Shug's Steakhouse - Hartsville, SC (On The Way To Myrtle Beach!)

[@kendrasmith6637]

Thanks for taking us along. Good looked really good. Safe travels. God bless

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you for watching!

[@Phillip-yy4fr]

I hope both of you enjoy the holiday weekend. Get some rest, have some fun and don't forget to share more videos with us about your trip. Safe Travels!!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

More videos to come. Thank you so much for watching and for your comment.

[@ltsplace3301]

Y’all should try The Smokehouse in Jefferson, SC! It’s on 151 this side of pageland. Great steaks!

[@lindablair919]

The food looked delicious. I love honey butter croissants but I have never seen anyone eat them with a fork. Have a great trip to the beach!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

We have several people ask us why we eat certain things with a fork, so I'm going to go ahead and answer that. When we are having to record and touch our camera, it makes sense to keep our hands clean, because I don't wish to have butter, grease, or anything else get on my equipment. Once the camera goes off, it's a different story. That's one of the reasons we don't record throughout our meal, but we sample things right at the beginning. We try to keep our hands clean for that portion of the video, as much as possible. Thank you so much for watching. We appreciate it!

[@tonylashmit2613]

What a hidden gem to the out of towners. Everything yall ordered looked great and glad it was considering the wait time for the food to come out. I'd rather have waited longer to get seated than waiting to eat. Glad it was worth the wait.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we were very pleasantly surprised at how good it was. I actually got a comment from somebody who lives around there, and he said the typical wait is only about 20 minutes. It was probably due to that big party. That was good to know, because I'd hate to wait an hour every time.

[@patriciahurley1867]

Hope you are having a great weekend . Safe travels and God bless.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you! We appreciate it!

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Hello from Gatlinburg guys! Looks good!😊🐻🏞️

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, great place!

[@markwald4819]

Food looked amazing 😊, everybody runs into rowdy people now and then, you did the right thing moving to another booth. Portions were huge, like my food hot too Have a nice memorial day vacation, love❤your channel. God bless🇺🇸

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you so much for watching, and for your comment. This was really a good place. I would definitely go back again. We appreciate your comment. Have a blessed weekend!

[@Robert-ex2qp]

Your reviews are very helpful, I pin them on google maps so I know of a good place when I'm on a road trip. I'm going to visit friends in FL and saw a pin along 95, Shrugs, a good halfway point. Prime Rib and Ribeye are my go to steaks so looking forward to checking this place out after your raving review.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

We were pleasantly surprised by how good the steak was here. If you do go there, we'd love to know what you think of it. Thanks so much for watching, and we are glad you find our videos helpful.

[@RickeyT-2021]

Love your channel and reviews that are honest and down to earth. Food looked very delicious. MB area is very busy and loud ( engines and music) with all the bikes this week as you will experience. My wife and I relocated to Calabash almost 3 yrs ago and love the area. Safe travels and God bless.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we are here every year on Memorial Day weekend, and it is usually pretty loud. Fortunately, most of the activity is in Atlantic Beach, and we are up in Little River and North Myrtle Beach area. Still some noise up here, but a lot less than further south. And we love eating in Calabash.

[@billyfallaw430]

I live not to far might drive down and try this place. Thanks again for your great review great as always!! Yall have a great time in our state!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you so much! I I you live close to there and haven't tried it yet, I would recommend it. And if you do try it, please let us know what you thought of it.

