Hite's Bar-B-Que

Barbecue restaurant West Columbia, SC
46 / 100

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How we score
23
AI Visibility
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68
SEO Performance
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Freshness
88
Google Rating
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Contact Information

  • Address
    240 Dreher Rd
    West Columbia, SC 29169
  • Google Reviews
    4.4 out of 5 stars from 332 Google reviews

Location

About Hite's Bar-B-Que

Hite's Bar-B-Que is a barbecue restaurant in West Columbia, SC. Serving Lexington County for over 50 years, they specialize in wood-cooked Carolina BBQ. Their menu features sandwiches, plates, and meat available by the pound, including chopped meat, ribs, ham, and chicken.

Family owned and operated since 1957, the restaurant utilizes an age-old process of slow-cooking meat on a pit with oak and hickory wood. Using family recipes passed down through generations, they offer a variety of traditional sides such as hash, rice, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, green beans, and baked beans. In addition to individual servings, they provide catering services for large functions and events.

Hite's Bar-B-Que is located on Dreher Road.

The establishment has earned a reputation for excellence, having been named one of the nation's best in 2012 and featured in Garden and Gun. Their commitment to authentic Southern cooking and high-quality, affordable fare is reflected in their 4.40 rating from numerous customer reviews.

They continue to provide authentic, slow-cooked barbecue to the West Columbia community.

Services:

  • BBQ Dine-In Service
  • Catering Services
  • Takeout Orders

Score Summary

BizScoreAI scanned the website hitesbbq.com on June 17, 2026. Hite's Bar-B-Que has a BizScore of 46 out of 100.

  • AI Visibility23 out of 100
  • SEO68 out of 100
  • Google rating4.4 out of 5

AI visibility scan by category: AI Discovery 0 of 25 points, Structured Data 0 of 25 points, Content Readiness 10 of 30 points, AI Trust Signals 13 of 20 points.

Website audit sub-scores (out of 100): On-Page 64, Technical 83, Performance 74, Content 50.

Strengths: 3 checks passed. AI Content Blocking, About/Team Page, XML Sitemap.

Areas to improve: 7 checks. llms.txt (failed), Structured Data (failed), Content Too Thin (failed), Q&A Content (warning), AI-Parseable Headings (warning), Meta Description (warning), Author Signals (warning).

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Read by AI engines 3 times in the last 30 days.

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AI Visibility Score

How visible is this business to AI-powered search engines

23 /100
AI Discovery
0/100
Structured Data
0/100
Content Readiness
33/100
AI Trust Signals
65/100

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SEO Score

Technical SEO health and search engine optimization

68 /100
On-Page
64/100
Technical
83/100
Performance
74/100
Content
50/100

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