🔥 BBQ Restaurants in Florida
875 restaurants
InspectFL tracks 875 bbq restaurants across Florida. Of those with grades, 64.2% maintain an A rating, while 2.6% 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 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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SONNY'S BBQ
7055 SEMORAN BLVD · ORLANDO · Orange County
89.7/100
EVIE MAE'S BARBECUE
11610 US 98 W · MIRAMAR BEACH · Walton County
89.7/100
ADAMS RIB CO
2109 NW 13TH ST · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
89.6/100
SONNY'S BBQ
425 SR 19 N · PALATKA · Putnam County
89.6/100
SUGAR SHACK BBQ
101 BROAD ST · TITUSVILLE · Brevard County
89.5/100
PARK AVENUE BBQ & GRILLE OF JUPITER
6775 W INDIANTOWN RD · JUPITER · Palm Beach County
89.4/100
BURNT SMOKEHOUSE AND BAR
8177 GLADES RD BAY 21 · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County
89.4/100
POLITOS BBQ
1020 W MICHIGAN ST, V# 7129 · ORLANDO · Orange County
89.4/100
MISSION BBQ
18707 STATE RD 54 · LUTZ · Pasco County
89.3/100
PARK AVE BBQ & GRILLE
525 US 1 · NORTH PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County
89.3/100
BIG RASCAL BBQ
3437 NW BLITCHTON RD · OCALA · Marion County
89.3/100
ZAMBIA SMOKEHOUSE
3000 E BUSCH BLVD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
89.1/100
FROGS BARBEQUE PAD
21031 NE US HWY 27 · WILLISTON · Levy County
89.1/100
LAO JIA HOT POT AND BBQ
1872 THOMASVILLE RD STE A · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County
89.1/100
GOU LOU CHEONG BBQ INC
4139 N STATE ROAD 7 · LAUDERDALE LAKES · Broward County
89/100
MISSION BBQ
508 E 23 ST · PANAMA CITY · Bay County
89/100
LOW AND SLOW SMOKEHOUSE
1853 E MEMORIAL BLVD STE 105 · LAKELAND · Polk County
88.9/100
OUTSIDE BBQ LLC
1613 E DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLV · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
88.9/100
SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SMOKEHOUSE
328 N CLARA AVE #110 · DELAND · Volusia County
88.9/100
LAS VINAS BBQ
3935 E 4 AVE · HIALEAH · Dade County
88.8/100
VOLCANO HOT POT & BBQ
2906 OAKWOOD BLVD · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County
88.8/100
RIB CITY
1480 LEE BLVD · LEHIGH ACRES · Lee County
88.8/100
BLUE DOG CRAFT BARBECUE
640 E MAIN ST · LAKELAND · Polk County
88.7/100
LICKIE STICKIE BBQ
7794 NW 44 ST · SUNRISE · Broward County
88.7/100
MUNCHIES LIVE BBQ
100 E 4 AVE #8-9 · MOUNT DORA · Lake County
88.6/100
SONNYS BBQ 32
30503 US HWY 19 N · PALM HARBOR · Pinellas County
88.6/100
MOJO BBQ
5 CORDOVA ST · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
88.6/100
FATTY'S BBQ AND SOUL FOOD
846 49 ST S · SAINT PETERSBURG · Pinellas County
88.4/100
4 RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE OF CORAL SPRINGS LLC
2660 N UNIVERSITY DR · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County
88.4/100
LANJIE HOT POT & BBQ
140 CYPRESS EDGE DR · SAINT JOHNS · St. Johns County
88.4/100
SONNY'S BBQ
9213 NW 39 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
88.4/100
BBQ TIME 2
10113 ADAMO DR · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
88.4/100
GATORS BBQ
8142 W BEAVER ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
88.2/100
BAR-B-QUE KING
2132 MAIN ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
88.1/100
DIXIE BBQ 1, LLC
2790 STERLING RD · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County
88.1/100
FIRE HOT POT & BBQ
4250 US 98 N · LAKELAND · Polk County
87.8/100
VALLEY SMOKE RESTAURANT
11 S ROSCOE BLVD · PNTE VDRA BCH · St. Johns County
87.8/100
CHARLIE AND JAKE'S BARBECUE
490 E EAU GALLIE BLVD · INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH · Brevard County
87.7/100
BRISKETS BBQ & COUNTRY KITCHEN
640 S COUNTY RD 419 · CHULUOTA · Seminole County
87.7/100
RIB CITY
80 HANCOCK BRIDGE PKWY · CAPE CORAL · Lee County
87.7/100
DERRICKS BBQ
1536 S OHIO AVE · LIVE OAK · Suwannee County
87.7/100
BIG JOHN'S ALABAMA BAR-B-QUE
5707 N 40 ST · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
87.6/100
PEPPER & SALT BBQ
308 OLD DIXIE HWY · VERO BEACH · Indian River County
87.6/100
WICKED OAK BARBEQUE
6607 N FLORIDA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
87.6/100
RIB CITY
621 N 15TH ST · IMMOKALEE · Collier County
87.5/100
SMOKE RINGS BBQ
260 DAYTONA BLVD D-440 · DAYTONA BEACH · Volusia County
87.4/100
SMOKEHOUSE GRILL
7470 HWY 192 W · KISSIMMEE · Osceola County
87.2/100
ROBERT'S SMOKIN' BBQ 2
3333 US HWY 19 S · HOLIDAY · Pasco County
87.2/100
PERRY'S BBQ
12310 UNIVERSITY MALL CT · TAMPA · Hillsborough County
87.2/100
DANCING BBQ
2346 W BEAVER ST · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
87.1/100
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