Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse, formerly known as Sweet Dewey’s BBQ, has doubled its space, rebranded and has re-opened. Boca’s Best BBQ now has 80 seats and 1800 square feet. The new concept highlights North Carolina-style smoked barbeque.

All images appearing in this post photographed by Holli Lapes

Scott Gibson serves as the Pit Master. A North Carolina native, Scott has been cooking barbeque since he was a child, having a strong passion for backyard cooking utilizing charcoal and wood. Nathan Gibson serves as a chef and general manager. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Nathan has served as co-manager of Bojangles in Raleigh, NC, a line chef at Herons at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, NC, and as a line chef at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh.

Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse menu features Carolina favorites, including Pulled Pork, Pulled BBQ Chicken, Fried Catfish, all cooked using the restaurant’s custom indoor rotisserie smoker. The restaurant also serves Kosher-style corned beef pastrami, Nova smoked salmon, fried chicken, homemade pickles, along with beef jerky and classic North Carolina-style barbeque. The restaurant also serves breakfast!

Brisket, St. Louis Ribs, Corned Beef, Pulled Pork, Pastrami 

The brisket was good and I found the St. Louis ribs be very tasty. The restaurant also carries baby back ribs. The St. Louis variation tends to have a higher fat content. I personally prefer to have sliced pastrami such as this at at a Jewish style deli, same goes for the corned beef. The pulled pork had a very prominent smokey taste! Boca’s BBQ is considering adding sausages to the line up. A whole pig roast is another idea being explored.

Collard Greens, Coleslaw, Hoppin’ John, Mac N Cheese 

Boca’s Best BBQ carries two variations of coleslaw, pictured above is the mayonnaise based slaw and the other is vinaigrette based. The Hoppin’ John rice was interesting, my favorite side of the night in fact. The restaurant uses the same rub that flavors the meat to season the rice. There has been some changes to the mac and cheese since the re-branding and this side may change again, this time to a baked version.

Cornbread

The cornbread was traditional in the sense that it was not overly sweet. It was also quite buttery!

BRISKET EGGROLLS – Brisket, pulled pork, coleslaw, served with BBQ ranch dressing

The brisket eggrolls were great! A tasty and creative dish, loved it.

Pecan Pie

The pecan pie was served hot which I did not expect but was a nice touch. Yummy! This dessert has a permanent spot on the menu but there are also specials offered daily.

Boca’s Best BBQ and Smokehouse is located at 9181 West Glades Road, Boca Raton, 33434, just west of Lyons Road and East of Rooms to Go. The full-service restaurant also offers carryout, delivery, catering, and serves wine and beer. The restaurant is open Tuesday-Sunday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Boca’s Best BBQ & Smokehouse on social media:

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bocasbestbbq
Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SweetDeweysBBQ
Tweet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SweetDeweysBBQ

The South Florida Sage on social media:

Follow on Instagram: http://instagram.com/thesoflasage
Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSoFlaSage
Tweet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoFla_SageSays

All images appearing in this post photographed by Holli Lapes