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Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida
Georgia Pig Barbecue Restaurant is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

1. Georgia Pig Barbecue Restaurant

8.2
1285 S State Road 7, Davie, FL
BBQ Joint · 25 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: The traditional Southern-style pork specialties are barbecued on an open, live-oak-fired pit and covered with the spot's signature sauce -- a thin, tangy, and mustardy orange concoction.

Hickory Sticks BBQ & Catering is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

2. Hickory Sticks BBQ & Catering

7.2
899 NE 62nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL
BBQ Joint · 20 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: The spot uses a combination of hickory and oak logs, which complement the signature brisket and pork with just the right amount of smoky flavor.

Blue Willy's Southern BBQ is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

3. Blue Willy's Southern BBQ

201 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Food Truck · 6 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: Banks uses a combination of hickory and pecan woods to slow-cook his simply prepared -- only salt and pepper as seasoning -- Texas-style brisket, Carolina-style pulled pork, and spare ribs.

Dixie Pig Bar-B-Q is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

4. Dixie Pig Bar-B-Q

7.6
4495 N Dixie Hwy (Floranada Road/45th Street), Oakland Park, FL
BBQ Joint · 24 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: The 21-year-old Dixie Pig has been serving pork marinated in a special vinegar-based sauce, then slow-cooked with hickory wood and served with a no-mayo, vinegar-based coleslaw

Tom Jenkins BBQ is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

5. Tom Jenkins BBQ

8.4
1236 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL
BBQ Joint · Harbordale · 84 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: Tom Jenkins has been smoking up the neighborhood since 1990. In South Florida, the saying is "You have to go north to go South," but Tom Jenkins will save you the trip.

Texas Hold Em BBQ is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

6. Texas Hold Em BBQ

2540 N federal hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL
BBQ Joint · Coral Ridge · 17 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: Texas-style barbecue, most specifically brisket. Here, find piles of wood-fired, slow-cooked brisket that could be the envy of any pit master in Texas.

Troy's Bar-Be-Que is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

7. Troy's Bar-Be-Que

5.9
1017 N Federal Hwy (MLK Blvd), Boynton Beach, FL
American Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: This unpretentious spot serves moist, open-barrel smoked ribs that will have you coming back -- and probably sweating -- for more.

BBQ KING is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

8. BBQ KING

7.4
2500 Davie Blvd (SW 25th Ave), Fort Lauderdale, FL
BBQ Joint · 7 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: Heaps of meat and traditional Southern porcine-filled fare is matched by some less traditional (yet very South Florida) offerings of jerk chicken, smoothies, and seafood salad.

Mrs. Smokeys Real Pit BBQ is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

9. Mrs. Smokeys Real Pit BBQ

1460 10th St, Lake Park, FL
BBQ Joint · 19 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: Using a hickory blend of wood, the spot churns out barbecue from all ends of the spectrum: Southern pork, Texas beef brisket, and Memphis dry-rub and wet ribs.

Lucille's Bad to the Bone BBQ is one of Ten Best Barbecue Spots in South Florida.

10. Lucille's Bad to the Bone BBQ

7.9
6691 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL
BBQ Joint · 22 tips and reviews

New Times Broward Palm BeachNew Times Broward Palm Beach: Here the focus is on pork cuts -- baby back ribs and St. Louis-style ribs (which are meatier and fattier) are patted with dry rub, slow-cooked, and then finished off on the grill.