Category: Charleston Eats

Fish has been around for a few years now, but tonight was my first visit there. Forgot to bring my camera with me, so I had to settle for the camera phone.

We started off with some of the steamed clams and the butternut squash soup

Mmmm, clams.

Triggerfish was the special for tonight, served with something resembling fried rice. My first time having triggerfish. A firm fish with a hearty mouth feel to it, but still mild tasting. The fried rice was good, although a little heavy on the soy sauce.

There was also vermilion snapper filet, served with coconut rice and a coconut based sauce. Very Caribbean island-y flavours.

Finally we finished off the evening with dessert: the chocolate malt souffle and the banana cake. The souffle was flambéd, but by the time the camera app started, the flames had disappeared.

Fish can be a little on the spendy side, but the food was excellently prepared and all of it was delicious. Definitely a place worth checking out.

A few years ago I discovered the deliciously edible creations from Sublime Pies. Then back in 2008 or so, they moved shop and then disappeared for a while.

Now thanks to Judith Moore at Charleston Cookie Company, Sublime Pies are back!

I am quite happy to report that despite the hiatus and Charleston Cookie Company taking over the making of the pies (but still with Sublime’s recipe), the key lime pies are just as delicious as I remember.

So if you’re like me and have been missing your Sublime Pies, make the trip down to Charleston Cookie Company on James Island and pick one up. If you haven’t tried one yet, you’re missing out.

Charleston Deli Dip from East Bay Deli

In a bit of restaurant drama, Norm’s closed down a few months ago and reopened last week under new management.

The menu is largely the same, slightly expanded from the old menu. Norm’s has a fresh coat of paint, new tables and some interior redecorating, but it’s still looks mostly the same.

egulars of old Norm’s will feel right at home in new Norm’s.

Norm’s Italian Combo sub (salami, pastrami and ham) and fries

Pizza

Halo was good enough to warrant another visit for lunch today, this time with my good camera.
Today I went for the Maryland Crab Cake sandwich. This is now my new favourite sandwich.
Almost all crab, with just enough filler to hold things together and carry the seasonings. For $8 you probably aren’t going to find a better crab cake in the Charleston area (I haven’t encountered one yet). Comes with house-made potato chips, pickle and topped with a pickled okra. The crab cake comes in a large round pretzel roll which makes eating it sandwich style kind of tricky without having crab cake smoosh out the sides. I just ate it piece by piece, starting with the top part. The crab cake is delicious, and something you’ll want to take your time savouring. The relish and crab bits that fell out were wrapped up in the lettuce burrito style. Then polished off the bottom half of the roll.
If you’re in the area, it’s a great place to stop for lunch. It gets pretty busy around noon for the lunch rush, but you can always call ahead and place your order. There’s plenty of seating upstairs where it’s a lot quieter.