🔥 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.
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.
Best supporting links
How to read a restaurant page, violation code guide, and editorial standards.
CRAZY RABBIT BBQ
2405 S HIAWASSEE RD 10 · ORLANDO · Orange County
96.5/100
TWISTED OKIE BBQ AND TACOS
5960 RICHARD ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
96.4/100
WHALES RIB (THE)
2031 NE 2 ST · DEERFIELD BEACH · Broward County
96.4/100
LUCILLE'S BAD TO THE BONE BBQ
6691 W BOYNTON BEACH BLVD · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County
96.4/100
98 BAR-B-QUE
5008 HIGHWAY 98 WEST UNIT 1 · SANTA ROSA BEACH · Walton County
96.3/100
BACKYARD CHICK'N AND RIBS
794 NEAPOLITAN WAY · NAPLES · Collier County
96.3/100
JOE THE SMOKING PIG
13920 SW 139 CT · MIAMI · Dade County
96.3/100
MAHONS REAL BBQ
247 W BROAD ST · GROVELAND · Lake County
96.3/100
M & W SMOKEHOUSE BARBECUE
60 SON IN LAW RD · BONIFAY · Holmes County
96.2/100
FLAME TREE BBQ
655 N SAVANNAH CIRCLE WEST · LAKE BUENA VISTA · Orange County
96.2/100
SONNY'S BAR-B-QUE
2684 W CR 48 · BUSHNELL · Sumter County
96.2/100
EL CHUZO BBQ
7101 N ARMENIA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
96.2/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VIERA
150 SHERIFF DR · MELBOURNE · Brevard County
96.2/100
PUMPHOUSE BBQ
124 W GRANADA BLVD · ORMOND BEACH · Volusia County
96.2/100
MIKES BBQ 101 LLC
101900 OVERSEAS HWY · KEY LARGO · Monroe County
96.2/100
SPRING HILL BBQ & SOUL FOOD LOUNGE INC
905 S ADELLE AVE · DELAND · Volusia County
96.1/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
4385 PARK BLVD · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County
96.1/100
BONO'S PIT BARBQ
1266 3 STREET S · JACKSONVILLE BEACH · Duval County
96.1/100
SMOKED BBQ
1801 N ROOSEVELT BLVD · KEY WEST · Monroe County
96.1/100
JERRY COOK SMOKEHOUSE
12801 THONOTASSA RD · DOVER · Hillsborough County
96.1/100
PERRY'S BBQ
511 BRANDON TOWN CENTER · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
96.1/100
BAR-B-Q STICKS
120 1/2 LEMON ST · NEPTUNE BEACH · Duval County
96.1/100
VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE
1403 S JEFFERSON ST · MONTICELLO · Jefferson County
96/100
CITY BARBEQUE
108 S SEMORAN BLVD · WINTER PARK · Orange County
96/100
SMOKIN' DJ'S
122 N 1 ST UNIT 5 · LAKE WALES · Polk County
96/100
THAT BBQ PLACE
4689 PINE ISLAND RD NW · MATLACHA · Lee County
96/100
COOT'S BBQ
1600 S PARROTT AVE · OKEECHOBEE · Okeechobee County
96/100
CIRCLE S BBQ
14630 US 19 · HUDSON · Pasco County
96/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VERO BEACH
5001 20 ST · VERO BCH · Indian River County
95.9/100
FERLEY'S BBQ & MORE
17701 APRIL BLVD · ALACHUA · Alachua County
95.9/100
JESSIE JAYS OFF THE BONE BBQ
450 ANDALUSIA BLVD · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
95.9/100
DUOS / LOCAL SMOKE (AT THE BIG CHILL)
18 HUB LN · ROSEMARY BEACH · Walton County
95.8/100
CAPTAINS BAIT TACKLE & BBQ
5862 N OCEANSHORE BLVD · PALM COAST · Flagler County
95.8/100
BUBBALOU'S BODACIOUS BBQ
5818 CONROY RD · ORLANDO · Orange County
95.8/100
SLOW & LOW BBQ
306 N. ORLANDO AVE. · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County
95.8/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
899 EAST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
95.7/100
MISSION BBQ
1519 NE PINE ISLAND RD BLDG B · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
95.7/100
SMITTY'S SMOKEHOUSE AND GRILL
12830 US HWY 301 · DADE CITY · Pasco County
95.6/100
FLAVAS AND RIBS RESTAURANT
17490 SW 104 AVE STE B · MIAMI · Dade County
95.6/100
JR BBQ & SOUL FOOD
1027 S 8 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County
95.6/100
MISSION BBQ LADY LAKE
631 N US HWY 27/441 · LADY LAKE · Lake County
95.6/100
JOHNSON BARBEQUE PLANT CITY
1407 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · PLANT CITY · Hillsborough County
95.6/100
RIB CITY
5390 S HWY 1 · GRANT · Brevard County
95.5/100
LUCILLES BAD TO THE BONE BBQ DELRAY
9173 WEST ATLANTIC AVENUE #120 · DELRAY BEACH · Palm Beach County
95.5/100
E&J'S BBQ
1622 SOUTH MONROE ST · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
95.5/100
SMOKIN JIMS BARBEQUE
3615 HAVENDALE BLVD · AUBURNDALE · Polk County
95.4/100
MISSION BBQ
4412 WESTON RD STE 412 · DAVIE · Broward County
95.4/100
SHANE'S RIB SHACK
10100 HUTCHINSON BLVD STE 101 A&B · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
95.4/100
GARIBALDI'S RESTAURANT
1235 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
95.4/100
URBAN BREW AND BBQ
2601 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas 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.
