Roberts Bar B Que

Visited the Robert's BBQ on Rivers Ave. The place is very run down with LOTS of duct tape patching holes on the booths. Our order consisted of a rib plate and a bbq plate...both with hash, one with potato salad, and one with onion rings.

First the meats. The ribs looked to be baked. They didn't really look boiled, but they may have been. I say baked as they were undercooked. Most boiled ribs fall off the bone (overcooked) and these were not like that at all. You could hardly bite through the meat they were so tough. There was absolutely no flavor except for the mustard based sauce slathered on top. The ribs were not seasoned at all. The bbq I had was much the same...baked in an oven and not seasoned except for that mustard sauce. This was some of the worst bbq I've experienced in the SC Lowcountry.

The hash & rice was Robert's only saving grace. It wasn't bad. The potato salad was obviously store bought and bland. The onion rings were the regular "Charleston-style" rings that several bbq restaurants in the area serve. By "Charleston style" I mean over breaded and under onioned. There was a tiny little sliver of an onion ring surrounded by a batter that can only be described as hush puppy like. The rings are all bread and little onion (just like at all the Bessinger's places).

We were also told that our debit card would be charged $1.50 for it's use. We paid cash. Why in the world do they use and "ATM" when everyone else under the sun uses a regular merchant service? If the food was halfway decent I'd be more than willing to pay a $1.50 premium. I'm glad we paid cash as the food wasn't worth the $19 it cost us for the lackluster meal.

I would not recommend anyone to visit Robert's for bbq.

I love that place, the food is awesome. The BBQ sandwiches and fries are to die for, seriously I haven't found anywhere that has better sandwiches.

at the former drive in location at gaslight square on the corner
of dorchester rd and rivers ave my father during his last tour of
duty before his retirement from charleston afb (the USAF) we used to "pig out" at that former location and boy do they have good food then and now!