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So why create a blog? Well, those close to me know how passionate I am about my food...eating food, to be more precise. 15 years ago I discovered the joy of dining in restaurants which boast a unique ambiance and delicious food. I first started tracking lists of great restaurants when I lived in Columbus, OH in the mid 90's. I was fortunate to dine at Cameron Mitchell's, Fifty-Five, Bravo, Rigsby's, Barcelona, and many more. I read in local newspapers about the best Places to be Seen, to Celebrate, to Impress, etc. and formulated my "to try" list. This hobby continued in Birmingham, AL and again when my travels brought me to Atlanta, GA ten years ago. I started a Supper Club with close friends in 2000, trying a new restaurant every Thursday night. We had one simple rule in the club, “no chain restaurants”! After three years of stomping through Atlanta's best and worst restaurants, we realized that this weekly tradition was becoming too expensive to maintain (go figure!). However, in 2005 I started making notes of my dining experiences for personal reference. To make it easy for my friends to get my recommendations, I thought I would try blogging. So...here goes!

8 Overall Rating - Fleet Landing Restaurant (Charleston) 07/04/10


186 Concord St
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 722-8100
www.fleetlanding.net/

Dined with Rosie, George and Greg

Overall: 8
8 rating relative to other restaurants in Charleston; however, if you want a low-key casual place to hang out on the water, this would be a 10!

Ambiance: 10
This was exactly what we were looking for on a night like this. Our table was outside on the patio, overlooking the water. We had perfect temperatures with a cool breeze. Does it get any better than this to watch fireworks?! Casual, fun environment. Busy bar. Great music in the background. Fireworks were displayed from 7 different locations...amazing!

Food Quality: 8
For starters, delicious biscuits served with honey butter was a fantastic way to start the dinner service!
Steak Calamari with two sauces- preferred sweet chutney were good
Hushpuppies stuffed w/shrimp, lobster, corn and chive chowder atop sauce were wonderful.
Mussels were bland.
Crabmeat bruschetta - light, healthy, crabmeat was plentiful (only average for me, but everyone else loved it).
For entrees, I ordered the pan-roasted honey ginger scallops - absolutely delicious. A wonderful blend of flavors. Side of cole slaw - fresh, light yet flavorful.
Greg's chargrilled tuna was not very good; it was too charred, but the grits (made w/buttermilk and heavy cream) were truly divine!
Rosie's lemon dill butter shrimp was good - nice combination of flavors.
We all split the white chocolate bread pudding - it was disappointing; texture was more like cornbread and lacked moistness. Flavors were muted, although the creme anglaise was good.

Service: 10
Our server, Ish, was knowledgeable, patient, did a thorough yet concise job highlighting top items on the menu. Service throughout dinner didn't miss a beat. He even cleared the bar crowd when the fireworks started, explaining that we reserved tables. Ish did an awesome job managing crowd.

Price: 7
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  1. UnknownSeptember 17, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    That was a great night w/ great friends! I'm still dreaming of those stuffed hushpuppies the size of a small fist:)

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