I tried so hard, and I drove so fast, to make it back to this 49 year-old drive-in before I lost the light. These photos are just shamefully poor, but I’m insisting on sharing with you anyway. Continue reading »
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Zesto, Columbia SC
More than sixty years ago, the franchisees in South Carolina helped start the stores in Atlanta that most of us know and enjoy, but each has been evolving separate from each other ever since. Here’s a short recap of the history of Zesto in the Palmetto State, with photos from two of their locations. Continue reading »
True BBQ, West Columbia SC
Here’s a place with some amazing hash that left the intrepid heroine of our story completely tongue-tied, and not, surprisingly, for the reasons you might think. Plus, additional talk about one of the best children’s museums in the country. Continue reading »
Jackie Hite’s BBQ, Batesburg-Leesville SC
For our annual trip to the Palmetto State, we changed the regular playbook and just focused on the capital city of Columbia. Along the way, we visited one of the region’s most celebrated barbecue buffets. Continue reading »
Circumnavigating South Carolina – part seven
Finishing up this two-day trip with stops in the towns of Greenwood and Anderson, I’m already scheming when I can get away for another two days, and where I might go… Continue reading »
Circumnavigating South Carolina – part six
This time out, I go to a restaurant and forget why I’m there. Then the road takes me north, back into the region known for its mustard-based sauces, and to one of the state’s most popular and well-known joints. Continue reading »
Circumnavigating South Carolina – part five
This chapter is the shortest of the seven, as I did not enjoy one of the next two experiences, and I didn’t give the other the fair shake that it demanded. Such is life. Continue reading »
Circumnavigating South Carolina – part four
A rotten finish to day one of my trip is acknowledged and accepted as the price that I was willing to pay for the amazing meal that started day two. What I found in Hemingway is a strong contender for the best barbecue joint on the planet, and it is a very long way from home. Continue reading »
Circumnavigating South Carolina – part three
A Roadfood favorite and an example of the state’s popular barbecue buffets were next on my agenda, but my enthusiasm started to ebb as the day wore on. Continue reading »
Circumnavigating South Carolina – part two
I found the sign of a much-loved restaurant in an unexpected place, and made my way east across the top of the state as this road trip continues. Continue reading »
Circumnavigating South Carolina – part one
Earlier this month, I took a two-day tour of the Palmetto State, briefly visiting sixteen restaurants and seeing lots of fall orange and Lowcountry green while sampling quite a lot of barbecue and other treats. Here’s the first of seven chapters about my days driving. Continue reading »
Mutt’s BBQ, Greer SC
It’s clearly in the shadow of the much better-known Henry’s Smokehouse, but there’s a pretty good little place up the road that draws a decent crowd for a Saturday buffet and serves good hash. Plus, in this chapter, a bonus trip to a terrible fast food place in Anderson in search of a regional specialty done very wrong. Continue reading »
Clock Drive-In, Greenville SC
I really love seeing regional loyalty over what’s basically a fast food burger, but no national chain can duplicate the fun community spirit of this place in Greenville. Once upon a time, the seven or so Clock stores were a chain, but now they’re independently owned drive-ins, much loved by the regulars. Continue reading »
