Inside the Box Café

The Sandwiches, the sides, and the employees are great! Buffalo chicken wrap or the vegetable sandwich are my favorites and as a side get the Greek pasta salad and fire edamame. Also the proceeds go to a great cause so you can’t go wrong with getting this for lunch!

Located on the first floor of a Westshore office building next to the Penthouse Club. Pull around back, park and it will be located on your right as you enter the building from the rear. Staff is friendly and the reasonably priced meals are delicious. Mostly sandwiches, salads, soups and sides but very tasty and filling.

Why 5 stars? Because it’s such a great cause!
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Proceeds from every sandwich you buy goes to feeding the hungry of Tampa Bay. Freaking awesome.
But in terms of the food — they have some very unique sandwiches. They are not going to remind you of Subway or Firehouse. Truth be told, I didn’t totally love my sandwich, but I’ll blame it on some kind of weird cheese. I loved the bread though! And the homemade chips. And the cookie. Those components were top notch.
I haven’t been to the Downtown location, but I can tell you that this one is spotless and full of friendly people. I’d definitely recommend to anyone nearby to stop in for lunch!

I’ve been twice now. I had a turkey club that was fine and a chicken & waffles sandwich that was amazing! The side salads are all fresh, creative, and tasty (I’m a particular fan of the fire-​roasted edamame salad) and the cookies are top-​notch! Service is friendly.
Not sure about the parking situation. The first time I walked, and the second time I wound up parking in the back of a hotel parking lot across the street since I wasn’t sure if the garage was open to the public or just workers in that office building.

I try to avoid this place because of the way the manager treats his employees. The last time I was there I was waiting in line after ordering and the manager started screaming at the top of his lungs at one of girls that works there. She was bringing food out to a customer and he yelled from the kitchen for her to get back and hurry up what she was doing. This wasn’t the first time either, the time before he was demeaning to his employees as well. Won’t be going back.

Yes, I have been to the location downtown & no problems. This location, far surpasses downtown in cleanliness, compotrentworkers on the line, & food quality.
Today I got a #2, ½ a roast beef, bacon, red pepper sandwich, with 3 sides.
First the sandwich was medium rare roast beef with red peppers, sautéed onions, coleslaw & a sundried aloi mayo, totally delicious.
The broccoli slaw, had heads of broccoli, pumpkin seeds, onions & much more. It was not overdressed and was a healthy serving. My second side was fresh fruit, full of mellons, strawberries & grapes, all fresh. The last was homemade potato chips, you picked the flavor & they incorporated it all together.
Initially it can be a bit difficult to find, but once you do, you will be back. Sandwiches, soups, salads, sides, sweets… everything fresh & calling you back.
What’s a girl to do? Find what she likes & if it helps a humanitarian cause, so much the better.