South Carolina BBQ: the best of the Lowcountry

Scott's Bar-B-Q

One of the top things any newcomer to South Carolina should learn is that the best BBQ is often found far from your urban or suburban home. 

And we've logged plenty of entries and photos about the region's best.

But even once you've been told this indispensable fact, it can take some time to orient yourself with the different styles and offerings of these remote spots — Scott's is about a 60 mile drive from downtown Myrtle Beach.

If you find yourself in the "eager, yet needing education category", check out Sandy Lang's piece for Charleston Magazine as she profiles some of the lowcounty's best - Scott's, Sweatmen's, Po Pigs, and Polks.

In part:

Sure, you can find Carolina-style barbecue within the urban boundaries of Charleston. But these are the drive-to-the-source kinds of food excursions—destination road trips an hour or two into the countryside for “BBQ” or “bar-b-que” by the foam plate-full, piled beside rice and beans or soft bread and pitchers of icy, syrup-sweet tea. So leave the hurrying behind and do this right. Let’s go.

Take a read over here.

We'll be doing a story on the best BBQ in the Pee Dee soon. 

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