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Myrtle Beach, SC
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GRAND CHAMPIONS! Grill'n and Chill'n Grill'n and Chill'n Waxhaw, NC is a KCBS sanctioned state championship. Uncle Mac's BBQ Crue won Grand Champion and an invitation to the KCBS American Royal World Championship in Kansas City. Mac's took home 5 trophies to include 1st in Chicken category, 2nd in Brisket and Pork, 3rd in Ribs. Mac's also won 3rd in Public Tasting for the Best Overall Ribs in the competition. 16 teams competed that included the current South Carolina BBQ Association #2 and #3 teams ~ Palmetto Smokehouse and Up in Smoke. |
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The New York Times “Look at the beer list at Mac’s Speed Shop, thought by some to be the best barbeque in town with dozens of ales and mircobrews under $4” |
| Examiner.com “There are very few things that are more America than beer and barbeque, and Mac’s Speed Shop does them both to perfection. Their barbeque is consistently voted the best in town while their beer selection is constantly rotating and focuses heavily on local and seasonal craft offerings.” |
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Charlotte Magazine “Mac’s Speed Shop is proof that running a great restaurant can actually be a very simple formula: Just make sure that everything on the menu is solid, if not outstanding; keep the beer ice-cold, and be extra friendly to everyone. Everything on the menu at Mac’s is really, really good” |
| The Charlotte Observer The Observer has learned that Rick Browne declares the Texas beef brisket at Mac’s Speed Shop on South Boulevard the “best I’ve ever had.” Which may not strike you as significant unless you know that Browne hosts PBS’s nationally televised “Barbeque America,” has written bushels of barbeque cookbooks and reviews, and is alternately dubbed “Grill Master of the Universe,” “America’s king of outdoor cooking” and “dr. Que.” |
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Uptown Magazine “When I came to Charlotte for barbeque, I never thought I’d discover the best brisket I’ve ever had. It’s better than anything I’ve ever had in Texas,” exclaimed Rick Browne as we noshed on some amazing ‘cue at Mac’s on South Boulevard.” |
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The Charlotte Observer Mac’s, an old transmission shop on South Boulevard that’s been cleaned out and fitted with tables, chairs and picnic tables out front, serves an array of barbeque and bar food that’s definite cut above the usual. The wings for instance, are the best I’ve tried in years.” |
