BBQ Restaurants in Lakeland, FL

BBQ in Lakeland at a glance

• BBQ is the 10th largest food category in Lakeland, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 3.0% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Lakeland leans toward bbq.
• Of the 18 listed below, 13 are independent and 5 belong to chains; 18 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Lakeland

• Sonny's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3611 US Hwy 98 N
• Blue Dog Craft Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 640 E Main St
• BubbaQue's
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5100 US Hwy 98 N #18
• Fire Hot Pot & BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4250 US Hwy 98 N
• Gaskins Barbecue and Lobster
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1614 Town Center Dr
• Jimbos Pit Bar BQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1215 E Memorial Blvd
• Mission BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4014 Florida Ave S
• Mojo Federal Swine & Spirits
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 130 S Tennessee Ave
• Rib Crib
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4960 S Florida Ave
• The Cultivated Pig
  Restaurant · BBQ · 502 E Main St
• 4 Rivers Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4729 S Florida Ave
• Lakeland Bbq & Ice Cream Company
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2101 S Combee Rd
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4515 S Florida Ave
• A-Train BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2844 Lakeland Highlands Rd
• Kenny's Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2121 US Highway 98 N
• Lakeland BBQ Company
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2101 S Combee Rd
• The Rib House
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2918 S Florida Ave
• Sweet Smoke Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2325 Commerce Point Dr

BBQ elsewhere in Florida

Among the Florida cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Jacksonville (89), Tampa (47), Orlando (35), Miami (24), Tallahassee (21) and St. Petersburg (19).

Run a bbq spot in Lakeland?

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