Mount Pleasant Magazine Jan/Feb 2020

7 www.BestOfMPTickets.com | www.BestOfMP.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com BEST OF 2020 2020 W W W . B E S T O F M P . C O M BEST ASIAN FOOD A gem in Mount Pleasant’s restaurant scene, “refined Thai” restaurant Basil has gotten top honors again this year. Locals love being able to get authentic dishes in an upscale setting without having to deal with the hassle of going downtown. It’s hard to choose just one dish - bring friends and share several. Second – Wasabi of Mount Pleasant Third - Locals BEST BAKERY Kudzu Bakery & Market’s slogan is “simply divine,” and that pretty much sums up everything they make in-house. Breads, cakes, pies, cookies, breakfast foods, pre-made dishes, sauces, preserves and sandwiches pack the shelves at this Coleman Boulevard bakery. You can walk out with everything you need to enter- tain guests — even wine — with their homemade- feel foods. Second - Saveurs du Monde Third - Nothing Bundt Cakes BEST BAR “Raising the bar”is a popular metaphor, but Red’s Ice House takes it literally with a crow’s nest bar that stretch- es into the sky over ShemCreek. Whether you want drinks up high or to stay down by the saltwater, our read- ers have picked Red’s as the top spot to wet your whistle. Second - Saltwater Cowboys Third - Butcher and The Boar BEST BARBECUE “Don’t mess with success”might as well be the motto for Melvin’s BBQ. Since 1982, they’ve been cooking outstanding pork, chicken and burgers over on Hous- ton Northcutt. Next time you’re in traffic on 17, stop off for some ribs or burnt ends. Get some of their famous onion rings, too, and wash it all down with a glass- bottle of Cheerwine. Second - Home Team BBQ Third - Swig and Swine 2020 W W W . B E S T O F M P . C O M FOOD AND DRINK Sena Jovic, Sena Cafe Alfonso Leon, La Hacienda Restaurant Mary Grace Perry, Page’s Okra Grill Brandi Duranceau, Page’s Okra Grill