🔥 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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GOTCHA SMOKEHOUSE BBQ FL MALL FOOD CT
8001 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL STE 206 · ORLANDO · Orange County
89/100
BIG8 BBQ
1217 SE 47 TER · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
89/100
RIB CITY
1480 LEE BLVD · LEHIGH ACRES · Lee County
89/100
STOTTLEMYER'S SMOKEHOUSE
19 EAST ROAD · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
89/100
SONNY'S BBQ
1515 DUNLAWTON AVE · PORT ORANGE · Volusia County
89/100
TERRELL'S BBQ
1323 S MAIN ST · GAINESVILLE · Marion County
89/100
SONNY'S BBQ
9213 NW 39 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
89/100
BRISKETS BBQ SHACK & GRILL
298 GENEVA DR · OVIEDO · Seminole County
89/100
SONNYS BBQ 106
595 N BROADWAY AVE · BARTOW · Polk County
89/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE OF TALLAHASSEE
1817 THOMASVILLE RD SUITE 100 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
88.9/100
SMOKIN' JOE'S BBQ & GRILL
10252 SR 39 SOUTH · LITHIA · Hillsborough County
88.8/100
THIRD WAVE SMOKEHOUSE
218 NORTH ORANGE ST · NEW SMYRNA BEACH · Volusia County
88.7/100
LOTTIE BELLS BBQ
1452 OCEAN SHORE BLVD · ORMOND BEACH · Volusia County
88.6/100
BRISKETS BBQ & COUNTRY KITCHEN
640 S COUNTY RD 419 · CHULUOTA · Seminole County
88.6/100
DERRICKS BBQ
1536 S OHIO AVE · LIVE OAK · Suwannee County
88.5/100
COUSIN WILLIE'S SMOKEHOUSE
280 US HWY 90 W · BALDWIN · Duval County
88.5/100
FRED COTTENS LANDMARK BBQ
1417 N MAIN ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
88.4/100
SMOKE ON THE WATER
1630 BELL TOWER LN · WESTON · Broward County
88.1/100
M&M KINGS BBQ
503 PALMETTO ST · EUSTIS · Lake County
88/100
BIG NICK'S BBQ
9211 CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE · FORT MYERS · Lee County
88/100
SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
750 W MAIN ST · INVERNESS · Citrus County
88/100
ELLIE LOU'S BREWS & BBQ
153 SUGAR BELLE DR STE M · WINTER GARDEN · Orange County
88/100
MATT'S LATIN BBQ
6607 S SEMORAN BLVD STE 101 · ORLANDO · Orange County
88/100
THE NOSH PIT
4040 PARK ST N · ST PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
88/100
MR COBBS BBQ
20601 NW 2 AVE · MIAMI GARDENS · Dade County
88/100
MINGO'S MARKET BBQ
275 NEW MARKET RD E · IMMOKALEE · Collier County
88/100
DICKEY'S BARBEQUE PIT
100 S PIER PARK DR STE 125 · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
88/100
AUSTIN BARBECUE COMPANY
4606 S JOG ROAD · GREENACRES · Palm Beach County
88/100
THE SMOKIN OX PREMIUM BBQ
204 6 STREET SW · WINTER HAVEN · Polk County
87.8/100
JONES BONES BBQ AND CUISINE
1130 RIDGEWOOD AVE · DAYTONA BEACH · Volusia County
87.5/100
BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE 26
1380 N 1 ST · WINTER HAVEN · Polk County
87.5/100
MISSION BBQ
4335 W LAKE MARY BLVD · LAKE MARY · Seminole County
87.5/100
SUN BAKED BBQ
361 DENTON AVE · AUBURNDALE · Polk County
87.3/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
2240 HWY 77 · LYNN HAVEN · Bay County
87.1/100
TNT BBQ
4835 W EAU GALLIE BLVD · MELBOURNE · Brevard County
87/100
BUH'S BBQ #2
9532 NAVARRE PKWY · NAVARRE · Santa Rosa County
87/100
PARK AVE BBQ & GRILLE
769 N FEDERAL HWY · STUART · Martin County
87/100
PUMPHOUSE BBQ
124 W GRANADA BLVD · ORMOND BEACH · Volusia County
87/100
SONNY'S BBQ
2700 N WALDO RD · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
87/100
DICKEYS BARBECUE PIT
10463 GIBSONTON DR · RIVERVIEW · Hillsborough County
87/100
PERRYS BBQ CAJUN GRILL
6901 22 AVE N SPACE #VC02 · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
87/100
TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE
524 W ATLANTIC AVE · DELRAY BEACH · Palm Beach County
86.9/100
LOT / ROUTE 90 BBQ
2346 W BEAVER ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
86.8/100
H'OURS CREOLE SMOKEHOUSE
310 E TARPON AVE · TARPON SPRINGS · Pinellas County
86.8/100
OUTLAWS BAR-B-Q
6804 THOMAS DR · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
86.8/100
BIG LEE'S - SERIOUS ABOUT BARBECUE
431 NE 1ST AVE · OCALA · Marion County
86.5/100
SMOKIN R'S BBQ
1700 BAREFOOT WILLIAMS RD · NAPLES · Collier County
86.5/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
4731 COMMERCIAL WAY · SPRING HILL · Hernando County
86.3/100
SHIRLEO'S BBQ
1488 FL-20 · INTERLACHEN · Putnam County
86.1/100
RACK CITY RIBZ
11201 US HWY 41 S · GIBSONTON · Hillsborough County
86.1/100
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.