[@journeyofbear6423]

Just past where you pull off for Shug's is Pam's and Westwood BBQ. They are on 151 Pam's is a country cooking buffet and Westwood has a buffet or you can order off the menu. Pam's is only open for lunch and Westwood is only open Thursday - Sunday. Worth a stop for a quick bite off the buffet on the way through.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

We have driven by Pam's many times. It always seems to be closed every time we go through. Kind of reminds me in a way, of a Cracker Barrel building

[@jedbryant1011]

Thank ya’ll for stopping in Hartsville. We actually live about 2 miles from Shugs. It is always packed on the weekend. Great food. I grew up in Hartsville and this building actually used to be a mom and pops convenience store and grill for many years. Then it was remodeled and made Shugs. The bar area has live music most nights. My wife loves the sushi. I am a fan of the chicken and grits and the steaks.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Wow, thank you for sharing that. We were glad to be able to feature a restaurant in your town. We really, really enjoyed it. It's one of the better steaks I've had in a while. Tell me this...oes it normally take that long to get your food, or were we just there on a slow night? It was an hour from the time we ordered, till the time the food came out. Other than that, everything was great.

[@jedbryant1011]

@@NCMemoryMakers It is normally pretty quick. They have a big banquet room in the back. If there was a party I can see it taking that long. We have that happen once or twice when they had a party but normally its about 20 minutes

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@jedbryant1011 That's good to know. Thank you. We will definitely be stopping here again on future trips.

[@tripppennington6082]

McLendons was the gas station where Shugs sits now. Hartsville High's football and baseball stadiums are right around the corner from Shugs. Many memories of going into the gas station on my way to baseball practice, picking up Gatorades, etc. Good hotdogs also

[@KimBurr-ql4bt]

I'm so glad yall tried this and done a review... we've had several friends tell us how good it is but have yet to get around to trying it... We are only about 50 mins from there... but like you said theres no where to eat but there in Hartsville... not much else there either but a stop light or two... lol food looked great.. hope yall have a wonderful weekend!!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you so much for watching, and for commenting! We are glad you enjoyed the video. If you do try it, please let us know what you think of it.

[@KimBurr-ql4bt]

@@NCMemoryMakers sure thing! I just figured it up... bless yall's heart on the ride to the beach! I always thought being 130 miles from Cherry Grove was rough but bless yall!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@KimBurr-ql4bt Yeah, Cherry Grove is the closest beach to where we live, and it is about 5 hours away. It's only 245 miles, but it's just so much traffic and not a lot of Interstate driving. Plus, we always get stuck in bad traffic between Charlotte and Monroe.

[@teresareed5597]

Now, Derrick, let’s not be dismissive of sushi out of hand. I was 65 years old before I even tried it and I instantly fell in love. I don’t know if I happened on a sushi master in a small local restaurant (kinda doubt it), but boy was it good. Can’t work my nerve up to the eel or octopus since I am a late bloomer but yellow fin tuna and shrimp? Oh honey!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

It's not that I'm being dismissive. I'm just not going to Hartsville to a steakhouse to get it. If I tried sushi, it would need to be at the beach, or something like that. In fact, I may have tried it at some point. But this place is really known for their steaks, so that's what I was coming for. Thank you for watching and for commenting.

[@GPgundude]

We’ll have to try Shugs the next time we’re out that way. You just can’t beat a big ribeye or a nice slab of prime rib!!! Thanks for another great video! Please be safe!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

If you do go there, we'd love to know what you think of it.

[@ritahughes2456]

So glad yall enjoyed it! Hate we didn't make it. Enjoy your trip.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we would love to have seen y'all. Hope everything is okay.

[@monicamoore111]

We live about an hour away from there. We are going to have to try that place. Thanks!!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, if you don't live any further away than that, I would definitely try it. And if you do, please let us know what you think of it. Thank you so much for watching and for commenting!

[@vafunseekers]

The croissants looked delicious. Some people have to be loud and rude when they are out, David liked the looks of the prime rib and the ribeye. I liked the looks of the asparagus. Glad you enjoyed your meal. We would definitely like to try out this restaurant if in the area. Enjoy your weekend at the beach.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank y'all for watching and tuning in tonight. I really, I really enjoyed that asparagus. I love asparagus anyway, but I really liked it grilled like that, with the lemon flavor.

[@RuthCollins-g1g]

Glad the food was good enjoy your trip be safe and God bless you both

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thanks so much! God bless!

