Ok, WD, here's some spots you may to travel to in SC..only the ones within a short drive from I 95.
In Florence, which 95 runs right through, there are a couple of joints,
Rogers which got 4 grease stains from Hollyeats.com
Rogers BBQ 4 grease stains (excellent)
2004 Second Loop Road
Florence SC
(843-667-9291)
Open Thursday Thru Saturday
11 AM to 9 PM
My first fried chicken this trip and some of the best, even if it doesn't get top billing at Roger's. Great barbecue too and a large assortment of fried seafood and vegetables.
The place is justifiably packed, but the line moves quickly. You pay at the cashier and then work the buffet line. Seconds, thirds and more, as long as you clean your plate.
and
Cain's BBQ - Florence
(1502 Pamplico Highway, 29505 - 843 662-8991)
Neither of these places are considered a SC Q Mecca....for that..
Now not far from 95 is what is regarded by many as the best BBQ
in SC...and that, as Jack already said, is Sweatmans.
again from Hollyeats.com
Sweatmans BBQ Holly Hill SC 5 grease stains
I've given up trying to decide who does the best barbecue in the Carolina's. Just as in the NFL, on any given day... But, along with Allen and Sons, I know Sweatman's will always be in there, battling it out for number one. It is that good.
Sweatman's runs as a buffet. Pretty basic at lunch- slaw, hash (southern scrapple turned into a sauce - whatever's leftover after the meat's pulled off the bones), rice, and barbecue. Four different pans of barbecue. Light meat - moist and tender. Dark meat, crisp and full of flavor. And a pan each of ribs and skin.
Sweatman's barbecues the who hog - half a hog, split down the middle and smoked for about 8 hours. That's the outside of the pithouse to the right, and some of the pigs barbecuing inside, above the buffet line pic.
also gleaned from the net about Sweatmans..
"If you have never been to Sweatmans its a trip worth making. They have the best looking and the leanest meat you will ever eat. They cook over Red Oak coals and serve up buffet style. I forget exactly but I think its $7.00 for all you can eat. I have been eating there for 20 plus years. Good eating."
and..
"I'll have to go for Sweatman's in Eutawville, though as a judge, I'm not supposed to be biased - these folks have the most consistently delicious BBQ my wife and I have found in South Carolina. Every time!"11
Sweatman's Bar-B-Que
2113 Highway 15 North
Saint George SC 29477
(843) 563-7574
http://www.hollyeats.com/Sweatmans.htm
BBQ Type: chopped
Sauce Base: mustard, sweet ketchup
Buffet: yep
Days Open: Fri &Sat. Only 11:00 to 9:00
Rating: 5 Stars
Comments: From HollyEats.com:
Sweatman's runs as a buffet. Pretty basic at lunch- slaw, hash (southern scrapple turned into a sauce - whatever's leftover after the meat's pulled off the bones), rice, and barbecue. Four different pans of barbecue. Light meat - moist and tender. Dark meat, crisp and full of flavor. And a pan each of ribs and skin.
Sweatman's barbecues the who hog - half a hog, split down the middle and smoked for about 8 hours. That's the outside of the pithouse to the right, and some of the pigs barbecuing inside, above the buffet line pic.
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