Friday, December 26, 2014

Fresh fish Yes .....but no waffles.

 Well, I try to get around and keep an eye on new things that pop up.

Case in point: I have driven by this corner location for about 14 years. It's on Remount Road in North Charleston, on the edge of Hanahan.

For most of that time it was a paint & body shop.

Then that closed. For a long, long time.

Saw some workers there recently and some equipment being hauled inside.

Ta-Da.  Fulford Fish is now open for business.

Fresh seafood in one door and take-away plates and sandwiches in the other.

Spoke with A.J. Fulford, the owner (he also had the auto repair business there) and he suggested I try the very, very fresh scallops.

Or the local shrimp.
Or oysters.
Crab legs too.
Big ones.

Did I mention the Blue Claw Crabs?

When I'm out dining, I usually ask if the shrimp are "local" and I've heard various answers.

I like YES, they are! None of that "Well, sure.....from the Gulf."


Apparently I have not been paying close attention when I'm driving on Savannah Highway/

How could I have missed Boxcar Betty's.

As their site says, they offer high end chicken sandwiches. Check out the menu.

I was embarrassed to find they've been open about 8 months. In my defense, I have been on a diet that is not too excited about "fried."

Close by is Early Bird Diner where I had my first chicken & waffles.

So I asked and the young lady at the register pointed to the large menu printed on a wall.

Looks like they had sized up the competition and were staying with their target of high-end fried chickens on an array of sandwiches.

Don't think they would make me one with grilled chicken.

I also have had chicken & waffles at Rarebit on upper King Street. (Pre-diet).

And at Bay Street Biergarten.

Hmm. You'd think you could get that interesting combo at Waffle House or Huddle House?

(Click on the photos for more details.)

Before I started the diet, I was getting into craft beers.

Plenty of THAT going on around here. And, of course, my heritage of fried, fried, fried.

Well I like the weight loss and being able to keep it off.

Mmmm. A golden waffle, melted butter and syrup.

I miss fried.






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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Sometime, you want just HALF a beer...


Here's a place that gives you LOTS of options.

Not just on what beer to drink...but, also how much.

Ever try to order half a beer.

The 5-week old Bay Street Biergarten wants to save you the time and expense of flying to Germany for a beer with atmosphere.

Good job!

It was a bit too brisk to sit outside but the place was hopping inside.

(Catch the beer reference to "hops?")

Later, I saw some of the Sunday crowd had ventured outside.

Right after the space heaters were lighted.

The former seafood restaurant had been completely changed from what I remembered.

The attention to detail was extraordinary.

As was the opportunity to pour your own beer from the many taps.

You pay by the ounce, using a prepaid card that keeps track of your beverages in the Garten.

There are community tables - memories of Munich and those fun-lovin' Bavarians - as well as booths with their own taps and servers who know their product.

You are reminded often of why you are there.

But I already knew.

A fellow photographer - a member of my Photography Group - had suggested we meet downtown.

I mentioned the BSB and he remarked he had lived in Germany for six months.

So naturally we pulled up stools and listened as the server explained how it all worked.

My prepaid card will be recognized the next time I check in, showing the balance in my account.


As they say on their website, it's also about the food.

I was thinking sausages and German potato salad, which is clearly on the menu. But...

They had me at chicken and waffles with a side of fresh fruit.

The chef outdid himself with this tasty, multi-textured brunch delight.

And, yes, I had a small craft beer with the meal.

A young lady sitting next to me at the large communal table asked for a Bud Light.

In Germany, that would be an import.

(Click on the photos for taste-tempting details.)

Winter will make a brief visit and I'll probably try sitting outside my next time.

Out in ze garten.







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