Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ is a

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restaurant in

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. Specializing in

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barbecue and owned by

Rodney Scott Rodney Scott may refer to: * Rodney Scott (actor) (born 1978), American actor * Rodney Scott (baseball) (born 1953), infielder in Major League Baseball * Rodney Scott (law enforcement officer), Chief of the United States Border Patrol *Rodney Scott ...

and Nick Pihakis, it opened in February 2017.

Description

The restaurant is in

, and can seat close to 128 diners.

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and delivery are also available. It specializes in

barbecue slow-smoked with

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charcoal and served with a spicy vinegar sauce. Scott uses MSG, which he calls a "flavor maker", in his spice rub. Other dishes on the menu include fried catfish, a rib eye steak sandwich, spare ribs, and

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History

Rodney Scott was raised in the hamlet of

Nesmith, South Carolina Nesmith is an unincorporated community in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. It was a station on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (now CSX Transportation) line which was built about 1912. Today it consists of a post office, fire st ...

. His parents, Roosevelt and Ella, were hog farmers who opened the Hemingway-based Scott's Variety Store and Bar-B-Q around 1972. Having assumed full ownership of Scott's Bar-B-Q in 2011, Scott partnered with restaurateur Nick Pihakis to expand the family business. Their joint venture, Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ, opened in February 2017. The restaurant's premises previously belonged to

fried chicken Fried chicken, also known as Southern fried chicken, is a dish consisting of chicken pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter and pan-fried, deep fried, pressure fried, or air fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or ...

restaurant Chick’s Fry House. Scott and the restaurant were featured in the third episode of the Netflix food documentary series '' Chef's Table BBQ'' (2020). Following the release of the ''Chef's Table'' episode, the restaurant "set sales records three days in a row", with queues lasting for up to an hour.

Reception

In May 2018, Scott was named "Best Chef Southeast" at the James Beard Foundation Awards. In May 2020, he was nominated as a semi-finalist for the

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. Maria Yagoda of '' Food and Wine'' listed the restaurant as one of the "40 Most Important Restaurants of the Past 40 Years". Daniel Vaughn of '' Texas Monthly'' wrote that Scott was "an undeniable master of the pit". Writing for food website Eater, Bill Addison praised the "uniquely wonderful spirit" of the restaurant, but suggested that the quality of the barbecue was inconsistent. Allston McCrady of ''Charleston Magazine'' described the restaurant's rib eye sandwich as "better than any

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I’ve ever tasted". Hanna Raskin of the '' Post and Courier'' wrote that the food at Rodney Scott's BBQ was a "shade less satisfying" than that of the family restaurant in Hemingway.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ Restaurants in South Carolina Buildings and structures in South Carolina Barbecue restaurants in the United States Restaurants established in 2017