4 Rivers Smokehouse

4.3
2011 reviews

About

Barbecue RestaurantRestaurantDessert ShopCaterer
We’re turning up the fun with new hours that’ll keep your weekends smokin’! NOW Open on Sundays: Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Lakeland, Longwood, Tallahassee, Tampa, UCF, Winter Garden, Winter Park, Coral Springs, South Tampa, and Orange Park. All locations have extended hours on Friday & Saturday, open until 9pm Join us for smokin' good weekends. We look forward to serving you! Founded in Florida in 2009, 4 Rivers Smokehouse is a family-owned business specializing in slow-smoked barbecue, homestyle sides, and fresh desserts made daily in our bakery. South Tampa was the tenth Smokehouse to open in the Sunshine State and is located just down the road from Raymond James Stadium, downtown, the bay, and the Florida Aquarium. It’s also located only a couple of miles from the University of Tampa. John’s commitment to bold flavor twists and creative ingredient combinations has garnered numerous accolades for the 4R signature style of BBQ, including being named the 2020 "South's Best BBQ" joint by Southern Living.

Details

  • Dine-inAvailable
  • DeliveryAvailable
  • TakeoutAvailable
  • Accepts reservationsNot available

Location

4 Rivers Smokehouse
14330 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL
33618, United States

Hours

Reviews

4.3
2,011 reviews
5 stars
1,335
4 stars
342
3 stars
128
2 stars
75
1 star
131
  • DK
    Dustin Krein
    1 day ago
    5.0
    I've always enjoyed this place. Great barbecue, great culture. Good people, and great flavor!
  • CR
    Chris R
    3 days ago
    3.0
    Maybe it’s a regional thing, but the brisket, which was very good, is actually chuck roast.
  • VH
    Vicki Hendrickson
    Oct 12, 2025
    1.0
    I was surprised to hear that this place had won some type of award. This Cajun was born and raised in the South and the food is a joke. The HOT BBQ sauce is sweet (not my favorite) AND definitely not hot. As for the sides, both of my grandmothers would've gotten up and walked out right along with me. I think I'll stick with Hungry Harry's in Land O' Lakes. They don't offer smoked turkey (my favorite and why I wanted to check 4 Rivers out in the first place and was the only thing that was very good) but the sides are true southern cooking. Plus, they offer all you can eat specials during the week if you're into that sort of thing.
  • AS
    Anthony Spehr
    Oct 10, 2025
    1.0
    If you're looking for Smokey wings this is not the place. They were warmed up in a convection oven and dry and flavorless. No wonder they want to sauce them for you. This place is🚮🚮🚮I wasted $20 on food I threw away because it was horrible. Never again
  • LI
    lauren ingignoli
    Sep 30, 2025
    1.0
    If I could give this place 0 stars I would. I don’t ever write reviews and don’t typically like to be an asshole or have super high standards. This was me and my husbands first time here eating yesterday and I ordered the 1x2 combo with brisket and broccoli side along with cornbread. He ordered the potato bowl with brisket. When i received my food it was on a tray and the brisket wasent even brisket. It was pink and soaking wet almost as if they tried to mircowave it, it had no crust and no flavor. What i thought was cheesy broccoli was a mashed up muffin in my cup. You don’t even find this side on their website, i ate 2 bites of meat and couldnt eat the rest. My husbands food came and this potato bowl was suspose to have bits of potato, brisket and some other bits kinda like a chiplote bowl. It smelled rancid, when I smelled it i figured maybe it was cheese they added? Come to find out there is no cheese in this bowl, he tasted it and it tasted exactly how it smells. He stated it tasted like its sat for says and 30 mins after we left he threw up. We went to urgent care as he could not stop puking and he has FOOD POISONING. He is still puking today, the manager and cook was arguing when we ordered so I believe there was so disfunction happening. I have since put in a dispute for the charge which was not cheap $34 dollars for meals we could not eat. Very disappointed as we were excited to try this place and will not be ever coming back, my husband is disabled and now has food poisoning because they served him OLD food. We came here because of the good reviews, I did also try to call and speak to a manager about the issue and no one will answer. 0 stars