Jay About Charleston

So my new company has an office in South Carolina and this weekend we shot on down to meet and great with the team.  I had not been to Charleston since I was a kid and was pretty excited to see the city as an adult.  First off it was a pretty easy trip w/ a short layover in DC.  The Charleston airport is very chill and manageable.  The weather was warm and pretty humid but not unpleasant. The city itself is pretty cool.  There are some really nice old houses on the water and it is very clean.  Unlike Burlington you can walk on the shopping strip and not get harassed by the degenerates.

Food in Charleston is really quite good.  We had a really nice sandwich and salad at the Daniel Island golf course (not always the case at those places), we had a couple solid dinners and even the random deli type place we went made an excellent lamb gyro.  Seriously.  Saffron.  Gyro.  We did dinner on the first night at The Grocery.  It was a newer spot in a part of town that is going through a bit of a renewal.  In fact a sign across the street on a busted up building said as much.  Inside the space was large, well lit, and well appointed.  They had a great bar with very solid drink options and a nice local beer selection. Dinner was also very good.  We shared a bunch of stuff and from the lamb shoulder to the short ribs the food was flavorful and well cooked.  The whole fried snapper was especially good.  Should I have eaten one of the eyeballs?  Debatable.

Night 2 we rolled to Taco Boy.  Now this place was surrounded by what looked like the ghetto.  Is it because I am a racist Yank?  Maybe... but I will give you $20 if you want to walk around there at night by yourself.  The place itself was packed and very fun.  Gay military night made it extra lively and fun (not joking).  The Mexican corn was off the chain, just delicious.  I had a chorizo and potato taco and a slow roasted beef taco.  They were good.  The Margarita sucked but they had plenty of Mexican beers so no big deal. 

Another nice meal was the lunch we had at the Leaf Cafe.  I had a Serrano ham and Manchego melt with tomatoes.  F*ing-A right it was delicious. I should have gone with the frickles instead of the slaw.  That was a tactical error.  Apparently I also should have ordered "sweet tea" rather than the unsweetened which I got in trouble for.  That and believing in science.  Just kidding.

It was a fun trip and I look forward to heading back... even for more wings and beer buckets at the Kickin' Chicken!