[@frankcarone6]

great review that steak looked great ,i love asparagus thank you for this review ,the food looked great

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, I was very surprised at how good this place was. Everything was great!

[@tammybuffkin4338]

Hartsville is an awesome little town. Kelly town is a suburb of Hartsville. 😂 seriously though they have great restaurants. It’s a very interesting town. Old Railroad money and Nucor Steel started there. Along with the Nuclear Power Plant makes it a very interesting place.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Wow, that's very interesting. Thank you for that information. We didn't know that all of that was in Hartsville.

[@tripppennington6082]

You forgot to mention, Sonoco. A global packaging, Fortune 500 Company, world headquarters in Hartsville. Lots of "old money" here.

[@thomasblackwell9712]

Try Sam Kendalls on the way home, its very good in hartsville

[@GaryLetford]

It remind me of our favorite steakhouse in Livermore,CA. Cattleman’s Steakhouse interior very similar.

[@Momtocam1997]

We always stop in McBee to pick up produce going to the beach and on our way back home. Food looked really good. I can’t eat after 6 pm, but if we may check it out this Fall for lunch since we leave early in the day ..We’ll return to Garden City end of October. Have a safe and blessed weekend..we are staying home this time…

[@NCMemoryMakers]

We usually stop in Mcbee, as well, at McLeod Farms. Is that where you always stop? Yes, if you come through here early enough, I would definitely recommend it. It's not far at all off of Highway 151...A half mile or less.

[@tripppennington6082]

You saw the place was packed. Overflow parking, as it usually is on Friday nights. Shugs is always packed. It takes a while to get your food. Love your video though. But come into town and have another Hartsville experience at several other great restaurants in town. You just traveling down 151 hitting up Shugs is not our true town experience. Don't get me wrong. Shugs is one of my favorites. But a lot more to choose from in town. Keep bringing great videos! I thoroughly enjoy you showcasing out little secret, Hartsville.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we knew it was packed, which speaks of its popularity. In a review, we try to be thorough, and give as many details as possible. But we really enjoyed our experience there, and thought it was one of the better steaks we've had in a while. We've actually been through Hartsville many times, as we regularly make the trek through there on our way to N. Myrtle Beach. We just usually are not going through at a time where we stop and eat, and this time, we were. We went here on a friend's recommendation. Thanks for watching and for commenting!

[@cathybriggs5846]

This place was very nice. The food looked very delic.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, it's a great place!

[@dukemckesson5589]

great vid. love that small town... has anyone ever said you look like tom hanks? i think you do...

[@NCMemoryMakers]

I used to get that all the time, even from strangers in public. They haven't said it as much in later years, because I guess his looks are going one way and, and mine are going the other. But yeah, it was really bad about the time of Forrest Gump. In fact, I actually made reference to that in one of our recent videos. If you go to our recent Grandfather Mountain video, and find the part where we are in Tom Hanks Curve, I made reference to the fact that people used to tell me that.

[@tripppennington6082]

Try downtown next visit to the beach. There is more here than you know. You shooting down 151 going to the beach is off the beaten path of restaurants, etc here in Hartsville. Please visit. It will surprise you. Were not that small bub. 25k in surrounding area. Thugs is great, but plenty of other places to eat, off of 151, in town. Kelleytown is part of Hartsville, as is Byrdtown etc. Hope you enjoyed Shugs

[@tripppennington6082]

*Shugs, not Thugs*!!!!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yes, we really enjoyed it. We never knew it was there, until our friends told us about it. They were actually supposed to meet us there that night, but something came up.

[@guy7626]

Definitely go to Sam Kendall’s downtown next time. Much, much better! I would also go to Wild Heart Brewery. It had great wood fired pizza and sandwiches.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Well, as we mentioned, we were planning to meet friends here that night, at their request. Something came up at the last minute.

