St. Pete BBQ: 4th Street North

The main road north out of downtown, and the street for long-running local rooms. El Cap's red neon, the Shrimp Store in a 1928 service station and Harvey's are all on it, and the newer taverns have filled in between them.

Treehouse BBQ

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Mike Leander and Tina Vierus started Treehouse BBQ in 2021 as a mobile catering outfit after a restaurant plan stalled in the pandemic, and they toured the Carolinas, Tennessee, St. Louis, Kansas City and Texas before settling the menu. St. Pete Rising lists Texas-style brisket, Carolina-inspired pulled pork and St. Louis-style ribs. The 1,200 square foot room is mostly carry-out, first come first served until the meat sells out, and the site currently limits brisket to 2 pounds a customer. They still set up at the Kenwood Sunday Market at St. Petersburg High School.

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