Palmetto Pig Bar-B-Q Restaurant is a barbecue restaurant in Columbia, SC. It serves authentic SC BBQ and southern classics, including fried chicken, barbecue pork, green beans, mac and cheese, hash and rice, slaw, baked beans, potato salad, pork skins, hush puppies, and banana pudding. The restaurant offers a buffet-style dining experience and provides catering services that include plates, cups, forks, spoons, napkins, serving utensils, and sweet or unsweet tea. It holds a rating of 4.40 based on 847 reviews.
The restaurant is located on Devine Street in Columbia, just off Highway 321. Everything on its menu is made from scratch using tried-and-true recipes shared with Antley’s and Duke’s BBQ. The establishment has served barbecue for over 15 years. In 1973, Gene Antley’s father and two brothers-in-law bought out Earl Dukes of Duke’s BBQ in Orangeburg, SC. In 1998, Gene and his three brothers, Allen, Jerry, and Ricky, opened Antley’s BBQ in Orangeburg. Gene was a running back for the SC Gamecocks in the early 1970s, and his football friends encouraged him to open a barbecue restaurant in Columbia. In 2002, Gene leased and eventually bought the building where the restaurant operates today. His business partner, Becky Headden, helped with the restaurant for many years.
The restaurant is known for its solid reputation among the customers it has served and its established track record built on a large base of customer reviews. It continues to draw patrons looking for southern classics with a unique twist.
Palmetto Pig Bar-B-Q Restaurant brings its authentic SC barbecue and scratch-made dishes to the heart of Columbia.
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