🔥 BBQ Restaurants in Florida
875 restaurants
InspectFL tracks 875 bbq restaurants across Florida. Of those with grades, 64.2% maintain an A rating, while 2.6% 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 looks mixed statewide, which makes local filters and recent inspection dates especially useful.
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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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THE BUTT HUTT SMOKEHOUSE
3210 ROOSEVELT BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
97.3/100
MAGIC CITY BARBECUE/ BITES DE LA. CALLE
1501 NW 3RD STREET · MIAMI · Dade County
97.3/100
SMOKE IN THE CITY BBQ #2
2449 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD NORTH · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
97.3/100
7 STAR BARBECUE
724 DR MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE BLVD · DAYTONA BEACH · Volusia County
97.3/100
CLARKES SMOKE HUTT
1800 FL-559 · LAKELAND · Polk County
97.3/100
AJ'S FINGER LICKIN BBQ
2054 HWY 70 W · OKEECHOBEE · Okeechobee County
97.3/100
D'BEST BBQ
1022 N TAMARIND AVE · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
97.3/100
307 CANNON FIRE BBQ
4116 N HIMES AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
97.3/100
SMOKED SOUTHERN BBQ
11 MAGNOLIA AVE · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
97.2/100
GATOR CREEK BBQ COMPANY
5350 SHIRLEY ST 6 · NAPLES · Collier County
97.1/100
HQ BBQ AND HOT POT
4958 BAYOU BLVD · PENSACOLA · Escambia County
97.1/100
SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
6606 GALL BLVD · ZEPHYRHILLS · Pasco County
97.1/100
SONNY'S BBQ
11080 W COLONIAL DR · OCOEE · Orange County
97.1/100
SONNYS BBQ 183
2250 SEMINOLE BLVD · LARGO · Pinellas County
97.1/100
SONNY'S BBQ MOBILE
935 N KROME AVE · FLORIDA CITY · Dade County
97.1/100
QBICHE BBQ RANCH
13399 SW 42 ST · MIAMI · Dade County
97/100
SMOKEHOUSE RESTAURANT
415 COOPER ST · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
97/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
10334 W SAMPLE RD · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County
97/100
BJS ALABAMA BBQ
3423 S DALE MABRY · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
97/100
DICKEYS BARBECUE PIT
2653 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD STE101 · WESLEY CHAPEL · Pasco County
97/100
MISSION BBQ
2411 S UNIVERSITY DR · DAVIE · Broward County
97/100
AKINS BBQ
US 129 & W HODGES AV · BELL · Gilchrist County
97/100
LADYZ BBQ 24
4601 N LOIS AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
97/100
DOPAMINE SUBS
336 E INTERNATIONAL SWY · DAYTONA BEACH · Volusia County
97/100
THE SMOKIN OX PREMIUM BBQ
204 6 STREET SW · WINTER HAVEN · Polk County
96.9/100
-DICKEY'S BARBECUE PIT- THE VILLAGES #1747
2955 TRAVERSE TRAIL · WILDWOOD · Sumter County
96.9/100
KINGS BBQ
5960 RICHARD ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
96.9/100
ROBS FAMILY BBQ
837 N NOB HILL RD · PLANTATION · Broward County
96.9/100
Q SOUTHERN BBQ
3780 TAMPA RD C5/6 · OLDSMAR · Pinellas County
96.9/100
MISSION BBQ FT MYERS
12984 S CLEVELAND AVE · FORT MYERS · Lee County
96.8/100
BBQ CHICKEN
17605 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
96.8/100
LOG CABIN BAR-B-QUE
480 STATE RD 80 · LABELLE · Hendry County
96.8/100
CS 405/SMOKEY QUE'S
1 TIAA BANK FIELD DR · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
96.8/100
FATDADDY'S SMOKEHOUSE & GRILL
897 US HWY 98 · EAST POINT · Franklin County
96.7/100
MISSION BBQ
2505 SW COLLEGE ROAD · OCALA · Marion County
96.7/100
DICKEY'S BARBECUE PIT
3511 NW FEDERAL HWY · JENSEN BEACH · Martin County
96.7/100
PERRY'S BBQ
3800 US 98 N #668 · LAKELAND · Polk County
96.7/100
SMOKEY JAYS BAR-B-Q
9318 E COLONIAL DR A9 · ORLANDO · Orange County
96.7/100
KOJAKS HOUSE OF RIBS
1809 S PARSONS AVE · SEFFNER · Hillsborough County
96.6/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF DELAND
1500 N WOODLAND BLVD · DELAND · Volusia County
96.6/100
WILLIE JEWELL'S OLD SCHOOL BAR-B-Q
5442 THOMASVILLE RD STE 6 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
96.6/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
706 S FEDERAL HWY · FT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
96.6/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
3611 US 98 N, PT 122 · LAKELAND · Polk County
96.6/100
BIG NICK'S BBQ
9211 CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE · FORT MYERS · Lee County
96.6/100
FOSTERS BBQ
2055 SPRUCE AVE · RIVIERA BEACH · Palm Beach County
96.5/100
CRYDERMANS BARBECUE
401 FLORIDA AVE · COCOA · Brevard County
96.5/100
SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
12719 ATLANTIC BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
96.5/100
DICKEY'S BARBEQUE PIT
100 S PIER PARK DR STE 125 · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
96.5/100
LA FOGATA BBQ SPECIALTIES
8239 W FLAGLER ST · WEST MIAMI · Dade County
96.5/100
COCO RIBS
3250 DESOTO RD · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
96.5/100
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.
