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    Williamsons Barbecue Restaurant

    3.9 (58 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Shrimp, pork, green beans, yams
    Taylor B.

    This place is great. Stopped for lunch and got hooked up. Catfish and pork and slaw and hush puppies and green beans were all delicious.

    BBQ and Rib plate with yams, peas and hush puppies.
    Kenneth E.

    Can't believe been living here a year and haven't tried. The food is great, the staff was on point, nice home feel. True southern hospitality. Sandwiches, bbq, ribs , fried chicken, seafood, buffet and a great snack for the road Homemade Porkskins. Sweet Tea was the real stuff.

    Williams Barbecue menu - very good chopped pork North Carolina style - vinegar base.

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    3 years ago

    I definitely will be back! I found this place by accident and don't regret it. They stick their whole foot in their food.

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    3 years ago

    Best barbecue and chicken in town. It's very affordable, and we'll prepared. The food is always fresh!

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    4 years ago

    First time visiting here and was glad we stopped. The food was excellent and very fresh.

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    5 years ago

    Absolutely excellent food great service highly recommend. If your traveling through stop in you won't regret it.

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    5 years ago

    Barbecue is definitely 10/10! Best place to go to after church to eat buffet! It's a must!

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    5 years ago

    Fried chicken was seasoned well, but alittle greasy. Coleslaw was delicious. Service was great

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    7 years ago

    Fried Chicken is the best in Chadbourn, and the barbecue is great also. Interior of the restaurant could use an update.

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    This place was great! We had the BBQ and flounder and both were amazing! The service was also on point. We will be back!

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    Roys Country Corral - The Chicken Plate served with hush puppies, fries and slaw

    Roys Country Corral

    4.5(39 reviews)
    20.6 mi

    Roys Country Corral is located right off of NC-74 and I-95. It was fairly good food, but was…read moreundoubtedly an experience! When we pulled in, we quickly found out that this is not your typical restaurant establishment. It is located in what seems to used to be a shed, which stirred the thought in my mind that we shouldn't be eating here. But, my dad was committed and determined to try it out, and I followed along. When I walked in, I felt that I was in the 80s (hence the lone TV in the corner playing movies via VHS tapes). You can sit wherever you would like, and are given a short menu. We both got sweet teas, which I thought had a weak flavor, but my dad liked. Our server was the waitress, food runner, cashier, hostess, and everything in between. Despite this, she did a pretty great job at keeping everyone satisfied. I ordered the flounder plate, while my dad ordered the dark meat chicken plate. All plates come with fries, coleslaw, hush puppies, and a Kings Hawaiian roll. My flounder was mostly good, although one piece had a metallic taste. I requested 1 flounder, but they gave me three! How generous. My dads chicken was better than my flounder. The hush puppies are ok in my opinion (good, but not the best), I don't like coleslaw so I didn't try any, and the fries are very greasy but are good. The customers are either travelers off of the highway or interstate or are country locals. There were good people, laughs, and vibes going on at the country corral. I do think that the food could improve a bit, but because of the value for the amount of food you get, the people, the customer service, and the experience, Roys gets a 4/5 instead of a 3/5.

    Roy's is hard to describe. It's in an old tobacco barn a couple exits off I-95 half way between…read moreCharleston and DC. Lots of stuff to look at. Friendly staff . Good old fashioned food ... BBQ for sure.

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    Roys Country Corral
    Roys Country Corral - Regular bbq plate (nix fries for extra hush puppies)

    Regular bbq plate (nix fries for extra hush puppies)

    Roys Country Corral - Exterior

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    Shuler's BBQ - Plate # 1.

    Shuler's BBQ

    4.2(213 reviews)
    37.2 mi
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    Had the opportunity to talk with the owner and was immediately attracted to the restaurant from the…read moreoutside...it just looks like a good BBQ restaurant. The staff was very friendly, the service was good...I had takeout but the restaurant is a buffet inside. It clearly is a place the locals enjoy and it is an easy stop if you are on the way to the beach. All in all, my favorite was actually the hot dog. The chili was excellent and the slaw had just a touch of sweetness. The BBQ was well prepared, just not my favorite style or taste profile...a bit too much twang. I would recommend Shuler's if you are in the area and look forward to trying other items the next time I return.

    Shuler's is located off I-95, Exit 181A heading towards Marion and Myrtle Beach. You have to drive…read morea mile or so from the exit but it's easy to spot. The place is a large wooden building that resembles something that would have been built in the 1870's. There are a few bench's and chairs on the front porch to relax in after eating or if you need to wait for a table. They have a general store with some interesting items as well. Schuler's is a buffet style barbecue and all you can eat. Their pulled pork is their best meat. I wasn't really impressed with their ribs though. Don't get me wrong, the were pretty good but I certainly wasn't blown away. Their fried chicken is good but again not much different from most buffets in South Carolina. Their collards are nice and they do offer hash. If you're thinking corn beef hash, it's not that. It's a BBQ or liver hash and it's definitely an acquired taste. I usually put it over rice if I get it. Hash was highly popular in South Carolina for many years. It can't hurt to try it as Schuler's is actually pretty good. Not my favorite barbecue in the area but it's cool place with great people.

