Melvin's Restaurant Menu

538 Folly Road

James Island SC 29412

(843)762-0511

www.melvinsbbq.com

Melvin Bessinger's Barb-B-Que Restaurants have been a South Carolina Landmark since 1939. We have become famous for the best St. Louis Style Pork Ribs, Chicken and Bar-B-Que in the South.

LUNCH SPECIALS - Dining room only, 11am-3pm

Big Joe BBQ Chicken Sandwich

Hand-pulled smoked chicken, topped with our Southern Red Bar-B-Que sauce. Served with 1 side trimming(drink not included)

Grilled Breast of Chicken

4oz breast of chicken, smoked on a charbroil. Topped with or without or golden secret sauce. Seved on a fresh bun. Seved with 1 side trimming.

Hickory Smoked Chicken Platter

(1/2 Chicken or Chopped) Hand-pulled chicken, smoked in out specially designed Bar-B-Que pits until tender and juicy. Served with 2 trimmings and Homemade corn bread.

Our House Specialty "RIBS"

Hickory smoked St. Louis-Style ribs (4-bone) over smoldering live hickory coals for 7 hours. Marinated a full 24 hours then topped with either our famous Carolina Southern Sauces or served dry with our blend of spices. Served with 2 trimmings & Homemade corn bread.

The World's Best BBQ Pork Ribs Combo

Our famous Carolina Bar-B-Que pork cooked over smoldering live hickory coals a full 24 hours, then hand-pulled and topped with our 1933 Southern Secret Recipe sauce, and St. Louis-Style ribs (2-bone) any style wet or dry. Served with 2 trimmings and Homemade corn bread.

Blue Plate Special

(dang good pork) Our All Ham Bar-B-Que Pork Plate with 2 trimmings and Homemade corn bread

PORK AND RIBS

Here in the State of South Carolina, we take great pride in our heritage. Our tradition at Melvin's since 1939 are five key ingredients to the World's Best Bar-B-Que and Ribs . The seasoned hickory wood, the specially designed pits, the temperature, how we handle our meats after they are cooked and the most important is the topping with the World Famous 1933 Melvin's Southern Golden Secret Recipe Sauces! We are indeed proud to serve the Best USDA Carolina Pork Bar-B-Que and our "St. Louis-Style Ribs. We cook them over smoldering live Hickory coals a full 24 hours and the ribs a full 7 hours. No matter the style (wet or dry) all of our meats have one thing in common; our chefs have been taught by the "Chief Pitmaster" himself, Melvin Bessinger! You, too, can see why People Magazine voted Melvin's the Best in America and the Post Courier and The Charleston City Paper voted us the best in Charleston .

Carolina Style Wet

(1933 Secret Recipe or Southern Red)

Carolina Style Dry

(our famous blend of spices)

MELVIN'SQue for 2 Combo Platters

Real Que Pork Hickory smoked Chicken

Our Legendary South Carolina chopped Bar-B-Que Pork with our half chicken smoked in our specially designed pits until tender and juicy.

Real Que Pork our St. Louis-Style Pork Ribs

Our Legendary South Carolina chopped Bar-B-Que Pork and our tender St. Louis-Style Ribs (5-bone, these Ribs are trimmed according to our specifications) wet or dry.

South Carolina Killer

Too much for one person! Our house specialties; Pork Ribs (3-bone), any style (wet or dry), chopped Bar-B-Que Pork, and a 1/2 smoked Chicken. All Que Combos served with (2) side trimmings, Homemade corn bread and a World Famous Golden Onion Ring.

 

OLD FASHION SANDWICHES

All of our Legendary Carolina real Que Bar-B-Que

meats are cooked a full 24 hours over smoldering live Hickory coals, then hand pulled

Melvin's Big Joe

Real Barbeque (hand-pulled) A 1939 Legendary sandwich (Voted Best in Charleston Time and Time again)

Melvin's Lil' Joe

The same real Barbeque Pork sandwich, but for smaller appetites

Houston Northcutt Blvd. 1/3 lb. Cheeseburger

(Voted best in America by People Magazine) Fresh Choice USDA ground beef topped with Iceberg lettuce, purple onions, vine-ripe tomatoes, American cheese and mayonnaise

Big Joe Barbecue Chicken

Our hand-pulled "All White" meat cooked in our specially designed BBQ pits, topped with our Southern Red® Sauce (Hey, don't forget, you can always ask for the Secret Recipe if you prefer the mustard over the tomato base)

Grilled Breast of Chicken (With or Without BBQ Sauce)

Fried Chicken Fillet

Melvin's Foot Long Kosher Hot Dog

Make your next sandwich a basket for only $2.20 more. It includes Vegetable Platter - 4 side Trimming, Cornbread

DINNERS

Big Joe Bar-B-Que Chopped Platter

Our famous hickory-smoked Bar-B-Que Pork, cooked over smoldering live hickory coals a full 24 hours. Pulled by hand and topped with our 1933 Southern Golden Secret Recipe Sauce.

Hickory-Smoked Rotisserie Half-Chicken

The seasoned Hickory wood we use in our pits turns this meat slightly pink but also makes it very tender. It's then char-broiled over an open flame and served with our Southern Red Sauce.

Hickory-Smoked All White Chopped Chicken

This chicken is cooked in our Bar-B-Que pits, hand pulled and served with our Southern Red Sauce.

Chicken Finger Dinner

Tender strips of chicken, deep fried until golden brown. Served with honey mustard.

Country Hash Rice Dinner

Holly Hill's Country recipe (pork, onions, potatoes , spices) served over white rice. Vegetable Platter - 4 side Trimming, Cornbread All dinners served with (2) side trimmings, Homemade corn bread and a World Famous Golden® Onion Ring.

TRIMMINGS

Italian Cut Green Beans Fresh Collards Fresh Lima Bean Homemade Macaroni & Cheese Sweet Potato Souffle Hand Dipped Battered Onion Rings (5) Bowl of Backwoods Bar-B-Que Baked Beans® Fresh Homemade Carolina Cole Slaw Corn on the Cob Bowl of Holly Hill Country Hash-n-Rice