Eats And Treats

Great place, great food, great ice cream, great ownership!

We love good BBQ so we decided to check out Big Nick’s in Fort Myers for lunch the other day. There is no interior seating but you can drive through or walk up to the window to order. The lack of interior seating may be the only knock on this place. We know if we’re reviewing a place, we should each get something different, however as JD put it, “a BBQ restaurant should be able to do pulled pork correctly.” With that in mind, we both ended up with the same thing. Pulled pork platter with baked beans and their brisket mac and cheese and a sweet tea. We would consider the serving size to be ample, especially when coupled with the sides and the small dinner roll. The dry rubbed pork comes unsauced with your choice of sauce on the side. Options include Memphis Sweet, Western Carolina, and a South Carolina sauce. We I went with the sweet. The pork has a nice, pink smoke ring and good moisture. Sometimes pork can either be too dry or too wet, and this was right where it needed to be. There was a great depth of flavor with the pork, which is sometimes hard to achieve in BBQ, explaining why sauce is sometimes needed at other restaurants. But that’s not the case at Big Nick’s. The pork could very easily be enjoyed with no sauce. The baked beans were a nice blend of various beans in a sweet (but not overly sweet) sauce and infused with some smoked meat deliciousness and onions. When eating the beans, we both commented on how Big Nick’s does not lack flavor. They don’t shy away from making sure you’re getting a flavorful punch in every bite! For our money, We’d much rather have more flavor than less. We don’t want boring food and there’s no chance of that here. The white cheddar brisket mac and cheese definitely has a lot of flavor, but it might go a bit overboard on the pepper. While we enjoyed the creaminess of the mac and cheese blended with the smokiness of the brisket, we couldn’t help but think that many will find the pepper overwhelming to the other fantastic flavors. Of course, some of that will come down to personal preference as we still found it to be delicious. As we were packing up our trash after having eaten under the tailgate of JD’s car, one of the staff came out to take the trash for us and asked us how everything was. We told him it was great and our only regret was not getting a piece of peanut butter pie to try. A moment later, he came out with a slice for us to try. If you like chocolate & peanut butter, this is a must! With the Oreo crumb crust, whipped peanut butter mousse-like filling, and topped with thick chocolate, it may be a reason to stop in all on its own. The mid-week lunch with tip was a little pricey when compared to fast food. Keep in mind the BBQ industry is getting slammed with meat prices, so go expecting to pay a little more if you’re eating lunch. But, in our opinion, it’s definitely worth it and we’ll be back soon!

Great food, the brisket and pork was great. The ribs were tender and juicy. The mustard sauce and the vinegar based sauce are great. The amount of food was good, the wFfle fries were crispy.

Been in Fort Myers for a couple of years and haven't found a great BBQ place and I have tried probably 6 different ones that are decent but this brisket melted in my mouth and the hush puppies were on point. Definitely my new place to get good BBQ, little spendy for the meal but honestly worth every penny. Will be going back for sure and anyone reading this should give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

Super friendly service and food is really good they do deliver as well They don't have dine in fyi

Pretty good BBQ. Really good service! But I have to takeaway one star :( for portions. I know, I know BBQ is expensive, but I needed about 25% more portions on my meats. I kinda felt like I got a kids meal. Other than that definitely worth trying if you haven’t already and make up your own mind here. I would eat here again. :)