Thank you SOOO much for featuring Zephyrhills. People always think it's where old people hang out. But it has so much interesting history, neat shops, and wonderful parks. As always, Jay, you show us the very cool parts of our wonderful state. Wishing you and Cris (Kris?) lots of ❤️
@kitrina636 ай бұрын
Omg....your buc-ee voice!! 😂😂😂You had me laughing out loud! 😂😂💞
@jeffreynagy53956 ай бұрын
Learned some new landmarks in Zeprhrhills by your video. Thanks Jay.
@SanDiegoAnnie7 ай бұрын
Love your backroads episodes. That pizza looked amazing. Safe travels to you and Cris the Girl! Wishing you both all the best.
@LSGT57 ай бұрын
Jay I have to say you continue to reach new levels of excellence. Nobody does Florida any better than you and you’re the absolute king of the haunts. Thank you for all the hard work you put in it definitely shows in the product you produce.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
That’s a huge compliment I appreciate it! Lots of people who work hard and make great content!
@Elephant2024-wi2li7 ай бұрын
Love this channel. Great roadside attractions that do not stand out as the foremost tourist attractions that people gravitate to, but are worth visiting nonetheless. And then there is pizza. Nothing like delicious pizza to brighten the day and elevate the mood.🍕
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@kimberlylyerly22077 ай бұрын
That's a fascinating town! Thank you for showing us around, my friend! 🤗 And that pizza...looks super delicious 😋 🍕😋
@sharonstover73377 ай бұрын
Loved the video! And that pizza looked delicious!! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!! ❤
@tweekers837 ай бұрын
Oh man this is so awesome, I'm in Dade City so it's really cool to think someone I follow on KZbin was so close to were I live. Awesome video as always!! There is a video game/comic book store neat downtown Zhills called Classic Contagious Games you might wanna check out next time you are in town.
@Steve_62517 ай бұрын
In my humble opinion, if Tampa Jay says it’s the best backroads pizza, then I know that’s exactly what it is! And hearing Buc-cee’s soulful voice always makes my day😂
@joangravel24367 ай бұрын
Thanks for awesome video I enjoyed watching all your videos keep up the good work
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you Joan
@loriminard64607 ай бұрын
Very deserving of 98k and more great shows congrats 🎉
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you Lori
@sheliaschilling87837 ай бұрын
The wagon man was at JimBoast Dodge for years in Bradenton. Bradenton was my hometown and it was there for years.
@RobertDickens200221 күн бұрын
20:15 made me think of my favorite childhood tv show home improvement
@LuckyUsHomestead19 күн бұрын
Great video jay! The pizza place said you are adding new customers !!🎉
@bjornemccomb82627 ай бұрын
I’m glad to hear the pizza was worth the wait! Loved the phosphate long long train!!!
@MikeJMele6 ай бұрын
Commandoughs pizza is amazing. One of my favorite pizza places in the area.
@stevenbryant96487 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video Tampa Jay!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you for joining me Steven
@Nakamega7 ай бұрын
Wow I would have never thought Zephyrhillsz would be featured on a KZbinrs blog. Commandoughs pizza is the best, my family and I have always gotten pizza from there for years. Thank you Tampa Jay!
@chilltime487815 күн бұрын
I just came here to say, you were 100% right about commandoughs. The pizza is ridiculous. Best around. My wife wants to go there a couple times a week now.
@pauline92427 ай бұрын
Great backroads video. Always enjoy watching. Your impersonation of buckey in the car was hilarious. Can’t wait till 100k 🎉
@styxfan40227 ай бұрын
That pizza looks delicious! Another well produced episode. Thanks my friend.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you
@dinaelexpuru24603 ай бұрын
I just came across your channel and it was in my hometown!! Zephyrhills! Yes...commandoughs is great pizza and I went to the movie theater when I was young! Saw the omen, Benji, and bugs and frogs movies there! 😂 I didn't know they had the pioneer man here! And you should have went to skydive city!! It's a lot of fun!
@wakeandplay78577 ай бұрын
Really miss when the Car Auction place was also a venue for concerts, and had many 98. Rock festivals held there. Livestock I think it was called. Sad now that I live so close now they stopped doing shows there.
