Big Lee's Serious About BBQ in Ocala
Brisket, burnt ends, ribs and pulled pork from Food Network's Master of 'Cue, Rashad Jones, at 2611 SW 19th Avenue Rd, Suite 100, Ocala, FL 34471. Open Tuesday through Sunday; closed Mondays.
Big Lee's Serious About BBQ is a small-batch barbecue restaurant at 2611 SW 19th Avenue Rd, Suite 100, Ocala, FL 34471, phone (352) 670-2972. Owner and pitmaster Rashad Jones won Food Network's BBQ Brawl and beat Bobby Flay. The menu centers on brisket, burnt ends, ribs, pulled pork, sausage and chicken. Hours are 11 AM to 7 PM Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday, 11 AM to 8 PM Friday and Saturday, closed Monday.
Where is Big Lee's Serious About BBQ in Ocala?
Big Lee's Serious About BBQ is at 2611 SW 19th Avenue Rd, Suite 100, Ocala, FL 34471, in a shopping plaza on Ocala's southwest side near the SW College Road (State Road 200) corridor and Paddock Mall. The phone number on the restaurant's website is (352) 670-2972. Its Google Business Profile lists the restaurant as Big Lee's - Serious About BBQ, a barbecue restaurant with dine-in, takeout and delivery.
The restaurant is the brick-and-mortar home of a business that began as a food truck in Ocala; the restaurant opened on July 4, 2023, and the food trucks still run alongside it. The website describes the food as "handcrafted, small batch barbecue" under the motto "Quality Food. Genuine Hospitality."
Big Lee's is one of the locally owned smokehouses in our guide to the best BBQ in Ocala, alongside Fat Boy's BBQ on E Silver Springs Blvd and Artman Country Smokehouse in Summerfield.
Address, Phone & Hours
Ocala, FL 34471
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Thursday | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
Hours as posted on the restaurant's website. Meats are cooked in small batches and can sell out before closing.
What to Know Before Visiting Big Lee's BBQ
A pitmaster with a Food Network trophy case, a small-batch kitchen, and barbecue that runs out when it runs out.
Master of 'Cue and the Sauce That Beat Bobby Flay
Owner and pitmaster Rashad Jones won Food Network's Guy's Big Project in 2017, hosted the Food Network series Eat, Sleep, BBQ, won BBQ Brawl in 2022 to become the Master of 'Cue, and then beat Bobby Flay on Beat Bobby Flay with his blueberry barbecue sauce. The restaurant sells that sauce as Blueberry Moonshine BBQ Sauce ($10), labeled on the menu as "the sauce that beat bobby flay!"
Named for Uncle Leon, "Big Lee"
The name honors Leon, the uncle of Jones' wife, who cooked barbecue in Greenwood in the Mississippi Delta and shared his smoker techniques with Jones before his death in October 2012. Jones writes on the restaurant's About page that Uncle Leon's generosity still shapes how the trucks and restaurant feed people today.
Once It's Gone, It's Gone
Big Lee's cooks at full capacity in small batches, and its website warns that many of its proteins need at least 24 hours to prepare and smoke, so they cannot be replaced once they sell out. The advice for out-of-town visitors is to arrive around 11:30 AM or earlier, review the menu ahead of time, and bring a cooler or insulated bag for meat by the pound headed home.
Food Trucks and Catering
The food trucks post daily locations and hours on Facebook and Instagram (@mybigleesbbq); some stops have picnic tables, and the website's food truck calendar lists upcoming events. Catering orders are placed through the catering menu on the website, which offers scheduled pickup or delivery, or by email to catering.mybigleesbbq@gmail.com. See our Ocala food trucks and catering in Ocala guides for more options.
The Menu at Big Lee's Serious About BBQ
The menu posted at mybigleesbbq.com is organized into sandwich combos, meats by the pound, pit plates, family meals, specials, sides and sweets, drinks and bottled sauces. Brisket and burnt ends are the house specialties; a half pound of either is $17 and a full pound is $35, and the Massive Brisket AND Burnt Ends Plate is $22. A Family Meal is $75, and the Mr. Yes Feast for Two, described as a sample of all of the meats, is $40. Specials include birria tacos, with a Taco Tuesday Feast of 10 birria tacos for $30. Prices are as posted in October 2026 and can change.
