Family dreams captured in move of Heart of Boynton BBQ hot spot

BOYNTON BEACH — Troy Davis started cooking ribs as a boy on his mother’s lawn in the Heart of Boynton neighborhood. He’ll be 66 next month. B et ween now and then he opened Troy’s Bar-Be-Que, and during the past 20 years it has grown into a Boynton go-to for what customers describe as plain, old, lip-smacking-good ribs and chicken.

Davis and his family have outgrown their location in their small corner takeout spot at Federal Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a low-income neighborhood that city officials have for years tried to revitalize. They’re moving less than 2 miles south on Federal just south of Woolbright Keep up with The Post’s complete coverage of Boynton Beach on its Facebook page dedicated to the city. On Facebook, search for Post on Boynton Beach.

Road. They’ll open June 5.

“Everyone on the east side knows who we are,” said Davis’ son, Anthony Barber, who works at the restaurant and also runs Troy’s food truck. “If we come here we can accommodate all of Boynton and not just a certain sector, and that’s a positive.”

And if this location proves successful, more growth is on the horizon.

“You definitely want to grow … so maybe if it works right in about five years, if we get the right person, we’d sell a franchise,” Bar- ber said.

Troy’s is a family-run business. Davis’ wife, Linda Davis, keeps track of the finances, and the children, who are grown, also work at the restaurant. The couple credits their son, Barber, as the “catalyst” behind the move.

The family tried to expand in 2000, but it didn’t happen.

“After 20 years of being established, you don’t want to stay in the same place for 20 years. You always want to see progression. This is progress for us,” said Linda Davis.

The new location, which the family is leasing, was formerly a Nathan’s and a Miami Subs Grill. The family will update the store, and for the first time will have a dining room. The restaurant will