{"id":349033,"date":"2025-12-18T04:49:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/barbecue\/city-limits-barbeque-has-my-favorite-bite-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T04:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:49:36","slug":"city-limits-barbeque-has-my-favorite-bite-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=349033","title":{"rendered":"City Limits Barbeque has my favorite bite of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Name<\/strong>: City Limits Barbeque
Date<\/strong>: 6\/14\/25
Address<\/strong>: 1119 Methodist Park Rd, West Columbia, SC 29170
Order<\/strong>: Quarter pound brisket, half pound chopped pork, chopped pork sandwich with crispy skins,1 mild sausage link, hash and rice, sweet beans, collards, shells and cheese, jalappeno pimento cheese (link to menu<\/a>)
Pricing<\/strong>: $$<\/p>\n

Monk<\/strong>: Have you been to a James Beard-nominated barbecue joint? There are only but a few of those around, so chances are you might not have. How about one that\u2019s been nominated as a semifinalist twice in two years, believed to be the only joint to have that distinction? Well if you\u2019ve been to City Limits Barbeque in West Columbia, SC, you can say that you have. It may also hold the distinction to be perhaps the only James Beard nominee to display their nomination next to a loaf of Wonder Bread:<\/p>\n

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My visit to City Limits had been years in planning before I finally made the trip. I had previously met owner and pitmaster Robbie Robinson through Garren Kirkman of Jon G\u2019s but had only tried his food once before: his barbecue hash over Carolina Gold rice at last year\u2019s Carolina Barbecue Festival in Charlotte. It was one of my favorite bites<\/a> of the festival and on this day was a close second to my favorite bite of the day and possibly the year.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of which, the chopped pork sandwich with crispy skins mixed in holds that particular distinction. Robinson smokes pork shoulders as well as pork bellies over direct heat with just a salt rub and chops them together. You can choose whether to have the skins mixed in or not, but I beg you to please get the crispy skins mixed in. It\u2019s then placed upon a nice hefty bun that can withstand the generous portion and you won\u2019t be disappointed. I certainly wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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In addition to being a James Beard nominee, City Limits also has the distinction of being one of the top 50 Texas barbecue joints outside of the state of Texas<\/a> according to Texas Monthly. I tried a slice of the fatty brisket and while Robinson wasn\u2019t thrilled with the look of the slice I got when I spoke with him at the register, it was more than solid. Being a Texas-style joint, there were a couple of house made sausages on the menu, and I went with the mild hot link which was above average like the brisket. A few days later, I put these two leftovers together into a fold over on a piece of white bread with a dill pickle and had a great snack.<\/p>\n

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All of the sides at City Limits are scratch made, and there wasn\u2019t a miss in any of the ones I selected: sweet (pinto) beans, shells and cheese, and collards which were Mrs. Monk-approved. I can\u2019t forget to mention the jalapeno pimento cheese, which we saved to eat a few days later during our week at the beach. <\/p>\n

Robinson likes to say that it\u2019s better than the pimento cheese at the Masters, and after visiting myself earlier in the year for the first time<\/a> I can\u2019t disagree. My only complaint was that I didn\u2019t buy a bigger tub of it; it\u2019s a must get.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, Robbie and team (all of which were able to attend the awards ceremony in Chicago with him in person) did not take home the award for Best Chef: Southeast last Monday; instead it went to Jake Howell of Peninsula in Nashville. However in this case it\u2019s not cliche to say that it\u2019s an honor just to be nominated; particularly when its twice in two years.<\/p>\n

If you get there during or just prior to the lunch rush at City Limits Barbeque, be prepared for roughly a two hour wait; that was our experience getting there at 10:30am Saturday before an 11am open. Another potential approach would be to wait until 2 or 3pm once the rush has died down. You may risk some items being sold out, but this past weekend I saw someone was still able to nab a beef rib so you never know. <\/p>\n

In any case, don\u2019t be a dummy like me and delay your visit to City Limits Barbeque in West Columbia.<\/p>\n

Ratings:
<\/strong>Atmosphere\/Ambiance \u2013 4 hogs
Pork \u2013 5 hogs
Brisket \u2013 4 hogs
Sausage \u2013 4 hogs
Barbecue Hash \u2013 5 hogs
Sides \u2013 5 hogs
Overall \u2013 5 hogs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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