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As we rebuild after Ian, we'll be serving our parking lot. hours may change from week to week due to electricity availability. Check Facebook first. Real Texas barbecue! Come in for a meal, or let us cater your next event. Our barbecue is smoked twelve hours over real hickory and southern oak. It all starts with five days of steeping in secret herbs and spices before it even hits the smoker. We use our family's one hundred year old Central Texas Recipe. So we think it's the best! You definitely won't find anything like it around here! We moved to Florida from Texas a few years ago. Love it here! But we really miss our Texas BBQ, so we took our 100 year old family recipe and opened a restaurant
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$5 - $19
Special Diets
Gluten Free Options
Meals
Dinner, Lunch
CUISINES
Barbecue, American, Southwestern
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed August 10, 2023 via mobile

Overall best BBQ place in Englewood! Food, service, prices and food portions was excellent. Home made desserts are to die for. My most favorite of all times is a caramel apple pie and banana pudding. We will definitely go back. Thank you.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 6, 2023

Our first time in Englewood and so our first time at Texas Best Barbecue. True to its name, it IS the best. Our two very hungry teenage boys loved it. We lived in Barbecue, NC for seven years; we know awesome BBQ when we taste...it and this is IT!! Five stars from four fans!More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed July 20, 2023

Amazing all around, great food and great service. Would absolutely come back, the house made sauce is phenomenal, the brisket tasty and smoky, and the fries crispy and perfectly soft on the inside. If you're around the area, I'd say give it a go, the...place is definitely worth a visit.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed April 6, 2023

Great food - sweet potatoes fries w dipping sauce nice & crispy. Ribs were amazing. Nothing fancy just good homemade food.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed August 12, 2022

Why has it taken us so long try this takeaway?? It was fabulous. Massive portions of incredibly tasty food.

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed July 28, 2022 via mobile

Super surprised and pleased with our choice to visit. Had a hankering for some good BBQ and nothing I have had so far in Port Charlotte had been satisfying enough. Well folks, you want tasty sides and flavor, check them out! First they are family...run and it shows. Love! Food portions huge. This is now a favorite of ours. Wish I would've taken pictures but we dug right in.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed July 7, 2022 via mobile

We are regular visitors to Manasota Key/Englewood. I'm a little embarrassed we took so long to try this place. We got whole racks of spare ribs, brisket, loaded tots with brisket, corn bread, pintos, fried okra and collards. The ribs were great. They were fall...off the bone,good smoke, unique, slightly fruity sauce, on the side. Brisket was nice and juicy. The collards were the best I've ever had. The staff is friendly. The kitchen is open to the dining area. Everything was tidy and squared away. We will definitely be back.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed May 27, 2022

Fantastic, cozy place with very good service. The servings are very big, and the meat is so tender and tasty. Actually they smoke and prepare the food from early morning, which gives the special extra. You will get full here for sure. And I will...be back.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed April 27, 2022 via mobile

Jake was extremely welcoming when we arrived and excellent customer service. Ribs were delicious. Brisket was also tasty. would highly recommend this gem of a restaurant.

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed April 11, 2022 via mobile

11/10. Food was absolutely delicious and service was amazing too. Brisket is the best I've ever had. If you are in the Englewood area, you absolutely need to go here. Thank you!!

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed January 28, 2022 via mobile

Brisket sandwich is awesome. Toasted bun piled high with smoked brisket. Loaded tots - smothered with your choice of brisket, pork or chicken. Plus cheese, onion, tomatoes and sour cream. Their warm Texas Sheet Cake with pecan and chocolate topping and topped with vanilla ice...cream is to die for. Next visit I’ll have the ribs. 😊More

Date of visit: January 2022
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Reviewed December 29, 2021

Great food; great staff; great service!! Usually do take-out since we live only about a mile away. We especially like the side orders that come with the yummy ribs!

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed October 29, 2021

Love this place. It is the best Q I have found in Florida. I was always telling the other BBQ places they needed theTexas Trinity- Brisket, Ribs, And Sausage, this place has it. The only thing they are missing is jalapeno sausage. Honestly their brisket...is almost impossible to beat. Service is always friendly and good. This place reminds me of those great little town BBQ joints you could find in central and west Texas in the 60's.More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed October 16, 2021 via mobile

We ordered Brisket, ribs,sausage and pulled pork for a neighborhood dinner .The entrees and sides were incredible. The Banana Pudding was incredible. We know why it is a Boca Royale favorite now. Incredibly friendly staff.

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed August 12, 2021 via mobile

I had a brisket sandwich. They give you the option of chopped or sliced which I never had before. I chose chopped and it’s my new favorite way to eat it. The brisket was fantastic and the bun was soft and delicious. So many places...forget about the importance of the bun. I highly recommend it and hope to be back soon!More

Date of visit: August 2021
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Texas Best Barbecue is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 5
  • Service: 5
  • Value: 4.5