Top 10 Places You Have to Try Before You Die
Top 10 Places You Have to Try Before You Die
In no particular order:
- Clemson, SC
- Must try: The Chris Patton (Bacon-Swiss Burger)
- Pros: Great food, good service, great classic rock music, outside patio, no wait for lunch
- Cons: Bar atmosphere
- Easley, SC
- Must try: Two Hotdog Special (all the way) on Mondays and Fridays
- Pros: Hometown place, they bring the entire pitcher of tea, Cheerwine in glass bottles
- Cons: Cash or check only. “Chilidogs” only have chili and no dog. Ask for a hotdog with chili.
- Spartanburg, SC
- Must try: Cheeseburger A-Plenty Plate, BLT, Pig’s Dinner (Banana Split)
- Pros: Amazing food, world famous sweet tea
- Cons: Antacids are available in the bubblegum machine as you enter
- Spartanburg, SC
- Must try: anything… they have it all
- Pros: Meat and Three, Buffet
- Cons: Can get crowded
- Asheville, NC
- Must try: Fried Chicken and massive biscuits w/ homemade apple butter
- Pros: Great food, tea served in mason jars, amazing view of the mountains, breakfast
- Cons: Almost too much food to eat
- Clemson, SC
- Must try: Black Jack (Blackened chicken sandwich with Monterey Jack and bacon)
- Pros: Sandwiches, burgers and burritos! Homemade bread!
- Cons: bring a crew and snag a seat… tables fill up fast and the wait can be up to 30 minutes
- Greenville, SC
- Must try: Lobster Roll and Clemson Roll
- Pros: Great atmosphere, main street downtown, good service and food, raw and cooked sushi
- Cons: Sushi isn’t for everyone
- Greenville, SC
- Must try: Carolina “Q” Sandwich (Pulled Pork)
- Pros: Main street downtown, patio seating available, homemade ketchup and bbq sauce, reasonable lunch prices, micro brewery, wild game sampler (dinner only)
- Cons: Pricey dinner menu
- Greenville, SC (West end)
- Must try: Baby Back Ribs and West End Burger
- Pros: Good prices, wonderful service, plenty of food, close to Falls Park
- Cons: tricky to find parking
- Abbeville, SC
- Must try: Fried Chicken and Peach Pie
- Pros: Homeade food, Amish Style, grandma’s cookin, affordable
- Cons: Abbeville is a drive from the Upstate, peach pie only available when the peaches are in season