Mount Pleasant Magazine Jan/Feb 2015

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10 BEST OF 2015
2015
Naples market – here in America. Instead of spending
your money on transatlantic plane tickets that cost as
much as junior college for your kid, why not just head
over to Bricco Bracco for the real feel of Italy?
1. Bricco Bracco
2. La Pizzeria
3. Carrabbas
Best Kid-Friendly restaurant
Moms and Dads: We know how hard it is to re-create
the perfect Rachel Ray pork roast from last week’s
episode while simultaneously making sure your kids
don’t burn the house down. Why not just pile the little
rascals into the minivan and head on down to Chick-
fil-A, Mount Pleasant’s best kid-friendly restaurant?
1. Chick-fil-A
1. Moe’s Southwest Grill
3. Wild Wing Cafe
Best Mac ’n cheese
It flows like molten lava from a volcano’s open mouth.
Crave’s mac ’n cheese, of course, is beckoning to coat
your mouth with a gooey goodness that is unparal-
leled East of the Cooper.
1. Crave
2. Coleman Public House
3. Graze
Best Mexican
We love Mexican food, and we don’t see anything
wrong with talented cooks crossing our Southern bor-
der to prepare our tacos and fry up our chimichangas.
So if thinking about smoking hot fajitas and chips and
salsa made you sorta hungry, maybe you should join
our readers for a meal at Los Arcos.
1. Los Arcos
2. Santi’s
3. SOL
Best new
restaurant
I’ve said be-
fore that the
Lowcountry
reminds me of
New York City,
opening new
restaurants faster
than you can say
“Where should
we eat tonight?” If you haven’t yet checked out SOL
Southwest Kitchen and Tequila Bar, our readers
think you should.
1. SOL
2. The Obstinate Daughter
3. The Granary
Best Place to dine outdoors
Fresh air in Mount Pleasant and the surrounding
islands is like the back of a baby’s neck. So why not en-
joy it? Our readers suggest Water’s Edge as the place
to enjoy good food outdoors. It’s like a picnic, except
someone else fills your water glass.
1. Water’s Edge
2. Vickery’s
3. Red’s Icehouse
Best Place to taKe an out-oF-towner
Your visitors expect you to show them a good time
and introduce them to the best spots in East Cooper.
In our readers’ opinion, a good time can be had at
Water’s Edge. Just be prepared for your guests to an-
nounce that they’re staying.
1. Water’s Edge
2. Red’s Icehouse
3. Vickery’s
Best Pizza
The buzz around town about the magic mushroom
pizza served at Mellow Mushroom had lines out the
door and around the corner. When the Mount Pleasant
folks figured out that the mushrooms weren’t “magi-
cal,” just downright delicious, they added pepperoni
and ate the best pizza in town.
1. MellowMushroom
2. La Pizzeria
3. Grimaldi’s
Best raw Bar
Some people like their beef so raw that it’s still mooing
– and we like our shellfish so raw that they’re still, uh,
filtering. And here’s a pearl of wisdom from our read-
ers: Shem Creek Bar & Grill has the freshest oysters
around.
1. Shem Creek Bar & Grill
2. Salt
3. Red’s Icehouse
Best riBs
Legend has it that the renowned barbecue chef “Old
Man”Rivers once told his protégés that no one man or
woman could reach the holy grail of ribs alone. Instead,
it would take a team of studied chefs to cook the best
ribs ever. Home TeamBBQ on Sullivan’s Island has
Best New
Restaurant
- SOL