My parents are coming to visit for a week over Spring Break. They arrive on Monday at about 7:30pm, and will want to go out for dinner right away. I figure Dave and I will pick them up at the airport and then head straight to a restaurant…somewhere near-ish the airport. But where?

While my folks claim to be easy-to-please, they both (and especially my mother) get very aggravated if either the service or the food is imperfect. So I’m really hoping to avoid a place where waitstaff is rude (please no coked-up tongue kissing, for example!), or where the food is not consistently delicious. Long waits also make them cranky, and my mom will start to say rude things in an overly loud voice, which is HUGELY embarrassing for me… They like most types of food, although I will probably want to err on the side of something “safe” like Italian or seafood or “California cuisine” (whatever that is). So Cappy’s is a definite possibility, but I’m curious about other places that are down in the SoHo or Ybor areas. Dave and I ate lunch at a delicious Italian place in Ybor City a couple of weeks ago, but it was kind of tiny and getting in could be a problem at dinner time.

So, I’m hoping someone will make a recommendation or two. I’ve actually been to some delicious places down in the SoHo area, but can’t remember the names of any places! (For example, we went to a great Mediterranean place with Jamie and Jon, but I can’t remember what it’s called.) Something moderately-priced would be ideal.

Any suggestions?

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