One Hot Mama's BBQ — Restaurant in Bluffton

The family had just landed in Georgia and was headed to South Carolina for a couple of days vacation. When in the South, BBQ is a must for all to embrace and savor. We landed here based on our trajectory to SC. The building is located in a beautiful strip mall set up and next to a movie theater. One obstacle you might encounter is the parking situation yet we were ok. As you enter the restaurant, a nice and attractive water fountain greets you which is connected to the entrance to the movie theater. There are many doors so follow the red arrows to the main entrance where your server will seat you. The area has booths, tables, bar area for your particular needs. There are also large TV's all around for your viewing pleasure. Our server, very nice, brought our menus and drinks. We place our orders and waited for the food to arrive. In the meantime we washed our hands in the restrooms that were clean and had salt scrub to cleanse your hands. The boys selected pasta, sliders, and kids ribs from the kid menu. Wife had the Spicy Asian wings with a side of fries and I had the meat lovers plate. The wings were perfect blend of sweet and spicy. Right when the spicy was going over to uncomfortable, the sweet kicked in. The fries no big thing a bit warm without seasoning. Now the meat lovers was outstanding. The pulled pork wasn't drowning in BBQ sauce at all and you could tasted the slow cook pork taste that was only enhanced with a splash of their BBQ sauce. The brisket dry but the smoke taste along with some fat ensured a fabulous taste. The ribs had a bit too much sauce but the smoke and rub combo made this fat guy smile. Finally the okra was slightly breaded and not over fried like most restaurants and the corn bread was an added plus to the meal. Our server was outstanding and was the definition of customer service. We enjoyed our meal and for $64+ tip well worth first and 1st impression do make a difference. 2 Fat...

This is the hidden gem 💎 you've been waiting for. Let's get straight to it!

Lunch Special - $14.99, pick your meat and pick your 3 sides. Great value and I highly recommend you start here of your never been here before.

💎 I chose brisket which was seasoned to perfection! It was tender yet moist with just enough fat running through. Nice size serving as well. 💎 Now onto my sides: Cornbread Sausage Stuffing was delectable. It had the right amount of firmness in my opinion. I hate a soggy dressing/stuffing. 💎 Mac n Cheese wasn't too bad. Not the typical elbow pasta which I'm okay with. Slight breadcrumb topping for crunch. If they added a layer of melted shredded cheese is say this would be perfect. Would I get it again though, absolutely! 💎 Fried Okra was served golden brown and not too salty. Just the way I like it.

The finishing touch was the cornbread enhanced with jalapeño. Now we all know some cornbread can leave you quickly searching for water after taking a bite. I was pleasantly surprised this one did not. It was full of moist, sweet texture with just a twist of spice. I'm talking a smidgen of flavor not necessarily heat. So even if you aren't a fan of spicy, give it a try.

I also highly recommend the chili it's an award winner for a reason! There is an impressive get-up of awards on display and also note the Food Network made a stop here so it must be good!

If this review helped you, please like and follow for more. Now go get your belly...

We stopped here on the in for a long weekend with friends... they have indoor and outdoor seating..the waitress was attentive, kept our drinks full and got our food right... there is a lunch special with one "meat" and 3 sides for 10.99... as you can see it was a LARGE portion for lunch... the okra was fresh with a good crunchy breading..baked beans were flavorful has peppers in them... broccoli was on the soft side(no crunch to it) was also seasoned..the french fries we good they were seasoned AFTER frying..the ranch there has a hot seasoning in it... the Hawaii 5 no flavored regular wings were good.. I guess because of the sweetness of the pineapple made them burn quick..but, were good.. sweet tea was OK.. the cornbread was sweet and had honey on it.. the country fried steak had brown gravy and was good with the loaded mashed potatoes.. again good portion for lunch...that steak with one side was 10.99 too...now let me get to the chili... that thing was delicious.. it has bbq sauce, cheese, cornbread, and brisket ends in the chili.. now that was delicious..the actually chili part kinda reminded you of Wendy's chili... they also have fried mac and cheese which my friend said was good.. the bathrooms and inside restaurant was clean... even had coconut oil hand scrub for you to use... good choice for lunch.. 2 meat and side plates, a bowl of chili and 5 wings and 2...