Eight Best Cheap Eats in Charleston SC

A savory duck plate from Alluettes Cafe, photo: author

Charleston, South Carolina, has the reputation of being the Foodie Capital of the South. In the dual years which Ive lived here, Ive eaten in hundreds of places, as good as can personally confirm the title. With uninformed produce accessible year-round as good as chefs who have been immoderate about the quality of their ingredients, the food is killer.

Most of the places which have national lists as good as tourist radar have been the 4 or five-star, white tablecloth kinds of places, though many of the many appropriate cheap-eats places in the Holy City have been located in strip malls, busy by locals as good as opposite to visitors.* And theyre decidedly unSouthern. Ive upon purpose left shrimp & grits, honeyed tea, as good as barbecue off the menu; theyre ubiquitous, swing-a-dead-cat places you can find upon your own.

So heres my decidedly inequitable list of the many appropriate places in the Holy City which wont crash your wallet:Best Burger

Hands-down, its Sesame Burgers & Beer, with dual locations: the Citadel Mall in West Ashley or up in Park Circle in North Charleston. From the South Carolina Burger with pimento cheese to the Memphis surfaced with peanut butter, bacon as good as banana you cant go wrong.

The burger comes in beef, turkey, chicken, even black bean varieties. When we need to go to my happy place, we get the roasted beet salad to begin with greens, goat cheese, as good as pesto vinaigrette, as good as my eyes hurl behind in my head until the final leaf leaves the bowl. Then we dig in to the burger.

4726 Spruill AveNorth Charleston or 2070 Same Rittenburg Blvd

Mt. Pleasant (also used as underline photo): BAR Photography

Best Dog

Ja! cks Cosm ic Dogs is similar to being upon an acid outing which brings you behind to the 1950s, so you dont unequivocally thoughts or notice which the concrete floor kinda sticks to your shoes.

The original Jacks is in Mount Pleasant, the prosy cinder-block building outside, though inside prohibited dog sky awaits with 24 opposite kinds of prohibited dogs among dcor suggestive of Fonzies garage. Your many appropriate bets have been the fresh-cut fries, the blue cheese slaw, or the honeyed potato mustard. Even vegans can indulge here, with tofu dogs as good as black bean cakes upon the menu.

1531 Folly Road, James Island

Mount Pleasant or 3 miles north of the Isle of Palms connector, upon Hwy seventeen North, 10-12 miles north of Charleston

Best Organic Soul Food

No, this is not an oxymoron. A pointer hanging upon the wall during Alluettes Cafe says GOOD FOOD TAKES TIME. Alluette Jones-Smalls is the Geechi Girl from approach back, as good as whilst her menu is not what many people think of when they say essence food, its only as satisfying.

Menu house from the every day dose, photo: author

Even vegans will sup good here. Start with the play of the organic lima bean soup, as good as afterwards pierce upon to the hormone-free stewed duck with organic basmati rice as good as organic string beans, or local fried shrimp with organic potato salad. In cooler months, if the collard green sandwich is upon the menu, sequence it. No questions. Youll thank me later.

80 A Reid St.

Best Hippie/Surfer Hangout

A quick demeanour during the menu during Daily Dose Cafe may take you aback: Hot Cowgirl, Hook-Up, Pescado Loco. The name of the game here is Good Mood Food, as good as roughly all upon the menu comes in the form of the pita pocket or the wrap, with beans as good as rice in often everything.

699 Highland Ave., James Island

Best Local Folly Beach ! Hangout< p>Its only not the good idea to visit Charleston but the outing to Folly Beach, the barrier island 15 minutes from downtown which is the self-proclaimed Edge of America. Folly is as much of the island as the state of mind, as good as the single visit to Surf Bar will have which clear clear.

Folly Beach:BAR Photography

Surf videos from the 60s play upon permanent loop upon the TVs whilst surfers as good as beach lovers hang out upon the outward deck as good as the wandering dog wanders from list to list seeking for the wandering palm or scrap. The food is similarly laid behind as good as really good, with salads, pulled pork sandwiches as good as glorious burgers fitting the bill for this mellow Folly vibe. Thirsty? Ask for the Painkiller. You wont be sorry.

03 W Cooper, Folly Beach

Best Authentic Mexican

The south of the limit cuisine during Santis Restaurante Mexicano is the real deal, as good as therefore attracts customers from the sizable Mexican village of North Charleston, broke college students, as good as locals who know as good as appreciate Mexican food which has not been Americanized.

The burritos have been overstuffed, the duck mole is spiced only right, as good as the single sequence of guacamole wont be scarcely enough. Plus, its poor poor cheap.

1302 Meeting St, North Charleston

Best Sushi Bar/Asian Bistro/Place to Play Air Hockey & Skee Ball

Quyen Bistro & Party Kingdom is only the trip. Out front, is the mild unnatural restaurant with good sushi as good as pho, as good as an endless lunch smorgasboard with around 50 opposite equipment to choose from. Traipse upon out back, as good as its an anime as good as videogame lovers paradise. Dont skip Teddy Mountain.

1739 Maybank Hwy, James Island Shopping Center

Best Place for Hummus, She-Crab Soup, as good as Red Velvet Cake

Mmmm. Red velvet cake: rox sm

Saffron Cafe & Bakery attracts bureau workers during the week to sup upon Lowcountry-Mediterranean-fusion cuisine: hummus as good as she-crab soup merge with shrimp as good as forage as good as falafel. The beef stroganoff is my favorite.

On Sundays around noon, the place is packed with worshippers from 4 churches inside of dual blocks who fill upon the ample Lowcountry-influenced brunch buffet. The bakery retail opposite is the first thing youll see when you walk in the door; the Red Velvet cake is the many appropriate in town.

333 East Bay Street

*Many of the eateries upon the beaten path in downtown Charleston (the Peninsula or the Historic District) cater to tourists who dont want to drive. Youll need wheels to get to the little of these places, though theyre really worth it.

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