🔥 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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GITCHEWSUM BARBECUE, LLC
370 COMMERCIAL CT · VENICE · Sarasota County
99.8/100
J & L SMOKE PIT
10001 US 27 S · SEBRING · Highlands County
99.7/100
VOODOO BBQ BAR
1 PANTHER PKWY · SUNRISE · Broward County
99.7/100
DOC'S REAL KANSAS CITY CRAFT BBQ
207 UNION AVE · CRESCENT CITY · Putnam County
99.6/100
JUNGLE QUEEN BBQ / CONCESSIONS
2470 SW 21 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
99.6/100
DUFFY'S BBQ AND GRILL
1111 BELL SHOALS RD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
99.5/100
PIG VICIOUS BBQ
2083 N POWERLINE RD SUITE 3 · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County
99.5/100
JIMMY Q'S BBQ
1206 W ROBINSON ST · ORLANDO · Orange County
99.5/100
TAYLOR MADE BBQ
5612 SW 18 ST · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County
99.5/100
BIGG E BBQ
5007 N HIATUS RD · SUNRISE · Broward County
99.5/100
WHO COOKED THIS BBQ
1541 SE 12 AVE STE 26 · HOMESTEAD · Dade County
99.5/100
AMERICAN BBQ
5811 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
99.5/100
BIG WORLEYS BBQ & BURGERS
15104 US HIGHWAY 19 · HUDSON · Pasco County
99.5/100
WICKED OAK BARBEQUE
6607 N FLORIDA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
99.5/100
BOSSMAN'S BISTRO & BBQ
3115 GALLIMORE DR · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
99.5/100
DIXIE BBQ
18798 W DIXIE HWY · MIAMI · Dade County
99.5/100
98 BAR-B-QUE
5008 HIGHWAY 98 WEST UNIT 1 · SANTA ROSA BEACH · Walton County
99.5/100
MUCK CITY RIBS & MO
106 TAMIAMI TRL · RUSKIN · Hillsborough County
99.5/100
BIG LEE'S SERIOUS ABOUT BARBECUE
431 NE 1ST AVE · OCALA · Marion County
99.5/100
C&K SMOKEHOUSE BBQ
12119 US 301 NORTH · PARRISH · Manatee County
99.5/100
ST CLAIRE BARBECUE
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD · FORT PIERCE · St. Lucie County
99.5/100
Q SOUTHERN BBQ
664 MAIN ST · DUNEDIN · Pinellas County
99.5/100
CJ'S KITCHEN BAR & BBQ SMOKE HOUSE
415 W WASHINGTON ST · CHATTAHOOCHEE · Gadsden County
99.5/100
BIG BUTT BARBECUE
205 US 27 · MINNEOLA · Clay County
99.5/100
BIG D'S BBQ
2736 EDISON AVE · FORT MYERS · Lee County
99.5/100
ROOTS SOUTHERN BBQ
13340 LINCOLN RD · RIVERVIEW · Hillsborough County
99.5/100
THE PIG'S BBQ
1321 NW 155 DR · MIAMI GARDENS · Dade County
99.5/100
WHEN PIGS FLY FAMILY BBQ
8216 STATE RD 52 · HUDSON · Pasco County
99.5/100
S & G WORLD FAMOUS BBQ LLC
13700 US 441 · LAKE CITY · Columbia County
99.5/100
BIG DONS BBQ LLC
111 FURMAN RD · MERRITT ISLAND · Brevard County
99.5/100
CRAVE HOT DOGS AND BBQ
2250 GRIFFIN RD · LAKELAND · Polk County
99.5/100
DICKEYS BARBECUE PIT
2653 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD STE101 · WESLEY CHAPEL · Pasco County
99.5/100
NAUTI GIRL BAD BOUY BBQ PRINCESS
7225 ESTERO BV · FORT MYERS BEACH · Lee County
99.5/100
BDT BBQ
3840 GARCON POINT RC · MILTON · Santa Rosa County
99.5/100
SONNYS BBQ 217
5141 HWY 90 · PACE · Santa Rosa County
99.5/100
JIM N NICK'S BBQ
1052 E JOHN SIMS PKWY · NICEVILLE · Okaloosa County
99.4/100
EARL'S SLOW AND LOW BBQ
11328 OKEECHOBEE BLVD STE 6 · ROYAL PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
99.4/100
AWESOME BARBECUE
17309 US 27 · LAKE WALES · Palm Beach County
99.4/100
AJ'S FINGER LICKIN BBQ
2054 HWY 70 W · OKEECHOBEE · Okeechobee County
99.3/100
AUTREY'S BARBECUE
650 WOODVILLE HWY · CRAWFORDVILLE · Wakulla County
99.3/100
THE RED TOP PIT STOP
12160 US HWY 98 NORTH · LAKELAND · Polk County
99.3/100
LIL FATZ BBQ
120 N BLOXHAM AVE · TAVARES · Lake County
99.3/100
DANNI'S BAR-B-Q & MORE
5036 BLANDING BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
99.3/100
SLOW BRO'S BARBECUE
2322 W CYPRESS ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
99.3/100
COACH EDDIES BACKYARD BBQ
900 OLD COMBEE RD · LAKELAND · Polk County
99.2/100
TNT BBQ
3936 PEMBROKE RD · PEMBROKE PARK · Broward County
99.2/100
SOUL FOOD & BBQ FOR THE SOUL
10660 SW STATE RD 200 · DUNNELLON · Marion County
99.2/100
THE SMOKE WAGON
1480 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · BARTOW · Hillsborough County
99.2/100
JONESEZ BBQ
13438 PALM BEACH BLVD · FORT MYERS · Lee County
99.2/100
CASINO BEACH BAR & GRILLE/ CB TACOS & BBQ
41 FORT PICKENS ROAD · PENSACOLA BEACH · Escambia County
99.2/100
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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.
