Sconyers Bar-B-Que, also known as Sconyers Inc. is a southern food and barbecue

Barbecue

Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...

 restaurant located in Augusta

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. It has received popular acclaim for its food, and has been listed as a top ten barbecue restaurant in the United States by People magazine.

History

The restaurant began operations in 1956 when Claude and Adeline Sconyers opened a road side stand in the rural south side of Augusta. It has remained family owned and operated to this day, and is currently owned by Larry Sconyers

Larry Sconyers

Larry E. Sconyers was the first Mayor of the consolidated government for Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. He is also the owner of Sconyers Bar-B-Que, a top 10 restaurant in its class according to People magazine. The restaurant was officially commended by the Georgia General Assembly within House...

, the youngest son of Claude and Adeline. It was his decision to move the restaurant to its current location and expand its operation to include catering services.

Catering

His catering vision was soon realized when Sconyers was invited to cater a southern style affair for United States President Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...

 at the White House

White House

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 in 1980. In February 2006, Congressman Charlie Norwood

Charlie Norwood

Charles Whitlow Norwood, Jr., D.D.S. was an American politician and dentist, serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death...

 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the restaurant's opening with an address to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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. The Georgia General Assembly

Georgia General Assembly

The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....

gave official commendation to the restaurant in House Resolution 1388.