🔥 BBQ Restaurants in Florida
875 restaurants
InspectFL tracks 875 bbq restaurants across Florida. Of those with grades, 55.8% maintain an A rating, while 5.6% 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
This is still a browse view. The real decision-making context lives on the restaurant page: recent inspections, dispositions, notes, and the official DBPR-backed timeline.
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THE PURPLE PIT STOP
205 BROADWAY BLVD SE · POLK CITY · Polk County
96/100
BASTIEN BBQ & GRILL #2
866 NE 79 ST · MIAMI · Dade County
96/100
DARNA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL
10829 N 56 ST · TEMPLE TERRACE · Hillsborough County
96/100
FATDADDY'S SMOKEHOUSE & GRILL
897 US HWY 98 · EAST POINT · Franklin County
96/100
LORENZO'S BBQ
18200 NW 22 AVE · MIAMI GARDENS · Dade County
96/100
SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
6606 GALL BLVD · ZEPHYRHILLS · Pasco County
96/100
SHANE'S RIB SHACK
10100 HUTCHINSON BLVD STE 101 A&B · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
96/100
POLK CITY BBQ COMPANY
221 COMMONWEALTH AVE N · POLK CITY · Polk County
96/100
SMOKE IN THE CITY BBQ #2
2449 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD NORTH · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.9/100
RONNIE RON'S BBQ
5603 LITHIA PINECREST RD · LITHIA · Hillsborough County
95.9/100
ALOHA HAWAIIAN BBQ
1210 CAPITAL CIRCLE SE UNIT G · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
95.7/100
M & W SMOKEHOUSE BARBECUE
60 SON IN LAW RD · BONIFAY · Holmes County
95.7/100
FOLLOW DAT SMOKE BBQ
5175 HWY 98 W · PERRY · Taylor County
95.6/100
GRAHAM BOY'S BBQ
915 W DESOTO ST · CLERMONT · Lake County
95.5/100
TOM JENKINS BBQ
1236 S FEDERAL HWY · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
95.5/100
SCHOONER'S BBQ SHACK
4908 US 27 S · SEBRING · Highlands County
95.4/100
SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SMOKEHOUSE
328 N CLARA AVE #110 · DELAND · Volusia County
95.4/100
SMOKEY TRAIL BBQ
1581 W 49 STREET, APT 172 · HIALEAH · Dade County
95.4/100
TUBBY'S Q AND SMOKEHOUSE
5740 7 ST · ZEPHYRHILLS · Pasco County
95.4/100
BIG TEX BBQ LLC
13716 73 ST NORTH · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
95.3/100
MISSION BBQ TALLAHASSEE
216 SOUTH MAGNOLIA DR STE 101 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
95.3/100
4C BBQ BAR & GRILL
1045 US HWY 331 S UNIT G · DEFUNIAK SPRINGS · Walton County
95.3/100
WHISKEYS BAR AND LOUNGE
2191 HWY US 1 · TITUSVILLE · Brevard County
95.2/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
899 EAST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
95.2/100
MAC N' RIBS
5805 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
95.2/100
MISSION BBQ
2505 SW COLLEGE ROAD · OCALA · Marion County
95.1/100
MISSION BBQ
1519 NE PINE ISLAND RD BLDG B · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
95.1/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VERO BEACH
5001 20 ST · VERO BCH · Indian River County
95/100
BIG MIKE'S SMOKEHOUSE
18633 HWY 331 S · FREEPORT · Walton County
95/100
DICKEYS BARBECUE PIT
2955 TRAVERSE TRAIL · WILDWOOD · Sumter County
95/100
TEXAS TONY'S BBQ
4519 E TAMIAMI TRL · NAPLES · Collier County
95/100
VOLCANO HOT POT AND BBQ
5877 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
95/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE OF CORAL SPRINGS LLC
2660 N UNIVERSITY DR · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County
95/100
FROSTPROOF BBQ COMPANY
348 HIGHWAY 630 E · FROSTPROOF · Polk County
95/100
GEORGIA PIG
1285 S SR 7 · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
95/100
ROADSIDE BBQ
1336 SOUTH MAIN STREET · BELLE GLADE · Palm Beach County
95/100
FAES BBQ
2851 EDGEWOOD AVE N · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95/100
THE BUTT HUTT SMOKEHOUSE
3210 ROOSEVELT BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95/100
COUNTRY BOY BBQ
1021 NW 10 ST · OCALA · Marion County
94.9/100
BLITZKRIEG BBQ AND GRILL
81 SW 21 TERRACE · OKEECHOBEE · Okeechobee County
94.9/100
SONNY'S BBQ
12124 S APOPKA VINELAND RD, SUITE # 110 · ORLANDO · Orange County
94.8/100
JAY'S SMOKIN' BBQ
10175 TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT 1146 · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
94.8/100
JOE'S ROLLING SMOKE STACK
1850 EMERSON ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
94.5/100
RICH SMOKEDPIT
108 BAYWOOD AVE STE 100 · LONGWOOD · Seminole County
94.4/100
SMOKEHOUSE RESTAURANT
415 COOPER ST · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
94.4/100
SONNY'S BBQ
3635 SW ARCHER RD · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
94.3/100
WHALES RIB (THE)
2031 NE 2 ST · DEERFIELD BEACH · Broward County
94.1/100
BAR-B-QUE KING
2132 MAIN ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
94.1/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE OF TALLAHASSEE
1817 THOMASVILLE RD SUITE 100 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
94.1/100
POLITOS BBQ
1020 W MICHIGAN ST, V# 7129 · ORLANDO · Orange County
94.1/100
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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.
