Who has Tampa’s best ribs? We need your help: Tell us now!

In 2007, CL inaugurated an annual food phenomenon by pitting 64 of Tampa Bay's best pizza places against one another in a frenzy of slice-to-slice competition that eventually crowned one spot the best in the area. In 2008, burgers. In 2009, tacos.

For 2010, we're getting our hands dirty with something a little messier. Who has Tampa Bay's best ribs?

We've already started assembling the brackets, but we still need your help to fill the last few spots. From street-side barbecue stand to waterfront restaurant, we want to know who serves the best pork ribs around. Dry-rubbed or sauced, smoked or braised, CL will take all you can offer and more to find the absolute best of the Bay.

Tweet (@cl_food), comment in this post, or drop us a line and tell us who smokes 'em like a post-coital Marlboro. Then we'll give you the opportunity to vote for the best.

Don't know where to go for ribs? No worries: You will soon.

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(Photo by foodista/flickr.com.)

This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2010.