I don't get it. Did not live up to hype. Out of nowhere place in Hemingway, SC has all the makings of a good divey joint, but just didn't deliver. As you pull up, the smell of smoked meat filled the air. However, the meat was served room temperature, not hot. Pull pork was very dry. Ribs were tough and chewy. You will need a knife just to get a piece of meat off the bone. Chicken was ok. Vinegar sauce was a mix of watered down bbq sauce with a strong flavor of vinegar. Sadly what we saw profiled on TV is not to be believed. read more

My husband and I drove three hours to try this restaurant after seeing it on Andrew Zimmerman's show. It was definitely worth the road trip. I am very picky about my BBQ. It was some of the best I've ever have. The sauce was very sour and spicy, which I liked. It was being cooked in a big smoke house outside. The inside was small but there were picnic tables outside to eat on. We will go back for sure!!! read more

I am so disappointed with the level of customer service! They say support your people so often and then you find that we use the crutch you are the best around and stand on that. You still have to have excellent customer service because eventually people will not want to patronize you because they don't want to deal with the lack of basic customer service. We ordered 7lbs of BBQ with ribs and a whole chicken. Arrive to pick up the order NO CHICKEN!! No explanation no apology no substitution no nothing! Oh and I don't eat pork! The pan was filled with pulled pork and bones of what was supposed to be ribs. My husband said ma'am those are just bones on top. She gloves up and takes the bones off tosses them and does not put any actual ribs with meat back on. Please Scott's BBQ have more pride in the legacy that you all have developed over all these years! It's such a disappointment for an establishment such as yourself. read more

Some of the best BBQ I have eaten. Be prepare to stand in line. But it is worth it. This is my 7th year getting BBQ here.

Scott's definitely lived up to the hype. The pulled pork was the best that we have ever had. This place is definitely worth the drive if you want to feel like you stepped back in time and enjoy some of the best BBQ in the south. The people there couldn't have been friendlier either, they even let us in to the smokehouse to see the pigs on the pit. I'll definitely be returning soon. read more

I've eaten BBQ from Scott's for over forty years! It's by far the best and the owner Rosey Scott is the greatest guy around. This is a rustic down home place that's stood still in time. It's the same as it first opened in the 70's. Dirt parking lot, benches where the locals hangout, sodas in the cooler, and fresh produce on the tables. The meat is always juicy and the B.b.q Chicken is the best I've ever eaten. Slaw and baked beans always good. No bells and whistles, just good eating. But If you like heat, the sauce is the fire beneath your wings!!! Lol! Get there early as you can, they always sell out! It's that good !!!!!! read more

Wouldn't go out of your way. Nice people but the pork wasn't very impressive. Not smokey at all and slightly dry. In fact, when they saw we were going to sit down and eat they asked if we wanted the food warmed up and then they microwaved it in the styrofoam container. We actually bought a smoker on the way home and made much better the next day. read more

We drove to Scott's from Myrtle Beach. It was 47 miles one way. We arrived at 3:30 p.m. on a Wednesday. We took our place in a long line. After 15 minutes, we noticed the line had not moved. My fiancé walked to the front of the line to ask if the line was for seating or takeout. The people said both. A couple of customers came out of the "store" but still no one in the line got to go in. Can't imagine how bad it is at noon or 5:00. We finally gave up and drove back to Myrtle Beach. Very strange business model. It is NOT a stone's throw from Myrtle Beach. Whether you can even get inside is hit or miss. Would be great if they had a "to go" window for customers who just want to purchase product. Won't make that drive again. read more

If you like pulled pork flavored with spicy sauce, this place is for you. There is absolutely no chance that the slaw was made on site--it has to be from a tub from a food supply company. read more

If you want the best Bar-B-Q anywhere, go to Scotts! If you want fancy dining, you need to put a table cloth on your trucks tail gate. My date and I have enjoyed our lunch sitting on the curb outside. After all it is an old gas station. As I said, if you want the best BBQ, go to Scotts. read more

Extremely disappointing considering the hype. The restaurant smelled like a sewer, flies were buzzing around, and was extremely filthy. The pulled pork was flavorless, dry and room temperature. The baked beans were obviously canned. Anthony Bourdain also went to Waffle House for his Charleston show and I feel like that was a much better choice. Maybe they were good years ago but I wouldn't go back to Scott's even if I lived next door. Save yourself the trip and go somewhere that can actually make BBQ. read more

This is as good as it gets with pit BBQ. We were in South Carolina last month and took in a half-dozen BBQ spots. Scott's in Hemingway is primarily a take-out place but there are tables for eating-in. The four of us bought the pulled-pork plates with two sides and took one of the tables. The slaw was so-so and the beans were good, but the pork was great! The sauce supplied at the table has a strong vinegar taste, which may not be to everyone's liking but give it a try. If we're in the area, we'll be back. read more

