Happy Labor Day, and the start to a long weekend, Cola. While there’s plenty of options for weekend activities, we figured we’d take this opportunity to share some saucy secrets about the best BBQ in town. Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s a guide to what YOU voted as the best places + sauces to try around Columbia.

Home Team BBQ | Photo by @hometeambbqcola

Here’s what you said when asked which BBQ sauce was your favorite + the place to get it in town:

Mustard Based:

The mustard sauce at Hudson's Smokehouse in Lexington — @allycathiking
Mustard BBQ @thewarmouth - the best! — @____j_fo____

Vinegar Based:

Shealy's vinegar based sauce — @erinpaterin

Alabama White Sauce:

Southern belly white sauce. I tried it this week and it was amazing — @krystinapellerano
@hometeambbqcola Alabama white ❤️🤤 — @i.deklaire

Tomato Based:

Hite’s (West Columbia) red sauce. — @jnwillms
@citylimitsq Texas red — @silverspoonbakeshop

Midwood Smokehouse | Photo by @missmmoments

Our readers recommended:

Shealy’s BBQ | 340 East Columbia Ave., Batesburg-Leesville
Hometeam | 700 Harden St., Columbia
Hites | 240 Dreher Rd., West Columbia
City Limits | Food truck
Palmetto Pig | 530 Devine St., Columbia
Hudson’s Smokehouse BBQ | 4952 Sunset Blvd., Lexington
Southern Belly BBQ | Colonial Life location — 1410 Colonial Life Blvd., Columbia | Five Points location — 19 Harden St., Columbia
True BBQ | 1237 D Ave., West Columbia
Railroad BBQ | 2001 Hampton St., Columbia
Midwood Smokehouse | 702 Cross Hill Rd., Columbia
Gooddaddy BBQ Sauce | Locally owned and operated in Lexington, SC. ProTip — pick up this sauce at one of these locations + eat at home.
Warmouth | 1209 Franklin St., Columbia

Do you know what pairs well with BBQ? Beer. It's also National Beer Lovers day, so check out our brewery guide, and If you have a furry friend that would like to wag along with you today, head to a local dog-friendly business for your BBQ + beer adventures.

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