Blueberry's Grill Takes Gold at Best of the Beach

The Sun News 2026 Best of the Beach awards recognized Blueberry's Grill North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach with a Gold award for Best Brunch and a Bronze award for Best Breakfast. Located inside Barefoot Landing on the Intracoastal Waterway, the restaurant welcomes guests for scratch-made breakfast, brunch, and lunch seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a waterfront patio that draws both residents and visitors. Full menu details and directions are available at blueberrysgrill.com/north-myrtle-beach. The Best of the Beach program is driven entirely by community votes across the Grand Strand, spanning hundreds of categories and thousands of participating businesses. Blueberry's Grill is locally owned and operated by a dedicated team that prepares every item from scratch each day the doors are open. The restaurant has also earned national visibility through Yelp's annual brunch rankings two years in a row. The 2026 Gold award represents another milestone in a track record of sustained community recognition that stretches back to at least 2022.

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Blueberry's Grill Takes Gold at Best of the Beach

Blueberry's Grill and Its 2026 Best of the Beach Victory

Understanding the 2026 Best of the Beach Award

Understanding the 2026 Best of the Beach Award

Best of the Beach is a community-driven competition, not an editorial selection or paid placement. In 2026, more than 163,000 votes were cast across 222 categories and over 2,300 businesses along the Grand Strand — an 11 percent increase from the previous year. Capturing Gold for Best Brunch in that competitive field reflects a genuine groundswell of preference from people who actually dine in the area. The North Myrtle Beach blueberry's grill best of beach 2026 services result was formally announced on September 20, 2026, tallying thousands of individual ballots from locals, workers, and vacationers throughout the region. The official results can be found in the voted Best of the Beach directory at https://www.votedbestofthebeach.com/listing/2026/brunch.
Half a Decade of Podium Finishes

Half a Decade of Podium Finishes

Blueberry's Grill has placed in Best of the Beach every year since 2022, demonstrating consistent excellence rather than a one-time spike in popularity. The record reads: 2022 Silver Breakfast; 2023 Silver Breakfast and Brunch; 2024 Gold Brunch; 2025 Silver Brunch and Bronze Breakfast; 2026 Gold Brunch and Bronze Breakfast. Appearing on the podium in multiple categories across five consecutive years points to reliable quality in the kitchen, not luck. Layered on top of that local recognition is national credibility — Yelp ranked the restaurant among its Top 100 Brunch Spots in the United States, placing it at #39 in 2023 and #41 in 2024. Taken together, awards from both a neighborhood vote and a nationwide consumer platform paint a clear picture of what guests consistently experience: fresh scratch cooking, a scenic waterfront setting at Barefoot Landing, and a staff invested in every plate they send out.
The Philosophy Behind the Food Every Day

The Philosophy Behind the Food Every Day

Blueberry's Grill operates as an independent, locally owned restaurant — not a franchise or chain outlet — guided by a team that includes a U.S. veteran co-owner. Every dish prepared in the kitchen is made from scratch on the day it is served. There are no standardized corporate recipes shipped in from a headquarters, and no pre-prepared shortcuts substituting for real cooking. Because demand is high, weekend seatings run on a waitlist-only basis, and guests are encouraged to join the online waitlist before arriving. Between September and May, weekday reservations may be requested by calling the manager directly, though seating cannot be guaranteed. The restaurant does not offer dinner, catering, or delivery services, keeping its full attention on the daytime dining experience at 4856 Highway 17 South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

Frequently Asked Questions

Blueberry's Grill received Gold for Best Brunch and Bronze for Best Breakfast in the 2026 Best of the Beach awards presented by The Sun News. The winners were announced on September 20, 2026.

Residents, workers, and visitors throughout the Grand Strand cast ballots. The 2026 program drew more than 163,000 votes across 222 categories and over 2,300 nominated businesses — an increase of 11 percent compared to the prior year.

The grill has appeared in Best of the Beach results every year since 2022: Silver Breakfast in 2022; Silver Breakfast and Silver Brunch in 2023; Gold Brunch in 2024; Silver Brunch and Bronze Breakfast in 2025.

Yes. Yelp included it on its annual list of the Top 100 Brunch Spots in the United States, ranking it #39 in 2023 and #41 in 2024 — placing it among the top brunch destinations in the country in back-to-back years.

On weekends, the restaurant operates on a waitlist-only basis — add your name to the online waitlist before you arrive. From September through May, weekday seating requests can be made by calling the manager at (843) 281-0048, though availability is never guaranteed.

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