@annanicole85807 ай бұрын
Thanks for the backroads. I love all your videos and have from the start but the backroads are the best to me. Hugs and loves ❤️
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you, my friend. It’s some of my favorite Contant to create. Glad you appreciate it.!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Appreciate you
@annanicole85807 ай бұрын
@TampaJay your welcome always.
@RobertDickens200221 күн бұрын
Rural king is freaking awesome we just got one in Bainbridge Ga also never heard of them puffs and then hear about them twice in one day.
@AGhostintheHouse7 ай бұрын
I'm 58 years old and I remember Wagon Ho which I believe was on Florida Ave just North of Busch Blvd across from Burger King. We ate there once when I must have been around 5 years old. I had some kind of sandwich with lots of sesame seeds on the bun and I didn't like it because of that.
@goodreligion316Күн бұрын
A group of people rented that theater about 10 years ago. They played movies from the '80s. I saw Back to the Future and Ghostbusters there.
@Ronaldl23507 ай бұрын
Florida had a lot of air bases during WW2. My dad was training to be a Navy pilot in South Florida during WW2. I will have to visit that museum. I really enjoy your back road videos! I am looking forward to when the channel reaches a 100k!
@exinilda7 ай бұрын
Because-cees’s voice o er was awesome! Love seeing these great places. Thank you Tampa Jay!! Great vlog!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@goodreligion31610 сағат бұрын
A couple of things... First, the Tampa Wagon Ho was on Florida Ave just north of Busch Blvd. It was in front of Floriland Mall. I believe that is where Burger King now stands. Second, That Wagon Ho driver has been at that location for at least a couple of years. I mentioned it to Adam the Woo a while back. Also, Commandough's is very good pizza, but Mari's Doughnuts which used to be in that location was amazing! Kudos to Commandough's for giving them a nod with their Mari's Dough Knots!
@janeclay96847 ай бұрын
That was a really good look round with you! Relaxing pace and very interesting 😊
@shanemberry7 ай бұрын
when I was little my dad and I used to pass by him in Bradenton. His wagon also. Funny I thought it was a car lot.
@AGhostintheHouse7 ай бұрын
Very nice video Jay! I lived in Z-hills from 2000 to 2009 in an old haunted house on the North East corner of 16th st and 2nd ave(my avatar is an actual photo of the ghost taken in 2005). The Wagon Ho pioneer used to be in the median at the entrance of that community. Rural King was Kmart back then, lots of nostalgia and I miss living there. Thanks for the great video!
@JoeJoyHaveLanded7 ай бұрын
I just tagged you on Instagram on a post by AmericanGiants about your hometown giant with all the info where he is going after he gets a full restoration. We love going to see the giants too, glad we got to see him at the Ice Box before he got moved.
@aaronritzenthaler7 ай бұрын
There’s a wagon wheel guy in port Richey, Florida on top of a liquor store, used to be a wagon restaurant then a flea market now a liquor store.
@Shadows921Ай бұрын
There was a Wagons Ho Restaurant on Florida Avenue in Tampa. I wonder if the Pioneer Man came from that location? I also read online there was one on Tamiami in Bradenton.
@aliendogg66647 ай бұрын
Great episode as always Jay…. You’ll hit 100k in no time!
@CameraPhone-l7x7 ай бұрын
You should have filmed inside Rural King, curious to see what it looks like inside. Great video.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Next time!
@master-kq3nw7 ай бұрын
Great 👌
@DianeG2087 ай бұрын
Great back road video, Jay! The huge Pioneer guy looked familiar, and the pizza looked delicious! Safe travels my friend.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you Diane
@Elyse12227 ай бұрын
We have Goin Postal nearby too. It's very convenient to mail out stuff, esp at the holidays. Closer than the post office. :).
@666michie7 ай бұрын
Hey Jay, my hubby grew up in Zephyrhills and your video made him homesick! LOL That theater used to be called Home theater and that's where he watched all the movies of his childhood! Empire, Jedi and ET at least 30 times!! On Friday and Saturday nights that whole square smelled like popcorn. Thank you for your videos Jay! You and Cris the girl are AWESOME!!!!!
@joshuadurham96997 ай бұрын
Another great video bro! Rural King had great beef jerky too
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Bicyclechris7 ай бұрын
Funny, I live down in the Southshore area of Riverview, just east of the 301. Jason’s right, there are a lot of new neighborhoods and families moving into the area. Florida’s not all just retirees! Tons of young families are down here in the Tampa Bay Area too.
