South Carolina BBQ Thread

[TC_Nole_OX]

You guys have Jack in the Box and Cookout. Obviously not bbq but still winners. I have Rodney Scott's cookbook. I had an excellent smoked turkey club sandwich in Gaffney, SC around 12 years ago. I did a search here and found mention of Maurice's Piggy Pot. What are the must try bbq spots in SC in 2026?

 

[Golfinghawkeye]

Got a Cookout in my town. For fast food it is solid

 

[fskillet]

Definitely not Maurice's, Bessinger's, or Melvin's. It's all ******.

Lewis BBQ, Hometeam BBQ, King BBQ, and Scott's (though they're down now because of some lawsuits) are all my fav in charleston

 

[FanInBlack]

Carolina BBQ sauce is the best.

 

[sleepy64561]

There’s a really good New Yorker article about BBQ in the Carolinas (around 2016 I think, I’ll try to find it). I think they explain the origins of mustard based BBQ sauce.

I’m biased since I grew up in SC, but I think we have the best BBQ. Main thing is that all three types of sauces are popular in different regions of the state, whereas NC is apparently vinegar based (which is my fav so not a big deal for me)

Edit to add the NY article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/24/americas-most-political-food

 

[kidmike41]

SC is pork bbq. You can get all the sauces as you travel the state. I prefer vinegar based sauce.

 

[Yellowsnow51]

East Carolina vinegar based is the only real BBQ. Everything else in the Carolinas is poser trash.

 

[fskillet]

At least you didn’t say ketchup base was the best

 

[PinkShizzle]

Ketchup itself only belongs on steak.






(Dear god, please pick up on my sarcasm)

 

[PinkShizzle]

I haven't been to SC since 2021. Had to stop at a BBQ spot and damn, it was phenomenal.

 

[McLovin32]

Ketchup itself only belongs on steak.






(Dear god, please pick up on my sarcasm)

@AFM22 agrees

 

[Moral]

Ketchup itself only belongs on steak.






(Dear god, please pick up on my sarcasm)

Ketchup is a great mouth lubricant for a delicious well-done steak.

 

[McLovin32]

Ketchup is a great mouth lubricant for a delicious well-done steak.

Do you put the ketchup in first and then follow with the steak?

 

[Moral]

Do you put the ketchup in first and then follow with the steak?

No, I sort of frost them like a cake but with ketchup.

 

[coldbud1994]