
From the time that it opened in 2020, Bubbaâs 33, the elevated sports bar and restaurant concept from your friends at (and located next to) Texas Roadhouse off S.R. 56, has been a popular place with New Tampa and Wesley Chapel residents for its great food and craft cocktails at very fair prices and its TVs-everywhere sports bar feel. It also offers great music video channels to keep everyone upbeat and having fun.
Bubbaâs is a place for everyone from rabid adult NFL and NHL fans to families with young children and the made-from-scratch menu literally offers something for everyone.
Letâs Talk Food First!
The menu at Bubbaâs hasnât changed much since it first opened but thatâs probably because so many of the long-time offerings have proven to be so popular.

For âParty Starters,â the Big OâRings (photo left) are always sliced fresh, hand-battered and fried crisp, served with the delectable Bubbaâs sauce (which is like a cross between thousand island dressing and remoulade sauce). Photographer Charmaine George also loves the Shotgun Shrimp, which are lightly breaded shrimp topped with a creamy, spicy sauce and topped with green onions that the menu says, âYou wonât want to share.â
Other Party Starters include Crooked Fried Cheese, Layered Cheese Fries, a Chorizo sausage Queso Dip and Crispy Fried Pickles.
Bubbaâs also has great wings, available with eight different sauces and two different dry seasonings.
Salad and âSeinfeldâ fans have to love âThe Big Salad,â which is, like, âa really big salad with a lot of stuff in it.â There also are Italian Chopped, Grilled Chicken (or Chicken Tender), Salmon and Kale Quinoa salads on the menu, but Jannah and I love to just get a side salad with our meals, with Bubbaâs zesty balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Our favorite items on the âHearty Dinnersâ menu include the Southern Fried Chicken breast and garlic mashed potatoes (I get the creamy white gravy on the side), the California Chicken (grilled chicken topped with avocado, pico de gallo and jack cheese; we also order the honey lime sauce on the side) and the two Texas Roadhouse-quality ribeye steaks â the Grilled 12-oz. Ribeye and the Signature 14-oz. Ribeye shown above right, which is marinated in a StarbucksÂź espresso signature blend. Among the many sides are great sweet potato fries, steamed broccoli and mac nâcheese.



Great Sandwiches!
Even Bubbaâs 33âs Hand-Crafted Sandwiches are special, from the Philly Cheesesteak and Chicken Phillys to the Fried Fish (cod) sandwich, which is fried in a house-made Samuel AdamsÂź Boston Lager batter.
Mine and Jannahâs favorite burgers at Bubbaâs are the Classic Cheeseburger (we add crispy bacon to it) and the bacon grind bacon cheeseburger. We prefer the Classic because itâs one thick patty, instead of the two-patty bacon grind burgers.
Charmaineâs favorite is the Bacon Guacamole burger (with sweet potato fries) on the next page. She says the guacamole and pepper jack cheese are perfect complements to the crispy bacon.
Italian Specialties!

One of the things that sets Bubbaâs 33 apart from most other sports bars/restaurants is its variety of Italian specialties, from Signature Pastas (including favorites like layered Lasagna and Chicken Parmesan Pasta), as well as a huge variety of Homemade, Stone-Baked Pizzas.
Although, as a native New Yawka, I canât call the pizzas âtrue NY style,â I will say that the crusts are always crispy, whether you get the Buffalo chicken, the âDickie Vâ (named for sportcaster and former college basketball coach Dick Vitale, it combines Italian sausage, cherry peppers, fresh basil, grated parmesan and a garlic buttered crust. âItâs awesome, baby!â), or my current favorite, the âMeaty Meatyâ (with bacon, homemade Italian sausage and pepperoni). There are even âArtisanâ options like Goat Cheese Arugula and Italian Margherita pizzas.
And, while I canât call this a truly Italian pasta dish, our favorite pasta option may be the Chicken & Bacon Mac Nâ Cheese (photo below), which features a blend of five cheeses, grated parmesan and sprinkled with bread crumbs.

Music Bingo!
On our most recent visit, Jannah and I attended Bubbaâs 33âs super-fun âMusic Bingo Tuesdayâ event. It starts at 7 p.m., is free to enter and you can win from gift certificates for $5-$20 off and other swag. But honestly, itâs not about the prizes.
Your host, Jerry, gives out Bingo cards with four games on them and each game has a theme (âGuys & Girls,â âLive, Love & Hate,â etc.). Everyone has all of each gameâs songs on their cards, but you have to mark them when they are played and there are multiple ways (across, up & down, 4 corners, etc.) to win. You just have to be the first to yell âBingoâ when you complete each way to win. The really fun thing about it is that even if you donât know all of the songs yourself, no one minds telling you, since no one has the same order of the songs on their cards.
In other words, if you donât âgetâ it, go try it!
Bubbaâs 33 also has Monday Madness ($8.99 for almost any burger) and Tuesday Pizza Night (when any 12â pizza is just $10.99) specials.
Bubbaâs 33 is located at 26340 Silver Maple Pkwy. It is open every day for lunch & dinner. For more info, call (813) 522-5090 or visit Bubbas33.com.