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Posted: 6/21/2011 8:42:59 PM EDT
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go see the fort, the neat historic sights, etc.
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Posted: 6/21/2011 8:44:12 PM EDT
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Quoted: go see the fort, the neat historic sights, etc. This, Ft Sumter and the USS Yorktown would be on my short list.. . |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 8:45:09 PM EDT
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Don't laugh: Hyman's Seafood.
Not an upscale restaurant...but it just doesn't seem like a trip to Charleston is complete without a stop by that little place. |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 8:45:18 PM EDT
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it depends? with your partner or by yourself? i would stop by the BMW HQ
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Posted: 6/21/2011 8:46:18 PM EDT
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Eat SheCrab soup, seafood, awesome market area.....drive to Savanna, nice drive, go to Mighty 8th Army Airforce Museum, drive back through Parris Island see Marine Museum, Beufort Marine Air Station
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Posted: 6/21/2011 8:47:50 PM EDT
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By myself
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:07:12 PM EDT
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Charleston City Museum for its gun collection. If you buy the pass, you can visit the Taliferro house across the street and one other historic house. The United Daughters of the Confederacy have a nice old museum in the old Marketplace building. Visit the Citadel too. The Hunley is in North Charleston, but it's open only on weekends. Also go to Fort Moultrie, a National Park Site that interprets coastal defense. The famous Seminole chief, Oceola is buried there. The old courthouse is worth visiting. It's a Revolutionary War site. There's also a carrier (Yorktown?) that's out there too. Of course, you should visit Fort Sumter. You shouldn't miss the battery (a public part at the tip of Charleston).
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:08:37 PM EDT
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Dive the Cooper River.
If you've never been on one, the Yorktown is berthed there, that's pretty interesting for a half day trip. There's a sub there also. |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:12:48 PM EDT
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Southern Bell is a BYOB strip club
Just sayin |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:15:54 PM EDT
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Don't forget to get a "Praline"!!
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:17:17 PM EDT
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We went last weekend. Check out the ship and downtown. We went to the Citadel. Go to charleston Crab House. We went to the one on St Johns Island and it was good. Hopefully the smoke clears up by then. It was very smoky during our trip.
Eta. Folly beach was nice too. Get there early as the beach was filling up quickly at lunch. The Charleston Crab House was on the way to Folly. |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:17:52 PM EDT
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USS Yorktown isn't great. Not bad, but not great. If you haven't been on an aircraft carrier, it's worth the time to see it though. Don't bother having lunch in "The Chiefs Mess" It's isn't actually the chiefs mess and the food is not good.
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:52:20 PM EDT
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USS Yorktown and other exhibits. Unless you spent previous time on a modern carrier, it will be worth at least a few hours. That ship is full of history I'd recommend donating a few dollars any way you can to support the upkeep, even if it means marginal food. The sub anchored along side is very cool, as well, along with the Vietnam-era display on-shore. I didn't have time to see Ft. Sumter, Wish I had.
The Citadel is interesting, as well. My cousin in the Corps was married there in the chapel. Isle of Palms was nice, although I was there in the off-season. It's a beautiful town, I'd love to go back sometime. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 11:10:21 PM EDT
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Take the horse-drawn carriage ride through the historic areas of downtown. You'll learn a lot about the city and its history. Have lunch at Shem Creek Bar & Grill in Mt. Pleasant. The food there is GREAT.
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Posted: 6/21/2011 11:15:19 PM EDT
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Sullivan's island is a MUCH nicer beach than Isle of Palms. IoP is pretty touristy, Sullivans is a little more remote. although if you want to be around lots a people, beach rental stuff, restaurants on the beach whatever, IoP might be better.
