One of the most fabled questions for many couples on date night is “What do you want for dinner?” If this sounds like you, no fear, because we have a noteworthy option that will eliminate all of the “I don't know” and “You choose” responses
Krate at the Grove, located at the Grove in Wesley Chapel, is an area of 94 shipping containers turned into restaurants and retail shops. This container park features artisan products and cuisines, including 29 restaurants and 17 retail shops. Throughout each month, events and entertainment take the Krate stage.
<div id="c3be0912bb716eee4ca644c1dfc4ecde4"></div>The best part is it is totally contained and walkable so you can hop from place to place without wasting any travel time!
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Krate Highlights
- Eat: restaurants, treats, and desserts
- Drink: Coffee, wine and more
- Shopping and fun
- Events and entertainment
Eat: Restaurants and Treats
With 26 restaurants, Krate has more than enough options for everyone, whether you and your partner are looking to grab a snack, a meal, something sweet, or all three!
Some of our favorite spots to grab a bite to eat are Bebo’s Cheesesteaks, Taco's El Patron, and Tasty Ramen.
Bebo’s Cheesesteaks specializes in Philly-style items like Philly Cheesesteaks, Philly Fries, and even Cheesesteak Egg Rolls, my partner’s go-to for a snack before our meal. Another gem is Tasty Ramen. They have some of the most delicious ramen bowls featuring amazing pork and rich broth.
When it’s time for dessert, head to 365 Cafe or Bakery X! 365 Cafe has numerous heavenly desserts like crepes, cakes, cheesecakes, pie, and gelato, the star of the show. With flavors like Baileys, Oreo, coffee, mint, chocolate, limoncello, triple chocolate, choco chip wafer, and salted caramel, the decision is a tough one, so my partner and I usually mix and match so we can share and try more.
When we are in the mood for a pastry, Bakery X is our spot. They have amazing almond croissants, chocolate croissants, and other assorted delicious pastries. I also love grabbing a fresh, warm baguette from here to enjoy with some butter back at home.
Drink: Coffee, Wine and More
We always start our time at Krate with a beverage or two. Choices range from nonalcoholic drinks like coffee and boba to a wine and champagne room or brewery.
Our favorite coffee location is Provisions Coffee & Kitchen, a cute little coffee shop container right in the middle of Krate. Provisions has your typical espresso drinks, hot brewed coffee, and cold brewed coffee, but their house-made syrups are what makes the experience. Flavors include vanilla, caramel, chocolate, almond, lavender, and seasonal and they are all made using natural ingredients.
We also love boba tea! Boba Macs has various bases you can choose from, like iced tea, lemonade, milk tea, and slushy options. Once you decide on your base, you can add flavors and boba in the form of classic brown sugar pearls, popping pearls, or jelly flavors. They are absolutely delicious!
Blush Wine Room and Brew Bar are two spots we enjoy as well. Blush Wine Room has wine, cocktails, and my absolute favorite thing, blushees, a frozen specialty wine slushie in a bag. I like to swirl two flavors together to make my own unique flavor (try swirling Hurricane and Pina Colada).
They also have a self-pour station for some of their wines that allows you to pay to taste smaller samples.
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Don't miss the Brew Bar, with self-pour tap-to-pay stations that let you try a large selection of ales, ciders and more! If beer or cider is not your thing, they also have frozen drink pouches for those hot Florida days.
Shopping & Fun
Between all of the good food and drinks, we like to take breaks to enjoy some of the shopping and fun containers at Krate.
Two really cute boutique shops are Fitness Fashioness and Mary Beth's Mercantile, specializing in women’s fashion apparel, accessories, shoes, and more.
We Rock Rocks has great stones, gems, unique jewelry, good luck charms and trinkets that make perfect gifts for anyone who loves to collect or channel energy through stones.
Scents House is also a great place to shop for gifts or for yourself, with a bunch of fragrances and gift sets available.
Lastly, something fun we found last time we were at Krate was a place called Krane. Krane was two shipping containers lined with crane machines. It was fun to see if we could win any of the hundreds of prizes for each other.
Events and Entertainment
At the back center of Krate is the Krate stage, an amazing space for live entertainment and events!
Krate hosts a lot of events throughout the month, from staples like Latin Nights, R&B Nights, and Throwback Thurs, and markets, to special events and performances, like Throwback Thursdays, 80's night, the After Hours Car Show, and so many other special events!
They also bring in people from the community to do fitness classes like Zumba and Xtreme Hip Hop, as well as Jeep Night.
I went with some of my friends to a Ladies Night Out event. Along with all Krate has to offer, they also had music and additional vendors set up throughout the space selling and promoting products that really catered to women.
To stay up to date on what events are coming up, check their Instagram or the events section of the website!
Know Before You Go
- Monday-Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Sunday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Address: 5817 Wesley Grove Blvd, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544
Please note that specific retail, restaurant, coffee shop, and bar hours may vary.
Krate has a large amount of outdoor seating in front of specific restaurants. While most of the seating is outdoors, there are some food locations that offer limited indoor seating options.
There is plenty of parking throughout and around Krate. Here's wishing you a fun date night or outing with friends!
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