So on my recent trip to Charleston I was very happy to have some awesome food.
First up was The Boathouse on Isle of Palms. We started the evening at the bar on the roof of the restaurant, where we watched the sunset over the intercoastal waterway.
The food was as good as the scenery. Fried green tomatoes with homemade pimento cheese and chow chow, followed by parmesan-crusted tilapia with sauteed vegetables and smoked gouda mac and cheese. I wish I had a picture but I ate it too fast.
The next night we ventured into Charleston and got a recommendation to eat at Fleet Landing. It also overlooked the intercoastal waterway, and once again we started at the bar. They served the Jack Daly, which is sweet tea vodka and lemonade...yum.
For dinner I had shrimp and grits, a Charleston classic. It was delicious—creamy grits and a slightly spicy sauce. Also of note were the (free) fluffy biscuits with honey butter. Most notable about this restaurant though was the decor...the building was used by the Navy for years so they played up the sailing theme, from rigging separating the booths to anchors on the wall to signal flags covering the ceiling. I loved this life jacket wall too.
No trip to South Carolina would be complete without a trip to Maurice's Bar-B-Q in Columbia. My good friend McCabe introduced me to Maurice's years ago and now I stop whenever I am in SC. My friends were in awe of the 1960s Confederate flag decorating scheme and the original booths (with movie-theater style vinyl seats). If the South rises again it will start at Maurice's.
They loved the food, although there was some hash left over. But the hush puppies, slaw, and barbeque were delicious. There is nothing like that mustard sauce.
I even brought home some of Maurice's sauce and marinated my chicken in it last night, and it was almost as good as the real thing. Maurice claims his bbq makes you happy, and he was right.
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