Trip's Diner - Tampa

I've been on the hunt for some of Tampa's best diners and Trip's is going near the top.The first thing you need to do is make a game plan for parking. You may end up parking on a side street depending on the time of day. Once you go in, there are options for takeout, inside or outside seating, and a breakfast bar in the back. I opted to skip the wait and eat at the breakfast bar. Definitely plan on trying outside next time, maybe even some of the fat free lettuce if it's still available! I ordered one of their French toast breakfast combos and added a biscuit. The food was delicious. French toast was soft and not overtly sweet, but adding syrup transformed the flavors into sweeter bites.Eggs were pretty good, the bacon was ridiculous . It's pretty thick and had a great crunch while not being burnt. My server worked the bar and you could tell the restaurant was busy. It was kinda cool to see everyone working so well together to push out the orders. My food took less than 15 minutes and it seemed like they had a good system in place to handle the high influx of customers.

Everything but the chocolate chip pancake was great. It was only 3.99 so I guess I can't complain but it was dry and burnt. The service was very friendly and quick. It was slightly crowded but we only waited 5-10 minutes to be seated on a Sunday at noon.

We went at 2pm on a Friday between Christmas and new years and asked to sit outside because we had our dog with us. When the hostess took us outside, every single table was empty and dirty. When I say dirty I don't mean they needed to be wiped down, I mean they were covered in half eaten food, dirty dishes, glasses, etc. It was clear they had the breakfast/lunch rush a couple hours before and just didn't bother to bus any of the tables. These tables had sat dirty like this for over an hour by how all the food looked. We were sat at the only table that didn't have dirty dishes (but did still need to be wiped down) and after waiting for our server for about 5 minutes we left because honestly the abandoned food and dirty dishes everywhere just smelled and kind of grossed us out. When the hostess sat us she did seem kind of embarrassed about the mess, but even after us sitting there for 5 minutes or so no one came to bus all the tables.I will say we had eaten here one time before and it was pretty good, but honestly they would have been written up by the health department if they were visited this day.

You'll love the cheese grits here. Even if you don't like grits, try em!I like the chicken and biscuits.Coffee is absolutely horrible and the sausage links are turkey, yuck but the other stuff makes up for it. My buddy ordered the egg sandwich and it looked so sad with one egg and one sausage patty it was disappointing but the managers response in the red shirt made it worse. Oh well. The loaded potatoes are great and the service is usually good.Definitely try this place but IMO get your coffee elsewhere..

5 stars because the food, environment & customer service is top notch on the beautiful Sunday that I went with my family. The service is always great, the food tasty and the dessert section is always filled with sweet and savory treats for before or after your meal! A Tampa staple. Every time I visit i want to go there first.

Very friendly and efficient service on our first visit (but not good at all on our second visit). Clean without smelling like cleaner. Old fashioned tile floors for ambiance (see in pic). Comfy booths. One of the best Cobb Salads I have ever had. I also had half of a BST sandwich that had a hot, freshly fried green tomato on it, and it was amazing even though they forgot the bacon. The only thing not up to the standard of everything else was the coffee which tasted burnt on our first visit. The coffee was fresher on our second visit, but I was never offered a refill. If there is anything a diner should get consistently right, it's the coffee and coffee service.

Very nice restaurant. All the food looed great except the large hubcap pancake. It was.dry and tasteless.could have been done more in the middle. Outhe breakfasts looked really good. Husband had French toast that was really tasty.Handy place to go not far from airport.coffee was.good too.

The bacon is amazing!!!!!! Always conssitent good food and the staff is great. My go to breakfast spot!

This is still one of my favorite staple restaurants to eat in Tampa. Went here for brunch with two friends who were first timers and they thoroughly enjoyed it as well. I had the chicken biscuits with a side of gravy, sliced tomatoes, and of course I had to get the grits. The cheese grits are probably my favorite menu item here and they taste better every time I visit. One of my friends had the shrimp and grits and the other had chicken and waffles. If you're debating going, stop, debating, and just visit.

One of those places you might have nonchalantly missed, having driven right on by. For years. That'd be me. But, I put a stop to that nonsense on Tuesday! Made plans to meet my son and take him there for lunch. Inside, it is much larger than I'd imagined. Very roomy. Diner on steroids atmosphere. Nice sized menu. Definitely doable finding something to please your palate. My boy got breakfast basics. Eggs, hash browns etc with a luscious hollandaise sauce drizzled o'er it. His smile said it all. Yum. I got the Breakfast Cuban. As much as I love a traditional Cuban sandwich, I was pleasantly surprised at this variation on a theme. VERY nice bunch of flavors pressed into that crunch. Service was excellent! Kind and accommodating. And check out those chocolate chips while you're cashing out!We had a great trip!