[@richardbailey8672]

Love your reviews. I believe you had croissants and not crescent rolls! I stand corrected if I am wrong! Made crescent rolls by the recipe . thought I was making croissants.....

[@NCMemoryMakers]

No, you are correct, that they are croissants. I already received a correction on that yesterday. Thank you so much for watching. You were very nice and polite about it.

[@Christina-ge3xr]

I love places with booths! It’s just more co

[@Christina-ge3xr]

Ooops, got cut off! I like booth seating rather than tables, but having someone kick the back would bother me too. That place didn’t appeal to me. It was way too noisy. The manager should have helped that poor server.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@Christina-ge3xr It was just my sense, that she was getting frustrated. They weren't giving her a hard time, or anything. Just being very loud to those who had to sit around them. She basically saw me turning around and looking over the back of the booth, and knew I was getting impatient, and offered to let us move. When I mentioned about not serving them any more drinks, that is when her eyes got really wide and said "That's just it! They're not even drinking!". Basically, just imagine how loud they would be, if they had been drinking. Overall, it was a really good place. The food was excellent. And yes, we like booths, as well.

[@muttratt9935]

Question? How do you know the steak tastes good? Before you tried it you dumped a half bottle of A-1 sauce over it. Not criticizing just curious.

[@muttratt9935]

It’s all good. Y’all make excellent videos!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@@muttratt9935 Thank you. I appreciate that. Sorry if I came off a bit strong, and perhaps I overreacted. But you don't know how many times I get this question in a ridiculing manner, even to the point of mocking. I assumed this was another one of those. It doesn't seem that was your motive, so I'm removing the comment I made prior. To answer your question, my use of A-1 is simply something I like. Like many people put BBQ sauce on their ribs, mayonnaise on their burger, or salt on their potatoes, I like sauce on my steak. For me, it is not a reflection of the steak's quality, but just makes a good steak even better. I realize and respect the fact that some people prefer not to use it. I simply prefer to. Again, sorry about the manner in which I first replied.

[@landsurveyor000]

Wondering if those are sand gnats aka no see ums in the parking lot. They thrive along coastal areas in Florida. Havr a painful irritating bite.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Could've been what they were. I don't think I was bitten, but they sure were annoying.

[@terrykallmann4146]

Steak looked up there with Cherokee Grill. Got to say Derrick our Pirates are taking it to your Braves. Had to rib you since you have your Braves shirt on. 😂😂. God Bless and have a great time at our Happy place.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yeah, I've always been a Braves fan. But I haven't even kept up with any of the scores this weekend. Our son just got back from Chicago, for the Braves series up there. Glad they at least managed to take 2 out of 3 from the Cubs.

[@terrykallmann4146]

Well we don’t have a great team this year Derrick. We have great starting pitching just bringing up Paul Skenes and we have Jared Jones. Both are pitching outstanding. But the closers are hurting us.

[@markebass]

I just left North Myrtle. Lots of motorcycles.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

You ain't kidding. And they seem to be noisier this year, than usual.

[@PeterDuffy3101]

Shug is the Scottish diminutive name for Hugh. Like the place good review

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Oh, wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for the bit of information. That's interesting. And thank you for watching!

[@vitsteele-lz2hn]

Enjoy your self and have fun to God be the glory

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you so much!

[@michaelpardue2400]

Happy Memorial Day be safe

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Thank you! Have a blessed weekend.

[@lutherrudisill6967]

do you'll ever work!!!!!!

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Do you ever do anything besides make a total moron out of yourself? That's the real question here. Did you attend school? Because this is the 2nd time you have typed "you'll ever work". It is supposed to be "YOU ever work". You obviously are not very bright. What does going out to eat at night, have to do with whether we work, Genius? By the way, if you come on this channel again with another vulgar word like you did last week, I will have the distinct pleasure of kicking you off of it. We don't allow cursing on OUR channel, and you're going to respect that if you want to hang around. Got that, Luther??

