Jax's Longest Operating BBQ Joints

4. Rib Shack Real Pit Bar-B-Q - 1972



The Rib Shack was founded in Jacksonville in 1972. Over the last 25 years, Mike and Michele Whitley have operated this longtime southside institution. This restaurant hasn’t become a chain, and can be found on Baymeadows Road, just east of San Jose Boulevard.

The Shack is famous for their fried squash, their selection of homemade sauces and sides, and of course, their Bar-B-Q. Many of the customers are regulars at this restaurant, and a large portion of the staff has been there for years.



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