Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ

The West Ashley original where the Home Team story began

Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina.

The West Ashley location of Home Team BBQ, still carrying the Fiery Ron's name, is where the whole Home Team story began. Named for the late Ron Bargatze, it trades the King Street flagship's downtown buzz for a neighborhood-bar feel: a sprawling patio, live music on weekends, and a crowd that treats the place as a second porch. It is the founding room, and it wears that history loosely rather than as a museum piece.

The food keeps pace with the vibe. The ribs here are consistently the best in the Home Team family, and the pulled pork carries the vinegar-and-white-sauce Lowcountry balance the group built its name on. Smoked wings come out with real bark, and the pimento cheese fries are the kind of thing you order 'just to try' and then finish alone. On a warm evening, a cold beer and a rack on that patio is one of West Ashley's simple, durable pleasures.

• Style: Lowcountry / South Carolina Style
• Price: $$
• Neighborhood: West Ashley
• Serving since 2006

What to order

• Ribs
• Pulled Pork
• Smoked Wings
• Pimento Cheese Fries

How it scores — 8.8/10 overall

• Smoke: 8.7/10
• Bark: 8.6/10
• Tenderness: 8.9/10
• Consistency: 8.8/10
• Value: 9.1/10
• Atmosphere: 9.4/10

Visiting

• Address: 1205 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29407
• Phone: (843) 225-7427
• Website: https://hometeambbq.com

Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–10pm, Fri–Sat 11am–11pm, Sun 11am–9pm

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