The Hot Tomato

2702 E College Ave, Ruskin
(813) 938-1888

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Elizabeth Jackson

We have been customers and spend a lot of money here. We ordered chicken soup, chicken tenders and fries. I have to say you guys drop the ball big time. My soup was so bad, it tasted bad, and smelled bad too. The chicken was like weeks old. We threw it out and talked about how upset we were. You got to do better!!

Nancy Brosh

I'm so happy to find a gem like this. I'll be back often.

j white

Got a Philly cheese, they did not cook the meat and only have the bread had meat. They put spaghetti sauce on my chilli cheese fries. The worst potato ball I've ever had. Got a milk shake it was just milk and whipped cream. Not really sure what they got going on but it's gone way down hill wtf smh

Paul Katz

Huge menu with every kind of sandwich you can imagine. Prices are very reasonable Burgers are great. I’ve been there a few times, and my favorite is their Rueben. Soups are also outstanding . I just wish they were open on Sunday.

Michael DiGaetano

Grouper is amazing. It has a phenomenal crunch. Plus I'm a tarter sauce snob and their's is awesome. Fries cooked perfectly. Everything was amazing. Lots of vegetarian and pescatarian options. Run, don't walk to The Hot Tomato

Jessica Smith

HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT! We ordered 2 desserts that were over $10 each... Not only were they freezer burnt, OLD, hard and crusty, they literally tasted like chemicals... like someone dumped chemicals on them and sold them anyway. My kids took one bite and we took them back and asked for a refund. The old mean manager refused to give us a refund. She said there was nothing wrong with her desserts and said she could only exchange the desserts for different desserts. Of course we did not want more nasty chemical desserts for our children, so my husband demanded a refund. She still refused. He wouldn't leave. He stayed there a while asking for a refund. The manager who refused him went in the back for several minutes and came back and offered him a refund finally WHICH WE NEVER GOT! She said she tasted her desserts in the back and agreed they were bad. These desserts are not even fresh. She said she gets them in frozen. Instead of believing the customer that her desserts were nasty, she rudely denied us our money back, until she tasted them herself. BAD MANAGEMENT! They said they would return our money to our card. WE NEVER GOT IT! This old manager was crazy looking, smoking cigarettes right outside the restaurant and was very rude and not nice to customers. WE WILL NEVER BE BACK AND ARE WARNING ALL OUR FRIENDS TO NEVER EAT AT THIS LOCATION!!

Renee Cathcart

Today, I ordered a pork tenderloin sandwich meal. The cashier informed me I got the last tenderloin -after mine they would be out for the day. I thought “oh great, if they’re sold out they MUST BE GOOD”! Not the case…sandwich came with 4 “strips” of meat (like battered thick bacon). Each piece was so overcooked - very difficult to pull apart or even chew! I’ve had beef jerky that was easier to eat than that sandwich! And their prices are kinda high so paying almost $20 for a sandwich, fries and a drink was very disappointing since I couldn’t eat the sandwich at all :(

Linda Bleser

Had the foot-long hot dog for lunch. It was enough for two of us. Looking forward to going back to try the Monte Cristo. Their BLT is loaded with bacon. Highly recommend it if you're a bacon lover. Large variety of cheesecakes and desserts.

Fabian Jimenez

17 dollars for a sandwich,just the sandwich, a small sandwich

CHRIS #INCOGNITO

I had a hot pressed Cuban today. It came just the way I ordered it and the person who took my order was very friendly and knowledgeable.

M B

I called my order in for pickup. My order was ready on time, it was accurate and the food was delicious

Lisa Lujano

We are from out of town . We decided to try the food here. I tried the dirty bird & the bacon on it was so soggy and discolored I couldn’t eat it .we ordered 3 meals and dessert all were not good. We could not finish our food.

Choanne Menkhoff

My first time here. I popped in for lunch to go and wish I could've eaten there, but I was pressed for time. This lil gem is a great spot to fill all your food cravings. I had the Dirty Bird with potato salad, and it didn't disappoint. I can't wait to try the Taco Pizza next time! Great atmosphere, clean and friendly.

Brianna Green

Don’t offer curbside if you’re going to complain about having to bring it to the car. Worked an 18 hour shift at the hospital on my feet all day. Saying “a little exercise would do you good” was unnecessary and to be quite frank, the last thing I needed when I’m just trying to get some food in after not eating for almost all my shift. Won’t be eating here again. Had you put that same energy of saying a slick comment to me into producing some edible food, this would be a different situation but your attitude AND your food is bad. Well done. :)

ron powell

If you are desiring something, they have just about everything from sandwiches to pasta to seafood, fantastic place to eat lunch or dinner

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