Ok, so we live in the lowcountry and good barbecue is expected, right??!! Although I am, admittedly, not the most qualified person to critique BBQ, coming from New England and eating mostly fish and vegetables, I have to say I was thoroughly impressed with Charleston's latest addition to BBQ, Swig & Swine.
Move over Home Team BBQ because there is a new place in town.... Located in the heart of West Ashley, on Savannah Highway, right next to The Glass Onion (another great restaurant!), the once car wash-renovated restaurant has a casual yet trendy feel to it, with the ability to turn it into an open air restaurant, of sorts, when the weather permits and also offers patio dining.
Chef/owner Anthony DiBernardo, formerly of Rita's Seaside Grille, has a smokin' spread of pulled pork, melt-in-your-mouth brisket, homemade sausage, smoked turkey and smoked pork belly. And, how you want it served is up to you as many options are offered, from toppings for their large salads, to sandwiches to platters or in quart/pint to-go containers!
For starters, we tried the smoked chicken wings which were plump and very juicy - these were definitely not your typical fried wings and definitely finger-lickin' good!
For our main entrees, I chose the mixed green salad with smoked turkey and my husband picked the 2-meat BBQ plate with smoked turkey, sausage, macaroni and cheese and coleslaw. They also have table-side sauces that you can add yourself - mustard, Carolina Sweet, Alabama White and Vinegar - all equally different, yet delicious! The portion sizes made our choices an excellent value and had plenty to take home and make 2 more meals.
They would have had to roll us into shopping carts and push us out to our car if we ordered dessert. But, I have heard from friends that the pies are delicious!
Swig & Swine is definitely a gem to add to Charleston's collection of culinary greats and we will definitely be back. The only suggestion this flex-itarian can offer is perhaps putting a really cool fish or smoked vegetarian option for those who don't eat meat but love the atmosphere of cool restaurants.
For details on this Charleston restaurant, go to http://swigandswinebbq.com/
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