Wicked Oak Barbeque is getting the Guy Fieri treatment.
The popular Seminole Heights spot, located at 6607 N Florida Ave., announced on social media yesterday that it will be featured on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”
“We’ve been keeping a bit of a secret y’all. Wicked Oak is going to be featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives!,” wrote founder and owner Felix “Bubba” Flores. “It was an honor to have Guy Fieri in the Wicked Oak kitchen and we can’t wait for y’all to see what we cooked up for him.”
The episode will air on Food Network next Friday, Nov. 6, at 9 p.m.
Featuring signature eats like loaded mac and cheese, BBQ fries and nachos, pulled chicken and pork sandwiches and more, Wicked Oak has seen a lot of momentum since it first opened in 2020, securing a Best of the Bay Reader’s Choice award for “Best Ribs” in 2021, launching a new food truck in 2023 and landing a vendor spot at Benchmark International Arena.
There’s been a lot of Guy Fieri sightings around Tampa Bay recently. Besides Wicked Oak, quite a few other Tampa favorites have been visited by the “Mayor of Flavortown,” including Cousin Vinny’s, Boozy Pig, and Supernatural, to name a few.
Over the years, Fieri has been a somewhat regular fixture of the Tampa Bay food scene, stopping at a number of local favorites like Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish and Keegans Seafood Grill.
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This article appears in Oct. 22 – 28, 2026.
