Pride of the South BBQ

Unbelievable taste and unending satisfaction from this place. I leave full and happy every time. The food is savory and rich — easily best BBQ I’ve ever had. They really know their stuff! Always my first stop for BBQ. Pride will leave you wanting more, and I guarantee you’ll come back.
Fair warning though: if you’re in a hurry, try something else. They take their time with their food, as they should. Should be treated as a sit-​down restaurant.

Excellent bbq. Went on sat afternoon and had order delivered across the street to 420 tiki bar. Nice touch. We had pulled pork brisket and Turkey sandwiches. All good. Keep it local folks and non corporate. Kudos!

Ordered the «Trio». Pulled pork, ribs and brisket with 2 sides, the beans and slaw. Simply outstanding, will absolutely return! WOW

I have decided that this BBQ place is in my top 3 of BBQ faves. My other tops are in St. SImon Island, GA & Chicago, IL.
We shared the beef brisket and the baby back ribs. Both of them were so so good! I think out of the two I liked the beef brisket better, but both were amazing. I also tried all of their sauces, and liked all of them. None better than the other.
The two sides we had were corn and fried green tomatoes. They were a big serving of each and came with the two meat combo. My favorite was the fried green tomatoes. I would have loved to try a lot of the other sides like fried corn on the cob, collard greens, and Mac and cheese. I guess we will come back and try them later.
It is a small place and definitely the owner cooks with his Heart and embraced his southern origins. We felt very comfortable!
If you have a taste for BBQ in Sarasota, check them out!

Dined at Pride of the South BBQ in Sarasota with a friend this past week and was very pleasantly surprised. We tried 4 of their meats and three of the sides. The Ribs were wonderful, possibly the best I’ve ever eaten; meaty, smokey, crisp, tender, and very moist. The Pulled Pork was excellent. The Brisket was just OK; savory and smokey, but a bit overcooked and dry. A real surprise was the Smoked Meatloaf, which was great! Now the sides: I am very happy to report that the Coleslaw was excellent; nicely shredded mixed cabbage with just a hint of both sweet and sour. The Hand-​Cut Fries were great, served crispy and hot! The Collard Greens were a bit disappointing, appearing to come from a can and containing an off-​putting flavor — maybe dehydrated onion? I had inquired about the Fried Green Tomatoes and decided against them due to their being previously frozen. There are a number of Sauces that were just OK for my taste — all a bit too sweet, none really adequately piquant, with the Hickory flavored being the most pleasing to both me and my dining companion. The portions here are quite large, with leftovers providing at least two additional meals. Service is minimal with a small staff, yet efficient and very pleasant. The décor is adequate and appropriate for the area, with the excellent food taking center stage — as it should. I will return whenever possible; hopeful that the Collard Greens and Fried Green Tomatoes will be homemade and that I can give that 5^th star.

Where are you guys? It’s 7:45 on a Saturday. We wanted your delicious food but you’re not open. :(

Happened upon this place and decided to give them a try.
Joann had the pulled pork sandwich and she enjoyed it
I had the baby back rub which were very tasty although a tiny bit dry, over all I will have them again
The coleslaw was bland though, needed something
Mac and cheese was ok

We came here while visiting the area because of Unilocal reviews. When you drive up to the restaurant, it doesn’t look like much. The inside is small and you order at the counter then sit and wait for your food. The food is delivered to your table and BAM! The most wonderful, smokey, fall off the bone ribs you can imagine are in front of you. The chicken wings are not just fried like other places, they also have a smokey taste. They have several sauces to choose from. Our favorite was the sweet sauce. The «tater salad» was incredible. With every bite I was trying to figure out what was in it that made it taste so special. Baked beans and corn bread were delicious also.
There were only two people working there and they were working hard. They were both very pleasant even though they were so busy.
Give your mouth a treat and eat here.

Enjoyed a great dinner here while on spring break. This place is a winner. This may sound crazy but the meatloaf was over the moon. We talked with the pit master and for some reason we missed the smoked chicken wings. You won’t be disappointed. Brisket is good, baby back ribs, those you should try. Fries are outstanding. Can’t say enough good things about this place, we will go back when we are in town.

I LOVE BBQ and this place is awesome! The service Top notch Mike was very nice and explained the menu to us. We had both types of Ribs, Chicken, Cornbread, Mac n cheese, Collard Greens, Fried Green tomatoes, and Corn. All of the food was amazing!

