Scott's Variety Store and Bar-B-Q

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Scott's Variety Store and Bar-B-Q
Restaurant information
Established1972 (1972)
Owner(s)Sam Wilson and Dominic Scott
Previous owner(s)Roosevelt and Ella Scott
Food type Whole hog barbecue
Location Hemingway, South Carolina

Scott's Variety Store and Bar-B-Q is a restaurant in Hemingway, South Carolina. [1]

History

The restaurant was opened as a convenience store and gas station in 1972, [2] by Roosevelt and Ella Scott. It became known for serving whole hog barbecue platters and sandwiches. [3] Their son Rodney Scott was pitmaster of the restaurant until 2017, when he left to found Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ. [4] Roosevelt died in 2010, followed by Ella in 2023. The restaurant closed for five months after Ella's death before being reopened in May 2024, [5] by Ella's brother Sam Wilson and grandson Dominic Scott. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pig, Smoke, Pit: This Food Is Seriously Slow (Published 2009)". 2009-06-09. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  2. ↑ Lasseter, Mary Beth (2012-06-21). "Scott's Bar-B-Que | Southern Foodways Alliance - Southern Foodways Alliance" . Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  3. ↑ "How a small-town pitmaster turned a dying cuisine into the stuff of celebrity". The Washington Post. 2018-07-16. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  4. ↑ Melady, Shaun (2025-05-05). "One Of South Carolina's Top BBQ Spots Is Run By An Award-Winning Pitmaster". Food Republic. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  5. ↑ Ganaway, Amethyst (2024-06-17). "Barbecue's backbone". The Food Section. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  6. ↑ news@kingstreenews.com, Nichole Livengood (2024-05-18). "All in the family still for Scott's BBQ". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
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