🔥 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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MISSION BBQ
2411 S UNIVERSITY DR · DAVIE · Broward County
94/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
706 S FEDERAL HWY · FT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
94/100
BONO'S PIT BBQ
4907 BEACH BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
93.9/100
RIB CITY
5390 S HWY 1 · GRANT · Brevard County
93.9/100
MISSION BBQ TALLAHASSEE
216 SOUTH MAGNOLIA DR STE 101 · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
93.8/100
BBQ CHICKEN
9355 ATLANTIC BLVD STE 3 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
93.8/100
WHALES RIB (THE)
2031 NE 2 ST · DEERFIELD BEACH · Broward County
93.8/100
STOTTLEMYER'S SMOKEHOUSE
19 EAST ROAD · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
93.8/100
THE PURPLE PIT STOP
205 BROADWAY BLVD SE · POLK CITY · Polk County
93.8/100
BONOS BBQ
12620 BARTRAM PARK BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
93.8/100
GRANNYS SOUTHERN SMOKEHOUSE
818 PENNSYLVANIA AVE · SAINT CLOUD · Osceola County
93.7/100
RIB CITY
13908 ST RD 80 · FORT MYERS · Lee County
93.7/100
JERRY COOK SMOKEHOUSE
12801 THONOTASSA RD · DOVER · Hillsborough County
93.7/100
ROYAL HOT POT & BBQ
11148 SAN JOSE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
93.7/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
4385 PARK BLVD · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County
93.7/100
BAR-B-Q STICKS
120 1/2 LEMON ST · NEPTUNE BEACH · Duval County
93.7/100
JOHNSON BARBEQUE PLANT CITY
1407 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · PLANT CITY · Hillsborough County
93.6/100
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
3262 SW 35 BLVD · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
93.6/100
LA FOGATA BBQ SPECIALTIES
8239 W FLAGLER ST · WEST MIAMI · Dade County
93.5/100
MONROE'S SMOKEHOUSE BAR-B-QUE/RSVP CATERERS
4838 HWY AVE · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
93.5/100
FAT BOYS BBQ
4132 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County
93.4/100
TOP NOTCH SMOKEHOUSE LLC
201 W. MARION AVE · PUNTA GORDA · Charlotte County
93.4/100
BB - RAD'S COASTAL BBQ
2 N ATLANTIC AVE #7 · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County
93.4/100
BULL SMOKEHOUSE
300 E HWY 50 · CLERMONT · Lake County
93.3/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE OF KISSIMMEE LLC
874 W OSCEOLA PKWY · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
93.3/100
MISSION BBQ
10440 STELLING DR · RIVERVIEW · Hillsborough County
93.2/100
RIB CITY
13181 N CLEVELAND AVE UNIT C · FORT MYERS · Lee County
93.2/100
MISSION BBQ
10007 NW 41 ST · DORAL · Dade County
93.2/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
899 E CYPRESS CREEK RD · FT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
93.1/100
WOODPECKERS BACKYARD BBQ
4930 STATE ROAD 13 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
93/100
MISSION BBQ BRADENTON
4501 14TH ST W · BRADENTON · Manatee County
93/100
BONE OF MY BONE BBQ
125 NW 23RD AVE STE 16 · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
93/100
BIG L'S SMOKEN Q
253 RIVER RD · OAK HILL · Volusia County
93/100
MISSION BBQ LADY LAKE
631 N US HWY 27/441 · LADY LAKE · Lake County
93/100
THAT BBQ PLACE
4689 PINE ISLAND RD NW · MATLACHA · Lee County
93/100
BONO'S PIT BAR-B-Q
2640 BLANDING BLVD STE #211 · MIDDLEBURG · Clay County
92.9/100
BIG LEE'S SERIOUS ABOUT BARBECUE
2611 SW 19 AVENUE RD · OCALA · Marion County
92.9/100
PARK AVE BBQ & GRILLE
769 N FEDERAL HWY · STUART · Martin County
92.9/100
SONNY'S BBQ
4102 E SILVER SPGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County
92.7/100
PARK AVENUE BBQ & GRILLE
4796 N CONGRESS AVE · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County
92.5/100
GEORGIA PIG
1285 S SR 7 · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
92.5/100
JEROME BROWN BBQ
7830 LEM TURNER ROAD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
92.5/100
BOB’S FAMOUS BBQ
462540 STATE ROAD 200 · YULEE · Nassau County
92.5/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
899 EAST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
92.4/100
FERLEY'S BBQ & MORE
17701 APRIL BLVD · ALACHUA · Alachua County
92.3/100
MANN'S BBQ MUNCHIES AND MUNCHIES LIVE BBQ
110 S NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE · TAVERES · Lake County
92.2/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
2240 HWY 77 · LYNN HAVEN · Bay County
92.2/100
ZEN ASIAN BBQ
10823 TAMIAMI TRAIL N UNIT A · NAPLES · Collier County
92.1/100
BONO'S BBQ
3303 SAN PABLO RD S · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
92.1/100
DICKEYS BARBECUE PIT
17961 US 441 · SUMMERFIELD · Marion County
92.1/100
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.
