One or more articles about Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile has appeared in the following daily newspapers:

The State (Columbia, SC)
The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC)
The Sumter Daily Item (Sumter, SC)
The Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA)
The Miami Herald (Miami, FL)
The Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA)
The News and Courier (Charleston, SC)
The Summerville Journal (Summerville, SC)
The Myrtle Beach Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC)
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
The Raleigh News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

Also, National Public Radio (NPR), South Carolina Educational Television (SC-ETV), WIS-TV (NBC) Columbia, SC; WACH-TV (FOX) Columbia, SC; WCSC-TV (CBS Live 5 News) Charleston, SC, and Sandlapper Magazine, have done features on Lone Star Barbecue. The restaurant has also been pictured and written about in South Carolina's major tourism publication, Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places.


To date, diners from 49 states and 31 foreign countries have signed the guest register at Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile. This is what some of them have to say:


"I closed my eyes - thought I was back home, again."
-Betty Taylor, San Jose, California
"Food is Great. Old time memories of my childhood - wonderful !"
-Mike and Catherine Pierce, Early Branch, South Carolina
"Awesome atmosphere - 5 Stars!"
-Rick and Tammy Watson, Wilson, North Carolina
"The highlight of our trip"
-Phylis and Geoff, Winnipeg, Canada
"Awesome!! From a Chef!"
-Mike Calenda, Florida