We had driven past this place a few times when it wasn't open. I love discovering new BBQ and the best places are usually only open 2-3 days a week. This one is open Fri-Sun, even though Yelp says it is closed on Sundays. I can't remember about Thursday, will update when we go back and we will go back. I will stop literally every time I drive by it if it is open.
It is out in the middle of nowhere. That is usually a good sign. Driving from Greenville home this afternoon, I was looking for it, then zipped past and had to turn around. Pretty sure the pick-up truck behind me wasn't happy with my slow down and turn around.
The biggest and only thing you need to know is that this is what we call here 100 mile BBQ. That is BBQ worth driving 100 miles to get and is a high compliment. There are not many 100 mile BBQ places and this one qualifies in a big way.
We got stuff to take home and eat, in this case a pound/quart of pulled pork, a pint of collard greens, a pint of Mac and cheese, and a couple cornbread muffins they didn't charge us for, which was a nice gesture on their part, they included a couple containers of their homemade BBQ sauce, the relatively thin vinegar/ketchup style Carolina sauce. They also had mustard based sauce, an Alabama white sauce (mayo, vinegar and some heat), and maybe another choice. I always go for thin Carolina vinegar/ketchup sauces and I make my own (I also make a killer mustard based sauce). Their sauces were all good, so it depends on what your taste is.
They use no sauce when smoking their pork and what we got needed no sauce. That is how it should be. I often add some sauce, but this pulled pork doesn't need any. It is fairly coarsely pulled and very moist and you can sure taste the smoke. The Mac and cheese and collards are right up there at the top of my list of sides I have ever had. Collards had some ham and were just unreal good. Mac and cheese was perfect. They had many other sides and all looked good.
When we first came in, an older woman was getting a plate. The woman at the counter was super friendly and gave us a rundown of what they had. The older woman told us that everything was good. I think she was right. They add two meats on Sunday's. Things like chicken and dumplings (I LOVE chicken and dumplings), fried chicken, and a couple other things that rotate. I am willing to bet they get a great after church crowd.
Next time we go, I know I want to try their hash. After getting home and tasting everything, I wish I had got some hash because I know it will be good. I can stick that in the fridge and make my own rice or cornbread.
I took the dog for a quick walk in the back where we passed the smoke shed. Two gentlemen were sitting and chatting and they were minding the pit. It was all wood, I saw zero signs of any gas/propane assistance being used. Use of gas is very common and never results in BBQ that is as good as all wood done properly. These guys know how to make BBQ correctly.
We are traveling up and back from Greenville for the next couple weeks for medical reasons. You can be assured that if this place is open, we will stop and stock up. I would totally consider driving up there on a weekend if we are in the mood for a drive in the country and we live 60 miles away. It is that good. I cannot believe there are any lower than 5-star reviews here. read more
