Bamboozle Cafe

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516 N Tampa St., Tampa, FL 33602

(813) 223-7320

http://bamboozlecafe.com/

Categories: Restaurant

Cuisine: Vegetarian, Vietnamese

Features: Catering, Takeout

Cost range: 1.0-10.0

Payment options: Credit cards accepted

Alcohol: No alcohol

Delivery: Yes

More in this neighborhood: Downtown Tampa

It's Vietnamese quick-service downtown in all its vibrant, punchy glory, but served up in a way that's accessible and not intimidating. Step in line and order from the board. Fresh rolls are customized to suit, a water-moistened rice paper round cradling vermicelli, green leaf lettuce, chives and mint, and then whatever you point to. Choose four veggies (bean sprouts, vinegary daikon and carrot, cucumber, and maybe a few lengths of jicama?) and a meat (lemongrass beef, or maybe bouncy steamed prawns?), then watch as the agile-fingered women behind the counter wrangle it all into a tidy roll. The "sauce bar" offers up dunkables like spicy Sriracha, sweet/salty nuoc mam, or a sophisticated ponzu dipping sauce. Also vermicelli bowls and pho.

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