Candy Lowe's Black Business Hall of Fame Event! Great friendly and courteous staff for your next spacious event ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Donaldson
Such a great cafe!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
arielle kaitlin
Food was amazing everything was fresh and the bread was soft, the staff was very welcoming as well as other patrons. They also support a great cause in giving back to the community. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Witschner
Wonderful place truly feel the love in the air
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike S.
It's alright. After combing through every coffee house in the city on Google Maps, I noticed this one was one of the highest rated in all of Tampa, so I knew I needed to visit. After spending a few hours here though, it's pretty clear that no one thinks this is an amazing cafe or anything; this place is highly rated mainly because it's a *massively* popular community center. In the span of just a few hours, I saw a Bible study, a job interview for a blue collar job, a group of homeless people, a woman (I'm guessing a parolee) who was being trained to help with custodial work, and what looked like an AA meeting in the private meeting room. It has a beautiful exterior and interior (I think it's a restored church building), with some cozy space for drinking coffee and eating brunch. However, this place is only open weekdays during work hours, and because the cafe explicitly caters to the homeless and jobless (see their mission statement in my photos), there are a lot of shady characters walking around. I walked past a shirtless dude outside the building, and inside, I could clearly hear a woman muttering violent stuff to herself and chuckling (very mentally ill). This is a safe sanctuary for people in a rough patch, but you might feel very unsafe if you're not accustomed to that crowd.
Parking: The Portico has its own dedicated parking lot where you can park 2 hours for free. Roughly 2 rows of 10 spaces each = roughly 20 spots total. I visited on a Wednesday morning at 10am, and there was only 1 spot open because there was a Bible study or something. Otherwise, there's plenty of paid street parking.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Michele Wirth
I love this place. Not only is it welcoming to everyone, but the food is always fresh and delicious. My favorite is the avocado toast. The chocolate chip cookies are really good too and so are the coffees!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado, Muffin
William Almaguer
serve the homeless on Sunday doing God's work.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Black Harlem
Good food
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Felienne Pierre
Wheelchair accessibility: Very accessible they have plenty handicap ♿️ parking
Great find and worth a short walk to find. Very good food and good value. Also, all for a good cause.
Vegetarian options: I had the breakfast burrito with the bacon - recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
luisiana larreal
It’s such a hospitable place! The service and the people are so kind and nice. The paintings inside are beautiful ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alec Chaney
I went for lunch today and enjoyed my sandwich. Highly recommend it for a quick bite or business lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roasted Chicken, Avocado, American Two Eggs with Bacon
The Empowerment Summit Tampa Bay
The meeting space is awesome. The coffee ☕️ I bought by the bag was also wonderful. Thank you for sharing your story and the experience you give to all who come through your doors.
Candy Lowe's Black Business Hall of Fame Event! Great friendly and courteous staff for your next spacious event ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such a great cafe!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing everything was fresh and the bread was soft, the staff was very welcoming as well as other patrons. They also support a great cause in giving back to the community. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful place truly feel the love in the air
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's alright. After combing through every coffee house in the city on Google Maps, I noticed this one was one of the highest rated in all of Tampa, so I knew I needed to visit. After spending a few hours here though, it's pretty clear that no one thinks this is an amazing cafe or anything; this place is highly rated mainly because it's a *massively* popular community center. In the span of just a few hours, I saw a Bible study, a job interview for a blue collar job, a group of homeless people, a woman (I'm guessing a parolee) who was being trained to help with custodial work, and what looked like an AA meeting in the private meeting room. It has a beautiful exterior and interior (I think it's a restored church building), with some cozy space for drinking coffee and eating brunch. However, this place is only open weekdays during work hours, and because the cafe explicitly caters to the homeless and jobless (see their mission statement in my photos), there are a lot of shady characters walking around. I walked past a shirtless dude outside the building, and inside, I could clearly hear a woman muttering violent stuff to herself and chuckling (very mentally ill). This is a safe sanctuary for people in a rough patch, but you might feel very unsafe if you're not accustomed to that crowd.
Parking: The Portico has its own dedicated parking lot where you can park 2 hours for free. Roughly 2 rows of 10 spaces each = roughly 20 spots total. I visited on a Wednesday morning at 10am, and there was only 1 spot open because there was a Bible study or something. Otherwise, there's plenty of paid street parking.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
I love this place. Not only is it welcoming to everyone, but the food is always fresh and delicious. My favorite is the avocado toast. The chocolate chip cookies are really good too and so are the coffees!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado, Muffin
serve the homeless on Sunday doing God's work.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wheelchair accessibility: Very accessible they have plenty handicap ♿️ parking
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Love their breakfasts
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Great atmosphere , nice place to meet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great find and worth a short walk to find. Very good food and good value. Also, all for a good cause.
Vegetarian options: I had the breakfast burrito with the bacon - recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s such a hospitable place! The service and the people are so kind and nice. The paintings inside are beautiful ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went for lunch today and enjoyed my sandwich. Highly recommend it for a quick bite or business lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roasted Chicken, Avocado, American Two Eggs with Bacon
The meeting space is awesome. The coffee ☕️ I bought by the bag was also wonderful. Thank you for sharing your story and the experience you give to all who come through your doors.
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