🔥 BBQ Restaurants in Florida
875 restaurants
InspectFL tracks 875 bbq restaurants across Florida. Of those with grades, 65.3% maintain an A rating, while 2.3% are currently failing with an F grade. Use the filters below to narrow results by county, zip code, or grade.
🔍 What inspectors look for: BBQ operations involve extended smoke times and large-cut meats. Inspectors closely monitor internal temperatures during slow cooking, verify that cooling procedures for leftover brisket meet the two-stage safety window, and check smoker cleanliness.
How to read this category: This category looks mixed statewide, which makes local filters and recent inspection dates especially useful.
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It helps you compare similar restaurant types at scale, then narrow the field by county, grade, or zip before you open a full restaurant record.
What it does not replace
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SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
3611 US 98 N, PT 122 · LAKELAND · Polk County
96.6/100
BIG NICK'S BBQ
9211 CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE · FORT MYERS · Lee County
96.6/100
WILLIE JEWELL'S OLD SCHOOL BAR-B-Q
5442 THOMASVILLE RD STE 6 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
96.6/100
LA FOGATA BBQ SPECIALTIES
8239 W FLAGLER ST · WEST MIAMI · Dade County
96.5/100
COCO RIBS
3250 DESOTO RD · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
96.5/100
FOSTERS BBQ
2055 SPRUCE AVE · RIVIERA BEACH · Palm Beach County
96.5/100
SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
12719 ATLANTIC BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
96.5/100
CRYDERMANS BARBECUE
401 FLORIDA AVE · COCOA · Brevard County
96.5/100
TWISTED OKIE BBQ AND TACOS
5960 RICHARD ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
96.4/100
WHALES RIB (THE)
2031 NE 2 ST · DEERFIELD BEACH · Broward County
96.4/100
LUCILLE'S BAD TO THE BONE BBQ
6691 W BOYNTON BEACH BLVD · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County
96.4/100
J & T SMOKEHOUSE
9924 US HWY 441 · LEESBURG · Lake County
96.4/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
15935 NW US 441 · ALACHUA · Alachua County
96.3/100
BACKYARD CHICK'N AND RIBS
794 NEAPOLITAN WAY · NAPLES · Collier County
96.3/100
MAHONS REAL BBQ
247 W BROAD ST · GROVELAND · Lake County
96.3/100
JOE THE SMOKING PIG
13920 SW 139 CT · MIAMI · Dade County
96.3/100
98 BAR-B-QUE
5008 HIGHWAY 98 WEST UNIT 1 · SANTA ROSA BEACH · Walton County
96.3/100
MIKES BBQ 101 LLC
101900 OVERSEAS HWY · KEY LARGO · Monroe County
96.2/100
SONNY'S BAR-B-QUE
2684 W CR 48 · BUSHNELL · Sumter County
96.2/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VIERA
150 SHERIFF DR · MELBOURNE · Brevard County
96.2/100
EL CHUZO BBQ
7101 N ARMENIA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
96.2/100
M & W SMOKEHOUSE BARBECUE
60 SON IN LAW RD · BONIFAY · Holmes County
96.2/100
PUMPHOUSE BBQ
124 W GRANADA BLVD · ORMOND BEACH · Volusia County
96.2/100
FLAME TREE BBQ
655 N SAVANNAH CIRCLE WEST · LAKE BUENA VISTA · Orange County
96.2/100
KELLER'S BAR-B-Q LK
3893 LAKE EMMA RD · LAKE MARY · Seminole County
96.2/100
SPRING HILL BBQ & SOUL FOOD LOUNGE INC
905 S ADELLE AVE · DELAND · Volusia County
96.1/100
JERRY COOK SMOKEHOUSE
12801 THONOTASSA RD · DOVER · Hillsborough County
96.1/100
SMOKED BBQ
1801 N ROOSEVELT BLVD · KEY WEST · Monroe County
96.1/100
PERRY'S BBQ
511 BRANDON TOWN CENTER · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
96.1/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
4385 PARK BLVD · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County
96.1/100
BONO'S PIT BARBQ
1266 3 STREET S · JACKSONVILLE BEACH · Duval County
96.1/100
BAR-B-Q STICKS
120 1/2 LEMON ST · NEPTUNE BEACH · Duval County
96.1/100
CIRCLE S BBQ
14630 US 19 · HUDSON · Pasco County
96/100
THAT BBQ PLACE
4689 PINE ISLAND RD NW · MATLACHA · Lee County
96/100
JAY'S SMOKIN' BBQ
10175 TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT 1146 · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
96/100
VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE
1403 S JEFFERSON ST · MONTICELLO · Jefferson County
96/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
899 EAST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
96/100
SMOKIN' DJ'S
122 N 1 ST UNIT 5 · LAKE WALES · Polk County
96/100
CITY BARBEQUE
108 S SEMORAN BLVD · WINTER PARK · Orange County
96/100
COOT'S BBQ
1600 S PARROTT AVE · OKEECHOBEE · Okeechobee County
96/100
JESSIE JAYS OFF THE BONE BBQ
450 ANDALUSIA BLVD · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
95.9/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VERO BEACH
5001 20 ST · VERO BCH · Indian River County
95.9/100
FERLEY'S BBQ & MORE
17701 APRIL BLVD · ALACHUA · Alachua County
95.9/100
BUBBALOU'S BODACIOUS BBQ
5818 CONROY RD · ORLANDO · Orange County
95.8/100
CAPTAINS BAIT TACKLE & BBQ
5862 N OCEANSHORE BLVD · PALM COAST · Flagler County
95.8/100
SLOW & LOW BBQ
306 N. ORLANDO AVE. · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County
95.8/100
MISSION BBQ
1519 NE PINE ISLAND RD BLDG B · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
95.7/100
MISSION BBQ LADY LAKE
631 N US HWY 27/441 · LADY LAKE · Lake County
95.6/100
FLAVAS AND RIBS RESTAURANT
17490 SW 104 AVE STE B · MIAMI · Dade County
95.6/100
JR BBQ & SOUL FOOD
1027 S 8 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County
95.6/100
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InspectFL category pages are comparison tools built on public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface patterns faster, but they are not official government rankings and they are not a substitute for reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