Meats by the Pound
Half or full pound, fresh from the pit.
- Brisket, chopped or sliced: $17 half / $35 full
- Burnt ends: $17 half / $35 full
- Ribs: $17 half slab / $33 whole slab
- Sausage: $14 half / $27 full
- Pulled pork: $12 half / $23 full
- Rib tips: $10 half pound / $19 pound
- Chicken: $11 half / $19 full
Pit Plates
Little or Big plates with sides.
- Brisket or burnt ends plate: $18 Little / $20 Big
- Massive Brisket AND Burnt Ends Plate: $22
- Rib plate: $18 Little / $20 Big
- Pulled pork plate: $16 Little / $18 Big
- Sausage plate: $16 Little / $18 Big
- Chicken plate: $17 Big
Sandwich Combos
Served with one side unless noted.
- Brisket sandwich combo, chopped or sliced: $17
- Rib sandwich combo, on the bone: $16
- Pulled pork sandwich combo: $15
- Sausage sandwich combo: $15
- Carolina Bull (pulled pork topped with coleslaw and tangy sauce, no side): $12
Sides, Sweets and Drinks
Sides are $5.50 each as a half-pint or individual portion.
- Baked beans, mac and cheese, coleslaw, seasoned fries, corn nuggets, fried okra, Mexican street corn
- Banana pudding: $5.50
- Big Lee's Tea: $5; fountain drinks $3 small / $3.50 large
Two loaded dishes fall under a section the menu calls "Meat" the Family: The Deacon ($14), seasoned fries topped with slow-smoked pulled pork and the house "serious sauce," and Kathy ($9), scratch-made mac and cheese stuffed with smoked brisket. Bottled sauces for the pantry are Blueberry Moonshine BBQ Sauce ($10), Flame Tang Sauce ($9) and Sweet Sauce ($9), along with Sweet Heat Candied Pecans ($11).
For a brisket comparison across town, see Mission BBQ on SW College Rd; for Florida's own chain, see Sonny's BBQ in Ocala. The full rundown is in our best BBQ in Ocala guide.
Getting to Big Lee's From Downtown Ocala and the SR 200 Corridor
SW 19th Avenue Road sits just off SW College Road (State Road 200) on Ocala's southwest side, and 2611 SW 19th Avenue Rd is in a plaza a short drive from Paddock Mall and the restaurant row along SR 200, southwest of the downtown square. The suite number is 100; the website's Get Directions link uses the full address with the suite.
Big Lee's has an Order Online option for pickup on its website, and the Google Business Profile lists dine-in, takeout and delivery. Because the dining room closes at 7 PM most nights and 8 PM on Friday and Saturday, it works better as a lunch or early-dinner stop than a late one. Browse more options in our Ocala dining guide.
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Big Lee's Serious About BBQ en Ocala: dirección, horario y menú
Big Lee's Serious About BBQ es un restaurante de barbacoa ahumada en pequeños lotes ubicado en 2611 SW 19th Avenue Rd, Suite 100, Ocala, FL 34471, en el Condado de Marion; su teléfono es (352) 670-2972. El dueño y pitmaster Rashad Jones ganó el programa BBQ Brawl de Food Network, con el título de Master of 'Cue, y venció a Bobby Flay en Beat Bobby Flay. El menú se centra en brisket, burnt ends, costillas, cerdo desmenuzado, salchicha y pollo; media libra de brisket o burnt ends cuesta $17 y la libra completa $35, el plato Massive Brisket AND Burnt Ends cuesta $22 y las guarniciones cuestan $5.50 cada una. El horario publicado en su sitio web es de martes a jueves de 11 a.m. a 7 p.m., viernes y sábado de 11 a.m. a 8 p.m. y domingo de 11 a.m. a 7 p.m.; cierra los lunes. El negocio también opera food trucks en el área de Ocala, cuya ubicación diaria se publica en Facebook e Instagram (@mybigleesbbq), y ofrece servicio de catering.