Smoked meat is an art form at Twisted Pig
Imagine a southern barbecue joint way out in the country where smoking meat is considered an art form, and a wall of tantalizing smoke-laced air hits you upon exiting your car, causing your salivary glands to shift into overdrive.
Waterfront watering hole flows with flavor
Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill, which opened a year ago on the Little River waterfront, has become one of the area's hottest gathering spots.
A gem of a new pizza joint serves it Ohio-style
The young trio of partners who own Gem City Pizza in downtown Myrtle Beach were excited on April 10, because they had been interviewed by a reporter from their hometown Ohio newspaper for an article about their new restaurant.
Sports pub serves the whole team with aplomb
Sports fans and food lovers are appreciating a new family-style sports bar where local restaurant veterans have incorporated longtime favorite recipes into a new concept.
Notable chef triumphantly returns to stomping grounds
Chef Louis Osteen is back in Pawleys Island, five years after he closed Louis's at Pawleys and The Fish Camp Bar at the Hammock Shops Village.
Gourmet grilled cheese aims to please
A new Garden City Beach restaurant specializing in grilled cheese sandwiches and crab cakes is appealing to diners' cravings for rich lusciousness.
A ballsy new take on a Socastee original
For almost 20 years Socastee Station was the unofficially official gathering spot for Socastee residents, and after a brief lull, the modest bar and restaurant is regaining its officially unofficial status.
Italian Cafe going beyond pizza
Ralph Stacey is being smart about growing his restaurant, Ramani's Cafe. He had a previous small location for almost 10 years at 1282 Forestbrook Rd., and now that he has moved south to 2523 Forestbrook Rd., his place is a little bigger, roomier, sunnier and can provide more of his excellent food.
Ramani'sReviving an Italian original
Despite another restaurant down the road in Surfside Beach changing its name to be similar to Valentino Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, John Giannone wants everyone to know he was the original Valentino owner who had the restaurant called Valentino Italian Restaurant that opened in October 2001 in Surfside Beach.
New sports pub menu has bite
Now that the third location of Sharkey’s has been open several weeks near Surfside Beach and I’ve visited twice, I can say the menu at this location (the other two are oceanfront in Myrtle Beach and at Broadway at the Beach) is my favorite.
Music venue’s menu meeting at a new crossroads
The decor hasn’t changed at the restaurant at House of Blues - it still has a rustic juke joint vibe with folk art and brown butcher paper on the tables - but it has a new name and a new menu.
Word’s getting out about culinary secret
Secret Chef Cafe was opened recently in North Myrtle Beach by Irvin Pereira and Jessica Pereira, who also own I See Pastries in Carolina Forest.
In the market for fine food feasts?
More than a year after Steve Perrone and Eileen Perrone closed their fine foods market and deli in Pawleys Island to move it to a bigger space across the street, it has reopened and is bustling with customers seeking wine, cheeses, carry-out deli items and meals.
Pizza is supreme, gnocchi needs work at new Surfside spot
Dale Sorto is an experienced New York restaurateur and Harley-Davidson rider who visited the Myrtle Beach area for several years during annual bike rallies, and this year he decided to bring his recipes to Surfside Beach.
Baja goes from Hollywood to Bollywood
Baja Grill, which serves Indian and American cuisine, might have the right amount of quirkiness to make it succeed in a spot where many others have failed.
Are you Redi to et, again?
It's handy to remember three things when dining at Redi-et Ethiopian Cuisine in Myrtle Beach: Don't be in a hurry, don't be afraid to try new things and don't be put off by the decor.
Celebrating music, life and food
"Juke Joint" leaps to mind when describing Mama Rue's Blues Garden Restaurant & Lounge in Pawleys Island, with its weathered homelike exterior, colorful funky folk art decor, kick-ass Caribbean-infused menu and loads of live music.
Fine food on tap at Carolina Tavern
Carolina Tavern recently moved into the former Hooters restaurant by Inlet Square Mall in Murrells Inlet, and it is a smash hit with locals who are packing the house for the food, live music, tap tables and a convivial atmosphere.
A burgeoning burger bromance
Once they find it, tucked at the edge of a big parking lot off 4th Avenue in Conway, diners coming from the Myrtle Beach area realize Burger Brothers is in an extremely convenient location just off U.S. 501.
Barefoot cafe is all crepes all the time
Crepes Cafe is a tiny 2-month-old restaurant at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach that sells, as its name implies, only crepes.
No gastro grouches here; stomachs stay happy
The new Groucho's Deli across from Coastal Carolina University is a franchise; a 60-year-old South Carolina franchise with 26 locations in North Carolina and South Carolina. It's corporate deciders say they believe in slow growth.
Sittin' on the Dock of the Waterway
Docksider's Grille is a pleasant dining/drinking/socializing/beach volleyball haven that's tucked away from the bustle of North Myrtle Beach on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway, across from Barefoot Landing in Barefoot Resort.
Old Oak town sprouts tavern
The Old Oak Tavern, which is indeed surrounded by the ancient and massive live oaks for which Conway is known, is a biggish place out at the north end of Main Street where locals congregate for...
Doing simple food well, with rock 'n' roll flair
Forget about calling the long narrow layout at Backstage Cafe a "shotgun" building - at this place you could stand in the front door and...
Discovering slice of Italia in Pawleys
The most fun part of my job is discovering little neighborhood restaurants serving excellent food, and this week's feature is special.
New Parrothead eatery worth the view
Remember the Land Shark skit on " Saturday Night Live"? The big old plush shark with legs debuted in the show's first season in 1975 and gobbled up Laraine Newman.
Steak is the 21 Main attraction
If you're wondering whether there's room in the Grand Strand market for another upscale steakhouse, the answer is "Absolutely!" if you're talking about the new 21 Main at North Beach Plantation.
New pub grub menu not short on creativity
If you were the sort of person who would get up 25 years ago on Saturday mornings to watch "Pee Wee's Playhouse," when you were well past childhood, then you are capable of the kind of adult-flavored childish glee that enhances experiences at The Short Bar in Murrells Inlet.