Ft Sumter is pretty cool. As mentioned their is tons of other military stuff to see. Get some good seafood too. Avoid the tourist traps by the beach or near the downtown market. Protip: if it has a gift shop dont fucking eat there. Check out the google user reviews, yelp, and urban spoon for guidance, usually pretty good. I'm actually going to be in Charleston this weekend, helping my brother move. I don't know if i will make it to the beach but i might hit the downtown nighttime entertainment establishments. The women in Charleston are beautiful, and half the dudes are fags so competition is low. On the other hand its a rich city... so.... hopefully some nice young lady want to go slummin 
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Posted: 6/21/2011 11:16:39 PM EDT
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oh yah, their are these modern bicycle riksaws (sp?) all over downtown. i have never taken one for a ride but it could be hilarious.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 2:52:12 AM EDT
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The Thriller Charleston is a fun ride. http://www.thrillercharleston.com/
Just make sure there aren't any Coasties cutting across the bow.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 3:26:41 AM EDT
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It's too hot for the horse deal... just stank the whole time... Take a trip to the FT if the weather is nice and like others have said, if you haven't ever been on an aircraft carrier then head over to the USS Yorktown for the day. They also have an old sub and a few other boats. Once your done with dinner, museums and the walking head over to ATP gun shop and range in Summerville and rent the wife/GF an MP5 for a few full auto mag dumps.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 4:14:13 AM EDT
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I would skip Ft. Sumter and go to Ft. Moultrie on Sullivan's Island instead. It's a lot cheaper since you don't have to take the ferry, less crowded, and has a lot of cool exhibits from the Revolutionary War though WWII. The Yorktown is very interesting, you definitely don't want to skip that. I really liked the haunted jail tour in downtown too.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 4:21:31 AM EDT
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Don't laugh: Hyman's Seafood. Not an upscale restaurant...but it just doesn't seem like a trip to Charleston is complete without a stop by that little place. fuck Hyman's. go to the Wreck on Shem Creek, or RB's, Reds if you want a bar setting. All on Shem Creek. Way better food. OP PM me if you would like. I have lived here(Charleston) my whole life. If you fish, get a charter, the billfish bite is crazy now. The Plantations along the Ashley are cool. So are the forts. As you know we have pile of historic stuff here. All are worth seeing. Its hot as shit, been 100deg or greater. Edit: I see your goin solo. go to Reds on shem creek. lots of tail there that needs to be slayed. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 4:23:28 AM EDT
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Go to Goose Creek, get drunk at Pappy's bar. Stay until it closes then wander to the other side of the building and feast on the breakfast buffet. Actually I haven't been there since '93 but it was fun then!
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Posted: 6/22/2011 4:34:27 AM EDT
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Take the horse-drawn carriage ride through the historic areas of downtown. You'll learn a lot about the city and its history. Have lunch at Shem Creek Bar & Grill in Mt. Pleasant. The food there is GREAT. This isnt the best idea in the Charleston summer heat. Not a very refreshing smell. The Charleston market downtown is cool, Good shops and places to eat. Check out the Battery and just drive around the see the historic houses in the Battery area. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 4:45:45 AM EDT
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Things to do in Charleston......Stay out of North Charleston.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 4:52:10 AM EDT
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The Windjammer on Isle of Palms.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 4:56:21 AM EDT
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used to live off Rifle range road in Mt. Pleasant some time ago...
If it is still there, Red's Icehouse on Shem Creek is a really great place to hang out, listen to some live music and drink some cold ones, the food wasn't to bad back in the day too... Also Vickery's on Shem Creek has some really great food. There is a lot to do, go to the Battery, take a carriage or walking tour, and have a beer at the Bull and Finch, eat at Tommy Condon's, and stop by Wet Willies in the evening for some tasty, frosty adult beverages. Isle of Palms has some great restaurants and live music venues, the Windjammer always has something going on, whether it is beach volleyball tourneys, or bikini contests, or some of the best music in town (Except for the Music Farm downtown on Ann St). |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 5:06:11 AM EDT
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Quoted:
used to live off Rifle range road in Mt. Pleasant some time ago... If it is still there, Red's Icehouse on Shem Creek is a really great place to hang out, listen to some live music and drink some cold ones, the food wasn't to bad back in the day too... Also Vickery's on Shem Creek has some really great food. There is a lot to do, go to the Battery, take a carriage or walking tour, and have a beer at the Bull and Finch, eat at Tommy Condon's, and stop by Wet Willies in the evening for some tasty, frosty adult beverages. Isle of Palms has some great restaurants and live music venues, the Windjammer always has something going on, whether it is beach volleyball tourneys, or bikini contests, or some of the best music in town (Except for the Music Farm downtown on Ann St). +1 to all |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 5:07:27 AM EDT
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Charleston Crab House, good food, good people (John is awesome), James Island is the place to be IMHO!
Folly Beach, need I say more? Ft. Sumter is also a place you need to visit, provided it's not 149 degrees with 600% humidity! 
