other materials the abrasive pad 40 may include fibrous or foam materials that are well known in the scrubbing and cleaning arts non limiting examples include but are not limited to a fibrous metal or plastic pad formed of any appropriate material such as aluminum or nylon a pad made of a pumice type material a sponge pad etc a plurality of bristles 50 is also attached to the bottom surface of the cleaning head 30 the plurality of bristles 50 extends through the abrasive pad 40 a pre determined distance the pre determined distance can be defined as the distance where the plurality of bristles 50 are capable of functioning to substantially clean a particular grill grate therefore the pre determined distance that the plurality of bristles 50 need to extend can vary depending upon the type of grill grate that is being cleaned thus various pre determined distances are possible and are included within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention the plurality of bristles 50 can be made of any material that is capable of substantially removing burnt on food and vegetable matter from a grill grate in contrast to prior art grill brushes the dual cleaning action barbecue grill brush 10 spaces the bristles to accommodate the abrasive pad and also to allow the bristles to extend between.