DIXIE DINER The Nu-Way, a Spartanburg Tradition
The Nu-Way Lounge and Restaurant 373 E Kennedy Street Spartanburg, SC 29302
The last time I had visited the Nu-Way was dur-
ing my Spartanburg Methodist College days. It was either 1985 or ‘86, and I wasn’t there for the food. I was there for the music. On that night they were featuring local singer/songwriter/poet/rocker, the now legendary Matthew Knights. The place was packed and Matthew was as excellent as ever. Flash forward 30 years and I am lunching with
my pal Leah Longshore Pruitt who works at SMC and her friend and co-worker Becky Snow. As I walked into the somewhat dark bar/restaurant, I took note of the mortar-board outside the door. There, written in chalk on the blackboard was “Tonight: Matthew Knights.” Yep. The more things change, the more they stay the same. I wanted to return that night to revisit the great music of Mr. K., but as it were, I had a prior appointment I could not weasel out of. I listened as the ladies ordered a “Redneck
Cheeseburger” ($7.99) to split between them. Now, this is a burger! The Food Network says “This is the one burger you have to try when in South Carolina!” No small wonder. The meat is hand-patted with dry rub spices and a dash of Worcestershire sauce, their secret sauce and topped with homemade pimento cheese. (The family recipe.) It is served with dill pickle and chips. Judging by the looks on the girls faces, it was pretty awesome. There are a lot of burger choices here, including
The Shane Pruitt Band Blues Burger (classic burger with blue cheese added); The Piedmont Boys Honky Tonk Burger; and the Fat Ass Burger (fea- tured in Garden & Gun Magazine), it boasts double meat, double bacon, double redneck pimento cheese, topped with a sunny side up egg and served with fries ($14.99) You can order all sorts of tasty deli sandwiches,
including one named after my friend, singer Fayssoux McLean! The Fayssoux Nu-Way Deli Club
71
($7.50) looks mighty tasty. There are simply tons of choices of sandwiches, breads, meats and condi- ments. Don’t let me forget the appetizers. Fried Pickles,
Fried Green Beans (eat your veggies!), Redneck Nachos, Fried Mushrooms, yum! Speaking of appe- tizers, I elected to make my lunch Wesley’s Fish & Chips. ($6.99) Good old breaded cod fish cooked up just right and served with the Nu-Way’s signature fries. Man, that was good eatin’! They have great salads, Specialty Sandwiches,
Hot Dogs, and more. Sweet Southern iced tea, soft drinks and a wide variety of cold beer. As I was leaving, I decided I just had to sample
their famous Redneck Pimento Cheese, which can be purchased ala carte at $4.50 for 7 ounces. I took it home and had some with club crackers. The next day I slathered some on a toasted roast beef sand- wich and kicked it up a notch! I could hear Emeril in my ear yelling “Bam!” Check out this timeless restaurant and bar when
visiting Sparkle-City. There’s something for every- one, from rock star to rednecks -even redneck rock stars!
- Michael Buffalo Smith
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93