🔥 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.
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SMITTY'S SMOKEHOUSE AND GRILL
12830 US HWY 301 · DADE CITY · Pasco County
95.6/100
JOHNSON BARBEQUE PLANT CITY
1407 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · PLANT CITY · Hillsborough County
95.6/100
RIB CITY
5390 S HWY 1 · GRANT · Brevard County
95.5/100
E&J'S BBQ
1622 SOUTH MONROE ST · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
95.5/100
LUCILLES BAD TO THE BONE BBQ DELRAY
9173 WEST ATLANTIC AVENUE #120 · DELRAY BEACH · Palm Beach County
95.5/100
GARIBALDI'S RESTAURANT
1235 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
95.4/100
SHANE'S RIB SHACK
10100 HUTCHINSON BLVD STE 101 A&B · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
95.4/100
SMOKIN JIMS BARBEQUE
3615 HAVENDALE BLVD · AUBURNDALE · Polk County
95.4/100
MISSION BBQ
4412 WESTON RD STE 412 · DAVIE · Broward County
95.4/100
M&M KINGS BBQ
503 PALMETTO ST · EUSTIS · Lake County
95.3/100
URBAN BREW AND BBQ
2601 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
95.3/100
BIG LEE'S SERIOUS ABOUT BARBECUE
2611 SW 19 AVENUE RD · OCALA · Marion County
95.3/100
FOLLOW DAT SMOKE BBQ
5175 HWY 98 W · PERRY · Taylor County
95.3/100
BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE
128 1/2 AVE T NE · WINTER HAVEN · Polk County
95.2/100
MANN'S BBQ MUNCHIES AND MUNCHIES LIVE BBQ
110 S NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE · TAVERES · Lake County
95.2/100
BIG TEX BBQ LLC
13716 73 ST NORTH · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
95.2/100
MISSION BBQ BRADENTON
4501 14TH ST W · BRADENTON · Manatee County
95.2/100
ROUNDUP RODEO BBQ
648 STAGE LN · LAKE BUENA VISTA · Orange County
95.2/100
MISSION BBQ
10007 NW 41 ST · DORAL · Dade County
95.1/100
RIB CITY
9191 N TAMIAMI TRL · NAPLES · Collier County
95.1/100
TRADITIONS BBQ
2739 US HWY 27 · BRANFORD · Suwannee County
95/100
TOP NOTCH SMOKEHOUSE LLC
201 W. MARION AVE · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
94.9/100
BIG8 BBQ
1217 SE 47 TER · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
94.9/100
BIG L'S SMOKEN Q
253 RIVER RD · OAK HILL · Volusia County
94.9/100
BIG LEE'S - SERIOUS ABOUT BARBECUE
431 NE 1ST AVE · OCALA · Marion County
94.9/100
BACK BEACH BBQ
19714 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
94.9/100
ALOHA HAWAIIAN BBQ
1210 CAPITAL CIRCLE SE UNIT G · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
94.7/100
BIG T'S BBQ AND MORE
4631 W STATE RD 238 · LAKE BUTLER · Union County
94.7/100
BIG DOGS BARBECUE & MORE
7960 UNIT 4 US 1 · MICCO · Brevard County
94.7/100
MISSION BBQ
11929 SOUTHERN BLVD STE 6 · ROYAL PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
94.7/100
SMOKIN D'S BBQ
110 SR 206 EAST · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
94.6/100
SONNYS BBQ 217
5141 HWY 90 · PACE · Santa Rosa County
94.6/100
BONE OF MY BONE BBQ
125 NW 23RD AVE STE 16 · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
94.6/100
DUSTIN'S BBQ
1375 S WOODLAND BLVD · DELAND · Volusia County
94.5/100
HOMETOWN BARBECUE
1200 NW 22ND ST UNIT 100 · MIAMI · Dade County
94.5/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
2240 HWY 77 · LYNN HAVEN · Bay County
94.4/100
HONEY'S BBQ
2200 POSNER BLVD · DAVENPORT · Polk County
94.4/100
LIP LICKERS BBQ
1661 INDIAN RIVER DR · SEBASTIAN · Indian River County
94.4/100
TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE
3815 S DIXIE HWY · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
94.4/100
BARBARA & KIRK BARBECUE LLC
6260 NW 15 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County
94.3/100
DICKEYS BARBECUE PIT
17961 US 441 · SUMMERFIELD · Marion County
94.3/100
SKIPPERS SMOKE HOUSE
910 SKIPPER RD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
94.2/100
JR'S RIB SHACK
281 N STAR AVE · CALLAWAY · Bay County
94.1/100
BACKYARD BBQ
174 NW 79 ST · MIAMI · Dade County
94.1/100
RIB CITY
13908 ST RD 80 · FORT MYERS · Lee County
94/100
YELLOW ROSE BBQ
9965 SAN JOSE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
94/100
LELO'S BBQ
1270 SAXON BLVD · ORANGE CITY · Volusia County
94/100
JUNGLE QUEEN BBQ
2470 SW 21 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
93.9/100
LOW AND SLOW SMOKEHOUSE
1853 E MEMORIAL BLVD STE 105 · LAKELAND · Polk County
93.9/100
MR COBBS BBQ
20601 NW 2 AVE · MIAMI GARDENS · Dade County
93.9/100
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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.