I always keep my rating based on food, because why should a business owner suffer because an employee maybe just had a crappy day. I’ll preface with that.
The Pulled pork and potato salad were my favorites! I loved that they had a large selection of BBQ sauces to choose from. The baked beans could use more beans and less sauce but were delicious either way (and contained meat for extra flavor). The brisket was flavorful. The coleslaw was a perfect blend, not too sweet. Overall it was a good tasting meal.
My dad and I read a review and drove pretty far to get there by 7:30PM to try and get a table but the chairs were all up on all of the tables and the woman working the counter said that you could only get to go orders from 7:30 to 8:00PM. That should be something on your website. We ended up having to sit outside on a park bench outside of the neighboring laundromat which made things a little tricky but we wanted to eat our food hot since we came from far away. As we got in the car we realized that we were done by 8:00 and the employees were still in there.
The food was good but the woman with the dreads had a very unpleasant disposition. You should also make people aware that your dining area actually closes a half hour before your hours state.

One word says it all UNBELIEVABLE!
Had the smoked turkey and beans on the side. Super with an awesome staff and super quality stuff.
And the best Grillbilly around.
WILL BE BACK…

We enjoyed amazing ribs and smoked chicken wings. One thing I didn’t expect was great side dishes, Best Collard green and fried corn on the cob. Never tasted anything like it. The people were real nice and helpful. They were running out of ribs that evening and they supplemented our meals with a large portion of smoked chicken wings. They have before 7PM specials which is a great bargain. The food is memorable and I can’t wait for my visit next year. They smoke their meats right in the parking lot so it is real fresh. It is a BYOB establishment.

WOW ! What a surprise. This place is outstanding. So far I’ve had the pulled pork, brisket, meatloaf, ribs, Mac n cheese and fries. Everything is wonderful. It’s cooked (smoked) perfectly.
The portions are HUGE ! (which may explain the slightly higher than average prices). Most people will get at least 2 meals out of the combos. We spoke with the manager who carefully explained some of the special ways they go about preparing the food to make it so good.
They offer 4 or 5 different BBQ sauces. A very minor critique would be that except for 1, the sauces all seem fairly similar. I really like the style of the BBQ sauces but I would like a hotter choice or a smokier choice.
I have only eaten here twice so far but I am 100% certain that I’ll be back a lot more. I still have to try the chicken and some other options. Now if only they served beer. Then it would be PERFECT !

Man o man… I cannot say enough how good this place was. Found it by accident when visiting the Polish Deli store across the street but the first whiff of BBQ smoke coming from this joint quickly caught our attention. We were all hungry so my wife, myself, and a friend decided to try them out right on the spot. We only had the ribs and their sides sampler platter, but we were all blown away by the food. Authentic smoked ribs falling off the bone, and awesome baked beans, mac’n cheese, and cornbread. We already decided to go again very soon to test the brisket, which they claim is even better than their ribs. They have both lunch and dinner specials which are awesome. They actually open at 11am, not 11:30 as listed by Unilocal

I love the smoked meatloaf sandwich, along with the cornbread, and *real* bottled Coke, imported from Mexico.

Finally a legit BBQ place in town! I was in the mood for some wings and decided to try this place. I ordered a dozen wings naked, half chicken with fried corn on the cob with corn bread. Everything was so spot on that I called them back just to tell them how great everything was and how I will NEVER order wings from another restaurant again. There is NO comparison. I can’t wait to try the other goodies in the menu ASAP.
Sometimes I wish I had two stomachs. LOL
Pride of the South def. has something to be proud of!

5 Stars for incredible BBQ–
We chose this place due to its location and the Unilocal reviews. As usual, the Unilocal reviews were spot on. Excellent BBQ and the owner was incredibly nice even after a long day of running the steady restaurant himself. I chose the wings (hot) and they were amazing. The size of the wings was impressive but even more than that was the homemade hot and tangy sauce that they were smothered in. Makes my mouth water just thinking about them. Also had the collard greens and they were very good too. We will definitely be back.

This is my new favorite barbecue in the area. Seven of us ate here and everyone raved about the food. The favorite were the ribs, which had a honey-​butter glaze. They were to die for. The brisket, pulled pork and chicken were also outstanding. The sides of Mac and cheese, fried green tomatoes and baked beans were delicious. The only down side was the interior.

By far my favorite bbq place in Sarasota. Brisket is AWESOME… tender, juicy, flavorful and you can cut it with a fork. Sides are great too. Definitely try the mac n cheese and fried green tomatoes. We have always had fast and friendly service and the guy who does all the barbequing always comes to the table to see if we are enjoying our food. Southern hospitality at its finest!