🔥 BBQ Restaurants in Florida
1,111 restaurants
InspectFL tracks 1,111 bbq restaurants across Florida. Of those with grades, 59.3% maintain an A rating, while 11.6% 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 has a heavier share of failing restaurants than you’d want, so recent inspection history matters more than vibe or review count.
What this page does well
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
This is still a browse view. The real decision-making context lives on the restaurant page: recent inspections, dispositions, notes, and the official DBPR-backed timeline.
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THE PURPLE PIT STOP
205 BROADWAY BLVD SE · POLK CITY · Polk County
96/100
MISSION BBQ ORLANDO SEMORAN, FL LLC
6324 S SEMORAN BLVD · ORLANDO · Orange County
96/100
RUBY BEACH SMOKE
691 1ST ST N · JACKSONVILLE BEACH · Duval County
96/100
HOLY SMOKES BARBECUE, LLC
1431 TALLEVAST RD · SARASOTA · Manatee County
96/100
CITY BARBEQUE
108 S SEMORAN BLVD · WINTER PARK · Orange County
96/100
SHANE'S RIB SHACK
10100 HUTCHINSON BLVD STE 101 A&B · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
96/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
2720 SR 16 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
96/100
BACK BEACH BBQ
19714 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
96/100
TERRYS BACKYARD BBQ
1006 S STATE ST · BUNNELL · Flagler County
96/100
POLK CITY BBQ COMPANY
221 COMMONWEALTH AVE N · POLK CITY · Polk County
96/100
SWEET SMOKE SOUTHERN KITCHEN
2290 SE FEDERAL HWY · STUART · Martin County
96/100
WILLIE JEWELL'S OLD SCHOOL BAR-B-Q
105 MURABELLA PARKWAY, SUITES 1 & 2 · ST. AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
96/100
JESSIE JAYS OFF THE BONE BBQ
450 ANDALUSIA BLVD · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
96/100
HONEY'S BBQ
2200 POSNER BLVD · DAVENPORT · Polk County
96/100
LITTLE RED'S CHICKEN & BBQ
16654 US HWY 41 · SPRING HILL · Pasco County
96/100
BIG WORMS BBQ
5229 US-1 · FORT PIERCE · St. Lucie County
96/100
HARVEY’S BBQ KITCHEN
12258 SW 131 AVE UNIT 4 · MIAMI · Dade County
96/100
THE LIBERTY SMOKEHOUSE
310 E WATERS AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
96/100
DARNA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL
10829 N 56 ST · TEMPLE TERRACE · Hillsborough County
96/100
MRBL BBQ
440 N DIXIE FWY · NEW SMYRNA BEACH · Volusia County
95.9/100
BAR-B-QUE SMOKE-HOUSE MASTER
5611 NORWOOD AVE · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.9/100
PERTEE GOOD BBQ
3161 NW 13 ST STE B · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
95.9/100
DREW'S DEEP SOUTH SEASONED BARBEQUE
4334 COLUMBIA ST · ORLANDO · Orange County
95.8/100
BONO'S BBQ
3303 SAN PABLO RD S · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.8/100
SONNY'S BBQ MOBILE
935 N KROME AVE · FLORIDA CITY · Dade County
95.8/100
ADAMS RIB CO
2109 NW 13TH ST · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
95.8/100
REDS BARBECUE
3405 34TH STREET N · ST. PETERSBURG · Hillsborough County
95.8/100
MANN'S BBQ MUNCHIES AND MUNCHIES LIVE BBQ
110 S NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE · TAVERES · Lake County
95.8/100
STATION HOUSE BBQ
5214 N NEBRASKA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
95.7/100
TROPICAL BARBECUE MARKET
206 S OLIVE AVE · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
95.6/100
J & T SMOKEHOUSE
9924 US HWY 441 · LEESBURG · Lake County
95.5/100
WRIGHT'S BARBEQUE
3450 RIO VISTA AVE · ORLANDO · Orange County
95.5/100
RED HAWK ASIAN BBQ
2346 W BEAVER ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.4/100
JAMES BROWN'S FAMOUS FLAMES BBQ
423 E CORNELL ST · AVON PARK · Highlands County
95.4/100
HEAVY B'S BARBEQUE
661 E HATHAWAY AVE · BRONSON · Levy County
95.4/100
VIVES CAFETERIA BBQ
2517 NW 21 TERR · MIAMI · Dade County
95.4/100
ZAMBIA SMOKEHOUSE
3000 E BUSCH BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
95.3/100
JR BBQ & SOUL FOOD
1027 S 8 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County
95.3/100
PA'L CAMPO CHICKEN'S BBQ & GRILL
929 W MICHIGAN ST · ORLANDO · Orange County
95.3/100
VALLEY SMOKE RESTAURANT
11 S ROSCOE BLVD · PNTE VDRA BCH · St. Johns County
95.3/100
LEGACY BBQ
2443 US HWY 301 N STE C · ELLENTON · Manatee County
95.2/100
DOUBLE B'S BBQ & MORE
866 NE 79TH ST · MIAMI · Dade County
95.2/100
SONNYS BBQ
3611 US 98 N · LAKELAND · Polk County
95/100
BIG MIKE'S SMOKEHOUSE
18633 HWY 331 S · FREEPORT · Walton County
95/100
FAES BBQ
2851 EDGEWOOD AVE N · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95/100
SMOKE MASTERS BBQ
50 W ORANGE AVE UNIT 1 · EUSTIS · Lake County
95/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VERO BEACH
5001 20 ST · VERO BCH · Indian River County
95/100
VOLCANO HOT POT AND BBQ
5877 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
95/100
BIG OAK BBQ
1440 DUNN AVE STE 30 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95/100
WESTCHASE BBQ
120 COMMERCE BLVD · OLDSMAR · Hillsborough County
95/100
Important context for category pages
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.
