Green Iguana Bar & Grill
On Saturday I had occasion to meet some old friends passing through the area.   For the sake of argument we will call them Sir Ben, Lady Rachel & Princess  Jess, aka the Cannoli family.  They had asked if I could meet them somewhere not  too terribly far off of I-75 that would meet the following criteria:   •  Easy access off and back on I-75  • Not too difficult for me to get to  •  Good food  • Allows dogs   So with that in mind I checked out some dog  friendly places in the Brandon area.  There were several places to their liking,  but ultimately they chose the Green Iguana.  I had never been there before, but  I found the food and atmosphere to be quite to my liking.  Plus, they allowed  dogs on the patio.  As far as I am concerned dogs should be allowed at any  restaurant that has outdoor seating.  They allow smoking out there and that is  way more stinky and disgusting than any dog I have ever met.      We were  supposed to meet at 1:00 ...