Mount Pleasant Magazine March/April 2013

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Going Out
A High Five for Five Loaves
New Location Holds Promise
As delicious, gourmet
lunches in Mount Pleasant go, Five
Loaves Cafe has had a hold on the
concept for quite some time. Co-
owners Casey Glowacki and Joe
Fischbein have been in the business
for eight years East of the Cooper
and even longer than that in their downtown Charleston
location.
“Our concept was to bring the quintessential soup and
sandwich lunch to Charleston,”
Glowacki explained. “I wanted to
keep it gourmet and use the chef skills that I had garnished
in culinary school.”
When Five
Loaves opened in
its old location, the
cozy corner of the
Crickentree shopping
center, the results
were promising,
and Mount Pleasant
diners liked it.
Glowacki said that
business took off, and
he quickly realized
the value of offering
a dinner menu.
Thus the restaurant
expanded.
“As more
restaurants, excellent ones, open in Mount Pleasant,
the time has come for us to revisit our concept as well,”
Glowacki said. “And it seemed to me that what we’ve been
missing this entire time comes down to a full bar, craft
beers, as well as a more inviting space.”
The “new” Five Loaves Cafe will still be located in
Crickentree but will take over the larger space that locals will
recognize as the old Village Tavern. Glowacki and Fischbein
are excited about the changes to the space’s interior – it will
look completely different, they said, and fans of Five Loaves
are sure to be delighted.
“We’re using all reclaimed wood – cypress trees are the
focal point – and we’re using earthy, comforting tones and
plenty of natural light,” said Glowacki. “We’ll also have
crank windows, which we can open for fresh air.”
Die-hard Five Loaves enthusiasts need not fret that the
restaurant is changing its timeless menu; Glowacki assured
me that the beloved entrees will still be available. What
will change, however, is the fancy cocktail you can order
alongside your meal.
“Our head bartender at Sesame, our other restaurant,
is developing an innovative cocktail list,” he said. “I can’t
tell you exactly what drinks will be on the menu right
now, but I do know
that our focus will
be freshly-squeezed
juices with seasonal,
organic ingredients.
I’m picturing gin and
fresh lime juice with
cucumber; I want
local produce in these
cocktails.”
If you’re not a
liquor drinker, don’t
hesitate to enjoy the
extended wine and
beer list that Glowacki
and Fischbein have
up their sleeves.
Glowacki anticipates
more visitors during cocktail hour, not necessarily for dinner
but simply to wind down after a hard day.
“My hope is that ladies and gentlemen will stop in after
work, share a glass of wine or craft beer and an appetizer,” he
remarked. “As we move Five Loaves Cafe into other regional
markets, this is the direction I want to take.”
Keep up with Five Loaves by visiting their website at
, or give them a call at
(843) 849-1043.
By denIse k. jaMes
Top left and right: The dining room in the new Five Loaves location features warm, earthy
tones; bottom left: owners Casey Glowacki and joe Fischbein opened Five Loaves Cafe
in Mount Pleasant eight years ago.
Photos by Wally Carey Photos by ally Carey