northeastern south carolina

any of y'all been to darlington?
thinkin' about goin' to the race mother's day weekend
i assume there will be some Q joints around there
any to recommend?
what style do they have down there?
it is pretty close to n.c., so i don't know if there will be vingarry sauce or mustard......don't know where the dividing line is

Hey P&L,

My guess is you'll find pulled pork with vinegar/pepper around Darlington. I left you a link at the other place you posed this question. Also, I'd suggest doing a search for SC Barbecue here within the forum sections.

If you had enough time it'd be worth the trip to head south on I-95 and go to Sweatman's outside of Holly Hill. Fridays and Saturdays only.

http://www.hollyeats.com/NorthCarollina.htm
All kinds of info there....

Actually, Darlington/Florence is sort of famous for their own type of sauce! It's a thin mustard sauce, if you can imagine that.
Not thick like Maurices around Columbia, but more akin to a combination of Eastern NC sauce with a tangy mustard in..often orange colored.

Good example is Rev Marvins sauce, and Colemans.

I think the Marvin sauce is at www.revmarvin.com

You'll find vinegar and pepper sauces there also. I have a list of most of the q joints in that area with the type of sauce that many serve. What kind are you looking for?

very interestin'
thin mustard...

not really looking for one thing over another
just hopin' to have a somewhat serendipitous experience
finding Q in all its glory where it is to be found
as we go to races i figure that is good opportunity to experience
different styles
darlington sounds great....do you know a place called "skeets"
that is one we hope to get to when we end up at the LADY IN BLACK

is there a post, blog, page, site that follows nascar and Q through the south.....racin',beer, and bbQ
sounds like a good weekend to me

ok, in that area...

Roger's BBQ in Florence gets about the best reviews from the folks I've known, but no one really raves about it. You know, good Q, but not a mecca. They have buffet.
2004 Second Loop Road
Florence SC
(843-667-9291)
Open Thursday Thru Saturday
11 AM to 9 PM

Cain's BBQ - Florence
(1502 Pamplico Highway, 29505 - 843 662-8991) has also been mentioned as pretty good.Family owned and operated for over 50 years. A Florence tradition. Excellent liver hash on rice.
Great corn dodgers.


Skeet's Barbeque – Darlington (116 North Charleston Road, 29540 – 843 393-7339) No frills BBQ buffet. vinegar based BBQ, liver hash. Friday-Saturday, Opens at 5:00.
From a reviewer " Best ribs in the state, both of his son's went to school with me and even they don't know the complete sauce make-up. Just plain o' BBQ no big buffet. "




Country Barn
Highway 151
Darlington SC 29532
(843) 395-2257
Buffet: Yes
Comments: "Large selection on the buffet. Overall, this is some pretty good down home eating."







Jakie's BBQ
1513 Pamplico Hwy.
Florence SC 29505
(843) 629-1290