Pick the meal before you pick the name. This finder gives you three Tampa places that fit, then tells you why each one belongs there.
Your three strongest matches
Al's Finger Licking Good
Tennessee-style ribs, BBQ and soul food now share one East Seventh Avenue room in Ybor City.
Open the Al's profileBig John's Alabama BBQ
The open-pit East Tampa institution has stayed in the Stephens family since 1968 and handles family packs and larger orders.
Open the Big John's profileCoppertail Brewing Co.
The Ybor brewery is the long-hang choice: house beer, a full taproom and a kitchen that smokes its own meats and sausages.
Open the Coppertail profileHank's Catfish & BBQ
Use Hank's when the table is split between fried catfish and smoked meat. Online ordering and catering are both current.
Open the Hank's profileJimbo's Pit Bar B-Q
The West Kennedy standby has served a broad, familiar pit menu since 1970 and stays open from breakfast through dinner.
Open the Jimbo's profileSa Ri One
This is the change of direction: Korean dishes and tabletop grilling in the Cypress Street dining room.
Open the Sa Ri One profileSouthern Luv BBQ
Pecan smoke, a Tampa-style Cuban and a serious catering operation make the Citrus Park kitchen useful in more than one way.
Open the Southern Luv profileStation House BBQ
Temporarily running a combined Cuban and BBQ menu on Saturdays from its future-location address. Preorder by Friday night for the best choice.
Open the Station House profileThe Brisket Shoppe
Akaushi wagyu brisket over local oak, Wednesday through Saturday, with the closing time decided by what is left.
Open The Brisket Shoppe profileThe Liberty Smokehouse
A veteran-owned mobile smokehouse for brewery stops, pop-ups and catered events. Check its newest social schedule before you leave.
Open The Liberty Smokehouse profileWicked Oak Barbeque
Brisket, ribs, house sides and Tampa-minded sandwiches from a family-run Seminole Heights counter.
Open the Wicked Oak profileVenue details were checked again on September 29, 2026. Station House and Liberty require a schedule check; The Brisket Shoppe can sell out before its posted close.