Bulldog BBQ

Summerville's after-church smoke shack on North Main

Bulldog BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina.

Bulldog BBQ sits on North Main Street in Summerville and runs on word of mouth rather than signage. The pitmaster smokes everything over hickory in a custom-built pit out back, keeps the menu tight, and prices plates at a level that has quietly disappeared from most of the Lowcountry. The Sunday after-church crowd is the tell: these are people who could eat anywhere and choose the shack with the good smoke.

The baby back ribs are the reason to plan a trip. Glazed with a light tomato sauce and pulled from the bone with a clean tug, they land squarely between fall-apart and toothsome. Pulled pork comes out steady week to week, smoked chicken quarters carry real color, and the baked beans are cooked down long enough to matter. Sundays wind down early, so this is a lunch play, not a dinner one.

• Style: Lowcountry / South Carolina Style
• Price: $
• Neighborhood: Summerville
• Serving since 2015

What to order

• Baby Back Ribs
• Pulled Pork Plate
• Smoked Chicken Quarters
• Baked Beans

How it scores — 8.1/10 overall

• Smoke: 8.2/10
• Bark: 8.0/10
• Tenderness: 8.4/10
• Consistency: 8.1/10
• Value: 9.3/10
• Atmosphere: 7.8/10

Visiting

• Address: 910 N Main St, Summerville, SC 29483
• Phone: (843) 285-8008
• Website: #

Hours: Wed–Sat 11am–8pm, Sun 11am–3pm

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