Roller Mills Smokehouse — Restaurant in Clemson

Absolutely incredible. Based on recommendations, I ordered a half-rack of ribs, mac and cheese, and potato salad; that comes with cornbread and two sauces. For my sauces, I got the OG (tomato-base) and Natty Gold (mustard-base).

The ribs themselves were tender and heavily seasoned (very paprika forward). They were great on their own, but the OG sauce was just insane; sweet and fruity but still balanced, it complemented the ribs well, but I could have just drank it. The Natty Gold was good; it was probably the least impressive thing I got, but that is more a testament to the rest of the meal than a shot at the sauce.

As for sides, the mac was really well done, just the right amount of cheesiness and creaminess. The pimento aspect deviates from the classical mac, but in a good way. The potato salad was very classic; nothing "special" about it, but it was executed well. The star was the cornbread, which was definetly the best I've had; it's quite sweet and probably isn't everyone's favorite style, but that is the way I like it and they really found a way to perfect that style.

Overall, every item ranged from good to amazing, and on top of that, I waited less than 5 minutes for my food. A very easy 5 stars and in the conversation for the best all-around BBQ place I've been to. My only regret is not ordering the banana pudding, which I may just go back...

Wow, these folks saw bbq as a challenge and said YES. I swung by today on my way home just to see why I saw so many people getting grubs from this truck in the middle of the blazing hot summer and now I certainly understand. I got the rib plate with a side of Mac and corn chowder, and let me just say this bbq was an experience. Truly divine. Perfectly smoky, sweet and savory. The ribs tender with the perfect bite and that delicious bark smoked to perfection. The cornbread was so uniquely delicious. I can’t even describe it. It’s like it lived with sweet potato crunch for a few years and learned how to speak its sweet potato language while still tossing its corn roots vernacular on the side. My dog was so jealous, he stuck his big hound nose in the trash and ran away with the saucy napkin. I gave him a bite, of course. Definitely will hit this place up again as many times as my waistline will allow for. Stretchy pants...

I’ve had my fair share of delicious BBQ and I’d say for the location this place is definitely top tier. I did the two meat special with pulled pork, ribs, the baked beans, mac, and sweet potato crunch. Pulled pork I’m not a fan of usually but this place turned me into one, it was flavorful and fresh. Ribs were fall off the bone and savory. The sides were all an interesting take i was very apprehensive to try them but they were all worth it and so good I’d love for more places to show this much effort in separating themselves from other places. As I write this I’m already planning on going back and getting more tomorrow. I definitely see why they sell out constantly. You guys are definitely a place where if you added new items like a new meat or side I’d try it with no hesitation. Roller Mills keep doing what you’re doing and I’ll make you my go to spot every time I...