it's Dale Mabry location to a nice spot on Platt in Hyde Park. Unfortunately, much to Allen's surprise, his landlord wasn't a big fan of paying his mortgage, and the building was foreclosed on, forcing the Monstah out, without notice.

Until Monstah Lobstah finds a new location Allen will be focusing on catering, and serving his amazing lobster rolls and more, at a couple of unique locations. Lobster probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when catering a party, but I think you should give it a shot. Not only would you be helping a great guy, but you might just find yourself having more fun, if you're busting up some lobster claws and tails, instead of just putting down a couple boring ham and cheese sandwiches, or deviled eggs. If you're interested in having Monstah Lobstah cater an upcoming event, you can call Allen at (813)532-6090. This is a great opportunity for you. Be forever remembered as the one who's party was awesome enough to have the most delicious Maine lobster, and help a guy who's raising two young kids, who's been unfairly put in a very tough spot. DO IT!

Outside of the catering, there are a couple other ways you can get your hands on some Monstah Lobstah. As a matter of fact, if you're thinking of catering, you could always hit one of these events first, to get a taste of the magic Allen brings in from Maine. It's awesome to see our community come together and to see businesses step up to help one another. Every Tuesday night you can find Monstah Lobstah food being served at The Retreat (123 south Hyde park avenue) from 6-9. Four Green Fields (205 W Platt St) will also be serving Monstah Lobstah fair on Thursday nights from 6-9. How often can you do a good deed by going out and enjoying mouth watering, butter soaked nuggets of lobster gold? Not often, so do yourself a favor, and get yourself some Monstah Lobstah and walk away feeling like a philanthropist. Win, freaking, win. 

I'll leave you with one final challenge. If you think you're not just a philanthropist, but a damn good competitive eater, I've got a challenge I know you can't defeat. I tried it myself, and failed miserably, but if you think you have what it takes, call Allen and see if you can take on the Monstah Losbtah challenge at either of these locations. The Monstah Lobstah challenge consists of eating a massive lobster roll, loaded with two pounds of lobster meat. Now, I'm sure you're sitting there (as I did) thinking, that's no problem. Perhaps you could finish the whole thing, as I'm pretty sure I could. But the challenge is only defeated, if you can eat the beautiful monstrosity in record time! That's right, not only do you have to take down this bad boy. You've got to take it down, in under 10 minutes, 39 seconds. Check out the video of me being defeated by the Monstah Lobstah challenge below.

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