🔥 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
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SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VERO BEACH
5001 20 ST · VERO BCH · Indian River County
95/100
SMOKE MASTERS BBQ
50 W ORANGE AVE UNIT 1 · EUSTIS · Lake County
95/100
ROADSIDE BBQ
1336 SOUTH MAIN STREET · BELLE GLADE · Palm Beach County
95/100
BIG OAK BBQ
1440 DUNN AVE STE 30 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
899 EAST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
95/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE OF CORAL SPRINGS LLC
2660 N UNIVERSITY DR · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County
95/100
PAPA DIESEL'S BBQ
464 HUNT CLUB BLVD · APOPKA · Seminole County
95/100
SONNYS BBQ
3611 US 98 N · LAKELAND · Polk County
95/100
BIG MIKE'S SMOKEHOUSE
18633 HWY 331 S · FREEPORT · Walton County
95/100
BIG TEX BBQ LLC
13716 73 ST NORTH · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
94.9/100
DON JOSE'S MEXICAN GRILL
2006 SOUTH PARSONS AVE · SEFFNER · Hillsborough County
94.9/100
POP'S SMOKE SHED
3685 SEASIDE DR · RACCOON KEY · Monroe County
94.9/100
BB - RAD'S COASTAL BBQ
2 N ATLANTIC AVE #7 · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County
94.9/100
RACK CITY RIBZ LLC
11201 US HWY 41 S · GIBSONTON · Hillsborough County
94.9/100
POP'S SMOKE SHED
31251 AVE A · RAMROD KEY · Monroe County
94.8/100
BIG D'S BBQ
1002 N MONROE ST · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
94.8/100
HARVEYS BBQ
9351 SW 56TH ST · MIAMI · Dade County
94.8/100
MJ BARBECUE
6825 SILVER STAR RD · PINE HILLS · Orange County
94.7/100
BLAKE'S BEST BARBECUE
11555 E SLIGH AVE · SEFFNER · Hillsborough County
94.6/100
AMERICAN SMOKEHOUSE BBQ
10204 LEM TURNER RD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
94.6/100
SMOKEHOUSE ON THE RIVER / KISSIMMEE RIVER QUEEN
3200 RIVER RANCH RD · RIVER RANCH · Polk County
94.6/100
SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SMOKEHOUSE
328 N CLARA AVE #110 · DELAND · Volusia County
94.5/100
MEMPHIS ROLLIN BREAKFAST AND BBQ
3707 GULF BREEZE PKWY · GULF BREEZE · Santa Rosa County
94.5/100
ANGELOS STEAK PIT
9527 W HWY 98 · PANAMA CITY BCH · Bay County
94.5/100
FAT BONES BBQ
3450 RIO VISTA AVE, VIN 2606 · ORLANDO · Orange County
94.5/100
139 STAND CANNON FIRE BBQ
4116 HIMES AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
94.4/100
COUNTRY CATERERS BBQ
6217 SE COUNTY ROAD 21 B · KEYSTONE HEIGHTS · Clay County
94.4/100
MISSION BBQ TALLAHASSEE
216 SOUTH MAGNOLIA DR STE 101 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
94.2/100
JOE'S ROLLING SMOKE STACK
1850 EMERSON ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
94.2/100
SCIPPIO'S GOOD TO GO BBQ
1001 E DUVAL ST · LAKE CITY · Columbia County
94.1/100
CHEF DAD'S BBQ
214 N 25 ST · FORT PIERCE · St. Lucie County
94/100
PERRY'S BBQ
12310 UNIVERSITY MALL CT · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
94/100
LAS VINAS BBQ
3935 E 4 AVE · HIALEAH · Dade County
94/100
BACKYARD CHICK'N AND RIBS
794 NEAPOLITAN WAY · NAPLES · Collier County
94/100
SMOKED BBQ
1801 N ROOSEVELT BLVD · KEY WEST · Monroe County
94/100
SMOKE FACTORY #2
5805 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
94/100
MISSION BBQ
5795 AIRPORT PULLING RD · NAPLES · Collier County
94/100
LIP LICKERS BBQ
1661 INDIAN RIVER DR · SEBASTIAN · Indian River County
94/100
BRIGHT SMILES BBQ
809 N MAGNOLIA AVE · OCALA · Marion County
94/100
BURGER BROTHERS BBQ
6815 E ADAMO DR · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
94/100
ROBS FAMILY BBQ
837 N NOB HILL RD · PLANTATION · Broward County
94/100
BRISKETS BBQ SHACK
298 GENEVA DR · OVIEDO · Seminole County
93.9/100
SMOKEY TRAIL BBQ
1581 W 49 STREET, APT 172 · HIALEAH · Dade County
93.9/100
WILLIE¿S BBQ
17436 7TH STREET · MOUNTVERDE · Lake County
93.8/100
4C BBQ BAR & GRILL
1045 US HWY 331 S UNIT G · DEFUNIAK SPRINGS · Walton County
93.7/100
THAT BBQ PLACE
4689 PINE ISLAND RD NW · MATLACHA · Lee County
93.5/100
THE BBQ BOUTIQUE
4209 W HILLSBORO BLVD · COCONUT CREEK · Broward County
93.5/100
HOLY SMOKE BARBEQUE LLC
818 POST ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
93.5/100
SCHOONER'S BBQ SHACK
4908 US 27 SOUTH · SEBRING · Highlands County
93.5/100
MISSISSIPPI SWEETS BBQ CO
2399 N FEDERAL HWY UNIT A · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County
93.5/100
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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.
