🔥 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
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.
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MISSION BBQ
4412 WESTON RD STE 412 · DAVIE · Broward County
90/100
CHARLIE AND JAKE'S BARBECUE
490 E EAU GALLIE BLVD · INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH · Brevard County
90/100
MISSISSIPPI SWEETS BBQ CO
2399 N FEDERAL HWY UNIT A · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County
90/100
WOODYS BBQ
13600 US HWY 1 #18 · SEBASTIAN · Indian River County
90/100
PAPA DIESEL'S BBQ
464 HUNT CLUB BLVD · APOPKA · Seminole County
90/100
HOLY SMOKE BARBEQUE LLC
818 POST ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
90/100
BERNDT ENDS BBQ
125 SR 20 · PALATKA · Putnam County
90/100
BIG OAK BBQ
1440 DUNN AVE STE 30 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
90/100
MY BROTHERS BBQ
464 SW PORT ST LUCIE BLVD STE 415 · PORT ST LUCIE · St. Lucie County
89.9/100
THIRD WAVE SMOKEHOUSE
218 NORTH ORANGE ST · NEW SMYRNA BEACH · Volusia County
89.9/100
BOOMERANG BBQ & BISTRO
4081 W COLUMBIA ST · ORLANDO · Orange County
89.9/100
SPANX THE HOG BBQ AND SALOON
147 S CYPRESS RD · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County
89.9/100
CRYDERMANS BARBECUE
401 FLORIDA AVE · COCOA · Brevard County
89.8/100
WOODY'S BAR-B-Q WAUCHULA
902 S 6 AVE · WAUCHULA · Hardee County
89.8/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
15935 NW US 441 · ALACHUA · Alachua County
89.8/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
10334 W SAMPLE RD · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County
89.8/100
JUNGLE QUEEN BBQ
2470 SW 21 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
89.7/100
MOES ORIGINAL BBQ
10801 STARKEY RD UNIT 3 · LARGO · Pinellas County
89.6/100
SMOKE ON THE WATER
1630 BELL TOWER LN · WESTON · Broward County
89.6/100
SONNY'S BAR-B-Q
1976 KINGSLEY AVE · ORANGE PARK · Clay County
89.6/100
T JOHNS FAMILY BBQ
800 S MAIN ST S · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
89.6/100
FAT BOYZ BBQ
899 E CYPRESS CREEK RD · FT LAUDERDALE · Broward County
89.6/100
BONOS BBQ AT SAN JOSE
9820 SAN JOSE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
89.4/100
FIRE HOT POT & BBQ
4250 US 98 N · LAKELAND · Polk County
89.4/100
MISSION BBQ
1100 N CONGRESS AVE UNIT 130 · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County
89.4/100
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
1869 W SR 434 STE 230 · LONGWOOD · Seminole County
89.3/100
DON JOSE'S MEXICAN GRILL
2006 SOUTH PARSONS AVE · SEFFNER · Hillsborough County
89.3/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
7423 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL · ORLANDO · Orange County
89.2/100
BBQ CHICKEN
17605 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
89.2/100
PERRY'S BBQ
511 BRANDON TOWN CENTER · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
89.1/100
MIAMI RIBS
15535 SW 120 ST · MIAMI · Dade County
89.1/100
BRISKETS BBQ SHACK & GRILL
298 GENEVA DR · OVIEDO · Seminole County
89/100
SONNY'S BBQ
9213 NW 39 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
89/100
SMOKEY JAYS BAR-B-Q
9318 E COLONIAL DR A9 · ORLANDO · Orange County
89/100
RIB CITY
5390 S HWY 1 · GRANT · Brevard County
89/100
ANGELOS STEAK PIT
9527 W HWY 98 · PANAMA CITY BCH · Bay County
89/100
STOTTLEMYER'S SMOKEHOUSE
19 EAST ROAD · SARASOTA · Sarasota County
89/100
BIG8 BBQ
1217 SE 47 TER · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
89/100
TERRELL'S BBQ
1323 S MAIN ST · GAINESVILLE · Marion County
89/100
THREE GENERATIONS BAR-B-QUE
408 EAST PINE ST · LEESBURG · Lake County
89/100
RIB CITY
1480 LEE BLVD · LEHIGH ACRES · Lee County
89/100
SMOKIN' JOE'S BBQ & GRILL
10252 SR 39 SOUTH · LITHIA · Hillsborough County
88.8/100
LA FOGATA BBQ SPECIALTIES
8239 W FLAGLER ST · WEST MIAMI · Dade County
88.6/100
JONES BONES BBQ AND CUISINE
1130 RIDGEWOOD AVE · DAYTONA BEACH · Volusia County
88.5/100
WILLIE¿S BBQ
17436 7TH STREET · MOUNTVERDE · Lake County
88.5/100
QBICHE BBQ RANCH
13399 SW 42 ST · MIAMI · Dade County
88.4/100
HOMETOWN BARBECUE
1200 NW 22ND ST UNIT 100 · MIAMI · Dade County
88.3/100
SULLY'S SMOKEHOUSE
10820 CR 44 · LEESBURG · Lake County
88.3/100
SONNY'S BBQ
4102 E SILVER SPGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County
88.1/100
ELLIE LOU'S BREWS & BBQ
153 SUGAR BELLE DR STE M · WINTER GARDEN · Orange County
88/100
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.
