Dave's BBQ
Hidden GemDave's BBQ is a bbq restaurant in Hilltop, Virginia Beach, located at 1009 Laskin Rd. All-wood, no-shortcuts barbecue on Laskin Road — brisket, spare ribs, and smoked wings from a pitmaster who's lived here 40 years.
Dave's motto is the whole method: wood, meat, fire — no electric or propane equipment anywhere in the building. Established in 2017 by an owner smoking for the community he has called home for over 40 years, the Laskin Road spot turns out pulled pork, brisket, pork spare ribs, beef short ribs, smoked wings, and turkey, with banana pudding to finish. Get there early: it closes at 6pm and sells what the pits produced that day.
Know Before You Go
- Consider skipping if: a late visit (closes at 6pm daily and sells out when the day's smoke run is gone)
Visit
- Address: 1009 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 434-6093
- Website: https://davesbbqvb.com/
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
Virginia Beach Restaurant Week
January 15, 2027 – January 24, 2027 · annual
The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association's flagship dining event fills each January with prix-fixe menus at roughly five dozen restaurants citywide, from Laskin Road institutions to Oceanfront hotel dining rooms. The 2026 edition ran the theme 'Tastes & Traditions, A Culinary Celebration by Land and by Sea,' spotlighting Chesapeake staples like crab, oysters, ham, and peanuts alongside modern reinterpretations. A companion Dine & Stay program bundles discounted rates at more than a dozen partner hotels, making it as much a slow-season visitor draw as a locals' night out. The VBRA runs the event out of its Laskin Road office in Hilltop, the city's densest cluster of independent kitchens.
Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend
September 25, 2026 – September 27, 2026 · annual
Virginia Beach's signature festival closes out September with its 52nd Boardwalk Weekend, spreading across the Oceanfront between 1st and 35th Streets. The headline draw is Neptune's International Sandsculpting Championship — 22 large-scale works by sculptors from around the world — alongside an art and craft show with more than 200 artisans, twenty-plus musical acts across festival stages, the Grand Parade, Neptune's 8K, and a surfing competition at the jetty. Most of it is free to attend, and it reliably fills the resort area for one last big weekend of the season.
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