Charleston, SC

This place is fucking ass

Do not go there.

 

Kultura - Philipino
Ma'am Saab - Indian/Pakistani
Lewis - Brisket
Scott's - pulled pork
Welton's - breakfast pastries
Ordinary - Rum bar and oysters
Darling - Oysters
167 Sushi on East Bay - Sushi - will most definitely need a reservation
Malagon - Spanish/Tapas
Maison or Brasserie La Banque - French

 

and ofc Palace Hotel for lunch chili dogs

 

Little Jacks Tavern if you want a burger imo

 

real ones make the trek to Bowens Island for seafood

 

What? Why?

 

bc the food isn't good

 

I thought it was.

 

WELL YOUR TASTEBUDS ARE WRONG

 

Of all the terrible things said to me on the-mainboard .com, this may hurt the most.

 

Anyone been to Vern's? Trying to find a new place for dinner Sunday after going to Graft wine bar.

 

How do you feel about The Establishment, Sorelle, and Circa 1886

 

yes it's v good

 

haven't been to Establishment, but Sorelle and Circa 1886 are both fantastic

 

Vern’s is fantastic but pretty hard to get into last minute. The reservations fill up 30 days out when they open up.

 

I'm on my own so figured I could walk in and find a spot after 9 on a Sunday night. Is there bar seating?

I've done the bar at Hall's so many times just trying to change it up.

 

I know your a gin guy but you need to go to the Establishment and get the Poet.

The Poet
high west double rye, balsamic vinegar, charred honey whiskey, thai basil

 

is there any sort of consensus for best steak and seafood?

 

I can tell you that the worst steak I've ever had is at Muse

 

How is Hall's?

 

Halls is great imo. Oak is supposed to be equally great if not better but I’ve never been.

 

Anyone been to the darling oyster bar?

 

There is a bar but they don’t have full liquor if that’s a deal breaker for you. It’s all wine and low proof based cocktails. It’s worth a shot and is fantastic. At the worst it is a short walk up to King street and Halls or other options.

 

This is a troll, right?

 

Love Halls. Great scene and food.

 

People rave but I've got too many kids to get out. That and I'm still mourning the loss of Lucca

 

it's a 4.9 on Google and I read about it on some list of most iconic restaurants in the country. Is it bad?

 

It's the equivalent of a restaurant in Italy that has pictures on the menu. I'd advise that you avoid at all costs. Do you really want fried seafood or just seafood?

 

I haven't even looked at the menu. If it's just a fried spot I'll go elsewhere.

 

We went to Early Bird Diner the last time I had to go to Charleston. I enjoyed it.

 

i love this

it's a fine restaurant. probably the best steakhouse you'll enjoy.

it's the most overrated restaurant in charleston

 

We’re going to Charleston for the first time on 12/26 - 12/30. My wife’s pregnant so will be taking it easy for the most part. Is the grand bohemian a solid place to base up for a few days?

Will catch up on this thread in due time for restaurants, areas to go, etc. to on the history side which is up my alley.

I assume she will find a southern charm tour thing that she will go on so I’ll get drunk with any local TMBers

 

couldn't get hal's reservation so I'm probably eating at some combination of Darling oyster bar, The Ordinary, lewis bbq, Pink Bellies and Dave's.

 

lunch or dinner?

edit: nm clearly dinner

Go to Herd Provisions if you want a steak since you couldn't get into Hall's. tho tbqh i prever HP to Hall's

 

The steaks at Edmund’s Oast are a sleeper pick for best steak in Charleston.

 

I went to graft wine bar and Vern's Sunday. I recommend both but I think Vern's is more of a cool local spot vibe.

 

If you want a change of venue from downtown Charleston then head out to Sullivan’s Island and eat at Obstinate Daughter for dinner or the OG Hometeam for lunch. Poe’s if you want a great burger. Just an alternative suggestion.

 

Sullivan’s is the best

 

All of these are great and will be way less crowded. Mex 1 is also good.

 

Edmund's Oast restaurant's shaved pork hoagie and curly fries is a godtier lunch

you'll also want to sleep for 4hrs after eating it

 

Obstinate Daughter may be my favorite place in the Charleston area. They have a braised short rib ragu that is out of this world.

 

I wandered to a place called Bedford Falls. Ordered disco fries which are basically poutine. Fucking insanely good. Highly recommended to everyone.

Edit: everyone around me appears to be having a horrible experience. So maybe just get the fries mimosas.

 

The blue crab dip at the Darling oyster bar was tremendous.

ate at a french place called Felix yesterday. Pretty solid.

Had a breakfast taco and peanut mocha from Baba's just now. Taco was great.

Have a brunch reservation at Indaco later and a dinner reservation at Hal's that I may or may not make due to a family gathering. Enjoying the city.

 

How bad was the flooding? Glad I was in town last Sunday and not today.

 

https://www.postandcourier.com/news...cle_983512b6-9cfa-11ee-84d0-93d39a724b79.html

Some pictures in the article. Was the 4th highest recorded flooding based on the high tide level and was the worst recorded non-tropical storm flooding.

 

I used to live on the corner of Bull and Rutledge and remember the benches at Cannon Park being under 3-4 of water whenever there was a heavy rain for a few hours. Can't imagine the flooding from this.

 

that's exactly where I was yesterday. Trying to get to a shop on market street. Some roads were fine and some had chest deep water and were obviously close. I saw the people with brooms trying to clear the drains. Had a hard time getting back to my hotel. Had some family staying on one of the islands and they were stuck.

 

I can’t imagine what Hugo was like. Yesterday was a 9.86 ft high tide. Hugo was a 12.52 ft high tide.

 

I hope you enjoyed your stay in our fine flood-prone city.