Mission BBQ
Mission BBQ is a bbq restaurant in Town Center, Virginia Beach, located at 116 S Independence Blvd. Military-tribute smokehouse near Town Center where the whole room stands for the national anthem at noon — brisket, pulled pork, and ribs.
Mission BBQ's Independence Boulevard smokehouse wears its purpose on the walls: the dining room is a tribute to the military, veterans, firefighters, police, and first responders of a Navy town, and every day at noon the room stops for the national anthem. The chain was founded on September 11, 2011 — the tenth anniversary — and the Virginia Beach location smokes brisket, pulled pork, and ribs for the Town Center and Pembroke office crowd through 9pm most nights.
Know Before You Go
- Best for: military and first-responder appreciation — a daily noon anthem tribute
Visit
- Address: 116 S Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 490-9050
- Website: https://mission-bbq.com/locations-and-menu/virginia-beach-va/
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
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December 31, 2026 – January 1, 2027 · annual
Town Center's alcohol-free New Year's Eve tradition takes over Fountain Plaza with a family DJ and light-up dance floor in the lower plaza, live headlining acts on the main stage, and a Virginia Beach ball drop at midnight. The Central Business District Association produces the free general-admission event with IMGoing, alongside a paid 21-and-over VIP experience hosted by Cantina Laredo. It's the inland counterpart to the Oceanfront's summer festival season — Town Center's high-rises and restaurant patios standing in for the boardwalk crowd.
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.
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Lynnhaven River NOW's signature fundraiser turns the waterfront lawn at the Brock Environmental Center into an all-you-can-eat oyster roast, marking the nonprofit's multi-decade push to bring the Lynnhaven's namesake oyster back from near-collapse. Roasted and raw oysters pulled from the restoration reefs anchor the spread, backed by barbecue, local beer and spirits, live music, and a shucking contest, with proceeds funding the group's oyster-reef and water-quality restoration work. It's a rare chance to eat Lynnhaven oysters within sight of the reefs that grew them, at a bayfront green building a few minutes off Shore Drive.