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.
Supper club ambiance rules at Martini’s
After Jeff Sisk and his father, Rector Sisk, sold the Little River restaurant they owned for more than 10 years called Sunrise Pancake House, they bought Martini’s Restaurant & Piano Bar in North Myrtle Beach, with Jeff Sisk handling its operation.
Capriz aims to please
While Capriz Italian Feast, the new family-style restaurant concept from the TBonz Restaurant Group at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, is similar in concept to the company’s Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse, its differences make Capriz more appealing, especially for budget-minded diners.
Mediterranean menu shines at beach diner
The name of the restaurant Inbal Bresnahan launched this year on Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach – Diner at the Beach – does not reflect the best part of her menu, which are excellent from-scratch Mediterranean meals, and many of them are vegetarian.
Down with Deli One
Deli One is a 2-month-old restaurant on Kings Highway at the extreme south end of Myrtle Beach specializing in sandwiches and salads.
Bagel bistro causing a Kraving
Andy Greene and Kim Greene are celebrating one year in business on Friday (Oct. 14) at Krave Bagel Bistro in North Myrtle Beach, and so far business has been brisk for customers looking for bagels, sandwiches, salads, soups and sweets.
Food isn’t simply a sideshow at theater eatery
The phrase "fun for the whole family" isn’t just a tagline at the new Revolutions Bistro & Bar, which is inside the Frank Entertainment complex at Inlet Square Mall.
Budget-friendly munchies rule at hidden dining den
If you weren’t looking for Coastal Ale House you likely wouldn’t stumble upon it, but for those in the know it’s a comfortable bar and restaurant that fills niches for many types of drinkers and diners.
Eatery taking it up a Nosh
If you were ever at Tyler’s Cove, Louis’s at Pawleys or High Hammock at the Pawleys Island Hammock Shops, then you know the layout of the new Nosh restaurant in the same location.
Chef brothers team up for tasty bistro
It has been a year of changes for Chef Murray Stahler, who with his brother, Chef Mike Stahler, owns Murray’s Savory & Sweets at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach.
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.
Food is anything but limp at new Front Street spot
Chef Tara Tracy and Bryan Shepler chose the name Limpin' Jane's for their new Georgetown waterfront restaurant as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the classic coastal Carolina dish called Hoppin' John, and they have created a menu that's a monument to all the fresh and local ingredients the area offers.
An old reliable returns to the Inlet
Jason (Jake to his friends) Favata spent the previous five years as the head server at Divine Fish House in Murrells Inlet, and on his way to work he'd pass the restaurant at the north end of the inlet called Hoof 'n' Finz.
Budget-minded cafe is a weiner
Before we go any farther, for the record, the Snide family that owns the new Weiner City Cafe in Conway meant to spell it that way. Weiner is an acceptable alternate spelling of wiener.
Getting Sauced at Bello Cibo
Sean Hayes and Camille Hayes opened Bello Cibo, which means "good food" in Italian, in October 2010 with the aim of providing a Northern deli experience for Pawleys Island diners.
Raising the bar on bar food?
We are talking today about the new second location of Captain Poo's Bar & Grill; the first is in North Myrtle Beach on Little River Neck Road.
Sharing the olive branch
Dino's Italian & Greek Cuisine is in the former location of LeGrand's Seafood & Steaks in Barefoot Landing, which is next to Fire Island Grill and across the parking lot from Greg Norman's Australian Grille.
British pub serves delectable grub
The building at 4700 U.S. 17 Bypass S. in Myrtle Beach had a good long run as a series of Italian restaurants, but now area steak and ale lovers are welcoming a new concept: a British pub.
Bistro's menu rocks your taste buds
Midtown Bistro opened in March 2010, and it has been a busy North Myrtle Beach dining spot because, quite simply, the food rocks.
Smoke on the water
The Mr. and I were already hungry when we arrived at Sanford's Southern Fried Smokehouse in Litchfield/Pawleys Island, but when we got out of our pollen-coated car and had a whiff of the aroma emanating from the enormous smoker, we responded in true Pavlovian style.
A mountain of eclectic menu choices
Three partners are bringing much talent and experience to a new cute little restaurant at the south end of Little River. Sea Mountain Bistro is owned by Matt Rosenberger and Joe Shook and Maria Shook, who between them can perform...
Great Food is No Lie at Fibber's
The building Fibber's on the Water occupies at 4498 Waterfront Dr. in Little River has housed many restaurants.
Retro, funky and fun food at Lulu's
Local architecture firm Mozingo + Wallace added another piece of its original style to the Myrtle Beach landscape with the new retro, funky and fun Lulu's Cafe.
New pizzeria offers tasty variety
It was in April 2010 when we learned that Mike Zemke, a former Vice President of Operations at Divine Dining Group, was going to open his own restaurant, and in February it came true.
The Library has the book on local fine dining
For almost 40 years, which is practically forever in Myrtle Beach restaurant history annals, The Library has been known as a top Myrtle Beach fine dining destination.
Sun rises on new pancake house
The Geladakis family built the brand new Southern Sunrise Pancake House next door to a North Myrtle Beach restaurant it has owned since the early 1980s: King's Famous Pizza & Pasta.
New Conway grill keeping it simple
A new grill and bar in Conway has a simple menu and lots of dining room. Kingston Grill & Bar, which opened Feb. 1, was a...
