Home Team BBQ takes 'Most Life-Changing BBQ Ribs' title

Image by TheDigitel A plate of pulled heaven at Home Team in West Ashley.

Update September 30: Home Team BBQ slipped a little, but still finished with a powerful 40% of the vote to be dubbed "the most life-changing ribs in America" by Esquire.

First reporting: Home Team BBQ's ribs are in the running for a reader's choice survey over at Esquire to name the "Most Life-Changing BBQ Ribs".

So far they're blowing away their eight competitors with 47.4% of the vote — but then again, they have it easy as they're the only South Carolina spot on the list.

You can vote over here.

The poll started September 18.

Southern Soul BBQ (St. Simons Island, GA) 2.5%
Salt Lick BBQ (Driftwood, TX) 7.6%
Home Team BBQ (Charleston, SC) 47.4%
Dreamland (Tuscaloosa, AL) 7.6%
The Rendezvous (Memphis, TN) 11.0%
12 Bones Smokehouse (Asheville, NC) 5.6%
Goode's BBQ (Houston) 2.1%
Johnson's Boucaniere (Lafayette, LA) 0.6%
Pappy's Smokehouse (St. Louis) 15.7%

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