@Tomga-sr7vb7 ай бұрын
Nice video Jay. That's the leaning train of Pisa.
@InsideTheBunkerAdventures7 ай бұрын
Jay, I lived in Zephryhills until I was around 12 or 13 and I remember going to that old movie theatre with my mom and grandma before she passed away. I saw Freddy’s Dead in 3D on opening weekend at that theatre! Thank you so much for the video, it really brought back all kinds of memories.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
That’s so cool man. I specifically remember seeing Freddy’s dead in 3-D at my hometown theater too. Thanks for watching man
@MichelleMartin-ld6zg7 ай бұрын
Hi Tampa Jay it's Friday morning 10th May 8.30 over here in England I've just watched your videos glad you bought some snacks you wanted and some pizza pizza I dont like pizza but another great video thanks Tampa Jay 😀 😊 😉 👍 ❤❤
@Mark-ur4ds7 ай бұрын
Cool stuff always well done 🍕➡️
@normanbarney15687 ай бұрын
I live in Zephyrhills and commute to Valrico for work. It’s crazy how much we’re growing. Never been to Commandough’s!
@MiamisburgJay7 ай бұрын
Thanks for another fun video Jay :) Mikesell's Chips is from my area in Dayton OH. The 113-year-old business closed down last year. They sold their rights and IP to Conn's Potato Chips? We will see if they maintain the same taste I have enjoyed since I was a kid :) I imagine that is the problem with the supply chain, but I don't really know :)
@amyandtony7 ай бұрын
Our generation probably eats the most pizza. I blame TMNT lol 😂 that tot pizza sounds good. And that flag box was really cool. Wish there was one of those in my area.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
I blame tmnt too haha
@leearmstrong27437 ай бұрын
Cool!!
@willbygosh48877 ай бұрын
I live in Zephyrhills,they're having a one year moratorium on housing construction within the City Limits because the water infrastructure needs to catch up with the growth in that area.The Rural King there was a former K-Marr.
@MoviemaniaNick7 ай бұрын
Nice vlog Jay!
@markteicher57857 ай бұрын
Mike Sells potato chips were from Dayton Ohio, and they went out of business after over a 100 years last year. I'm from Troy Ohio, and now live in Sun City Center Florida. Mike Sells were the very best potato chips someone could buy
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. That’s some sad news right there. I love their potato chips. I thought they were from Ohio specifically their barbecue.
@wiggitywak20507 ай бұрын
That pizza looked amazing
@goldengirl547 ай бұрын
Great video!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@LJSW-rp6xm7 ай бұрын
It’s been years since I’ve seen a menu in that type of clear plastic fake leather binder thing, that place looked so cool, the Pizza looked great.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
That is pretty old-school
@LJSW-rp6xm7 ай бұрын
Great video man, really enjoyed that.
@maegenm59853 ай бұрын
Have you been to Nonas slice house in safety harbor it is my favorite
@ericspmething7 ай бұрын
Fun fact about that train that used to sit at llowry park zoo in tampa that tra8n has been around
@RyanRe-rd6wv7 ай бұрын
What happened to the Rays last night bc they were supposed to 🧹🧹🧹🧹 Chicago White Sox
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
I was there. Still won the series. Rays didn’t play well. Almost swept the Sox.
@grayarea517 ай бұрын
My cousin used to live in Richland and took me there and Little Ninja Thai. He still calls the place Zephyrpills lol.
@chilltime48785 ай бұрын
Meth r pills. Little ninja is great!!
@thecoolestdad7 ай бұрын
Bro that pizza looked really good.
@Fangore7 ай бұрын
You were quite young in the late 80's but I was curious if you happen to remember Mcdonald's moon head character "Mac Tonight"? I believe they tried bringing him back in the 90's but unfortunately that didn't last long.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Definitely remember Mac !
@craigholstine21547 ай бұрын
Good Afternoon Tampa Jay
@ArthurCordaroАй бұрын
Thank you!
@CSManoj20247 ай бұрын
Hardworking Tampa Jay
@garfixit7 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Jsteng087 ай бұрын
I love how the chicken cross in the crosswalk 😂😂😂
@loganrobinett82547 ай бұрын
You gotta try American Pizza Oven in Dade City!!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
I passed by there today. Putting it on my list thank you.