Wanted to do the whole Cooper River thing (Dive the Cooper) but haven't as of yet, and hope to when I head down there in August. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 5:08:21 AM EDT
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Eat SheCrab soup, seafood, awesome market area.....drive to Savanna, nice drive, go to Mighty 8th Army Airforce Museum, drive back through Parris Island see Marine Museum, Beufort Marine Air Station This. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 5:08:44 AM EDT
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Is there a tour that concentrates on the Revolutionary War? What are the places to see in the area on that subject?
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Posted: 6/22/2011 5:08:52 AM EDT
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Tagged because I'll be in Myrtle Beach for a week in August
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Posted: 6/22/2011 5:28:07 AM EDT
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Tagged because I'll be in Myrtle Beach for a week in August Head up to Calabash, you won't be disappointed, and if you've got the time, check out my old haunts in Southport and Baldhead Island. If you're able, take the ferry over to Baldhead (from Southport), and tour the island, check out the turtle conservancy, eat dinner (Shoals Club) and take walk on the beach at sunset, talk about postcard material! |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:11:18 AM EDT
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USS Yorktown isn't great. Not bad, but not great. If you haven't been on an aircraft carrier, it's worth the time to see it though. Don't bother having lunch in "The Chiefs Mess" It's isn't actually the chiefs mess and the food is not good. I was there on the 13th. $5 to park, $16 to take the tour. It is in rough shape compared to Pensacola Naval Air Museum, Wright Patt Air Force Museum, Port Hueneme SeaBee Museum, or the Fort Knox Armor Museum. I'd love to see some ROTC cadets in there to freshen it up. There is some good history there and just walking on the deck showed how big the balls of the pilots are. She's only ~60' wide. Check your map and look for the tour signs, the upper areas were hidden behind some of the displays in the hangar. Watch your head. Kid in front of me konked his pretty hard climbing a ladder. Also, if you decide to go on the WWII submarine, the hatches are kinda small.
Down the road from the Yorktown on 17 is Red's. Good sights, drinks and SheCrab soup. RB's next door had some watered down drinks, food was decent. Quoted:
Things to do in Charleston......Stay out of North Charleston. It isn't THAT bad. They have a nice new jail up there.  I worked at the county building around the corner last week.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:24:10 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: USS Yorktown isn't great. Not bad, but not great. If you haven't been on an aircraft carrier, it's worth the time to see it though. Don't bother having lunch in "The Chiefs Mess" It's isn't actually the chiefs mess and the food is not good. I was there on the 13th. $5 to park, $16 to take the tour. It is in rough shape compared to Pensacola Naval Air Museum, Wright Patt Air Force Museum, Port Hueneme SeaBee Museum, or the Fort Knox Armor Museum. I'd love to see some ROTC cadets in there to freshen it up. There is some good history there and just walking on the deck showed how big the balls of the pilots are. She's only ~60' wide. Check your map and look for the tour signs, the upper areas were hidden behind some of the displays in the hangar. Watch your head. Kid in front of me konked his pretty hard climbing a ladder. Also, if you decide to go on the WWII submarine, the hatches are kinda small. Down the road from the Yorktown on 17 is Red's. Good sights, drinks and SheCrab soup. RB's next door had some watered down drinks, food was decent. Quoted: Things to do in Charleston......Stay out of North Charleston. It isn't THAT bad. They have a nice new jail up there. I worked at the county building around the corner last week.They still do Party at the Point on Friday nights over at the hotel, that was usually a really good time. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:26:20 AM EDT
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They still do Party at the Point on Friday nights over at the hotel, that was usually a really good time. Heard about that, but flew out at noon on Friday. 