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Oh, and one more thing... Could you please inform us as to exactly when we became obligated to answer to you for our lives? Because we just don't recall that ever happening. By the way, if you spent as much time watching our videos as you do being an overall smart aleck jerk, you would have known that we actually answered your question in our "Answering Questions From Viewers" video, from back in June. Now, if you think this is the channel that you are going to troll, you are mistaken. Disrespect us one more time...

[@kennethsexton9119]

Why don’t you wear Wedding Rings ?

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Sir, you've asked this same question on a couple of videos now. I gave you a video link and told you where to find the answer to it. Did you watch it?

[@keitheverhart9556]

In my younger days I would probably said something to guys acting that way. But, I'm old, slow, and don't heal as fast as I once did. So I would remain silent.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Yeah, I understand. I tend to have little patience with people like that, so I was actually about to say something, but our waitress walked up right then, and offered to let us move. I didn't even know the next booth over was empty, because the backs were so high I couldn't really see over it without raising up. I did raise up and glare back over the booth behind me, enough to make eye contact with one of the guys. I was hoping he would pass it on to his buddies, but I don't think it registered. The really boisterous one, was just on the other side of the booth from me, and he kept either hitting or throwing himself into the back of the booth. I could feel it like every couple of seconds. Plus, there were 3 of them who were making noise, and one guy who wasn't saying much at all. I was going to ask them if they had ever been brought up to know how to act in public, and to be respectful in a restaurant around other people. But it would have been three on one, so it's probably best the waitress came when she did. I guess it's a good thing, that the waitress obviously saw me raising up and looking back there, plus she was hearing them, and walked up and offered to let us move. Kind of diffused the situation before it became one.

[@marylou.d6379]

Those aren't Cresent rolls..they are croissants

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Just looked up both of them, and not really seeing a difference.

[@marylou.d6379]

@@NCMemoryMakers the shape is the same. The dough is different. To put it simply, crescent rolls are bread, whereas croissants are pastries. While both recipes result in light, fluffy, and buttery sweet treats, the ingredient lists are noticeably different. For example, croissants typically have milk and substantially more butter, whereas crescent rolls usually have more sugar. Croissants are layers of pastry dough. The Cresent roll is more bread like dough.

[@NCMemoryMakers]

​@marylou.d6379 Okay, thanks for the information/correction.

[@tripppennington6082]

Cutting the crossont roll with a fork? Come on man. Pick it up w your hand. They are delicious

[@NCMemoryMakers]

I have a reason, and that reason is that I'm making a video. Don't really want melted butter on my camera. Here's an idea....You eat your croissant how you want to, and I'll do the same. I guarantee you, it tastes the same both ways. Mine was just as delicious with a fork. That's really not an issue to worry about.

[@tripppennington6082]

Understand. Hope yall revisit soon​@@NCMemoryMakers

[@NCMemoryMakers]

@tripppennington6082 Thank you. We usually make it down that way a couple of times a year. I just I'm not sure at this point, when our next trip will be. Hopefully before year's end.

[@douggardner9175]

How can you rate a steak fairly from a restaurant and then drown it in a1 steak sauce ? You might as well order a slice of bologna ......

[@NCMemoryMakers]

Oh, great. This ignorant comment again. If I had wanted bologna, I would have ordered bologna. Why don't you come up with some new material instead of parroting what you've heard? Try thinking for yourself for a change. It's an awesome feeling. Obviously, I can rate a steak because I just did. I don't need your criticism or you telling me how to eat. Go troll somebody else, buddy. That won't work out well for you on this channel. Like I need some faceless genius on KZbin, to tell me about my own taste buds...LOL! If I was so miserable, that I had to sit around and worry about what a 54 year old man on KZbin puts on his steak, and actually felt compelled to comment about it, I'd ask myself "What is wrong with me?", and I'd try to find a hobby. You clearly don't have one.