(954) 522-5046
1236 S Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33316
26.107
-80.137
Neighborhoods: Poinciana Park, South
What People Are Saying About Tom Jenkins Bar-B-Q
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – Inside, this humble spot is decorated with a mix of music memorabilia and country trinkets, with seating provided by picnic tables indoors and outdoors. It's Southern comfort food at great prices. Spare ribs, baby back ribs and chicken are grilled over wood and doused with a molasses and honey sauce developed from family recipes of the two owners. Side dishes, such as macaroni and cheese and collard greens, are homemade and definitely not low fat. Save a little room for the sweet potato pie.
03/04/09
the best ever!
by CSMobileUser
this is by far one of my favourite food ever! The baby back ribs at tom Jenkins are so delicious tender and juicy.
11/12/08
Best BBQ in Florida
by bbqisart
I love barbecue. When I travel for business or pleasure, I search for the best BBQ in the city and the next time I visit I try another. I have ate BBQ in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Delray, West Palm Beach, Stuart, Vero, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Melbourne, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa. Florida has some great BBQ restaurants, and some so-so BBQ, but I have never found BBQ that was on par with Tom Jenkins. Tom Jenkins has a sauce that is so amazing I would eat it on dirt. I am surprised that Tom Jenkins sells their sauce by the bottle because in an pinch this sauce can transform average BBQ into good BBQ. Since my office is in Miami, I keep a bottle in our office fridge and must confess I have used it on rotisserie chicken from Pollo Tropical and Publix. The chicken at Tom Jenkins is a thing of beauty. The breast meat at Jenkins is as tender and moist as the dark meat of a regular BBQ. I have no idea how they get chicken this moist and tender. Then they put on their sauce. It is the best BBQ chicken I have ever had. On a 1 to 10 scale my rating for their food is as follows: Sauce 10, Chicken 10, Ribs 8.5, Pork sandwich 9, Mac and Cheese 10, Baked Beans 9, Ice Tea 9 (their sweet tea is so sweet it could injure a diabetic). On the walls of Tom Jenkins are rave reviews from Ocean Drive Magazine, Florida Trend, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, New Times and the Miami Herald. Barbecue lovers who reside in Ft. Lauderdale have no idea how good they have it.
- Pros: Amazing sauce, chicken, mac & cheese
- Cons: They need to open a Miami Location
09/25/06
Service is terrible, nasty employees, avoid at all cost
by buster3006
Non existing customer service, employees have a terrible arrogant attitude. Food is not that bad, but the employees make it a less than memorable experience. I will never return. Im 55 year old and never in my life have I gone to a place with such terrible service.
The Details on Tom Jenkins Bar-B-Q
Where to Sit:
You might want to consider takeout. There are only a handful of tables inside and out, and they're often occupied.
Category:
Smoking Permitted:
No
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