Malagon is making exceptional food, but its owners don’t want you or me to know it.
For the most part, the food at Tradd's in downtown Charleston is just mildly bad.
It’s a critic’s job to accurately describe a restaurant so potential patrons can knowledgeably decide if they want to go there. Readers can do as they choose with the accompanying opinions.
The massive Folly Beach restaurant, which measures three dining rooms and 6,500 square feet in all, has good intentions that spawn nothing but disappointment.
Melfi’s is the third restaurant that Brooks Reitz and Tim Mink have opened on the short strand of Upper King Street bounded by Congress and Sumter streets
At the three-month-old KinFolk, brothers Joe and Kevin Nierstedt have built a menu around smoked meat, soft-serve ice cream and the sort of fried chicken that’s likely to play a leading role in wistful memories of summer.
At the three-month-old KinFolk, brothers Joe and Kevin Nierstedt have built a menu around smoked meat, soft-serve ice cream and the sort of fried chicken that’s likely to play a leading role in wistful memories of summer.
Armando and Esmeralda Cobian's restaurant doesn’t conceal its unwavering allegiance to fresh vegetables and fruit, avocado included.
VIP Bistro late last year opened in that plain-looking Meeting Street complex hard by the Ravenel Bridge exit ramp, which for six years has been anchored by Local 616.
With the exception of James Islanders stuck in the previously barbecue-deficient area between Melvin’s Barbecue and Smoky Oak Taproom, locals probably won’t adjust their barbecue habits based on what’s served at Martin’s.
As Park Circle’s restaurant scene has flourished, proud residents have taken to declaring that there’s hardly any reason to go downt…
At the height of Pappy Van Winkle mania, bourbon obsessives made an astounding discovery: The whiskey in bottles marked W.L. Weller …
Answering readers' food questions
Q: I’m looking for a pizza joint that serves pizza with a cauliflower crust. Any recommendations?
Grand Marnier is past its local heyday: Its reign as the city’s favorite shot was effectively ended by Fireball. But as bartender Roderick Weaver told The Post and Courier in 2014, back when he manned The Bar at Husk, “Grand Marnier. That is Charleston drinking.”
This is part of the Ask Raskin series in which our food critic answers readers’ questions about the Charleston area restaurant scene.
Charleston's newest restaurants
Naples native Ciro Damiano has opened a restaurant in Summerville.
Bacon Station is now open in Mount Pleasant, but it doesn't have bacon in as many dishes as you might think.
Ice cream bars are also on the menu at Holy Sticks, which recently opened on lower King Street. Customers have their pick of base, dip and toppings. As the shop’s name suggests, all of the sweets are designed to be hand-held.
At Nana’s Uptown, Kenyatta McNeil is serving a full menu of seafood, along with sandwiches and 10 varieties of wings. Nana’s Uptown also features dessert, including a selection of cheesecakes and Charleston chewies.
Interesting drinks around town
Exploring what locals eat throughout a day
This is part of the Post and Courier’s Daily Digest series in which one of our food reporters asks a local to describe their day of eating in detail.
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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is dark and no longer exists at 99 S. Market St., next to the bustling City Market. Signs and menus posted outside have been taken down.
If you need to sharpen your ice cream making technique or draw inspiration for your flavor, look no further than this cookbook from Portland’s beloved Salt & Straw ice cream company.
This is part of the Post and Courier’s Daily Digest series in which one of our food reporters asks a local to describe their day of eating in detail.