🔥 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.
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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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ARTMAN COUNTRY SMOKEHOUSE CO
6900 SE HWY 42 · SUMMERFIELD · Marion County
75.3/100
ROUNDUP RODEO BBQ
648 STAGE LN · LAKE BUENA VISTA · Orange County
75.3/100
GARIBALDI'S RESTAURANT
1235 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
75.2/100
SMOKEHOUSE RESTAURANT
415 COOPER ST · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
75.1/100
GOU LOU CHEONG BBQ INC
4139 N STATE ROAD 7 · LAUDERDALE LAKES · Broward County
74.8/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF DELAND
1500 N WOODLAND BLVD · DELAND · Volusia County
74.8/100
SONNYS BBQ 109
3926 S TAMIAMI TRL · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
74.7/100
URBAN BREW AND BBQ
2601 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
74.7/100
APOCALYPSE BBQ
8695 SW 124 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County
74.6/100
SMOKE ON THE RIVER
11218 CASA LOMA DR · RIVERVIEW · Hillsborough County
74.4/100
DUBZ BBQ
4391 AIDEN LANE SUITE 4391 · NORTH PORT · Sarasota County
74.4/100
EVIE MAE'S BARBECUE
11610 US 98 W · MIRAMAR BEACH · Walton County
74.3/100
SLIM'S DEEP SOUTH BBQ, LLC
319 S BREVARD AVE · ARCADIA · DeSoto County
74.2/100
KEN'S BAR-B-QUE
387 SW ST MARGARET ST · LAKE CITY · Columbia County
74.1/100
PERRY'S BBQ
511 BRANDON TOWN CENTER · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
74.1/100
MISSION BBQ
19310 US HWY 441 · MOUNT DORA · Lake County
73.6/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
15935 NW US 441 · ALACHUA · Alachua County
73.5/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
1200 EAST HILLSBORO BLVD · DEERFIELD BEACH · Broward County
72.6/100
SKEEBO'S RIB SHACK
2280 HARRIS AVENUE NE SUITE 106 · PALM BAY · Brevard County
72.6/100
MONROE'S SMOKEHOUSE BAR-B-QUE/RSVP CATERERS
4838 HWY AVE · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
72.6/100
BIG LEE'S SERIOUS ABOUT BARBECUE
2611 SW 19 AVENUE RD · OCALA · Marion County
72.3/100
MISSION BBQ
1504 W BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
72/100
ZEN ASIAN BBQ
10823 TAMIAMI TRAIL N UNIT A · NAPLES · Collier County
71.8/100
JERRY COOK SMOKEHOUSE
12801 THONOTASSA RD · DOVER · Hillsborough County
71.6/100
SONNY'S BAR-B-Q
1976 KINGSLEY AVE · ORANGE PARK · Clay County
71.6/100
SONNYS BBQ 171
631 67TH ST CIR E · BRADENTON · Manatee County
71.5/100
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
1869 W SR 434 STE 230 · LONGWOOD · Seminole County
71.1/100
FIRE HOT POT & BBQ
4250 US 98 N · LAKELAND · Polk County
71/100
DIANNE'S OLD TIME BARBEQUE
US 301 · HAWTHORNE · Alachua County
71/100
UNCLE TONY'S BACKYARD BARBEQUE
6807 S ORANGE AVE SUITE #100 · ORLANDO · Orange County
70.2/100
PIGTY BBQ
706 W BOYNTON BEACH BLVD 117 · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County
70/100
BONO'S BBQ
5711 BOWDEN RD #19 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
70/100
MISSION BBQ
10007 NW 41 ST · DORAL · Dade County
69.9/100
PARK AVENUE BBQ & GRILLE OF JUPITER
6775 W INDIANTOWN RD · JUPITER · Palm Beach County
69.7/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
1794 SW CR 484 · OCALA · Marion County
69.7/100
FAT BOYS BBQ
4132 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County
69.5/100
ON Q SMOKEHOUSE GRILL
33030 SR HWY 52 · SAN ANTONIO · Pasco County
69.4/100
SMOKE BBQ
3351 NE 32 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
69.3/100
YELLOW ROSE BBQ
9965 SAN JOSE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
69.3/100
BJS ALABAMA BBQ
3423 S DALE MABRY · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
69.2/100
RIB CITY
5781 LEE BLVD , UNIT 201/202 · LEHIGH ACRES · Lee County
69.2/100
MY BROTHERS BBQ
464 SW PORT ST LUCIE BLVD STE 415 · PORT ST LUCIE · St. Lucie County
69.2/100
OAKWOOD SMOKEHOUSE
1210 N MAIN ST · WILDWOOD · Sumter County
69/100
ROBERT'S SMOKIN' BBQ 2
3333 US HWY 19 S · HOLIDAY · Pasco County
69/100
LA FOGATA BBQ SPECIALTIES
8239 W FLAGLER ST · WEST MIAMI · Dade County
69/100
THE WOODS JUPITER
129 SOUNDINGS AVENUE, SUITE 3-110 · JUPITER · Palm Beach County
68.8/100
RIB CITY
10431 CORKSCREW COMMONS DR · ESTERO · Lee County
68.8/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
220 PARK AVE · ORANGE PARK · Clay County
68.7/100
MOJO SMOKEHOUSE
1810-7 TOWN CENTER BLVD · ORANGE PARK · Clay County
68.6/100
CECIL'S TEXAS STYLE BAR-B-Q
2800 S ORANGE AVE · ORLANDO · Orange County
68.5/100
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