Thanksgiving dinner in Charleston

My family will be visiting Charleston over the Thanksgiving holiday, and it occurs to me that not all restaurants will be open. Of those that are serving, it would probably be a good idea to have advance reservations. Can anyone advise me on Charleston restaurants that generally remain open on Thanksgiving? Many thanks--

Thanksgiving dinner in Charleston

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Thanksgiving dinner in Charleston

Been to Charleston many many times but only once for Thanksgiving in 2007. I can wholeheartedly recommend not going to Middleton Place for Thanksgiving Dinner. The gardens are magnificent, but the Thanksgiving Dinner is quite pathetic.

...just checked out various postings and this person seems to have many bad experiences in restaurants, even in his home town. Too bad. I have never eaten my Thanksgiving meal at Middleton Place (I am with my family at home) but have eaten many catered dinners, receptions and restaurant meals there and they have always been wonderful!

I guess if you eat out enough you%26#39;ll be able to quickly distinguish between the good the bad and the ugly. Thanks for checking out my history - why does it surprise you that I could have a poor retaurant meal in my own hometown? While you were snooping I also hope you read my review of the Middleton Place Restaurant Thanksgiving experience. I doubt you would have wanted to share that experience.

No, I%26#39;m not afraid to let my voice be heard when an overpriced-underperforming restaurant rears its ugly head because there are plenty out there. It%26#39;s from our collective experiences that we%26#39;re able to share information and hopefully prevent others from making our same mistakes. It also helps us by forcing restaurants to either shape up or lose customers.

I just got an email from the Maverick group. Slightly North of braod, High Cotton and the Old Village Post House (in Mt P.) are all open for Thanksgiving. High Cotton is one of my favortes-fresh local ingredients, creative combinations. Have fun. November isbeautiful in our neck of the woods.

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Shem Creek dining suggestions

Just got into town for a 5 day stay and are very interested in suggestions for quality seafood restaurants in Shem Creek area.. We are not big fried food people but love everything else. Suggestions, please? Many thanks

Shem Creek dining suggestions

Reds on Shem Creek is a cool place. Shem Creek Grille is good also.

Shem Creek dining suggestions

Thank you.. will give one of them a try

If you want to head out a little farther towards the beach, try the Boathouse at Breech Inlet.

We love the oysters in every form (fried, steamed, stew, shooters) at Shem Creek Bar %26amp; Grille.

-gn

Yes, I third the Shem Creek Bar and Grille!! :) Excellent food, excellent service, and excellent view at sunset!

When Red%26#39;s has their steamed oyster buckets and the evening is a little cool, there just isn%26#39;t any place better! A bucket of steamed oysters, a glove, a knife and crackers and cocktail sauce is all you need (besides the longneck bucket!). www.redsicehouse.com

If you don%26#39;t have to be right on the water, Locklear%26#39;s is my favorite for great deals on terrific food, with lots of seafood choices. (it%26#39;s just ';before'; Shem Creek, coming from Charleston)

I was absolutely delighted with RB%26#39;s Shem%26#39;s Creek. Reasonably priced, excellent food with atmosphere on intercoastal......best collard greens ever and I%26#39;m from Bklyn. A definite eating experience.

I don%26#39;t want to upset the apple cart, but we spend at least a week in the Charleston area each year, and are sometimes down there 2-3 times during the year. We generally eat dinner out every night while we%26#39;re there, so I%26#39;ve tried a lot of restaurants over the past few years. In general, I have not been very impressed with the restaurants on Shem Creek. We have eaten several meals at Vickery%26#39;s on Shem Creek that were memorable for the sunset/dolphin watching off their back deck, but not for the food. We had a particularly miserable meal at RB%26#39;s on one trip. To me, when you%26#39;re sitting at a table watching shrimp boats pass by, you don%26#39;t want to be eating shrimp that taste as though they were frozen a good six months earlier. That was our experience at RB%26#39;s. This is just my opinion, but if you want ';quality'; seafood, particularly dishes that aren%26#39;t fried, then I would skip Shem Creek and eat downtown. To me, Hank%26#39;s has the best seafood in the area and I%26#39;ve been reading good things about FISH since they reopened.

