Historic Miami BBQ joint Original Uncle Tom’s Barbecue has closed after nearly 80 years due to unsafe building code violations.
It looks like Uncle Tom’s Barbecue, Miami’s oldest barbecue pit, is closed for good. Miami-Dade County posted an “Unsafe Building” notice on the front door in September 2025. The restaurant has been dark ever since. Yet, nobody from the restaurant has said anything.
By early April 2026, people driving Calle Ocho and on social media were piecing it together: a dark sign, a “renovating” banner in the window, and the Notice to Vacate on the front door…