🔥 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.
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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.
What it does not replace
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MATT'S LATIN BBQ
6607 S SEMORAN BLVD STE 101 · ORLANDO · Orange County
88/100
MR COBBS BBQ
20601 NW 2 AVE · MIAMI GARDENS · Dade County
88/100
PERRY'S BBQ
12310 UNIVERSITY MALL CT · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
88/100
ELLIE LOU'S BREWS & BBQ
153 SUGAR BELLE DR STE M · WINTER GARDEN · Orange County
88/100
FATTY'S BBQ AND SOUL FOOD
846 49 ST S · SAINT PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
88/100
THE NOSH PIT
4040 PARK ST N · ST PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
88/100
DICKEY'S BARBEQUE PIT
100 S PIER PARK DR STE 125 · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
88/100
MISSION BBQ
19310 US HWY 441 · MOUNT DORA · Lake County
88/100
BIG NICK'S BBQ
9211 CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE · FORT MYERS · Lee County
88/100
PEARL'S SMOKE HOUSE
14501 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL · ORLANDO · Orange County
88/100
MISSION BBQ LADY LAKE
631 N US HWY 27/441 · LADY LAKE · Lake County
88/100
BIG LEE'S - SERIOUS ABOUT BARBECUE
431 NE 1ST AVE · OCALA · Marion County
87.9/100
MISSION BBQ
1407 SAINT LUCIE BLVD WEST · PORT ST LUCIE · St. Lucie County
87.9/100
EL CHUZO BBQ
7101 N ARMENIA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
87.8/100
SONNY'S BBQ
425 SR 19 N · PALATKA · Putnam County
87.7/100
RIB CITY
13908 ST RD 80 · FORT MYERS · Lee County
87.7/100
SUGAR SHACK BBQ
101 BROAD ST · TITUSVILLE · Brevard County
87.6/100
THE BBQ SHACK
7440 N US HWY 19 · FANNING SPRINGS · Gilchrist County
87.6/100
KONAN'S BBQ
1510 N HUBERT AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
87.5/100
FAT BOYS BBQ
4132 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County
87.5/100
BONO'S PIT BAR-B-Q
2640 BLANDING BLVD STE #211 · MIDDLEBURG · Clay County
87.4/100
SKEEBO'S RIB SHACK
2280 HARRIS AVENUE NE SUITE 106 · PALM BAY · Brevard County
87.3/100
MISSION BBQ
1504 W BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County
87.2/100
VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE
1403 S JEFFERSON ST · MONTICELLO · Jefferson County
87.2/100
SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF DELAND
1500 N WOODLAND BLVD · DELAND · Volusia County
87.2/100
ONE, TWO, THREE BBQ
7751 W 28 AVE SUITE # 1 · HIALEAH · Dade County
87.1/100
DICKEYS BARBECUE PIT
10463 GIBSONTON DR · RIVERVIEW · Hillsborough County
87/100
SONNY'S BBQ
2700 N WALDO RD · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
87/100
PARK AVE BBQ & GRILLE
769 N FEDERAL HWY · STUART · Martin County
87/100
PETES FAMOUS BBQ
4334 COLUMBIA ST · ORLANDO · Orange County
87/100
RIB CITY
11561 MAJESTIC PALMS BLVD #120 · FORT MYERS · Lee County
87/100
THE BBQ BOUTIQUE
4209 W HILLSBORO BLVD · COCONUT CREEK · Broward County
87/100
PUMPHOUSE BBQ
124 W GRANADA BLVD · ORMOND BEACH · Volusia County
87/100
PERRYS BBQ CAJUN GRILL
6901 22 AVE N SPACE #VC02 · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
87/100
TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE
524 W ATLANTIC AVE · DELRAY BEACH · Palm Beach County
86.9/100
KINGDOM BBQ & GRILL
9442 NARCOOSEE RD UNIT C · ORLANDO · Orange County
86.8/100
SONNY'S BBQ
230 TEMPLE AVE · STARKE · Bradford County
86.8/100
MIAMI HOT BBQ
6712 STIRLING RD · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County
86.8/100
SMOKIN R'S BBQ
1700 BAREFOOT WILLIAMS RD · NAPLES · Collier County
86.7/100
BIG MOMMAS HICKORY SMOKED BBQ
35220 US HWY 19 N · PALM HARBOR · Pinellas County
86.7/100
KELLER'S BAR-B-Q ALT
280 S SR 434 #1047 · ALTAMONTE SPRINGS · Seminole County
86.6/100
VOLCANO HOT POT & BBQ
2906 OAKWOOD BLVD · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County
86.5/100
SLIM'S DEEP SOUTH BBQ, LLC
319 S BREVARD AVE · ARCADIA · DeSoto County
86.5/100
LANJIE HOT POT & BBQ
140 CYPRESS EDGE DR · SAINT JOHNS · St. Johns County
86.3/100
MRS. SMOKEYS REAL PIT BAR-B-Q
5430 MILITARY TRAIL · JUPITER · Palm Beach County
86/100
MISSION BBQ ORANGE PARK
8440 BLANDING BLVD. SUITE 3 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
86/100
MANAGUITA #1
1606 W VINE ST · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
86/100
GAUTNEY BBQ
3309 GULF BEACH HWY · PENSACOLA · Escambia County
86/100
THE TWISTED TUNA JUPITER
353 S US HWY 1 BLDG R · JUPITER · Palm Beach County
86/100
URBAN BREW AND BBQ
2601 CENTRAL AVE · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
85.9/100
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