Do you think a restaurant named for a hulking football player from Oklahoma (and the first Tampa Bay Buccaneer to be enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame) serves: A) Small portions of vegetarian cuisine; B) Nouveau California fusion food; or C) Giant portions of Southern soul food?

If you guessed C, you're right. Lee Roy Selmon's (backed by the popular Outback chain of restaurants) offers a menu of down-home favorites, some based upon the recipes of Mama Selmon herself (who raised two other football players: Lucious Jr. and Dewey). Appetizers include smokin' quesadillas (with pork or chicken) and fried oysters Lee Roy. Entrees include country-fried steak, fried chicken, crawfish-stuffed fried catfish, burgers, steaks and Mama's meatloaf. But the big draw card here is the barbecue, and just driving past this place gives you a scent of what it's all about.. Two smokers churn out everything from St. Louis style pork ribs that are slow smoked for eight hours to Southern-style barbecued chicken and beef brisket that's seasoned and smoked for half a day.

Sides include corn bread pudding and grits with bacon and cheese. Lest you think only those of big appetite are welcome, it should be pointed out that there is a "lighter side" section of the menu, featuring dishes like Georgia peach salad and Selmon chopped salad. The decor is what you'd expect: lots of football memorabilia and Southern knickknacks. Entrees range from $10 to $20.

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