I really like Surfside. Surfside has several locations. I used to go occasionally to the one at the top of Glover Park, by the gas station. I gather that it’s now closed in favor of locations in Dupont Circle, the Wharf, and, nearest us, in Tenleytown. The move has taken things upscale. They now have table service, plus they’ve replaced the plastic utensils and dishes … Continue reading Surfside, Washington, DC
For our last dinner on Hilton Head, Nancy and I went to the Black Marlin Bayside Grill on Broad Creek. Black Marlin, like Skull Creek Dockside, is another SERG Group restaurant. All of the SERG restaurants are utterly dependable and pretty affordable, and in that sense they remind me of the Clyde’s Group restaurants here in the DC area. Black Marlin has a nice view … Continue reading Black Marlin Bayside Grill, Hilton Head, South Carolina
Before our first trip to Hilton Head, more years ago than I care to disclose, my nephew and Carolina food expert, Jimbo Tanner, recommended Red Fish. He was right then and it is still a top restaurant on the island, and it was the perfect place for us to go on Nancy’s birthday, especially after my breakfast debacle that morning. Nancy and I, now bereft … Continue reading Red Fish, Hilton Head, South Carolina
If you ever anticipate being in a jam, go to Gringo’s Diner. They will come to your rescue, and they will serve you a very good meal. Eric and Sinclair, alas, had to leave us to get back to Charlotte Sunday, so we decided to go out for a latish breakfast. We all voted for Gringo’s Diner. We drove over to Coligny Square, which in … Continue reading Gringo’s Diner, Hilton Head, South Carolina
What a good restaurant! Sinclair and Eric picked this one out, and I need to let them make all of the choices from now on. They even managed to get a reservation without the help of the Marriott Vacation Club concierge. The Lucky Rooster is not one of the many waterside restaurants in Hilton Head. It’s off a busy road in an anonymous shopping center. … Continue reading The Lucky Rooster Kitchen + Bar, Hilton Head, South Carolina
After my First Upland South Carolina Barbecue Tour (see preceding posts), I picked up Nancy at the airport and we went over to Hilton Head and checked into Marriott’s Grande Ocean, a Marriott Vacation Club resort. My cousin Sinclair and her husband Eric presently joined us for a weekend stay. You met Sinclair and Eric at Noble Smoke in Charlotte, where they live, and on … Continue reading Skull Creek Dockside, Hilton Head, South Carolina
You make a plan and God laughs. I did a lot of research before the First Upland South Carolina Barbecue Tour using my once infallible Ultimate South Carolina Barbecue Guide, a list based on the overlap between the Campaign for Real Barbecue’s South Carolina page of wood-only barbecue places and the South Carolina Barbecue Association’s list of places worth a 100 mile drive. Alas, COVID … Continue reading Big T’s Bar-B-Que, Gadsden, South Carolina
Here’s a place that’s figuratively in the middle of nowhere that does a land office business. Get ready for a true gem — and a big surprise. My first stop on Day 2 of the First Upland South Carolina Barbecue Tour was Midway BBQ in the town of Buffalo, South Carolina. You probably aren’t familiar with Buffalo. It had 1,266 residents in 2010, and the … Continue reading Midway BBQ, Buffalo, South Carolina
After an excellent lunch at Bucky’s, I headed to downtown Greenville. The city has received much publicity lately, and I wanted to see what had prompted all the fuss. I was impressed. Greenville is a small city, with only 67,000 residents and a bit over a half million in the county, and the downtown is small, but lovely. Trees line and shade the principal street, … Continue reading Henry’s Smokehouse, Greenville, South Carolina
After my memorable breakfast at Eddie’s Place in Charlotte, I finally began my First Upland South Carolina Barbecue Tour. For once, I did considerable planning before the trip, and it was a good thing. My main resource was my Ultimate South Carolina Barbecue Guide, with intersection or overlap between the Campaign for Real Barbecue South Carolina list of wood-only places and the South Carolina Barbecue … Continue reading Bucky’s BBQ, Greenville, South Carolina
