Stuff Your Face And Eat All You Can At The Old-School Schoolhouse BBQ In South Carolina

U.S. Highway 52 is a strategic thoroughfare through the central part of South Carolina that stretches from Charleston to the North Carolina state line just north of Cheraw, and then all the way up to Illinois for a total of 1,051 miles. The South Carolina segment of Highway 52 is a mere 160 miles long. And the tastiest part of the entire drive is found just 20 miles south of Florence and three miles north of Lake City. Can you guess what it is? It’s a restaurant that serves some of the best BBQ in South Carolina.

Welcome to Scranton, a tiny town of about 850 people with a BBQ joint that's legendary on Highway 52. It's called Schoolhouse BBQ and it opened in 1994 in a former (you guessed it) schoolhouse.

When you step inside, you'll remember when times were simpler, meals didn't cost an arm and a leg to take the whole family out to eat, and folks were kind. (They still are at Schoolhouse BBQ!)

Aside from all those other wonderful reasons to visit this fantastic buffet, the food is amazing. Schoolhouse prides itself on their hand-pulled vinegar-based BBQ pork.

But the buffet also features other delectable meats like their Southern fried chicken.

So, take a little journey over on U.S. Highway 52 and wind up in Scranton where you'll be treated like family the minute you step in the door — and feast like a king.

While you're here, enjoy the decor which features the work of South Carolina art sensation, Jim Harrison. (See the mural on the wall in the photo above.)

Harrison's country scenes depict South Carolina in an easier and simpler time, as does the food at Schoolhouse BBQ. The two go hand-in-hand. (You can see Harrison's work in his gallery at One South Main Street in Denmark, South Carolina.)

The next time you're craving delicious BBQ, make it Schoolhouse BBQ in Scranton!

And don't be shy. Belly up to the buffet and pile that plate high — and then go back for seconds!

See the full menu as well as daily additions to the menu (like the Thursday night breakfast bar!), at the Schoolhouse BBQ website.

Schoolhouse BBQ is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Don't forget to follow the restaurant on Facebook for updates as well as their specials.

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