Reviews for 521 BBQ & Grill in Tega Cay, SC
Hush puppies would be better with honey butter. My chicken didn't look or taste like it was done, pulled chicken was cold,... brisket was cut thick, would be better cut thinner and if the food was hot it may have been better. Was not worth the cost. Read more
The smoke flavor was missing in the pulled chicken. Nothing tasted good including the sides, waste of money. I threw it away. I... went next door and bought another dinner. Read more
We really like this place. Best BBQ in Tega Kay. A fancier location than the Indian Land location, but still good quality... food. They also have an awesome hotdog, and I like their greens! Baked beans, pulled pork and good hush puppies! Read more
When you walk into 521 you'll immediately feel like you're at every bar you've ever visited. It's clean, but it's just a bar.... With 10's of thousands of restaurants across America, it's not easy to distinguish oneself from the noise, but, that's sortawhat you're going to get. The first thing I noticed here was everything was very laid back... not in a good way. I cannot thinkof many times I've had service this slow with this many people on staff (there was no shortage of waitstaff). It took at leastten minutes for the orders to be taken, twenty for the food to be prepared, and thirty to get a check. That's well over an hourfor a simple lunch. And this is a BBQ place. Most of the food should be basically ready when the doors open. The food was..fine. Not great, but still edible. The pulled chicken was a bit watery (not sure how that happened), the marinated chicken wasserved on hot, rock hard white bread buns, the brisket tasted good but was a bit rubbery. The sides might hold up to things youfind in a grocery store freezer. The prices were way too high to justify the above. I've had food trucks charge me similarrates for far better food. And to be clear, I was pretty well starving when I was here, which should have boosted my opinion ofthe food. But I felt like I was back in school, or maybe camp with those weird serving plates that feel like they're made ofglass but they're clearly plastic. "School cafeteria" is not the vibe that will bring me back to a restaurant. I know thisplace has been here for ages, so maybe it was an off day, but I'm certainly not interested in trying it again. Read more
This little bbq place was decent, not really enough food on the plate in comparison to other bbq places near by for the same... amount money per dish. But the service was great. Not very big inside and wasnt very busy whn we stopped in. Was expecting theclassic bbq wood smoke smell whn i walked and the food didnt have that smokey aroma or taste. But it was decent. We would eatthere again just due to the friendliness of the staff. Give it try there not much to dislike. Read more
First time for me. My wife had been before a long while back. I had the pulled pork plate with fries and red slaw. My wife got... baked beans. I was thinking red as in red cabbage but it was red as in "hot," which was kind of a nice surprise since I likehot, but if you don't, just be aware. The complimentary hush puppies were very good. Crispy outside, tender inside with goodflavor. They gave us a large pile of pork (photo). 3 types of sauces, which is typical: tomato/ketchup-based, mustard-based anda spicier vinegar-based. All were good. Normally, I'm partial to the tomato-based but this time the flavor of the mustard-basedwon out as the favorite. The pork was excellent. I tasted my wife's baked beans which are made in-house. The subtle flavors thatcome through make it tasty and interesting. The atmosphere is casual and the do have a bar area and serve drinks. I definitelyrecommend. Read more
I visited this place while on a motorcycle trip. I had the ribs and they were incredible! The place is clean and has a cool... vibe. There was live music the night I was there and it was great! It wasn't so loud that we couldn't talk while eating. Theplace was very busy and the wait staff was overwhelmed but not enough to ruin the experience. I'll definitely be back! Read more
This place has alright BBQ but they upcharge for some sides like Mac & Cheese that's not worth it, but the staff was very... friendly. Read more