JF Kicks Bar & Grille

The new management has really moved fast in taking the place in a new direction by offering great food, a great and expanding craft brew selection, some of the best local musicians in town play there and the staff is world class!

My run group meets here and I love the outdoor spot but the food is bland and, unless Colleen is our server, the service is spotty at best. They seem to have a high rate of turnover for waitresses, which is perplexing because the place is hardy busy anymore. Last summer it was pretty packed but died down to nothing in the winter. Now this summer, with the exception of a couple of nights and a few regulars at the bar, it’s dead. And yet they still screw up orders, forget to bring orders out, and tonight the waitress kept walking past us when we tried to ask for the check. Finally had to go inside and settle the bill but almost just walked out period. I love my running group but I don’t see how this place will survive another winter.

First time going to this place that I somehow have never gone to in the last 7+ years I’ve lived in Valrico. Bartender was very attentive and upbeat, but the food was just «meh». I ordered a hamburger, by the way. Would probably only go for drinks.

I chose to wait until the second trip before giving a review.
The first trip I received jerk chicken that was completely plain. It wasn’t even salted properly. The second trip was for beef nachos that were very very dry. And the raw oysters were not prepared correctly. I didn’t think you could get that wrong.
It’s bar food plain and simple, but there are plenty of other options out there for better food.
Just be cautious if you want to give them a try.
On a good note the servers were attentive. My beer never ran out.

Don’t care much for this place. staff was great food wasn’t…no taste and took forever… hope this fix it…

Hands down, the best wings I’ve had outside of Buffalo. If you’re in Florida and want a taste of Buffalo, head here. Bar was lively during happy hour on a Wednesday and music was too loud. Draft selections leaves a lot to be desired.

The absolute worst place. The service was dad ordered a beer took twenty-​five minute yo get it. Will not come here again.

Ugh. I have no issues with the service. All the staff was kind and attentive. However the food needs flavor. I had the chicken piccata. Chicken cooked well pasta and veggies were good but the sauce was a glop of gross. No flavor and looked the mush. Second though the tiki bar is secluded, it has a horrible smoke smell. I swear it never gets cleaned. Seriously needs to be washed. No scrubbed. And the music I listened to was mediocre at best.
What can make it better.
Flavor
Music
And a good scrubbing.

Good place to go sit outside and grab a drink by their fire when it’s a little chilly outside! Down to earth bar and very friendly staff!

I really liked this place. It was a quiet place when we arrived, and we were there only for drinks. The bartender was friendly, and was there asking me if I wanted another drink before the last sip of the previous beer was done. And… OH MY GAWD they have buzztime trivia! The dining room was very nice, but it seemed that it almost didn’t match with the rest of the sports bar like atmosphere. They had various little bar video games, a pool table, and a very nice porch that you could go out and smoke on. I am not sure that this would be the place I would go and dine in, but I think it was definitely worth drinking at.

Dont even go, racist, out with some friends, asked for a virgin drink, they asked us to leave…

Only been once but the food was bland (burger had no taste), service was only so so, and the whole place smelled like beer.
We did go back one night to sit at the tiki bar out back but left after a few minutes when we couldn’t get the bar tender to give us the time of day.
If I ever get talked into going back I’ll have to ask the customers what they like most about the place because it always seems to be busy.

Great food every time… get the cheesy garlic dip appetizer… yummy! I hear the dollar tacos on Sunday nights are great as well! (Typical American crunchy tacos)

Went for my grandmother’s 70^th birthday. They have an outside area that is tented over with awesome seating arrangements with cozy heaters to keep the cold off but that is a smoking area. Non-​smoking is further back up a level and had a fireplace. Sadly my grandma has a broken foot and could not get up that step so we sat inside much to her disappoint.
The rest of the party was thrilled since it was very loud outside and has a bar but inside has high up tables and table arrangements with booth like seats. Very quiet when we went, they have a full bar and the waitress was amazing. Their menu has a little bit of everything for anyone’s taste.
What we ordered:
Appetizers
— Baked Brie in a fluffy pastry which had grapes and apples.
— Fried onion rings.
— Spinach and artichoke dip, the chips had Parmesan cheese on them.
Meals
— Alfredo chicken flat pizza which was on pita without tomatoes
— Fish and chips.
— Philly cheesesteak sandwich.
— Basket of ribs.
At the end we wanted to order a dessert for grandma and they were out of stock, the manager of the day was very apologetic and she took off the price of one of the appetizers off our meal. Amazing service! Def coming back!
P. S. Always they have coca-​cola products.

Went Saturday night to meet some friends up at JF Kicks. Wasn’t sure what the night was going to be like. This place is kinda out there and in the middle of a shopping center so wasn’t expecting to much. However we had a complete blast. When we got there about 9:00ish there was karaōke, then about 10:00 they brought out a D.J. and we were up on our feet most the night. We were out on the patio area, they also have an inside place to sit and eat and what not and it was much much more quiet in there. So if you’re in the area and looking for a place to hang and have a good time check out this place for sure.

the food is homemade and tasty. I’ve been here a few times to get ribs and the beer cheese soup. the décor is very unique… kinda like when sports bar meets your living room. besides an outdoor smoking/​eating area, there’s an inside bar setting, a few video games, 2 couches, the usual dining area, and a fake fireplace. plus they play 80’s music. it’s located in the corner of a strip mall and looks closed but don’t be fooled. the outdoor section is around back and usually full.