๐ฅ 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.
๐ 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 youโd want, so recent inspection history matters more than vibe or review count.
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COUNTY LINE SMOKEHOUSE
17474 S US HWY 25 ยท WEIRSDALE ยท Marion County
57.2/100
C & J BBQ
13351 117TH ST N ยท LARGO ยท Pinellas County
56.8/100
LAS VINAS BBQ
6091 SW 8 ST ยท WEST MIAMI ยท Dade County
55.7/100
BROTHER & SISTER BARBEQUE PIT
4530 NW 27TH AVENUE ยท MIAMI ยท Dade County
55.6/100
RIB CITY
6830 SHOPPES AT PLANTATION DR ยท FORT MYERS ยท Lee County
54.8/100
SAINT CITY BBQ
9302 NW 22 AVE ยท MIAMI ยท Dade County
53.6/100
DIANNE'S OLD TIME BARBEQUE
6707 US-301 ยท HAWTHORNE ยท Alachua County
53.5/100
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
9220 BAYMEADOWS ROAD ยท JACKSONVILLE ยท Duval County
53.5/100
MOJO BBQ AND BLUES (MOJO #4)
3572-1 ST JOHNS AVENUE ยท JACKSONVILLE ยท Duval County
53.2/100
BACKYARD BOYS BBQ INC
1840 S RIDGEWOOD AVE ยท SOUTH DAYTONA ยท Volusia County
53/100
OUTSIDE BBQ LLC
606 PINELLAS AVE ยท TARPON SPRINGS ยท Pinellas County
52.4/100
OAKWOOD SMOKEHOUSE & GRILL
860 S HWY 27/441 ยท LADY LAKE ยท Lake County
51.6/100
NEVS BARBECUE
9920 ALT A1A SPACE 709 ยท PALM BEACH GARDENS ยท Palm Beach County
49.9/100
TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE
3815 S DIXIE HWY ยท WEST PALM BEACH ยท Palm Beach County
48.8/100
YUMMIES DONUTS
2001 TAMIAMI TRL S ยท VENICE ยท Sarasota County
48.8/100
KONAN'S BBQ
1510 N HUBERT AVE ยท TAMPA ยท Hillsborough County
48.4/100
ABBQ
461 ATLANTIC BLVD ยท ATLANTIC BEACH ยท Duval County
47.4/100
SONNYS BBQ 32
30503 US HWY 19 N ยท PALM HARBOR ยท Pinellas County
46.8/100
STROUDS BARBEQUE AND GRILL
601 EARL ST ยท DAYTONA BEACH ยท Volusia County
46.7/100
DICKEYS BBQ PIT
2119 TYRONE BLVD N ยท SAINT PETERSBURG ยท Pinellas County
46.5/100
GATORS BBQ
8142 W BEAVER ST ยท JACKSONVILLE ยท Duval County
46.2/100
RIB CITY
13181 N CLEVELAND AVE UNIT C ยท NORTH FORT MYERS ยท Lee County
45.9/100
BONO'S PIT BAR-B-Q
2640 BLANDING BLVD STE #211 ยท MIDDLEBURG ยท Clay County
45.6/100
GS BBQ
915 N TEMPLE AVE ยท STARKE ยท Bradford County
45.4/100
KELLER'S BAR-B-Q ALT
280 S SR 434 #1047 ยท ALTAMONTE SPRINGS ยท Seminole County
44.7/100
ROBINSON BROTHERS BBQ
637 1/2 MARTIN L KING BL ยท DAYTONA BCH ยท Volusia County
44.3/100
SONNY'S BAR-B-Q OF PALM BAY
1020 MALABAR RD SE ยท PALM BAY ยท Brevard County
44/100
EL CUBANITO BBQ
10651 NW 132 ST STE 8 ยท HIALEAH GARDENS ยท Dade County
41.8/100
JERKMAN BBQ
9401 WEST COLONIAL DRIVE ยท OCOEE ยท Orange County
41.8/100
KOYLA PAKISTANI BBQ
4990 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY ยท KISSIMMEE ยท Osceola County
41.7/100
BBQ BILL'S
1901 N YOUNG BLVD ยท CHIEFLAND ยท Levy County
41.7/100
SMOKEHOUSE GRILL
7470 HWY 192 W ยท KISSIMMEE ยท Osceola County
40.8/100
HONG BBQ ASIAN FOOD
6831 STIRLING RD ยท DAVIE ยท Broward County
39.2/100
SHIVERS BBQ
28001 S DIXIE HWY ยท HOMESTEAD ยท Dade County
39.1/100
BONOS PIT BAR-B-Q
10065 SKINNER LAKE DR ยท JACKSONVILLE ยท Duval County
38.5/100
WILLIE JEWELLS OLD SCHOOL BBQ/ YULEE
463155 SR 200 UNIT 1-2 ยท YULEE ยท Nassau County
38.3/100
MR WANG SPORTS BBQ
5600 W COLONIAL DR STE 105 ยท ORLANDO ยท Orange County
38.1/100
TONY'S BBQ RESTAURANT
8206 W WATERS AVE #116 ยท TAMPA ยท Hillsborough County
35.3/100
PERRY'S BBQ ASIAN GRILL
8015 CITRUS PARK TOWN CENTER MALL, FC-3 ยท TAMPA ยท Hillsborough County
32.1/100
FLAME BBQ & SOULFOOD
1521 45 ST ยท MANGONIA PARK ยท Palm Beach County
31.7/100
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
1600 W FAIRBANKS AVE ยท WINTER PARK ยท Orange County
30.3/100
OUTSIDE BBQ LLC
1613 E DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLV ยท TAMPA ยท Hillsborough County
29/100
THE PIG BAR-B-Q
450102 SR 200 ยท CALLAHAN ยท Nassau County
26.2/100
PARK AVE BBQ & GRILL
13897 WELLINGTON TRCE ยท WELLINGTON ยท Palm Beach County
25.1/100
THE WHARF AT SUNSET WALK/LIZZIES MEMPHIS STYLE BBQ
3274 MARGARITAVILLE BLVD ยท KISSIMMEE ยท Osceola County
23.1/100
THE DUNEDIN SMOKEHOUSE
471 MAIN ST ยท DUNEDIN ยท Pinellas County
21.3/100
OAK WOOD SMOKE HOUSE AND GRILL
230 CITRUS TOWER BLVD ยท CLERMONT ยท Lake County
20.9/100
VOLCANO HOT POT & BBQ
3560 E COLONIAL DR ยท ORLANDO ยท Orange County
19.9/100
KAY'S REAL PIT BAR-BQ
1552 W KING STREET ยท COCOA ยท Brevard County
18.2/100
PORKIE'S OF DELAND BBQ
900 N WOODLAND BLVD ยท DELAND ยท Volusia County
12.2/100
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