I plan to start writing about restaurants. For now, we just tried and enjoyed our new neighborhood restaurant The Grocery, on Cannon Street just off King Street, and I am working on descriptions of my two favorite locals, Monza and Five Loaves.
I do not plan to rate restaurants, just to describe the ones I like. I am working on the principle that “if you do not have anything nice to say …”. At least until some place really goes down the wrong way.
My reports so far:
- The Grocery at 4 Cannon St.
- Monza at 451 King St.
I hope to soon get to some of my other favourites, like:
In Charleston:
- Five Loaves, at the corner of Coming and Cannon Streets: so close to home and affordable, it is a temptation to never cook for myself.
- Coast (Seafood): down an alley from John St., near King St. Good seafood in a casual style, and without busting the budget.
- Basil Thai, King Street at Anne St., across from the new home of PURE Theatre, my favourite live entertainment in Charleston. But if you do not like noise, dine early.
- Carolina’s (“Asian-Southern” style … but not visited lately).
- Slighty North of Broad (SNOB) on Meeting Street.
“Off”:
- Ali Baba Mediterranean Food, 920 Houston Northcutt Blvd.,
Mt Pleasant, near Harris Teeter: best falafel I know of, and other delights. - Rasika (Indian), E Street NW Washington DC.
- Sushi Taro, 1503 17th Street NW, Washington, DC (not to be confused with the one in Mount Pleasant, where I have never been). Not far from the Japanese Embassy: enough said.
