We take food tours in every city we visit. NOLA, Savannah, St. Augustine, Boston, Dallas, overseas and this was at the bottom of the list.
Look, the food was good, but I knew it was suspect when the first stop was a chain brunch place with 100+ US locations.
The other 2 restaurants were also part of concepts including Texas style barbecue.
Finally, 2 more franchise specialty shops. One for candy and pralines, the other spices and teas.
Would recommend if you have never taken a food tour before. Would not recommend if you have high expectations of eating truly local “can’t get it anywhere else” food.
Одговор домаћина
Nov 2022
Phil,
We are sorry to hear you were disappointed in the tour with us. Concerning the stops on the tour, many people expect to attend historically significant restaurants. The truth is-they don't exist in Charleston. Charleston has only grown to culinary significance in the past 20-30 years. You mentioned "can't get it anywhere else" food, and we feel that is exactly what we provide. The first stop, which is a southern-based restaurant with multiple locations, you received grits and beignets. Outside of the south, where can you get grits and beignets on a regular basis--especially ones that do not taste like porridge? Same for pralines? Also, there is only one Texas-style barbecue restaurant in Charleston and it is nowhere near where we go on tours. We do have one stop where we sample traditional Carolina barbecue in a local restaurant. We appreciate your feedback and do hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Charleston.