long point grill

i found this "off the beaten path"placewhile in charleston for work. this is definitely a locals type ofplacewith plenty of regulars (everyone seemed to know each other, and the wait staff greeted a surprising number of customers by name). i loved the food. i started with the crab cake "stack" app. amazing. came with two really good crab cakes with tons of crab meat, that was light and fresh. fried green tomatoes, fried onions, and pimento cheese made up the rest of the stack. seemed like an odd combo with crab cakes, but it was tasty. i got the fresh catch for the entree, which was tuna. i got the macadamia nut something or another crust, which came with a side of caramelized mango. i got asparagus for the side. everything was so fresh, and perfectly cooked. the waitress was extremely friendly and offered great service. the only thing that prevents me from giving thisplacea 5 rating was the atmosphere. theplacereally doesn't have a decor that you can define. it almost seems like a cheesy greek mural painted restaurant meets an old diner with an open kitchen meets i don't know what... there was no music playing that would really help to define it either. it was just kind of odd. however, the friendliness and attentiveness of the staff and the great food made up for the lack of atmosphere. long story short - it's not somewhere you go for a romantic date. it's where you go for good food, away from the tourists. i will be back next time i'm in town.

a wonderful lunch spot tucked away in mt. pleasant. you'd expect less from aplacein the industrial/port area but this is a tastefully decorated lunch spot (the serve dinner as well) that has a delicious menu. i got the sauteed shrimp in a pesto risotto with arugula and sun dried tomato and is one of my new favorites - really so, so tasty. my husband was equally happy with his crab cake/bacon burger. and the fries are definitely worth ordering!

i just went there after finding it on urban spoon while on travel in the area. i had the swordfish which was on special. it was the best swordfish i have ever had, and i have been around the world with he navy and eaten at hundreds of restaurants. very friendly and prompt service. i would recommend thisplaceto everyone.

great service...but.... finally got around to visitng theplacepeople raved about, and were pretty disappointed. wine list was thin, and the reds were served quite warm and a bit off (and at $9 a glass, should be better). fried calmari appetizer was very nicly cooked, but the breading was heavy and bland. the special that night was a crispy flounder...much to my dismay with the same bland breading as the calamari. a burger ordered well-done arrived medium rare, and when sent back was obvioulsy microwaved to re-warm. the staff really tried, the service was prompt, atentative, and unfortunately apologetic; the kitchen let them down. witha ll of the great places to eat in the area, you can do much better for less.