I agree that Hanks is excellent. It is my favorite seafood restaurant in the area.

That said, we love going over the bridge to Shem Creek ... Usually to ';The Wreck of the Richard and Charlene'; for a fish shack meal.

we have yet to have a less than spectacular meal anywhere on shems creek. watching the shrimp boats come in and the sunset seems to make the beer colder and the oysters go down easier. sorry i cannot suggest the primo place there, but they are all good, an i haven%26#39;t had one bad meal there. i so wish i was on shems creek now......go enjoy!!!

Charleston rated #2!

The 2008 Cond茅 Nast Traveler Readers鈥?Choice Awards are out. Look who made the #2 spot (beating out NYC!)

Top Cities- United States:

1. San Francisco

2. Charleston, SC

3. New York City

4. Santa Fe

5. Chicago

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Charleston rated #2!

AND we beat out Santa Fe. Who knew? That%26#39;s great.

Loris for Thanksgiving

I will be visiting family in Loris for Thanksgiving. What is the temperature during November? What fun things are there to do with teens? Can you recommend a hotel that welcomes pets? Would it be silly to consider staying in Myrtle Beach? Thanks for your advice

Loris for Thanksgiving

Loris is a small agricultural community - lovely, but nothing to do. It%26#39;s about half an hour from Myrtle Beach.Weather is hard to predict for November - it could be warm and 70s or cold and 40s. Best wishes.

Anything to do with Tweens

I have a 10 and 12 year old

we live in Atlanta and looking for somewhere not to faar to spend the weekend.

Anything fun to do in Columbia? We dont want to bore the kids to death.

I checked the things to do board but saw a few parks but that was about it.

Need suggestions?

Also great places to eat...

We love BBQ and comfort food.

Anything to do with Tweens

Riverbanks Zoo is world class...really. If you like zoos, I promise it is worth the trip.

Anything to do with Tweens

Oh, comfort food: Yesterday%26#39;s in Five Points. Try the meatloaf or the Arkansas Traveler.

Barbecue is very subjective and South Carolinians like mustard based sauce, but Hudson%26#39;s Smoke House and Shealy%26#39;s are my favorites.

Columbia has some excellent museums downtown...I second the zoo. Maurice%26#39;s BBQ is good.

Just in

Just got back home Tues and wanted to post a couple quick shout outs!

1) Grumpy Grouper on Pope Ave. Went there Monday night we were on to something b/c they were packed. Sat outside and had great service and food. I had the scallops which were great and wife had blackened snapper which was good also. Waiter was super friendly and efficient w/out being overbearing.

2) We always hang at Aunt Chiladas when we are in town, but I never write anything about them. For those of you looking for a laid back bar to have some great drinks and decent food this place is great. Very attuned to sporting events and go out of their way to accomodate all the different fans. Get there early and claim a TV and hold on to it. Great wings, burgers, and mexican. Friendly staff and great happy hour drinks and food. A little divey, so if your sensibilities are tender might not be for you.

3) Finally, avoid Steamers, we have tried them a few times over the years, always hoping for an improvement. They have yet to deliver. Tourist trap for rubes. (they%26#39;ve gotten alot of my money so I guess that makes me a rube too)

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Charleston and Kiawah get accolades from Conde Naste

Charleston has displaced New York for the #2 city in North America, after San Francisco, in Conde Naste Traveler%26#39;s ';Readers Choice Awards';. Kiawah Island is the #2 island, after Vancouver Island.

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Charleston and Kiawah get accolades from Conde Naste

That%26#39;s cool Villa, but we really don%26#39;t want our little secret about how wonderful Kiawah is getting out to the masses do we???

After my parents first introduced me to Kiawah 23+ yrs. ago, everytime I told my father another friend had visited Kiawah and thoroughly enjoyed themselves, he%26#39;d say ';why do you keep telling people about Kiawah, it will be your fault when it gets too crowded!!!';

Luckily for us not everyone enjoys peace and quiet and communing w/nature and no nightlife!!!