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    Shuler's BBQ - Hash on the bottom left. No, not like corned beef hash. This is BBQ hash. It's sort of an acquired taste. Not a big fan.

    Hash on the bottom left. No, not like corned beef hash. This is BBQ hash. It's sort of an acquired taste. Not a big fan.

    Shuler's BBQ - Plate # 2.

    Plate # 2.

    Shuler's BBQ - Front porch of general store attached to buffet

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    Front porch of general store attached to buffet

    Scott's Bar-B-Que - Pulled pork, beans, potato salad, bbq sauce and coleslaw.

    Scott's Bar-B-Que

    4.1(178 reviews)
    55.2 mi
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    Best BBQ that I've ever had. There is nowhere to eat inside but there is outdoor seating. Ribs…read morewere exceptional - BBQ was exceptional. This place is cash only so be prepared for that.

    My family and I came in for lunch today. My wife and I are both BBQ enthusiasts and do a lot of…read moresmoking at home. So when we came to Myrtle Beach for our family vacation one of the things I really wanted to try was some great authentic whole hog Carolina BBQ. This is the place. I remember seeing Scott's come up on a few shows I had watched and I also saw Rodney on a few YouTube videos, so I was excited to try it out. There's a lot of history here. The staff here are all very welcoming and super friendly. The young women behind the counter were all very helpful. For food we went with the bbq plate, rib plate, and chicken plate. All of the meats were tender and delicious. In this region of Carolina the sauce is primarily a vinegar pepper sauce which I really enjoyed. The tables are set up in the perfect spot, right outside the hanger where they cook the meats... so all the delicious smells from the smoke and meats come wafting through. It's a great experience. My hats off to the staff and family for all their hard work and dedication to the craft. The foods delicious and made with love. I highly recommend checking this place out if you're looking for some great whole hog bbq. Thanks again!

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    Scott's Bar-B-Que
    Scott's Bar-B-Que - Ribs; Whole Chicken; Potato Salad

    Ribs; Whole Chicken; Potato Salad

    Scott's Bar-B-Que - With Sam Wilson at Scott's BBQ, Hemingway,SC

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    With Sam Wilson at Scott's BBQ, Hemingway,SC

    Old South Bar-B-Q-Co - 1/2 slab of ribs

    Old South Bar-B-Q-Co

    4.2(238 reviews)
    35.7 mi
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    They are open again. Food was great. Menu is more diverse from what I remember from last year…read more Seating is tables and /or counter seating and picnic tables outside. Lunch time the parking is a bit crowded, but after 1 pm the crowd starts to dwindle. They have take out service, also. Definitely try this place if you like good bbq pulled port, and ribs.

    There's no polite way to say it: something fundamental has been lost at Old South BBQ…read more On a recent sunny afternoon, a friend and I--both barbecue enthusiasts--set out to try Old South after hearing it had reopened under new management. I had never been, but my friend spoke of it with near reverence, describing a once-legendary roadside joint steeped in South Carolina barbecue tradition. And that tradition matters. In South Carolina, barbecue isn't just food--it's history. Proper whole-hog or pulled pork is defined by slow cooking over hardwood coals--hickory or oak--for upwards of 8 to 12 hours. The state proudly claims all four major regional sauce styles, from the iconic mustard-based "Carolina Gold" to vinegar, light tomato, and heavy tomato sauces. It's a place where technique and patience are inseparable from authenticity. Old South still looks the part. The atmosphere is classic and charming: a casual, no-frills roadside spot with a nostalgic 1950s picnic scene, complete with indoor seating and outdoor tables. It's family-friendly, dog-friendly, and on the surface, exactly the kind of place you want to love. The menu hits all the expected notes--pulled pork, baby back ribs, chicken--and the house-made sauces are genuinely enjoyable. But then the food arrives. The wings, ribs, and pulled pork were all missing the one thing that defines barbecue: smoke. Not subtle smoke--none. It tasted as though everything had been cooked in a gas oven. Yes, the food was tender and even flavorful in places, but without that slow-smoked backbone, it feels hollow. If smoke isn't part of the process, can it really be called barbecue? Curious--and increasingly skeptical--we walked over to the smokehouse. It looked abandoned. No lingering wood aroma, no signs of recent use, not even a stray log in sight. When I asked our server about the pitmaster, she casually mentioned he usually comes in around 4 p.m.--a surprising detail, considering authentic barbecue is an all-day (and often all-night) process. At that point, the analogy felt unavoidable: if you put a Hyundai engine in a Porsche 911, is it still a Porsche? My friend and I left with the same conclusion--Old South BBQ may still carry the name and the look, but it's lost its soul. The bones of something great are still there, but without the craft and care that once defined it, it feels like a tribute rather than the real thing. To be fair, our server was friendly and attentive, and that effort didn't go unnoticed. But good service can't replace what's missing from the pit. For a place once remembered as a cornerstone of South Carolina barbecue, that's a tough rib to swallow.

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    Old South Bar-B-Q-Co - Inside tables

    Inside tables

    Old South Bar-B-Q-Co - Crispy Wing

    Crispy Wing

    Old South Bar-B-Q-Co - Pulled pork

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    Pulled pork

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