Cheap

309 S Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606

(813) 258-5878

http://www.cheapinsoho.com/

Categories: Bar, Restaurant

Cuisine: Tapas/small plates

Features: Big-screen TVs, Date night, Outdoor seating, Pool tables, Upscale

Cost range: 10.01-20.0

Payment options: Credit cards accepted

Alcohol: Full bar

More in this neighborhood: South Tampa

The industrial-chic, low-light, loud-music place has a high funk-factor provided by wonderful found-object murals and the use of minivan banquettes in the booths, complete with seat belts. Cheap boasts colorful mix-and-match china, gorgeous sangria pitchers and lovely swirled stemware. The concept is small plates with half the menu devoted to "crudos," cold raw seafood dishes like tartares, ceviches and sashimis, and the other half an assemblage of "epulae" (a Latin word that means loosely "feast").