🔥 BBQ Restaurants in Florida
875 restaurants
InspectFL tracks 875 bbq restaurants across Florida. Of those with grades, 63.9% maintain an A rating, while 1.9% 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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SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VIERA
150 SHERIFF DR · MELBOURNE · Brevard County
96.5/100
OAKWOOD SMOKEHOUSE
1210 N MAIN ST · WILDWOOD · Sumter County
96.5/100
CAPTAINS BAIT TACKLE & BBQ
5862 N OCEANSHORE BLVD · PALM COAST · Flagler County
96.4/100
DUOS / LOCAL SMOKE (AT THE BIG CHILL)
18 HUB LN · ROSEMARY BEACH · Walton County
96.4/100
TWISTED OKIE BBQ AND TACOS
5960 RICHARD ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
96.4/100
ROUNDUP RODEO BBQ
648 STAGE LN · LAKE BUENA VISTA · Orange County
96.4/100
URBAN BREW AND BBQ
2601 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
96.3/100
JOE THE SMOKING PIG
13920 SW 139 CT · MIAMI · Dade County
96.3/100
COOT'S BBQ
1600 S PARROTT AVE · OKEECHOBEE · Okeechobee County
96.3/100
ROBS FAMILY BBQ
837 N NOB HILL RD · PLANTATION · Broward County
96.3/100
SHANE'S RIB SHACK
10100 HUTCHINSON BLVD STE 101 A&B · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
96.3/100
SONNY'S BAR-B-QUE
2684 W CR 48 · BUSHNELL · Sumter County
96.2/100
MISSION BBQ
5795 AIRPORT PULLING RD · NAPLES · Collier County
96.2/100
EL CHUZO BBQ
7101 N ARMENIA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
96.2/100
HULA HAWAIIAN BARBECUE
2170 W NINE MILE RD · PENSACOLA · Escambia County
96.2/100
MAGIC CITY BARBECUE/ BITES DE LA. CALLE
1501 NW 3RD STREET · MIAMI · Dade County
96.1/100
SMOKEY JAYS BAR-B-Q
9318 E COLONIAL DR A9 · ORLANDO · Orange County
96.1/100
THE BARBACOA BOYZ
2390 5 AVE S · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
96.1/100
ROBERT'S SMOKIN' BBQ 2
3333 US HWY 19 S · HOLIDAY · Pasco County
96/100
SMOKIN' DJ'S
122 N 1 ST UNIT 5 · LAKE WALES · Polk County
96/100
BUBBALOU'S BODACIOUS BBQ
5818 CONROY RD · ORLANDO · Orange County
96/100
KELLER'S BAR-B-Q LK
3893 LAKE EMMA RD · LAKE MARY · Seminole County
95.9/100
BACKYARD BBQ
174 NW 79 ST · MIAMI · Dade County
95.9/100
SMOKIN BEAR BBQ
110 PLAZA AVE · LAKE PLACID · Highlands County
95.9/100
FLAVAS AND RIBS RESTAURANT
17490 SW 104 AVE STE B · MIAMI · Dade County
95.9/100
THE BUTT HUTT SMOKEHOUSE
3210 ROOSEVELT BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.8/100
SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
6606 GALL BLVD · ZEPHYRHILLS · Pasco County
95.8/100
SONNYS BBQ 217
5141 HWY 90 · PACE · Santa Rosa County
95.8/100
BONO'S BBQ
5711 BOWDEN RD #19 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.8/100
SLOW & LOW BBQ
306 N. ORLANDO AVE. · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County
95.8/100
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
9220 BAYMEADOWS ROAD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.6/100
BRINE BBQ
1120 BAYVIEW AVE · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
95.6/100
BACKYARD CHICK'N AND RIBS
794 NEAPOLITAN WAY · NAPLES · Collier County
95.6/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
7423 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL · ORLANDO · Orange County
95.6/100
DUSTIN'S BBQ
1375 S WOODLAND BLVD · DELAND · Volusia County
95.6/100
SMOKED BBQ
1801 N ROOSEVELT BLVD · KEY WEST · Monroe County
95.6/100
JR BBQ & SOUL FOOD
1027 S 8 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County
95.6/100
SONNY'S BBQ
12124 S APOPKA VINELAND RD, SUITE # 110 · ORLANDO · Orange County
95.5/100
DANCING BBQ
2346 W BEAVER ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
95.5/100
MOES ORIGINAL BBQ
10801 STARKEY RD UNIT 3 · LARGO · Pinellas County
95.5/100
RIB CITY
10431 CORKSCREW COMMONS DR · ESTERO · Lee County
95.5/100
BERNDT ENDS BBQ
125 SR 20 · PALATKA · Putnam County
95.5/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
4731 COMMERCIAL WAY · SPRING HILL · Hernando County
95.5/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
15935 NW US 441 · ALACHUA · Alachua County
95.5/100
M&M KINGS BBQ
503 PALMETTO ST · EUSTIS · Lake County
95.5/100
KOJAKS HOUSE OF RIBS
1809 S PARSONS AVE · SEFFNER · Hillsborough County
95.4/100
FOSTERS BBQ
2055 SPRUCE AVE · RIVIERA BEACH · Palm Beach County
95.4/100
SMOKIN JIMS BARBEQUE
3615 HAVENDALE BLVD · AUBURNDALE · Polk County
95.4/100
GARIBALDI'S RESTAURANT
1235 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
95.4/100
BACK BEACH BBQ
19714 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
95.3/100
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.
