🔥 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
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SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ
750 W MAIN ST · INVERNESS · Citrus County
92.5/100
FLAVOR BBQ FL
1410 N 25 ST · FORT PIERCE · St. Lucie County
92.3/100
MISSION BBQ TOWN & COUNTRY
5602 WEST WATERS AVENUE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
92.3/100
BRINE BBQ
1120 BAYVIEW AVE · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
92.2/100
WILLIE JEWELL'S OLD SCHOOL BAR-B-Q
105 MURABELLA PARKWAY, SUITES 1 & 2 · ST. AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
92/100
SONNY'S BBQ
2250 HWY 71 · MARIANNA · Jackson County
92/100
SARGE'S SMOKEHOUSE BBQ
3216 CORK RD · PLANT CITY · Hillsborough County
92/100
SONNY'S BBQ
3506 S ORLANDO AVE · SANFORD · Seminole County
92/100
MAHONS REAL BBQ
247 W BROAD ST · GROVELAND · Lake County
92/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
2720 SR 16 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
92/100
LOG CABIN BAR-B-QUE
480 STATE RD 80 · LABELLE · Hendry County
92/100
SLOW & LOW BBQ
5490 STADIUM PARKWAY · VIERA · Brevard County
92/100
BIG WOOD BBQ & GRILL
314 NW 72 TRACE · LIVE OAK · Suwannee County
92/100
BONOS BBQ
12620 BARTRAM PARK BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
92/100
BIG WORMS BBQ
5229 US-1 · FORT PIERCE · St. Lucie County
92/100
BACK BEACH BBQ
19714 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
92/100
M&M KINGS BBQ
503 PALMETTO ST · EUSTIS · Lake County
91.9/100
BLUE DOG CRAFT BARBECUE
640 E MAIN ST · LAKELAND · Polk County
91.8/100
MAJOR'S SMOKEHOUSE
308 OHIO AVE · LYNN HAVEN · Bay County
91.7/100
MIKES BBQ 101 LLC
101900 OVERSEAS HWY · KEY LARGO · Monroe County
91.7/100
H'OURS CREOLE SMOKEHOUSE
310 E TARPON AVE · TARPON SPRINGS · Pinellas County
91.6/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
2240 HWY 77 · LYNN HAVEN · Bay County
91.5/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
3611 US 98 N, PT 122 · LAKELAND · Polk County
91.4/100
7 STAR BARBECUE
724 DR MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE BLVD · DAYTONA BEACH · Volusia County
91.3/100
JR'S RIB SHACK
281 N STAR AVE · CALLAWAY · Bay County
91.3/100
MISSION BBQ
1340 TAMIAMI TRL · PORT CHARLOTTE · Charlotte County
91.1/100
WILLIE JEWELL'S OLD SCHOOL BAR-B-Q
5442 THOMASVILLE RD STE 6 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
91.1/100
TNT BBQ
4835 W EAU GALLIE BLVD · MELBOURNE · Brevard County
91.1/100
BRISKETS BBQ & COUNTRY KITCHEN
640 S COUNTY RD 419 · CHULUOTA · Seminole County
91.1/100
MARTIN S BBQ
5042 W IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
91/100
KING BBQ
1455 NW 107 AVE #420 · DORAL · Dade County
91/100
BONO'S BAR-B-Q
10645 PHILIPS HWY · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
91/100
SUAREZ BBQ INC
12963 W OKEECHOBEE RD STE 5-6 · HIALEAH GARDENS · Dade County
91/100
SONNY'S BBQ
11080 W COLONIAL DR · OCOEE · Orange County
91/100
J & T SMOKEHOUSE
9924 US HWY 441 · LEESBURG · Lake County
91/100
ALDAY'S BBQ
2091 GLOBAL CT · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
91/100
CHUCKWAGON BBQ
25 MAY NURSERY RD · HAVANA · Gadsden County
90.6/100
THE SMOKIN OX PREMIUM BBQ
204 6 STREET SW · WINTER HAVEN · Polk County
90.6/100
ZAMBIA SMOKEHOUSE
3000 E BUSCH BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
90.5/100
BONO'S BBQ
3303 SAN PABLO RD S · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
90.5/100
JR BBQ & SOUL FOOD
1027 S 8 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County
90.5/100
VALLEY SMOKE RESTAURANT
11 S ROSCOE BLVD · PNTE VDRA BCH · St. Johns County
90.5/100
ADAMS RIB CO
2109 NW 13TH ST · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
90.5/100
EVE LA CUBANITA
818 PENNSYLVANIA AVE · SAINT CLOUD · Osceola County
90.4/100
SONNYS BBQ 183
2250 SEMINOLE BLVD · LARGO · Pinellas County
90.3/100
ON Q SMOKEHOUSE GRILL
33030 SR HWY 52 · SAN ANTONIO · Pasco County
90.2/100
WOODYS BBQ
51 S US HWY 27 · LAKE WALES · Polk County
90.2/100
BURNT SMOKEHOUSE AND BAR
8177 GLADES RD BAY 21 · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County
90.1/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
3200 S ORANGE AVE · ORLANDO · Orange County
90/100
DUSTIN'S BBQ
1375 S WOODLAND BLVD · DELAND · Volusia County
90/100
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.
