Looking for ideas for your next road trip? How about this… sample all the different types of delicious barbecue there is across America? Come to South Carolina, one of the only places in the nation where you’ll find all four of the basic types of barbecue.
“When you’re talking about barbecue, South Carolina is where you have the diversity,” said Lake High, president of the S.C. Barbecue Association.
Of course, barbecue in South Carolina means pork and only pork. Other things, such as beef and chicken, can be barbecued, but only pork is referred to as barbecue.
The four types of barbecue are distinguished by the sauce used, either basted on during cooking, added after cooking, or both, said High, who has traced the history of barbecue in the state.
It just so happens that I-95 is the perfect roadtrip route to satisfy that barbecue urge that should be hitting you right about now.
Here are some of the most popular barbeque joints along Interstate 95, running north to south:
- Shuler’s Barbecue
419 Highway 38 West, Latta, SC 29565
Phone: 843.752.4700
Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
www.shulersbbq.com - Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
2003 W. Lucas Street, Florence, SC 29501
Phone: 843.407.6129
Hours: Sunday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
www.dickeys.com - Shane’s Rib Shack
1940-B Hoffmeyer Road, Florence, SC 29501
Phone: 843.679.3503
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
www.shanesribshack.com - Wholly Smokin’ BBQ and Ribs
1261 Celebration Boulevard, Florence, SC 29501
Phone: 843.407.7545
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
www.whollysmokinbbq.com - Roger’s Bar-B-Q House
2004 2nd Loop Road, Florence, SC 29501
Phone: 843.667.9291
Hours: Wednesday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. - McCabe’s
480 North Brooks Street, Manning, SC 29102
Phone: 803.435.2833
Hours: Thursday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. - JK’s House of Ribs
151 Durant Street, Manning, SC 29102
Phone: 803.435.8008
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. - D&H Bar-B-Que
412 S. Mill Street, Manning, SC 29102
Phone: 803.433.2189
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. - Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile
2212 State Park Road, Santee, SC 29142
Phone: 803.854.2000
Hours: Thursday – Friday 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
www.lonestarbbq.net - Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ
263 Britain Street, Santee, SC 29142
Phone: 803.854.3889
Hours: Sunday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
www.piggiepark.com - Sweatman’s Bar-B-Que
1427 Eutaw Road, Holly Hill, SC 29059
Phone: 803.496.1227
Hours: Friday – Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
www.sweatmansbbq.com - Dukes Barbecue
435 South Parler Avenue, Saint George, SC 29477
Phone: 843.563.3939
Hours: Friday 4 p.m. until sold out - Dukes Barbecue
949 Robertson Boulevard, Walterboro, SC 29488
Phone: 843.549.1446
Hours: Wednesday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
www.dukes-barbecue.com - BBQ Grille
8084 East Main Street, Suite D, Ridgeland, SC 29936
Phone: 843.645.4414
Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. - Dukes Bar-B-Que
690 Jacob Smart Boulevard, Ridgeland, SC 29936
Phone: 843.726.6244
Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. - The Pink Pig
3508 South Okatie Highway, Hardeeville, SC 29927
Phone: 843.784.3635
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday – Friday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
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