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Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:00 AM
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I will be traveling to Charleston on business for a few days next week.
This will be my first trip to Charleston in about 18 months.
Any good dining/seafood recommendations? A couple of my former favorites were The Wreck and R.B.'s.
I realize R.B.'s is considered a tourist trap by many (particularly the locals), but I have known the owner, Ronnie Boals, for years.
What about the Noisy Oyster, Hank's, or North of Broad?
Thanks
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:03 AM
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we enjoyed Hanks which is downtown. Also the Boat House between sullivans and IOP is always good (Beech Inlet - maybe?) if you dont mind a drive. I heard the one downtown had closed
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Agreed with both of these.***
Jan 2, 2014, 11:18 AM
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Jan 2, 2014, 6:43 PM
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its "Breach Inlet" (I hope I spelled it correctly)....the CSS Hunley sailed out of Breach Inlet on its way to history and the sinking of the USS Housatonic.
There was a also a major engagement between British and American troops when the redcoats tried to attack Fort Moultrie from the rear. The British severely underestimated the depth of the creek there and many became easy targets for the Americas deployed on the Sullivans Island side
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and Gilligan's is good too...***
Jan 2, 2014, 11:07 AM
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Ring of Honor [26353]
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Everytime I've been it's definitely
Jan 2, 2014, 11:22 AM
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busy, I think the food is great though. Especially the shrimp 'n grits
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Hymans used to be top notch....
Jan 2, 2014, 11:23 AM
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but too many people discovered it and they sacrificed quality to better accomodate the larger crowds.
You can have it good or you can have it fast but you can't have both.
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Re: Hymans is the biggest tourist trap in Charleston***
Jan 2, 2014, 7:37 PM
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try the "crispy flounder" and get back to us!! wonderful
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Re: Hymans is the biggest tourist trap in Charleston***
Jan 2, 2014, 7:38 PM
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I've ate there many times, and didn't say it wasn't good. Just that is a huge busy tourist trap with many local places that are better.
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Peninsula Grill***
Jan 2, 2014, 11:08 AM
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^^^ one of the best restaurants in the country***
Jan 2, 2014, 6:48 PM
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Definitely the best in South Carolina***
Jan 2, 2014, 6:50 PM
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Looks like my kinda place***
Jan 2, 2014, 11:20 AM
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Re: Looks like my kinda place***
Jan 2, 2014, 11:37 AM
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Get the Shrimp and Grits. Better yet, get the Shrimp and Grits and the Fried Green Tomatoe BLT and split it with your wife. Order the seasonal tap from Coast Brewery while you're there. Great lunch.
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CONCUR, ate there Monday night, service is great and
Jan 2, 2014, 11:33 AM
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food is top notch! Love the Wreck as well!
Want BBQ- try Home Team, awesome food!
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Re: Go try Fleet Landing. It is excellent!
Jan 2, 2014, 6:45 PM
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Fleet landing is always great - check for reservations of fri or sat night.
Coast or Rue de Jean are also great options.
Hanks is exceptional
avoid Noisy Oyster or Hymans (bleck..barf barf)
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:13 AM
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Vickeries on Shem Creek
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:18 AM
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My preference would be Hank's slightly over SNOB, with Noisy Oyster a very distant third. Noisy Oyster is more reasonably priced though. I also like Rue de Jean on John St, it is French but has some good seafood also.
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:21 AM
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A.W.Shucks....Edisto Shrimp dinner is awesome!!!!!
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:21 AM
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SNOB has among the best shrimp and grits I have had. You can't go wrong there but the entrees have been hit or miss. I have never had a bad meal at Hank's, one of my favorites.
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I would add that Coast downtown is also excellent
Jan 2, 2014, 11:25 AM
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but not inexpensive.
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Coast, Rue de Jean and SNOB are my favorites
Jan 2, 2014, 11:28 AM
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Hyman's is good too but noisy and they don't take reservations.
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:29 AM
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Former Charleston tour guide here:
Fine Dining:
Someone mentioned Peninsula Grill and that's where it's at. McCrady's, Magnolia's, Oak Steakhouse and Hall's Chophouse get all the love in the media because they have very aggressive PR reps. But Peninsula, IMO, is the best fine dining experience downtown in terms of your traditional approach. Wear a coat and tie.
Nice but Casual Dinner:
Hank's Seafood is great. It's slightly pricier than a more touristy place like Hymen's, but the quality is much better. If you choose on "seafood dinner" in Charleston, go here.
Cheap Eats
De'Allesandro's Pizza: It's off the beaten path a bit, but it's literally the best pie I've had in my life. Great, high quality ingredients, sweet tomatoe sauce, buttery crust, excellent consistency.
Great Lunch Spots:
Cru Cafe, which is located right behind the carriage tour barns on a side street, is a Southern fusion place. I'm not sure if John still runs it, but if he does, you can rest assured you're gonna get a kickazz sandwich/soup/salad concoction that you won't find anywhere else.
