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Pink Cactus: Authentic Bites & All the Tequila

Spring Street is blowing up with new restaurants and Pink Cactus is a welcome addition! They specialize in authentic Oaxacan cuisine with plenty of tequila and mezcal cocktails to wash it down. We started out with shared apps and moved into a 4-course meal paired with cocktails. The menu items look familiar like chicken tacos and enchiladas, but you get hit with a flavor bomb from the authentic mole sauces that have such depth of flavor like you’ve never had before! 

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Duck Donuts Arrives in West Ashley

Is there anything better than a donut hot out of the fryer? I have been to plenty of donut shops before, but Duck Donuts is definitely the most unique one I’ve been to. My past experience with donuts has been picking them out of a display case, not knowing when they were made. I am definitely going to be more picky about my donuts now after having them hot off the presses at Duck Donuts in West Ashley.

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Cocktail of the Week: The Seasonal Cooler from On Forty One

As you already know, my cocktail of choice is anything featuring tequila, citrus, and maybe some spice thrown in there. Although I love these kinds of drinks, I often get out of that comfort zone, especially when a restaurant is doing something special with their cocktail program. At On Forty One, they make the sodas for their cocktails in house. This gives them the freedom to switch up their drinks and infuse unique flavors. In the case of the Seasonal Cooler, it features their homemade Strawberry Rosemary soda and gin, which is a perfectly refreshing drink to sip on their patio. Continue reading “Cocktail of the Week: The Seasonal Cooler from On Forty One”

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Tavern & Table Welcomes New Menu & Chef

I have been to Tavern & Table twice before I attended this new menu preview. The first time, I was deathly hungover from Charleston Affair and sitting in the warm sun and drinking their Vanilla Coconut Coffee cocktail by the water rejuvenated me/my soul. The second time I went was with my boyfriend’s coworkers and we all split a ton of apps, which is my favorite way to eat. Of the shared plates, our favorites were the Dynamite Shrimp and the Burnt End Mac and Cheese (shocker). As Tavern & Table welcomes their new executive chef, Ray England, along with a new menu, I am happy to see that the dishes I had are still there, with a new twist to them. The updated menu has me excited to keep coming back to kick back, relax, and share food with friends by the water.

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Balao: Rooftop Views & All the Seafood

Charlestonians are suckers for two things: seafood and rooftops. Balao is catering to these needs by serving their dynamic menu on a beautiful rooftop deck. Dynamic is almost an understatement, because they change their menu daily to ensure ultimate freshness. It’s so exciting that you could go back to Balao 3 days in a row and have a different experience every time. Now that the weather is warming up, Balao is going to be the new hotspot to enjoy fresh seafood paired with refreshing cocktails.

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Millers All Day: Brunch Lovers Rejoice

I am a firm believer that breakfast foods can and should be served at all hours of the day. As Ron Swanson once said: “There is no sadness that cannot be cured by breakfast food.” Charleston is a city that is conducive to getting your breakfast in the late afternoon on Saturdays and Sundays, but few places make it available every day. Enter: Millers All Day. They are serving up breakfast all day every day and also a drink menu that can transfer your Sunday Funday to any day of the week. If you’re a fellow breakfast lover, you have to check this place out.

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Cocktail of the Week: The Wise Spaniard from Cannon Green

I drive by Cannon Green all the time and always thought it was just a fancy restaurant, but I’m happy to report that they have a killer happy hour! On Tuesdays, they have $5 margs and $2 tacos that change each week, so you get a different experience every time. The rest of the week, they have $3 beer, $5 house wine & well liquor, and $8 specialty cocktails.

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The Getaway: Light, Bright Bites and Cocktails

New restaurants are popping up left and right in Charleston, and even though I have barely scratched the surface of visiting the long-established restaurants; one of the new ones usually catches my eye and I have to go check them out (for journalistic purposes). In this case, the Getaway, a Latin American-themed restaurant run by two lady bosses, peaked my interest. They’re answering the call of Charleston locals begging for a break from shrimp and grits and transporting them with bright, authentic cocktails and food from their travels to South America and beyond.  I sat down with the owner Genevieve Mashburn to learn more about the inspiration behind the Getaway and their must-try bites and cocktails.

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Review: Feeling 22 at 167 Raw

I took a little hiatus from reviewing, but I’m back and I’m another year older (and hopefully wiser). Last week I turned 22 and I had mixed feelings about it because I feel like 21 is more my aesthetic (and I have to change the header on my website); but I bet 22 will bring exciting things! I started off 22 strong with dinner at 167 Raw, which I’ve been wanting to go to for a while now. It was definitely worth the wait and the seafood was as fresh as advertised.

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