Blind Tiger expands to bigger Ybor cafe

• It's an expansion from 1,300 square feet to 4,000 square feet, allowing for more space to elevate its breakfast, lunch and late-night food, owner Roberto Torres tells Axios.

Flashback: Torres started Blind Tiger in 2014 as a storefront for his clothing brand Black and Denim, but the cafe quickly took off on its own.

• Now, the chain has six other locations, plus a grab-and-go store at Tampa International Airport.

What they're saying: "We are not restaurateurs. But we fell in love with hospitality, coffee culture and the Tampa Bay food scene," Torres said.