Jerk Hut staff in the original Tampa location; (c) Soul Of America
Tampa Restaurants
7th & Grove
DESCRIPTION: Southern Restaurants & Lounge; specialties include Deviled Eggs and Egg Rolls
PRICE RANGE: $$
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Wed 4p-10p, Thu 4p-1a, Fri 4p-2a, Sat 11a-2a, Sun 11a-46p & 5p-9p
ADDRESS: 1930 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-street
PHONE: 813-649-8422
WEBSITE: https://7thandgrove.com
Ladies of the Sea & Soulfood
DESCRIPTION: Family-owned Cafe loved by local patrons.
CUISINE: Soul Food & Seafood; Specialties include Crabs, Fried Catfish, Grouper, Whiting, and large-portion Shrimp Dinners
PRICE RANGE: $$
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Thu 8:30a-8p, Fri-Sat 11:30a-10p, Sun 1p-6p
ADDRESS: 2705 East Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-street
PHONE: 813-247-2722
WEBSITE: none
Mr B’s Cafe
DESCRIPTION: A small Black-owned cafe for those who like roti and curry from old ladies who know how to cook it
CUISINE: Southern; Specialties include Honey Hot Chicken, Oxtails, and smothered pork chops …. yummmm.
PRICE RANGE: $$
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Fri 11a-7p, Sat 9a-7p, Sun 9a-5p
ADDRESS: 3401 North Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-street
PHONE: 813-221-8111
WEBSITE: https://eatatmrbs.com
Island Crew
DESCRIPTION: A small Black-owned cafe with delicious, high value dishes
CUISINE: Jamaican; Love the shrimp and oxtail plates.
PRICE RANGE: $$
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Fri 10a-9:45p, Sat 10a-10p, Sun 11a-8p
ADDRESS: 2210 East Hillsborough Avenue, Suite 2, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-street
PHONE: 813-237-1968
WEBSITE: none
Mouthwatering Jamaican Shrimp plate at Island Crew; (c) Visit Tampa
Al’s Finger Licking Good Bar-B-Que
DESCRIPTION: Founded on a concession stand in in 2003, Al and his wife Jackie moved to a Ybor City restaurant in 2009; After building a loyal base of patrons who enjoy slow-cooked meats, they opened a second location on 2302 East 7th Avenue.
CUISINE: Tennessee Barbecue; specialties are rib sandwiches, pulled pork, banana pudding, and Aunt Ruza’s pies; Folks tell us the sides are tasty too.
PRICE RANGE: $$
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Wed-Thu 11:30a-3p, Fri-Sat 11:30a-7p
ADDRESS: 1609 Angel Oliva Senior Street, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-premises & on-street
PHONE: 813-956-0675
WEBSITE: https://www.alsybor.com/
Big John’s Alabama Bar-B-Q
DESCRIPTION: Founded by Rev John Andrew Stephens, and carried on to this day by family; patrons love this old-fashioned barbeque joint with beloved chefs custom cooking each meal; families love the location near Busch Gardens.
CUISINE: Barbeque and Soul Food; the pulled pork and rack of ribs are tasty
PRICE RANGE: $
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Wed 10a-10p, Thu 10a-11p, Fri-Sat 11a-11p
ADDRESS: 5707 40th Street, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-premises and on-street
PHONE: 813-620-0603
WEBSITE: none
Jerk Hut
DESCRIPTION: Family-owned restaurant, considered one of the best of its type in Tampa; Live Reggae Friday & Saturday 7 pm-10 pm, and Sunday Noon-4p; Caribbean Sunday Brunch Buffet 11:30a-3p.
CUISINE: Jamaican Vegetarian features jerk pork and jerk chicken salad, brown stew chicken, oxtails, curry dishes, veggie and meat patties, roti, escovitch fish, and fried plantain
PRICE RANGE: $$
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Sun-Mon 11a-9p, Tue-Wed 11a-10p, Thu 11a-11p, Fri-Sat 11a-3a
ADDRESS: 1241 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-street
PHONE: 813-223-4473
WEBSITE: http://www.jerkhut.com
Tara’s Roti Shop
DESCRIPTION: A small cafe for those who like roti and curry from old ladies who know how to cook it
CUISINE: Trinidad & Tobago; We hope you like it HOT !!!
PRICE RANGE: $
CREDIT CARDS: yes
COVER CHARGE: no
DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Sat 10a-5p, Sat 11a-4:30p
ADDRESS: 10006 North 30th Street, Tampa, FL MAP
PARKING: on-street
PHONE: 813-930-8272
WEBSITE: http://www.tarasrotishop.com