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 »
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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 »
Up and Down Tiger Town
I wrapped up the first day out on this tour walking around the campus of Clemson University and its little strip of restaurants and bars. I visited three places and ended the evening having done a good deed in telling a student something about his school that he did not know. Plus bonus football talk. Continue reading »
The Beacon, Spartanburg SC (take two)
When we first visited the Beacon in February of last year, we were a bit overwhelmed by just how huge, wild and chaotic it was, and that’s despite very old familiarity with Atlanta’s similar Varsity. The spectacle of the Beacon makes for a real experience, and we could not wait to get back and give … Continue reading »
Henry’s Smokehouse, Greenville SC
For the second stop on our South Carolina trip, we hopped just a few streets over from the Northgate Soda Shop to get some barbecue at Henry’s Smokehouse. Their location on Wade Hampton Boulevard, US-29, is the original. They have, in the 25 years since it opened, spun off two additional locations. One of these, … Continue reading »
Northgate Soda Shop, Greenville SC
In February of last year, Marie and I took a fantastic day trip to Charlotte and back. We took I-20 and I-77 there and I-85 back, stopping at eight places. We had such a good time that we wanted to repeat the experience a year later. I made some modifications and alterations, and we didn’t … Continue reading »
The Beacon, Spartanburg SC
The high point of our trip through the Carolinas came with the seventh stop. We’d enjoyed some pretty good eating experiences along the way, but the most fun and most different pleasure of the tour came at a very famous restaurant in Spartanburg called The Beacon. I had heard this place referred to as similar … Continue reading »
Del Taco, Spartanburg SC
Del Taco left the Atlanta market eight years ago and – no kidding – I have been missing it ever since. I have explained that I allow myself one locally-available fast food weakness, Krystal. If Del Taco were to move back into Atlanta, I’d enjoy one last styrofoam container of chili cheese fries eaten with … Continue reading »