I really wanted to love this place, drove 100 miles from Mt. Pleasant to check it out. on a scale of 1-10, I'd give the entire experience a zero. I don't know how anyone can give this place a good review. The barbecue was NOT GOOD. Barely edible. the barbecue plate consisted of a few bites of vinegary meat, a piece of white bread, maybe a bite of cole slaw and a bite of beans. ugh. the people who worked there were unfriendly, I saw several roaches, flies were buzzing around, hey, check it out for yourself if you wish but I thought it was a disaster. read more

The best bbq I have ever eaten in my life. This is Pit Cooked bbq the real deal. I go for the bbq and the ribs. Excellent food with an old country charm. read more

No idea what all the hype is about. While the old dive atmosphere is sort of cool the Q is below average. Only 2 sides ( bushes beans & mayonnaise laden coleslaw). First BBQ restaurant I've ever been to that didn't offer sweet tea. The meat was dry and flavorless with very little smoke or wood flavor. Save yourself the trip- I wouldn't go back. read more

This is only the second review I have ever written, but because I rely so much on them myself, and because this review is important to me, I know it's important to share. We heard about this restaurant from the Travel Channel. We were so, so excited to eat here. We were visiting Charleston, SC from Florida and made special plans to drive the extra 1.5 hours to Scott's BBQ. We drove up, took pictures and walked through the front doors of the place. We were greeted immediately by an unfriendly odor, clutter everywhere and a man staring at us from behind the counter. Still excited about eating the food that had been raved over, we let those things slide. We ordered 4 pulled pork plates--still excited! The ladies behind the counter were cold and rude. The portions were tiny, but yes, we were still looking forward to the great tasting BBQ. We went over to one of the cluttered tables; removed some Christmas lights, so we could sit down. Still excited, we sat down as a family and took the first bite! The pork was COLD! The beans were from a can--the coleslaw too! No corn bread, just two slices of old loaf bread. I ate a few bites, closed my to-go container, and watched my family suffer through the meal. About 5 minutes later we all rose up and walked out to the car in silence. The drive back to Charleston was a quiet one. We were dumbfounded. How could the show have been so wrong? How could we have been so gullible? I feel bad for all the other people who have and are still going to make the long drive out to Scott's, only to experience what we did--utter disappointment! :( read more

My fiance was dying to come here so we made the trip on our way to Charleston, SC. It was pretty out of the way, but worth the trip. The food was good. The BBQ was nice and spicy. A surprise to us, but we really enjoyed it. The place was chock full of locals, which was nice to see, but the only thing I didn't like about the place is that you didn't feel very welcome. It was definitely worth the experience though, and I'm glad we came. read more

I saw Scott's on Bizarre Foods and was so eager to visit Hemingway. I drove up from Aiken, SC and In very few words I must say it wasn't what I expected. Staff was very friendly and food portion was good. Just didn't have the taste I expected in pit cooked barbeque. read more

If I could give this hype-train a negative star, then I would. This past weekend my wife and I decide to make the journey out to Hemingway so that we can have this for lunch. Like many, we had seen everyone from Zimmern to Bourdain talk about this place so we were in the mood for a treat! We get there and this place is packed with the line coming out the door so we were excited. Once we actually enter the "order shack" things begin to go downhill. This shack smelled overwhelmingly like moth balls...like someone had taken a whole box and stuck it into the HVAC. The smell is almost too much to handle and it makes me want to throw up. We wait in line anyways. Second, this place is dirty, I mean like they haven't cleaned inside in a minute and the dust is piling up everywhere that isn't a eating surface. I get up to line and I order a chicken plate and a BBQ plate. I also asked for chicken skins since there are no bags out. I get denied the chicken skins and the server then proceeds to place an already prepared chicken plate into a small white microwave in the right corner of the room and "heat" my BBQ chicken. I get my order and we eat outside at the picnic tables outside the smoke rooms. Our chicken is microwave tough and dry, our BBQ pork is cold, not even room temperature but "just out of the fridge" temperature. Our beans are served cold, not hot. Things are going downhill....not good. What finally pushes us over the edge is the constant profanity being used by the staff in the smoke room, at the smoke room door, and in the parking lot. We had a three year old with us who likes to repeat what she hears. Not good. We ditched it and left...I heard there is a McDonalds in the next town over. read more

Whenever I visit my family in SC, I try to fit in a trip to this place for some bbq b/c I like how it tastes. What I DON'T like is when I don't receive a fork in my bag or when I receive sauce on the side for only one sandwich after I ordered TWO or when I'm asked IF I want bread to go along with the SANDWICH I ordered...y'all straight up slippin'! And here's a tip, try making ALL customers feel like their business is appreciated. I'm just sayin', a smile or a genuine "thank you" goes a long way...and ensures a long line. And when I say ALL customers, I mean young people too. Listen, the food is good (tonight it was just decent, I'm guessing b/c it was close to knock off), but the customer service is lacking. Someone posted a comment on 3/2/2016 about not feeling welcome at your establishment, so it's not just my imagination. I'm sure that my "A-OK" rating won't deter people from stopping by to fill their bellies with your bbq, but I'm sure as heck not gonna go out of my way anymore for your bbq UNLESS you guys work on your customer service. read more