Dave's BBQ
Dave'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.
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- Address: 1009 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 434-6093
- Website: https://davesbbqvb.com/
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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