Moe's Crosstown Tavern
A Rutledge Avenue dive with the city's best smoked wings
Moe's Crosstown Tavern is a barbecue restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina.
Moe's Crosstown Tavern is a Rutledge Avenue dive bar that happens to smoke some of the best wings in Charleston. The room is exactly what a good tavern should be — wood-paneled, pool table in the back, cheap beer on tap, open late into the night. It has never marketed itself as a barbecue destination, which is part of why the wings sneak up on people. This is a bar with a smoker out back and the discipline to use it right.
The wings are the cult item: a deep mahogany bark that cracks when you bite through to juicy meat, finished with a vinegar-pepper hot sauce that lands just right. The pulled pork sandwich is the sturdy second order for anyone settling in for a few rounds. It is not a barbecue restaurant and does not want to be. It is a Crosstown institution that decided to do one smoked thing better than most dedicated pits, and then quietly did.
- Style: Lowcountry / South Carolina Style
- Price: $
- Neighborhood: West Side / Crosstown
- Serving since 1989
What to order
- Smoked Wings
- Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Vinegar-Pepper Hot Sauce
How it scores — 8.2/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 714 Rutledge Ave, Charleston, SC 29403
- Phone: (843) 641-0469
- Website: https://moescrosstowntavern.com
Hours: Mon–Sat 5pm–2am
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