If you’re on a road trip in SC, this is the best restaurant to stop at, Yelp says. Here’s why

Say you’re driving along Interstate 95 and start craving some comfort food.

You know, pulled pork sandwich or homemade pimento cheese.

Yelp says the place to go is Fletcher’s Cafe and Catering in Yemassee. In fact, it’s so good, Yelp said, that it’s the one they selected for their list of best road trip restaurant in each state.

Yelp reviews also served to make Fletcher’s the best place to eat comfort food in the country in 2018, according to Travel & Leisure magazine.

The business started as a small antique shop in 1997 on Yemassee Highway about 2 miles off I-95.

It’s still an antique shop — Fletcher’s Finds — but it’s the restaurant that gets all the attention.

“We specialize in offering plenty of Southern hospitality with a good dose of small-town charm,” the website states.

Yelp reviewers agree.

Aaron B. from Myrtle Beach, originally from San Francisco, said he was desperate when he and his family were driving down I-95 one Saturday. It was around 4 p.m. so he called to see if they were still open.

They waited for them.

Best pulled pork sandwich he’s ever had, he wrote.

“I talked to the cook afterwards and she makes the pork daily – it takes her 12 hours and the amazing sauce is from scratch,” he wrote.

And the kids loved it, too.

“The feeling you get from the place is like you would feel if a favorite aunt lived right off 1-95 and you stopped in and she served you whatever you wanted from scratch.”

Mike W. from Gainesville, Florida said, “They live up to the hype and then some.”

Pimento cheese, good. Tried the strawberry jam that comes with it, perfect addition. Coleslaw. Very good.

“The parking lot is dirt, the building appears to have seen better days, but the rave reviews are right: it’s worth the detour 100% for a great Southern style sandwich,” he said.

One item often mentioned is the squash puppies - like hush puppies but with squash.

One person said it was worth the stop just to get squash puppies.

Molly A. from Huntersville, North Carolina said, “They are crisp on the outside, a hint of sweetness and light as air inside. Get the large order.”

Most every reviewer also mentioned the friendliness of the staff.

Alisha A. from Largo, Florida, put it this way: “We were running from Hurricane Irma and had our pup with us, which they kindly allowed us to bring inside. Everyone was so friendly and kind, they really helped to brighten a dim situation.”