Big D's Bbq Trough

Food is good, a Southern comfort food menu in a cafeteria style venue. The service is good and the staff is friendly. It's buffet style or you can order something and they bring it to your table using the number on a stand they give you. Serve yourself for drinks. The facility could definitely use a sprucing up but they were definitely very busy when I went around 11:15 AM. They also let you put tables together if you have a large group as we usually do on Thursdays with the Grand Strand Amateur Radio Club.

We drove 30 mins here from our stay in Myrtle Beach. I love trying (usually rural) off the beaten path barbecue places in The South. This place was the REAL DEAL! Can't beat the price. $16 per person. They do take out which seemed to be pretty popular. The dirty rice was my favorite part! Not to take away from the ribs or chicken; it's not often I get to eat dirty rice here in Pittsburgh (Summerville native). Ribs and chicken were tender. There were hot and mild options. I didn't feel like the hot was very hot and I'm pretty sensitive to spicy food (moms bf gave me a habanero when I was 4). The sweet potatoes were delicious, but very much on the sweet side. There were pecans (fyi pi-kahns are nuts, pee-cans are toilets) in the sweet pots which was nice to taste and see. They're not cheap. Several different sauces. Collards were awesome! Pulled pork had mustard and vinegar sauce options. Desserts...there was banana pudding and chocolate pudding. I also had the sweet potatoes as dessert. They even had a nice candied crust on top. Right before we left we were greeted by a gentleman with a Big Ds shirt on. He just sat down I'm guessing after a long day. Was very nice and inviting. Wondered if he was Big D himself. Every one was super nice!

We usually have the dinner buffet 2-3 times a year. My husband enjoys the food much more than me. He likes the fried chicken, BQ, macaroni'n cheese and banana pudding best. I like the fried catfish, BQ, sweet potato souffle and banana pudding. The food is good but I wish they'd have a few new surprise sides. The menu hasn't changed much in many years. They are consistent in quality, cleanliness and service.