Tar Heels in Da House......

[slbpsi63]

best ribs: First Choice Southern BBQ (in Brandon), Lee Roy Selmons; Smokey Bones

best steak Charley's Capital Grille

best burgers: J. Alexanders!!! Also Champps in Intl Plaza and Capital Grille Next door, and BJ BRewhouse in Citrus Park Mall

best pizza- BJ's for specialty Pizzas.

best bars Throw a dart and your will be close to one!

best strip joints  Throw a dart close to the stadium and you will find one. I recommend Thee Doll House and Mons Venus, 2001 across the street is good also, but I have not been in ages! My wife will kill me!

[Rizman]

Ribs: Lee Roy Selmons

Steak: Flemings Steakhouse is better than Berns for the price

Burgers: J. Alexanders

Pizza: Sally O'Neals Pizza Hotline

Strip Joints:  Pink Pony near the stadium or Mons Venus

[USFDan]

For steak: Best bang for the buck is Charley's (ask to see the tray of steaks, they usually have items not on the menu like a great ribeye).  Shula's is good, Flemings is up there.  Not a big Capital Grille fan, more so because I like Charley's and it's about $20 a steak cheaper.  Ruth's Chris is okay.  Bern's way over hyped.

[smazza]

looking forward to coming to tampa and meeting some great bull fans. i think we will give the bulls a decent game, maybe catch ya'll looking ahead to wvu. ;D

any suggestions where to find:

best ribs

best steak

best burgers

best pizza

best bars

best strip joints >

fwiw.....we have a rental car so distance is not much of a factor.

Ribs = Tampa Ale House... Maybe Lee Roy Selmon's

Steak = Berns

Pizza = CDB Pizza, right by our campus in case you want to check that out

Bar = MacDinton's Irish Pub

Strip Joins = Anywhere in Tampa

is cdb still owned by same guys as in 70's.it was the the best back than

[Economics_Nerd82]

looking forward to coming to tampa and meeting some great bull fans. i think we will give the bulls a decent game, maybe catch ya'll looking ahead to wvu. ;D

any suggestions where to find:

best ribs

best steak

best burgers

best pizza

best bars

best strip joints >

fwiw.....we have a rental car so distance is not much of a factor.

Ribs = Tampa Ale House... Maybe Lee Roy Selmon's

Steak = Berns

Pizza = CDB Pizza, right by our campus in case you want to check that out

Bar = MacDinton's Irish Pub

Strip Joins = Anywhere in Tampa

is cdb still owned by same guys as in 70's.it was the the best back than

From my understanding it is. But, I hear that second hand. Apparently the one in lakeland burned down and the original owner still owns the one by campus... something like that. I don't know. I just know it's a great place and great food.

[Bullistic]

Where is Big Johns Alabama BBQ??

[Bullistic]

and.. the pink poney has been gone for years

[Grateful Dad]

The CDB's in Lakeland opened back up.  I think it may be better now than before the fire.  I eat there for lunch once in a while.

[PingBull]

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best ribs[/td][td] First Choice Southern BBQ (in Brandon), Lee Roy Selmons[/td][/tr]

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best steak[/td][td] Berns, Charley's, Ruth's Chris, Capital Grille[/td][/tr]

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best burgers[/td][td] 5 Guys (by USF campus), Jake's Burgers & Milkshakes (N.Dale Mabry/Van Dyke Rd.)[/td][/tr]

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best pizza[/td][td] Eddie & Sams (best NY style, in downtown Tampa), CDB's (if you like Chicago style, by USF campus)[/td][/tr]

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best bars[/td][td] lots of good bars in Hyde Park/South Howard that are all within walking distance[/td][/tr]

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best strip joints >[/td][td] Mons Venus (I have never seen the 6 ft rule enforced)[/td][/tr]

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LOVE the Eddie & Sams reference...FANTASTIC NY Style Pizza (has to be the best cheese on any pizza in the area), the dough is incredible too (they actually use NYC water that is shipped down)...and all of their other entrees are great too...When I used to work downtown, I'd get 2 pepp slices everyday, love it.

[ChiTownBull]

From someone who grew up in Brooklyn trust me when I say Eddie and Sams is the real deal. If you want an authentic slice of NY pizza in Tampa it is the only place to go. We go every time we are back in town. The calzones and chicken parm roll (bubba roll) are phenomonal as well.

The bottled water they import is actually from upsate NY but then again that's where NYC gets its water supply from.

**** I'm hungry just thinking about the place. Used to drive from ray jay in st pete just for lunch back in the day.