8.1
Baker's BBQ of Summerville
$$Central Avenue, Summerville
A husband-and-wife cottage pit that sells out by Saturday
small-batchSummervilleweekends
⚡Hours vary — check the website or call ahead before visiting.
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7.7/ 10
0 reviews“The Bessinger mustard name in the Goose Creek corridor”
Joe Bessinger's carries one of the most storied names in Lowcountry barbecue into the Summerville-to-Goose Creek corridor, from a mainstay spot on College Park Road. The draw is lineage on a plate: the South Carolina mustard-based sauce the Bessinger family helped make famous, ladled over classic pulled pork. Weekday hours and a buffet-minded approach make it a workaday lunch and dinner stop rather than a weekend event. The golden sauce is the throughline. It coats pulled pork with the tangy-sweet edge the region built its reputation on, and hash and rice rounds out the plate the old Midlands way. Fried chicken gives the buffet a second anchor for anyone not in a pork mood. Nothing here reinvents the tradition; the whole point is to keep a famous sauce and a familiar plate within easy reach of the people who live and work up the corridor from Charleston.
Know Before You Go
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 11am–9pm
- Closed
- Sunday
- Price
- Budget-friendly ($)
- Don't miss
- Pulled Pork, Mustard-Sauce BBQ, and Hash and Rice
What to Order
1
Pulled Pork2
Mustard-Sauce BBQ3
Hash and Rice4
Fried ChickenWhy It Stands Out
**A famous Lowcountry barbecue lineage, kept within lunch reach of the Goose Creek corridor.** The Bessinger-family mustard sauce coats classic pulled pork, with hash and rice the old Midlands way and fried chicken as the second anchor.
Quick Facts
- Address
- 1114 College Park Rd, Summerville, SC 29483
- Phone
- (843) 875-6313
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 11am–9pm
- Price Range
- $
Ratings Breakdown
6 dimensions, each scored 0-10
Smoke7.8
Bark7.6
Tenderness7.7
Value8.0
Atmosphere7.2
Consistency7.6
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Good to Know
Joe Bessinger's BBQ — Frequently Asked Questions
What should I order at Joe Bessinger's BBQ?
Regulars point to Pulled Pork, Mustard-Sauce BBQ, Hash and Rice, and Fried Chicken.
What are Joe Bessinger's BBQ's hours?
Mon–Sat 11am–9pm
What days is Joe Bessinger's BBQ closed?
Joe Bessinger's BBQ is closed Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so it's worth confirming before a trip.
Is Joe Bessinger's BBQ expensive?
Joe Bessinger's BBQ is budget-friendly ($).
What kind of barbecue does Joe Bessinger's BBQ serve?
Joe Bessinger's BBQ serves Lowcountry / South Carolina Style barbecue — South Carolina BBQ centers on whole hog cooking, with the state uniquely home to four distinct sauce traditions: mustard-based (Midlands), vinegar-pepper (Pee Dee), light tomato, and heavy tomato. Charleston's Lowcountry spin adds Gullah-Geechee influences.
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