Hungry Harry's Famous Barbecue

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Hungry Harry's Famous Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Land o' Lakes, Florida, United States. [1] Established in 1985 on U.S. 41, it is considered a landmark [2] and features in community celebrations and fundraisers. [3] Owner Harry Wright serves on the board of the Suncoast Harvest Food Bank and was grand marshal of the community's annual Flapjack Festival parade in 2005. [4]

The restaurant is on 5.8 acres including 350 feet of lake frontage. The business also operates a catering food truck business. [5] [6] and opened a location in Seffner in 2005. [3] [7] It was selected by a Land o' Lakes School as one of Land o' Lakes's "seven wonders" along with the Land o' Lakes Library, Land o' Lakes Recreation Center WalMart, Target, Oakstead Elementary School and the McDonald's with motorcycles in the play area. [8] The St. Petersburg Times noted in 2010 that while Seffner was without a Starbucks or Panera Bread, the Hungry Harry's "just added 'red neck nachos' to the menu." [9]

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  1. ↑ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/22789088.html?dids=22789088:22789088&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+29%252C+1996&author=WES+PLATT&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Hungry+Harry's+gets+raved+review+for+its+barbecue+Series%253A+Taste%253B+PASCO+TO+GO&pqatl=google [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Scaled-down Hungry Harry's reopens [STATE Edition] St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg, Fla. WES PLATT June 29, 1997 Page: 4 Section: NORTH OF TAMPA
  3. 1 2 MICHELLE JONES Famous barbecue taste going places; The owner of Hungry Harry's Famous Bar-B-Que is firing up the grill in Seffner. September 14, 2005
  4. ↑ Lisa Buie Hungry Harry's Famous Bar-B-Que escapes economy's death grip — for now January 22, 2009 Tampa Bay Times
  5. ↑ Lisa Buie Despite 'for sale' sign, Hungry Harry's in Land o' Lakes not closing November 18, 2008 Tampa Bay Times
  6. ↑ [Mother Nature tosses a curve to ballplayers Series:] St. Petersburg Times - Mar 6, 1998
  7. ↑ Briefs: Barbecue lovers can dine closer to home By MICHELLE JONES and LETITIA STEIN September 16, 2005 St. Pete Times
  8. ↑ MICHELE MILLER [SEVEN WONDERS CLOSE TO HOME AND HEART] [NORTH Edition] St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg, Fla. Nov 7, 2007 Page: 3 PASCO TIMES section Text Word Count: 1015
  9. ↑ WHY I'M PROUD TO CALL SEFFNER MY HOME St. Petersburg Times - Sep 17, 2010

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