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Restaurant Name: BIG JIM'S
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Address: 10395 Seminole Boulevard
Largo, Florida 33778
Phone Number: (727) 518-6201

Hours: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM Monday thru Thursday
11:00 AM to 11:00 PM Friday & Saturday
12:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday

Full bar with over 50 craft beers on tap…
Happy hour daily Monday to Friday…

Description of Restaurant:

This is a neighborhood GEM…A cozy Tavern feel…
With the amount of tourists visiting Clearwater…Should be a destination location…
Let me tell you why…

It's the food…

For instance, if you're from upstate New York you recognize their beef on a Weck
And WOW it's the real thing which I have eaten in Buffalo. (It was created by a local butcher).

But the big picture I think at Big Jim's is their barbecue Meats.
Superb quality and execution…


The Food…this is just a sampling of a large great menu…

WINGS wood-roasted from another planet. You'll dream about them…
And yes to regular wings – exemplary.
Regular 10 for $6.99. Wood roasted for $11.99.

BURGERS All half pound of succulent Angus beef…served with choice of side $9.99 to $11.99… Big Jim's BBQ slow-smoked over Applewood…All served with two sides plus cornbread or garlic bread…

Baby back ribs $24.99 the rack. $16.99 half…
The BBQ sampler plate gets you ribs, brisket, pulled pork @ $17.99.

Big Jim's Famous Oak grilled hand-cut Steaks…Served with two sides.
A great boneless ribeye 16 oz @ $26.99.
New York strip 12 oz @ $24.99.

And yes, yes, yes equally great chicken, fish, and pasta dishes. To please everyone's palate!

Did I tell you about the wood roasted wings??

HEARTY SANDWICHESA few of my favorites. They all come with Fries regular / sweet potato or coleslaw

The Philly cheesesteak sandwich rendition helped to build their Fame @ $11.99.

Their corned beef, pastrami, and brisket quality is reminiscent of the great New York delis. –  Piled high corned beef or pastrami @ $10.99. Succulent brisket @ $13.99.

And yes, yes Beef on Weck…Tender rare roast beef on a Toasted Kimmelweck Roll with Au Jus Horseradish and or Horsey Sauce @ $8.99. Choice of Wheat, Rye, Marble Rye, White or Kaiser Roll.

DESSERTS…Yes, desserts are worth the calories.


"The Love Chef" (Francis Anthony) is the author of several cookbooks and appears on local and national TV. You can find his cookbooks at Amazon.com and/or visit his website www.thelovechef.com. "Cooking With Love" and "The Love Chef" are registered trademarks.

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