Cuisine
Amuse - West Ashley Restaurant Review
After repeatedly reading about how great Amuse is for the past couple years, my girlfriend and I decided to take advantage of the current deal they are offering (a rollback to 2004 menu prices) for a casual weeknight meal. So, we headed out to West Ashley in search of 1720 Sam Rittenberg.
I say “in search [...]
Slightly North of Broad (SNOB) - Charleston Restaurant Review
If you spend any amount of time browsing the “Best Restaurant in Charleston” threads on Chowhound.com’s “South” message board, you’ll notice how a few of the major names rise above the pack. While I’ve been lucky enough to dine at a few of them (e.g., McCrady’s, Charleston Grill, FIG), until last week I hadn’t had [...]
The Buccaneer Restaurant & Museum - Media Event Notes
Last Tuesday I had the opportunity to attend the media lunch for The Buccaneer, the newest restaurant from the people who brought us McCrady’s and Queen Anne’s Revenge.
The Buccaneer is occupying the Faber St. location that has been empty since City Bar shut down a couple years ago. The McCrady’s ownership group, never one to [...]
Alluette’s Cafe - Charleston Restaurant Review
I’ll admit it. I’m a little bit of a food elitist. I probably wouldn’t run a restaurant blog if I didn’t have a bit of that in me. I may live on a typical college student’s budget, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to settle for the mass produced, watered down culinary equivalent of a [...]
Virginia’s on King - Charleston Restaurant Review
When most visitors come to Charleston, they’re usually looking for two things when it comes to food, seafood and traditional home-style southern fare. This is the reason why Hyman’s and Jestine’s, two decidedly uninspiring restaurants, in my opinion, consistently have hour-and-a-half waits.
While anyone who has spent more than a few days in Charleston could point [...]
Trattoria Lucca - Charleston Restaurant Review
For as long as I’ve been interested in Charleston’s culinary scene, I have continually heard people rave about Sienna, Chef Ken Vedrinski’s Daniel Island standout. It has been on my “to-go” list for quite a while, but the 30-minute drive time and rather steep entrée prices have prevented me from ever actually making the trip.
Needless [...]
Quick Shout Out to Lawrence Frazier, “The Rib Man” of Upper King St.
Many of you who read my blog on a regular basis probably got directed here originally by a link in the signature of my posts on Chowhound.com’s “South” message board. If you weren’t and are unfamiliar with Chowhound, I really recommend checking it out; there are always a few active threads on Charleston/the Lowcountry in [...]
Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ - West Ashley Restaurant Review
It seems strange to be writing another review about a restaurant housed in a renovated gas station, but, if the food coming out of all former gas stations is this good, I may just have to make a habit out of it.
Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ opened in the space formerly occupied by Bunch’s Gas [...]
Richard Blais dinner at McCrady’s - Notes
Jealous, Charleston?
I just did a McCrady’s review and this dinner had so many courses that I can’t even begin to write a full review. A couple quick comments though:
Top 5 dishes of the night (in no particular order):
Hamachi Sashimi + Crispy Sweetbreads + Smoked Mayonnaise - The hamachi was some of the best sashimi I’ve [...]
Fuel - Charleston Restaurant Review
Students moving back into Cannonborough or Radcliffeborough, the areas just north of campus, after a summer away from Charleston may have noticed they have a new neighbor occupying the corner of Cannon and Rutledge. Opening about a month after exams, Fuel is a self described “Caribbean cantina” making its home in a renovated former gas [...]
