LUNCH BUNCH
KC Mike cooks up a smokin’ lunch By Kat Walsh
Pulled pork plate
KC Mike’s Smokin’ owner Mike Reilley
Smoked chicken salad sandwich
Combination plate (baby back ribs, smoked chicken thighs, and beef sausage)
In addition to the dine-in menu and rotating daily specials, KC Mike’s also offers smoked meat combos to go. Smoked pork butt, beef brisket, chicken and salmon are available by advanced order. KC Mike’s can also come to you – catering services are available.
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From KC to SC When Mike Reilley and his wife Nancy moved from Kansas City (“a place with some of the best barbecue in the country,” Mike notes) to Beaufort in 2015, Nancy was surprised that a city as famous for its barbecue as Kansas City had never heard of
Brunswick Stew. Mike said he could make it and over the next 12 years, he made lots and lots of Brunswick Stew, tweaking the recipe along the way. Finally, Nancy agreed it was “just right” and KC Mike’s Smokin’ was born. Customer Focus Mike is still learning the desires of his customers and adjusting his menu along the way. “We’ve already reprinted our menu and changed our menu board a few times,” he says. “Everyone has their own taste, so we try to find a way to make most people happy.” As the four of us left the restaurant, carrying our boxes of leftovers and commenting on the need for a nap, we agreed with Mike’s earlier statement. “If you leave here hungry,” he said, “it’s your own fault.” Locations 81 Sea Island Pkwy Suite 4 Tues-Sat; 11a.m.-6 p.m. 843-379-2378 310 Okatie Hwy (next to the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center) Wed– Sat; 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
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Four members of The Island News staff arrived Thursday, May 31, with open minds and empty stomachs at KC Mike's Smokin’ — a newly opened barbecue restaurant on Lady’s Island. Many locals are already familiar with (and fans of ) KC Mike’s – his first location outside the Port Royal Maritime Center has been gaining a steady following since it opened. With some generous help from owner Mike Reilley (aka KC Mike), we chose wisely: Between the four of us, we ordered everything on the lunch menu. (For research purposes, of course.) As we waited on our massive order, a customer stopped by our table on her way out. “You have to try the baked beans, they’re amazing!” she said. “Secretly, that’s the reason I come here.” A few minutes later, the four of us were able to agree with her. Betty, one of our sales reps, ordered one of Thursday’s specials, the smoked chicken salad sandwich. She pronounced it to be fabulous, noting that it’s hard to find good smoked chicken salad. Elizabeth, one of our publishers, got one of KC Mike’s most popular creations, the KC Burger, a combination of ground beef, short ribs, and beef brisket smoked to delicious perfection. Nikki, another sales rep and the most generous sharer of our group, ordered the combination plate, a substantial serving of baby back ribs, smoked chicken thighs, and beef sausage. I ordered the pulled pork plate – the most popular item on the menu. “In the South, especially in South Carolina, when you say barbecue, you are talking about pulled pork,” said Mike. The sausage, ribs, and pork, rich and smoky in flavor without being drowned in sauce, were table favorites. As was the Brunswick stew. And the corn bread. And the coleslaw. And the brisket. You get the idea.
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