Fielder’s Choice
It’s always nice when your children are in a new place, and you just have to go visit.
Last week for spring break, we traveled to Charleston, S.C. Our daughter, Emma, is there for job-related training.
I’d never been to Charleston. I’d heard great things about the city, and after spending three days there, I agree.
It’s beautiful with lots of things to do. It’s impossible to cram everything into three days.
A few weeks before our trip, daughter Erin was already scoping out places she wanted to eat. By the time we left, she had it well outlined – breakfast, lunch and dinner each day.
Needless to say, we did not make them all.
We stayed in nearby Mount Pleasant.
The first night we drove toward Folly Beach and ate at Roadside Seafood. It was our kind of place, home-owned and home-operated with a small dining area. The business started as a food truck and then the doors to the restaurant opened in 2014. I had oysters and flounder and I was not disappointed.
We spent most of Thursday in beautiful and busy downtown Charleston. We visited the market, where we had biscuits at Callie’s Hot Little Biscuits. Plus, we purchased some great souvenirs at the market, including a unique bowl for Emma made out of an Alabama album.
We walked to Rainbow Row and the Battery Park, both a must if you visit Charleston.
On our walk back, we enjoyed seeing and reading about the historic homes and churches in the downtown area.
We had lunch at The Oyster House. The fish tacos were some of the best I’d ever put in my mouth.
Thursday night, I squeezed in some TV, March Madness style. Emma and I had sushi at Tsunami Japanese Restaurant while Pam and Erin went to see a movie.
Friday morning’s breakfast was probably the best meal of the trip for me. I had the redneck benedict at Page’s Okra Grill. It was made from scratch buttermilk biscuits topped with sausage patties, two sunny side eggs and smothered with sausage gravy – with grits on the side.
We also ate at Tasi Bites and Blends Juice Bar, Basil (a Thai restaurant) and Saveurs du Monde Cafe. As far as dinner goes, Basil was the best. I had a dish that included sea bass and shrimp. It was delicious, and the service at the restaurant in Mount Pleasant was fabulous.
A group at the table next to us knocked a glass off their table and it shattered on the floor, with pieces landing at my feet. The kind manager of the restaurant, as she cleaned up the broken glass, asked me at least three times, “Are you OK?”
We also made the short drive to Isle of Palms. It’s a small beach town, population 4,395, with condos, shops and eateries. We visited some of the shops and also walked to the beach area.
Emma finishes up her training in Charleston this week. We are blessed to have been able to visit the city. It’s beautiful.