The fastest way to choose BBQ in St. Pete is to decide what you want on the tray.
- Ribs: Fatty's in Gulfport, cooked over oak with a mustard sauce.
- Brisket: Treehouse BBQ, Texas style, sold until it runs out.
- A short menu done one way: Hams "R" Us, hot and fast over oak and pecan.
- Near the beach: Outside BBQ on Gulf Boulevard.
Go early for St. Pete BBQ
Most of these are small. Treehouse BBQ is mostly carry-out and limits brisket to two pounds a customer. Zee's Barbeque is a counter inside a food incubator on the Deuces.
Old St. Pete BBQ names that closed
Smokin' J's, Dr. BBQ, Urban Brew and BBQ and Big Tim's are all closed. Do not drive to them.