Food & Drink

Want a fun way to support Black-owned York County restaurants? Vote for your favorite

This Sun News file photo show the Soul Food Sunday special at About Thyme.
This Sun News file photo show the Soul Food Sunday special at About Thyme. For The Sun News

Of the many ways to celebrate Black History Month, a great meal in support of Black-owned business isn’t a bad way to go.

Visit York County came up with a list of restaurants and dessert spots to fit the bill. The Herald is borrowing that list of 13 Black-owned food and drink spots from around the county. They range from soul food to seafood, Caribbean fare to Southern staples. There are baked goods, donuts and popcorn. There even are juice and noodle bars.

Which spots are too good to miss? We want you to decide. Vote above for your favorite eatery. Vote as often as you like. We’ll wrap up the poll at noon on Feb. 21. That way we’ll have time to put a feature story together on the winner before Black History Month ends.

To make it even more fun, we’ll give away a $25 gift card for the winning eatery to a Herald subscriber.

Maybe you haven’t tried some of these places. Here’s your chance. Maybe you have a dependable favorite. Show that place some love with your vote. It’s a chance to support just some of the businesses that add their flavor to York County every day.

Check out more on the contestants here, from Visit York County:

Big Boys Country Cooking, Rock Hill

Fish Market, Fort Mill

Fresh Vibes Juice Bar, Rock Hill

Gourmet Soul Kitchen, Rock Hill

Island Grill & Pub, Rock Hill

Jennie Mae’s Southern Cuisine, Rock Hill

Mado Paris Bakery, Rock Hill

NC Noodle Bar, Rock Hill

Poppin’ Sweets, Fort Mill

Sweet Dough, Fort Mill

Sweet Tea Cafe, Rock Hill

Taylor’s Soulfood, Rock Hill

The Soulful Food Hut, York

This story was originally published February 7, 2022 at 8:44 AM.

John Marks
The Herald
John Marks graduated from Furman University in 2004 and joined the Herald in 2005. He covers community growth, municipalities, transportation and education mainly in York County and Lancaster County. The Fort Mill native earned dozens of South Carolina Press Association awards and multiple McClatchy President’s Awards for news coverage in Fort Mill and Lake Wylie. Support my work with a digital subscription
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