Get free pulled pork sandwich at this popular West Palm hot spot and support mental health

Eddie Ritz, Palm Beach Post
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Free pulled pork sandwiches from Tropical BBQ Market? Yes, please!

Yes, you read that correctly. Tropical BBQ Market in West Palm Beach will be offering free pulled pork sandwiches from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 at their downtown restaurant with every donation of 99 cents or more to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. (To be clear, this is at the downtown location only, not at their sister property, Tropical Smokehouse in the Dixie Corridor.)

NAMI, the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization, is dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Headquartered in Arlington, Va., there are over 600 NAMI state organizations and affiliates across the country that offer an array of free support and education programs.

Tropical BBQ Market, in downtown West Palm Beach, will be offering free pulled pork sandwiches on Wednesday, Dec. 20 with a donation to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Tropical BBQ Market, in downtown West Palm Beach, will be offering free pulled pork sandwiches on Wednesday, Dec. 20 with a donation to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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They offer mental health education, support groups, a helpline, access to publications, podcasts, webinars and more.

More special food events at Tropical Smokehouse restaurant

The pulled pork promotion arrives just a month ahead of Tropical Smokehouse's other big event — 2nd annual Smoke & Sunshine 2024 event on Jan. 20. Described as "A Craft Barbecue Meat Up," the event is being hosted by Robert Jacob Lerma and Tropical's own chef and pitmaster Rick Mace.

This live-fire symphony will feature flavor explosions from some of the nation's best BBQ maestros including Andrew Munoz (Moo's Craft Barbecue), Bryan Furman (Bryan Furman BBQ), Charlie McKenna (Lillie’s Q), Hector Garate (Palmira Barbecue), Kerry Bexley (Snow's BBQ), Carey Bringle (Peg Leg Porker), Jeffrey Budnechky (Apocalypse BBQ), John Bates (Interstellar BBQ), Jordan Wright (Wright's Barbecue) and Raheem Sealey (Drinking Pig BBQ).

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The event will be in an indoor/outdoor event with over 10 live fire, pit areas. It will also feature a performance by the band Surfer Blood.

Tickets to the event (held at Tropical Smokehouse, 3815 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach) are $85.

All proceeds from the event will be donated to NAMI.

Tropical BBQ restaurant in downtown West Palm Beach

Tropical BBQ Market, a spinoff of the popular Tropical Smokehouse, had its soft opening during lunchtime in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla., on August 18, 2023.
Tropical BBQ Market, a spinoff of the popular Tropical Smokehouse, had its soft opening during lunchtime in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla., on August 18, 2023.

What: Tropical BBQ Market/NAMI pulled pork sandwich giveaway

Where: Tropical BBQ Market, 206 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach

When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20

Information: eattropical.com

Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at eritz@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.

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