Fleet Landing has a nice water view, good menu and is decent quality for the price. I've had a lot of people say they think it's gone downhill in the past few years, but I don't feel that way.
Upper King:
The Ordinary is a new place that's apparently the hottest place in town for cocktails and raw/steam oysters and shrimp.
Hall's Chophouse: Want the best aged porterhouse in the State of South Carolina. Here you go.
STAY AWAY FROM:
- Noisy Oyster
- A.W. Shucks
- Bubba Gumps
- Hymans
These are all the epitome of a tourist trap. They literally exist to prey on tourists. "Local shrimp" at these places means farm-raised. "Fresh-caught" means "came in on the Truck last Sunday evening."
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^ HeBeGuideGood.
Jan 2, 2014, 6:54 PM
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His advice is very sound.
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 11:30 AM
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Bangin Shrimp Tacos, and Mexican Ashtrays @ Mex1
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Peninsula Grill, Pearlz, The Ordinary, Shem Creek***
Jan 2, 2014, 11:33 AM
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Some of the best...
Jan 2, 2014, 11:39 AM
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For Dinner:
HUSK. (if you can get a reservation)
FIG. (ditto)
Pennisula Grill
Forget Hymans.
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Re: Some of the best...
Jan 2, 2014, 11:43 AM
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^^^He gets it.
Haven't made it to Husk yet and FIG is a little too eccentric for my tastes, but both are very highly rated, excellent choices.
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Re: Some of the best...
Jan 2, 2014, 11:47 AM
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I haven't personally been to Husk, but I know several people who have and they all say it is vastly overrated. Of course I'm not speaking from personal experience so who knows.
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Lived in charleston for 6 years
Jan 2, 2014, 11:53 AM
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My family just moved from Chucktown to Gville this year. And my wife and I started work in the restaurant industry. Don't go to those places for tourists, ex. Hymans, aww shucks, bubba gumb. Magnolias is one of the best for fine dining southern meal, also Blossom for some fresh Atlantic seafood. SNOB is overrated and so is High Cotton, Cypress is a very good place to eat but prepare to spend over 30$ a plate. Those are my east Bay Street suggestions.
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Hank's is my favorite. I heard Fleet Landing is great
Jan 2, 2014, 12:01 PM
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too.
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 12:37 PM
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Try Salt on Sullivans Island. Formerly Station 22. Has new theme great food and atmosphere. Owner is CU grad and his whole family is all CU.
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Station 22 was my favorite!
Jan 2, 2014, 8:15 PM
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Haven't been since the makeover. How is salt?
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As far as the come as you are places, I've always enjoyed
Jan 2, 2014, 1:21 PM
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Jacks cosmic dogs and Acme cantina on IOP
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i have lots of good recommendations - who is paying?***
Jan 2, 2014, 1:26 PM
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 6:18 PM
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My favorite restaurant downtown is Coast. It's on John street.
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I grew up in Charleston but moved a few years ago... that
Jan 2, 2014, 6:51 PM
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being said,
lunch- Cru Café
lunch- Wild Wing Café (great wings, lots of flavors)
Dinner- Peninsula Grille
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Since no Coots have chimed in, let me suggest some places
Jan 2, 2014, 6:57 PM
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if you would like to dine with amongst them...
cracker barrel
ihop
red lobster (if you are celebrating an anniversary)
mcdonalds
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From the "local" who suggested Wild Wing Cafe...***
Jan 2, 2014, 7:34 PM
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Re: From the "local" who suggested Wild Wing Cafe...***
Jan 2, 2014, 7:44 PM
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I live in Tampa now and the wings here suck. I hit wild wing every time I go back to charleston. If that makes me a redneck so be it.
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Re: From the "local" who suggested Wild Wing Cafe...***
Jan 2, 2014, 8:23 PM
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I've been to half a dozen Wild Wing locations and every one of them have been solid and lively - sometimes, too rowdy, actually. Great place to watch a game. Beats the #### out of King Street Grill IMO. And the waitresses are hawter
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 7:28 PM
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Re: Question for those familiar with Charleston dining
Jan 2, 2014, 7:51 PM
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Magnolias or Hanks Seafood. Never been to Husk but I have heard it is good.
Taco Boy for lunch.
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Fine - Charleston Grill, 82 Queen, or Oak Steakhouse
Jan 2, 2014, 8:02 PM
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Re: The Wreck is my favorite place.
Jan 2, 2014, 8:30 PM
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Overpriced big time, food not good and they won't allow you to use your cell a phone stay away
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Husk or Cypress are two of the best
Jan 2, 2014, 8:24 PM
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You can not go wrong at either of these. Also the bar menu at Cypress is outstanding if your just want something more casual.
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