West Ashley
Al di La - West Ashley Restaurant Review
There are some restaurants that have the kind of sparkling word-of-mouth reputation that no marketing budget can buy. A favorite of local residents and critics alike, West Ashley’s Al di La is one of those restaurants. The tiny Northern Italian-style trattoria tucked in an indistinct strip of shops just off the Savannah Hwy. near Gene’s [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Miyabi Kyoto - West Ashley Restaurant Review
Everybody loves hibachi restaurants. There really isn’t much to not like. Shrimp, chicken, steak, fried rice, and sauteed vegetables. Simple, straightforward, fairly difficult to screw up, and with a little entertainment to boot. The only downside to the Japanese steakhouse industry is that, because they’ve found a formula that pleases the masses, it has [...]
Manny’s Neighborhood Grille - West Ashley Restaurant Review
The Charleston City Paper’s most recent dining guide claims that “Everybody loves Manny’s,” but I can attest that at there are at least four of us who don’t.
Friday night, three of my friends and I were looking for a place that specialized in cheap, casual, man food. I had heard several positive opinions on Manny’s [...]
Quick Favorites - Gyros
If there is any one food that I wish I discovered earlier in my life it would be the gyro. For those of you who are unfortunate enough to have never had one, gyros are made with a beef/lamb blend, tzatziki (a yogurt sauce made with cucumber and dill), lettuce, tomato, onion, and [...]