If they send me back down for two more weeks in July, I'll try to stagger over there.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:27:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:29:11 AM EDT
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Quoted: Don't laugh: Hyman's Seafood. Not an upscale restaurant...but it just doesn't seem like a trip to Charleston is complete without a stop by that little place. This! Excellent food and great staff. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:33:42 AM EDT
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The aquarium next to the Fort Sumter ferry landing is pretty nice and you can waste a few hours there.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:40:53 AM EDT
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Quoted: The aquarium next to the Fort Sumter ferry landing is pretty nice and you can waste a few hours there. And after that you can walk to the Music Farm... This Friday they have Extreme Midget Wrestling |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 7:38:24 AM EDT
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The aquarium next to the Fort Sumter ferry landing is pretty nice and you can waste a few hours there. I didn't go to the Aquarium because the co-workers said it took them ~45 minutes to see everything. And it was "expensive" at ~$15 per head (says the guy drinking multiple glasses of 18 year old scotch every night). |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 8:09:57 AM EDT
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Don't laugh: Hyman's Seafood. Not an upscale restaurant...but it just doesn't seem like a trip to Charleston is complete without a stop by that little place. fuck Hyman's. go to the Wreck on Shem Creek, or RB's, Reds if you want a bar setting. All on Shem Creek. Way better food. OP PM me if you would like. I have lived here(Charleston) my whole life. If you fish, get a charter, the billfish bite is crazy now. The Plantations along the Ashley are cool. So are the forts. As you know we have pile of historic stuff here. All are worth seeing. Its hot as shit, been 100deg or greater. Edit: I see your goin solo. go to Reds on shem creek. lots of tail there that needs to be slayed. I'll second the Wreck. It has a weird location and doesn't look like a restaurant from the outside, but the food was awesome. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 8:13:32 AM EDT
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Slave market and Fort Sumter.
If you buy any pine needle baskets from people who don't speak any identifiable version of English, make sure they're tightly woven. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 8:17:06 AM EDT
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Join me for a round of golf at the Ocean Club on Kiawah.
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Posted: 6/22/2011 8:19:00 AM EDT
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Go north to beufort.
Eat at pelicans perch on the way back from hunting island. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 8:28:21 AM EDT
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Go north to beufort. Eat at pelicans perch on the way back from hunting island. Beaufort is south of Charleston, and Hunting Island is East of Beaufort. Unless you have a boat, you can't get to Charleston from Hunting Island without going through Beaufort. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 8:31:23 AM EDT
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Southern Bell is a BYOB strip club
Just sayin Jaguars Thee Southern Bell 1337 |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 8:38:51 AM EDT
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If you want to eat the best wings in the world go to Wild Wing Cafe.
Mt. P - best food and scenery* WW Downtown - Okish food, great scenery* N. Charleston - Great food, okish scenery* *Although it's been a couple years since I've been so things might have changed a little. Ummmmm, Wild Wings! It's almost worth moving back just for the wings despite the traffic on I26, the hellishly hot/humid summers, and the 24" spinners on 1980's POS cars. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 10:08:30 AM EDT
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If you want to eat the best wings in the world go to Wild Wing Cafe. http://www.wildwingcafe.com/images/logo-wildwingcafe2.gif Mt. P - best food and scenery* WW Downtown - Okish food, great scenery* N. Charleston - Great food, okish scenery* *Although it's been a couple years since I've been so things might have changed a little. Ummmmm, Wild Wings! It's almost worth moving back just for the wings despite the traffic on I26, the hellishly hot/humid summers, and the 24" spinners on 1980's POS cars. Went to the deli across the street from the Wild Wings in N Charleston, that was pretty good, if you're over that way. I wanted to stop in at Wild Wings, but my co-worker nixed it. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 10:12:58 AM EDT
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Quoted: If you want to eat the best wings in the world go to Wild Wing Cafe. http://www.wildwingcafe.com/images/logo-wildwingcafe2.gif Mt. P - best food and scenery* WW Downtown - Okish food, great scenery* N. Charleston - Great food, okish scenery* *Although it's been a couple years since I've been so things might have changed a little. Ummmmm, Wild Wings! It's almost worth moving back just for the wings despite the traffic on I26, the hellishly hot/humid summers, and the 24" spinners on 1980's POS cars. And they have real meaty wings, not those anemic sparrow wings that most bars serve, and a entire menu of flavors too, ranging from "you pussy get some real wings" to "Hiroshima on the surface of the sun on a Parris Island summer day" hot. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 10:28:21 AM EDT
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well hell, its been awhile. Coulda sworn it was on the way down. Thinking of georgetown maybe?
In any case, look at a map & still check it out. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 11:08:53 AM EDT
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I'm taking a 4-day weekend down to the coast, staying in Charleston. Wat do? This time of year... sweat your balls off. Two things that haven't been mentioned: 1) The Hunley submarine 2) Drive up to Sweatmans BBQ for the best BBQ you'll ever eat. |
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