Smoke Shack BBQ & Burgers, San Remo Shoppes, Delray: Its diminutive size might make you think you’re in the wrong place when you arrive. But Smoke Shack is full of surprises. While short on space, it’s big on flavor. Smoke Shack uses the freshest ingredients, finest meats, and cherry wood, imparting a soft sweet smokiness to its house-smoked meats. Scratch-made sauces and house-brined chicken, corned beef and pastrami produce excellent results. Best Bets: Fried Crispy Pickles or Fried Corn Nuggets, both with chipotle aioli; Chopped Brisket Sandwich; Cattle Hog sandwich of pulled pork, chopped brisket, cheese sauce, slaw and pickled onions; Baby Back or Beef Ribs with two sides; Cornbread; Baked Beans with smoked meat; and the best Fried Okra we’ve ever tasted.
Mission BBQ, eight Florida locations including Congress in Boynton: Patriotic founders Bill and Newt dedicated their business mission to “proudly serve those who serve,” and opened their first location of Sept. 11, 2011. Each Mission BBQ is filled with memorabilia earned/donated by local soldiers, firefighters police and first responders. Each spacious, clean store has a local story to tell. A daily salute to the Stars and Stripes takes place at lunchtime. An array of eight tableside sauces includes one locally-inspired flavor that changes periodically. Best Bets: Oak-smoked Chopped Brisket, NC style Pulled Pork, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Cornbread, Carolina Vinegar Sauce, seasonal specialties.