@brianking9737 ай бұрын
I think Adam the Woo found one of those abandoned wagon restaurants out west a few years ago
@crunk2097 ай бұрын
2:49 to get hit by a car 🚗 lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@CampingJunkies7 ай бұрын
That rural king used be a K-Mart and blockbuster was down the road
@jonmutanen88967 ай бұрын
I want to see a giant Pillsbury Doughboy...OR...a giant Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man!!!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
Me too!
@williamcoslosky7 ай бұрын
I need another Tampa Jay filming locations soon for my 37th birthday.
@DeanoDotson3 ай бұрын
I ran that old Theater for a while.
@thomasdaniel53087 ай бұрын
Check out the Pizza Joint in Crystal River - coal fired, real deal pizza and fall off the bone chicken wings out of the oven - even better than Anthony's Coal Fired down in South Florida!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
I’ll pop out on my list thank you!
@ronduarte3587 ай бұрын
Always buy it when you see it
@ericspmething7 ай бұрын
That's a link to show you the history of the train.It's kind of sad that that empty field It's a final resting place
@DisAmy337 ай бұрын
Back out my way, and shame on me for never trying Commandoughs, it’s been on the list, and I will definitely get over there now! 🍕🍕🍕 And those were definitely apartments that you saw not condos, there are new apartment complexes all over Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills, in addition to new single-family homes or townhomes,I don’t know how we can fit any more people TBH 😩 Florida!!!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
The pizza pizza was great. I’ve gotta try another one in that area called Piccolas. Someone suggested it. Thank you so much, Amy. All these apartments going up, hide the man for car washes crazy.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
High demand**
@DisAmy337 ай бұрын
@@TampaJay oh yeah, the car washes are nuts too - one good thing is they all open at different times so I can get the one month special for really cheap and then cancel it - Knowing another new car wash is going to open soon 🤣 So Picolas pretty good, I have gotten pizza and a calzone before, but I actually like Sergios better… It’s just up from Piccola’s just a little bit closer to Morris Bridge. Capris is Zhills also good imo for “NY” style. And why didn’t you get free air from WaWa?!? 😆
@katieyancy36487 ай бұрын
Me and my aunt and uncle went two that movie theater see the queen
@TimSmith-uc4pk26 күн бұрын
Busch Gardens sits on an old WWII Airfield.
@MikeRuh017 ай бұрын
Just make sure you show off that pretty plaque KZbin gives ya when ya reach 100 K TJ
@kvon432k7 ай бұрын
I thought you had to “go commando” to enter! 😅
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
No, that’s a different place
@lynnpullium30074 ай бұрын
These seated statues are 15 feet tall and Wagon Ho! called them “Wagon Masters”. The Pioneer’s hand positions suggest that the statue held reins or a whip but he never did. You asked if he had a name.
@billyenforcy3127 ай бұрын
I saw ET and Beverly hills cop in that theater
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
That’s so sick.
@selbyjohnson59867 ай бұрын
dang I want a turbo tractor with loader only 36k!
@susandemaree54777 ай бұрын
I saw mike Sells chips at meijer today in Columbus ohio
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
I miss Meijer and the chips!
@Fangore7 ай бұрын
Got to go ahead and get your fiancée's ring repaired. It's always good to at least have some type of backup ring and it doesn't have to be expensive, just in case something like that happens again to the original.
@craigholstine21547 ай бұрын
I remember " Wagon Ho "
@davidcroussore9695 ай бұрын
The wagon ho dude has been at the current location for over 3 yrs that I know of.
@Shelly-in-Tampa7 ай бұрын
Are the Ybor chickens migrating to Zephrihills? Better than rats!!
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
I think so! Ha
@Ericadawn167 ай бұрын
We've had roaming chickens for over a hundred years.
@stuartwalker31317 ай бұрын
Hey maybe you need to do a creature feature a find a haunted skate park? 🤔😉
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
I’m down that sounds awesome
@CampingJunkies7 ай бұрын
Try Sergio’s pizza next time you’re down here in my opinion the best around
@jasoneatmon12917 ай бұрын
Sorry, but you need to go to Satchel's in Gainesville for the best Florida pizza.
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
That’s on my list!
@FL.AirBoater7 ай бұрын
I believe that a C-47 other known as a DC-3
@TampaJay7 ай бұрын
That’s awesome thank you
@Bicyclechris7 ай бұрын
Not to many kickflips are being found at this skate park unfortunately. :)