The South's Best New Barbecue Joints Of 2024

Southern living ^ | 08/22/2024 | Robert F. Moss

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Palmira Barbecue
2366 Ashley River Rd Building 1,
Charleston, SC 29414
palmirabarbecue.com

Number One The bright yellow-and-red mural outside Palmira Barbecue welcomes guests to “Whole Hog Country, USofA.” Owner-pitmaster Hector Garate’s once roving operation started as a brewery pop-up and then spent a short stint in the Port of Call food hall in downtown Charleston. In February of this year, Palmira opened its permanent location west of the city, a prime stage for Garate’s distinctive blend of South Carolina and Texas styles with accents from his native Puerto Rico. Instead of brisket, Palmira serves smoked beef cheeks so tender they almost melt on the tongue. House-ground sausages are infused with everything from allspice and cinnamon to plantains and chunks of Gouda. Most impressive of all is the chopped whole-hog barbecue. The pigs are locally raised heritage breeds, and they’re basted with sofrito as they cook 12 hours over the coals of a wood-fired pit—a wonderful new take on Carolina ’cue.

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I’ve had some good Bar B Q in Texas. Also in Oklahoma.

I’ve had Carolina Bar B Q.

I’ve had some meat that has been passed off as Bar B Q, which was basically just pork or beef with some sauce ladled on.

But the best Bar B Q I have ever had is in some little establishments in West Tennessee (not necessarily Memphis). Some shacks that you don’t know from the outside that you really want to go in and order something. Fantastic Bar B Q. Better than anything in Texas or Oklahoma.