A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Since we both work and have no kids, we eat out a lot. I like trying new places, and am happy to pass along my opinions on these new restaurants. For these reviews, I try to stay away from the obvious chains (Chili’s, Applebees, Wendy’s, and other things ending with a long ee sound.) I’m also confining my reviews to the general Upstate area. We’ve had lot’s of fantastic meals on our travels, but I’d rather pass along the cuisine of this area.
NOTE: This restaurant is now closed I had spotted this place on Wade Hampton in Greer a couple of weeks ago, and thought it might be a nice target for lunch. Today there was an article in the Greenville News about Anna’s, so one of my colleagues and I decided to give it a try. … Read More “Anna’s International Family Restaurant” »
After a long day of chain-sawing and clearing debris from the last ice storm, Laura and I decided to treat ourselves to one of our favorite Greenville restaurants. I figured it was also high time this place got a review here. Background The Stax restaurant empire was founded by brothers George and Frank Stathakis, and … Read More “Stax Seafood Grill” »
With an extra day off to bum around, it was time to try a new place in town. I spotted the Diner on Main and decided to give it a try. While classified as a meat-n-three, it’s at the opposite end of the spectrum from Bill’s Place. A blurb on the back of the menu … Read More “Meat-N-3.3, Diner on Main” »
Thai cuisine has been part of the Greenville restaurant landscape for several decades, albeit hidden away in some unusual locations for most of that time. The first I can remember is "The King and I", once located at the intersection of State Park and Mountain Creek Roads in a former gas/service station. The building and … Read More “Thai, Thai, Thai again” »
For our final evening in Washington State we decided to visit the Rhododendron Cafe. There were three reasons for this selection. First, we had been there before, and the food was good that time. Secondly, it’s too small to have a Friday night buffet, which is the way many of our favorite seafood joints in … Read More “Rhododendron Cafe” »
A trip to La Conner wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Calico Cupboard. This morning, we arrived before many of the stores had opened, so we stopped in. I try to get by here for lunch either at this location or in Anacortes at least once on these trips. Atmosphere This started as a … Read More “Calico Cupboard” »
This is going to be my final meat-n-three adventure for awhile. Or, at least, until my constitution recovers and I shed a few pounds. Today I didn’t feel like going alone, so I drafted my office mate, Rick, to go to Bill’s Place for lunch. It’s been nearly five years since either of us had … Read More “Meat-N-3.2” »
This morning’s Greenville Journal had an article almost exactly like the one I wrote a couple of days ago about small Meat-N-Three places. The GJ did a much more in-depth, eloquent job than I did – I just wish they their website carried their articles online. While much of their competition died off through the … Read More “Meat-N-3.1” »
There are three basic types of restaurants. First, there are the places where folks go to try something new, something exotic, or something of higher quality than their normal day-to-day fair. Then there are those places that cater the more familiar – comfort food, so to speak. And finally, there are the convenience joints. The boundaries between these three are nebulus. Some may take comfort in the exotic. Also, as tastes expand, more and more fast foods are branching out into ethnic foods. Depending on the establishment, both exotic and comfort foods can be served fairly quickly, making them bleed over into the convenience category.
The India Palace is not new to me. For a time, it was the only place to get Indian cuisine in Greenville. For my last night of bachlorhood while Laura is away, I stopped in and thought it was high time for a review of one of our favorite restaurants.