Hang out at the Hanger
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Dined in November & December 2016
By Sean Overpeck (CFE)
In downtown St. Petersburg next to the Salvador Dalí Museum is the Albert Whitted Airport, a small prop job field where there is a nice second floor flight lounge at the terminal called The Hanger a steves.com restaurant member. This is a nice place to have a lunch or small dinner after visiting the Dalí, and getting together with friends or co-workers overlooking the small airport and the Tampa Bay.
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Main review:
My wife and I had been to the Hanger Restaurant several times either just the two of us or meeting with friends. It's a nice little place on the second floor to the airport terminal with a full bar, dining room with great views and a large patio. The menu is a hodge-podge of typical American fare from quesadillas and fondue on the appetizer menu to the wild mushroom ravioli and short ribs on the entree menu.
On this particular visit my wife and I had a few small bites just before going next door to the Salvador Dalí Museum. We both shared starting with a smoked gouda meatballs appetizer with a house-made tomato sauce and a spinach salad with egg, mushrooms, red onion, and a warm smoked bacon vinaigrette.
Final notes and observations:
This restaurant is a friendly family atmosphere and a local dive that may soon be over crowded by tourists. Over all from this experience taking the six factors I use on Wine, Dine, and Play to produce my rating, I give The Hanger a 2 out of 5 stars, meaning that they above the average dining experience of most restaurants. The six factors used to get this rating include reviewing of their wine selections; overall customer service from host, bar, service, and management; the restaurant ambiance, noise level, lighting, and bathroom quality; plate presentation, which includes garnish, color, and art; quality of the food, where it is produced, and how it is prepared; and finally the “wow” factor. Did the restaurant wow me in any way not listed in the five factors above? Some restaurants do, but most do not.
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Food Prices
(excluding, alcohol, taxes & gratuity)
$£€¥ - Under 50.00
$£€¥ x 2 - 51.00- 99.00
$£€¥ x 3 - Over 100.00
$£€¥ x 4 - Over 200.00
$£€¥ x 5 - Over 400.00
**Currencies chosen reflect the world’s major travelers and restaurant connoisseur’s**
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My food bill:
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Currency:
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Price chart:
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$22.00
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United States Dollar (USD)
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$
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$29.00
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Australian Dollar (AUS)
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£18.00
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Great Britain Pound Sterling (GBP)
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£
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$29.00
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Canadian Dollar (CAN)
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$
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¥153.00
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Chinese Yuan (CNY)
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¥¥¥
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€21.00
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European Union (EUR)
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€
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Currency rates as of January 2017
Alcohol Prices:
$23.00
The Hanger Restaurant:
Albert Whitted Airport
540 1st St SE
St. Petersburg, Florida
33701
Contact Information:
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Maître d or host:
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+1 727-823-7767 |
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Online reservations
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OpenTable |
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Restaurant website: |
The Hanger Restaurant |
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Serving hours: Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 5:00) |
Mon-Sun 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
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Email or webpage contact: |
Contact the Hanger |
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Social Media
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Accolades:
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Twitter @HangarDining |
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Review basics:
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Overall Star Rating:
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2 of 5 Stars:
Above Average Experience
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Wine List:
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Restaurant style:
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Casual
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Reservations:
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Not Required, But Recommended
Walk-Ins:
Accepted, but not guaranteed
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Child policy:
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The Restaurants reviewed on this site may have a child’s menu or cater to them; however for full enjoyment of food and wine, it is recommended for children not to be in attendance, unless they have been trained in proper etiquette.
Hire a Babysitter!
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Dress code:
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Casual
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Cuisine style:
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Modern, Lounge, American, & Vegetarian
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Experiences:
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Lounge, Business parties, Great bar, Great outdoor dining, Good for special occasions, Scenic views, and a Neighborhood gem.
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Payments:
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Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express
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Parking:
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Public lot
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Wifi
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The restaurants reviewed on this site may have Wi-Fi, but do not require you to go online, because the excitement of the food and wine alone will keep you too entertained instead of checking your social media and emails.
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Noise level:
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Medium
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Smoking:
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Nonsmoking restaurant, and nonsmoking patio
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Patio:
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Yes
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Reviewed by:
Sean Overpeck (CFE)
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About Sean:
I am based out of St. Petersburg, Florida working in the food service industry for the past twenty years, and am currently with the American Embassy as the Executive Chef in Basra, Iraq. Formally I have worked with groups contracting in Afghanistan, and Antarctica, also working in restaurants in and around Atlanta, Georgia prior to the wars. I have also owned a catering company and served proudly in the United States Army Food Service Program. The idea for Wine, Dine, and Play started in late 2012 after a trip to Jordan, when I was asked by friends to write down the experiences from a few Jordanian restaurants, wine from the region that I tasted, and locations of interest such as Petra. Since that time, over 250 articles have been written on restaurants, including fifteen from the worlds top 100 lists of San Pellegrino and the Elite Travelers Guide. There are articles on exotic world locations such as Victoria Falls, and South African Safari’s; food recipes & Grand Food Dictionaries; ethnic country cuisines such as Afghan, and Peruvian; tasting tours of world cities like Charleston, Cape Town, and Dubai; and of course wine from vineyards in California, Oregon, the Carolina’s, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, with much more to see and write about.
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