🔥 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.
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BIG TEX BBQ LLC
13716 73 ST NORTH · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
95.2/100
BIG8 BBQ
1217 SE 47 TER · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
95.2/100
BJS ALABAMA BBQ
3423 S DALE MABRY · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
95.2/100
BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE
3290 CYPRESS GARDENS RD · WINTER HAVEN · Polk County
95.1/100
PAPA DIESEL'S BBQ
464 HUNT CLUB BLVD · APOPKA · Seminole County
95.1/100
RIB CITY
9191 N TAMIAMI TRL · NAPLES · Collier County
95.1/100
SONNY'S BBQ
7055 SEMORAN BLVD · ORLANDO · Orange County
95/100
BIGUN'S BAR-B-QUE
7280 SUNSHINE GROVE RD · BROOKSVILLE · Hernando County
95/100
PUMPHOUSE BBQ
124 W GRANADA BLVD · ORMOND BEACH · Volusia County
95/100
PERRY'S BBQ
3800 US 98 N #668 · LAKELAND · Polk County
94.9/100
SMITTY'S SMOKEHOUSE AND GRILL
12830 US HWY 301 · DADE CITY · Pasco County
94.9/100
SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
12719 ATLANTIC BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
94.9/100
HONEY'S BBQ
2200 POSNER BLVD · DAVENPORT · Polk County
94.9/100
BIG DOGS BARBECUE & MORE
7960 UNIT 4 US 1 · MICCO · Brevard County
94.9/100
LUCILLES BAD TO THE BONE BBQ DELRAY
9173 WEST ATLANTIC AVENUE #120 · DELRAY BEACH · Palm Beach County
94.8/100
FAT BOYS' BBQ
1606 WEST VINE STREET · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
94.8/100
COCO RIBS
3250 DESOTO RD · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
94.7/100
MRS. SMOKEYS REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
5430 MILITARY TRAIL · JUPITER · Palm Beach County
94.7/100
CRYDERMANS BARBECUE
401 FLORIDA AVE · COCOA · Brevard County
94.7/100
SEA BREEZE BBQ PIT
1139 N TYNDALL PARKWAY · PANAMA CITY · Gulf County
94.7/100
BONOS BBQ AT SAN JOSE
9820 SAN JOSE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
94.7/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VERO BEACH
5001 20 ST · VERO BCH · Indian River County
94.6/100
MIKES BBQ 101 LLC
101900 OVERSEAS HWY · KEY LARGO · Monroe County
94.6/100
MISSION BBQ
2505 SW COLLEGE ROAD · OCALA · Marion County
94.6/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
3177 HWY 90 W · LAKE CITY · Columbia County
94.5/100
SAINT CITY BBQ
9302 NW 22 AVE · MIAMI · Dade County
94.5/100
SONNY'S BBQ MOBILE
935 N KROME AVE · FLORIDA CITY · Dade County
94.5/100
SONNY'S BBQ
33505 S DIXIE HWY · HOMESTEAD · Dade County
94.5/100
MISSION BBQ
11929 SOUTHERN BLVD STE 6 · ROYAL PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
94.5/100
Q SOUTHERN BBQ
3780 TAMPA RD C5/6 · OLDSMAR · Pinellas County
94.5/100
MISSION BBQ
4852 TOWN CENTER PARKWAY #110 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
94.5/100
VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE
1403 S JEFFERSON ST · MONTICELLO · Jefferson County
94.4/100
LIP LICKERS BBQ
1661 INDIAN RIVER DR · SEBASTIAN · Indian River County
94.4/100
M & W SMOKEHOUSE BARBECUE
60 SON IN LAW RD · BONIFAY · Holmes County
94.4/100
RIB CITY
11561 MAJESTIC PALMS BLVD #120 · FORT MYERS · Lee County
94.3/100
LUCILLE'S BAD TO THE BONE BBQ
6691 W BOYNTON BEACH BLVD · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County
94.3/100
J & T SMOKEHOUSE
9924 US HWY 441 · LEESBURG · Lake County
94.3/100
MISSION BBQ
1504 W BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
94.3/100
MAHONS REAL BBQ
247 W BROAD ST · GROVELAND · Lake County
94.2/100
CIRCLE S BBQ
14630 US 19 · HUDSON · Pasco County
94.2/100
SONNY'S BAR-B-Q
1976 KINGSLEY AVE · ORANGE PARK · Clay County
94.2/100
WOODYS BBQ
13600 US HWY 1 #18 · SEBASTIAN · Indian River County
94.2/100
BIG DADDY'S BARBEQUE
128 1/2 AVE T NE · WINTER HAVEN · Polk County
94.2/100
JAY'S SMOKIN' BBQ
10175 TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT 1146 · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
94.2/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
2720 SR 16 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
94.1/100
TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE
3815 S DIXIE HWY · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
94.1/100
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
1869 W SR 434 STE 230 · LONGWOOD · Seminole County
94.1/100
LELO'S BBQ
1270 SAXON BLVD · ORANGE CITY · Volusia County
94/100
COUNTRY BOY BBQ
1021 NW 10 ST · OCALA · Marion County
94/100
CECIL'S TEXAS STYLE BAR-B-Q
2800 S ORANGE AVE · ORLANDO · Orange County
94/100
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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.
