Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences hide behind the most ordinary facades, and Hickory Hollow in Ellenton proves this truth with every smoky, tender bite of their legendary pulled pork.
This modest barbecue establishment sits quietly in Manatee County, its weathered exterior giving little hint of the magic happening inside those kitchen walls.
The blue and white signage proclaiming “Carolina – Virginia Cookin’” serves as your first clue that you’re about to encounter something authentically special in the world of Florida barbecue.
But calling this place “just another barbecue joint” would be like calling the Grand Canyon “just another hole in the ground.”…