Black Jack’s Rum Bar & Grille

Black Jack’s Rum Bar & Grille sits right on Davie Road in the heart of Davie’s historic downtown, just blocks from the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds and the old western storefronts that give this town its cowboy character. The restaurant leans into a different kind of frontier spirit though, a pirate and rum theme that shows up in everything from the skull-and-crossbones branding to the drink menu. The tagline on the website says it best: “Eat Like Royalty. Drink Like a Pirate.” It is a fitting motto for a bar and grill that treats both food and cocktails as the main event.

The kitchen turns out a Caribbean-leaning American menu built around steaks, prime rib, seafood, and burgers. Regulars come back for the prime rib special and the surf and turf plates, and the fish and chips gets its own dedicated spot on the specials board. Ceviche, sliders, chicharrones, and loaded burgers with fries round out a menu that is clearly built for a bar crowd that also wants a real meal. Behind the bar, the draw is the rum program itself. Black Jack’s describes its collection as South Florida’s largest and most unique rum selection, a claim the business makes about its own inventory and one that gives the place a distinct identity in a corridor mostly known for cowboy bars and chain restaurants.

What makes Black Jack’s useful for a night out in Davie is the schedule. The Davie location is open seven days a week from 11am until 2am, which puts it among the later closing spots in a town that otherwise tends to wind down early on weeknights. That late kitchen and bar service makes it a natural stop after a rodeo event, a Nova Southeastern University game, or just a long day, since Davie Road puts it within easy reach of both the historic downtown and the university corridor. The restaurant also runs a rewards program for regulars, a small but telling sign of a business built on repeat local customers rather than one-time tourist traffic.

Black Jack’s is not a one-off operation. The same ownership runs a second location in Flagler Village in Fort Lauderdale, which puts this squarely in the category of a small, independently run local group rather than any kind of national or regional chain. There is no franchise paperwork behind the name, just two bars built around the same rum-and-pirate concept a few miles apart. For Davie, that means the Davie Road location gets full attention to the theme and the menu without diluting it across dozens of locations.

The restaurant keeps an active presence on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, posting menu specials, drink features, and event nights, which is where most of the up-to-the-minute happy hour and live music information tends to live. Anyone planning a visit around a specific event should check those channels directly, since a website built for a two-location bar group updates faster on social media than on the main site. Still, for a straightforward night out in downtown Davie with a full bar, a hearty menu, and hours that stretch well past midnight, Black Jack’s Rum Bar & Grille is one of the more distinctive independent options in town.