Frank’s and Frank’s Outback
10434 U.S. 17 (Ocean Highway)
Pawleys Island
237-3030
www.franksandoutback.com
As one of the most esteemed fine dining restaurants in the Grand Strand area, it’s hard to believe Frank’s used to be a filling station/convenience store. The seafood and steaks are legendary, as are the gourmet pizzas and other fine fare served in the open-air part called Frank’s Outback. If you like roasted garlic, try the GOOP appetizer. You can feel comfortable dressed to the nines or wearing business casual attire.
Gator Krawls
9448 U.S. 17 (Ocean Highway)
Pawleys Island
235-8228
The number of menu items is amazing, as are some of the more unusual dishes such as Crab and Sweet Potato Soufflé or Fried Alligator. Breakfasts are great with choices like Salmon Patties and Eggs or Catfish Fillet with grits and a cheese biscuit.
Incredible Edibles
10126 Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island
237-5040
Myra Ranta bakes special occasion cakes, single-serving sweets, biscuits and more. A list of her offerings include: Black Pepper and Chive Biscuits, Pimiento Cheese Biscuits, Toasted Onion and Blue Cheese Biscuits, Buttermilk Biscuits, and soups such as Okra Gumbo, Split Pea, Hoppin’ John, Creamy Chicken Vegetable and Chicken Noodle. Cupcakes are filled with flavored mousses and covered with thin layers of ganache, and there are Red Velvet Cupcakes. You can buy Raspberry Muffins and Blueberry Muffins, individual Kahluha Cheesecakes, scones and cobblers.
Island Café & Deli
10683 U.S. 17
In the Island Shops
Pawleys Island
237-9527
www.islandcafeanddeli.com
This eatery is a favorite of locals, but visitors are delighted to find it. It is a casual spot open daily for lunch and dinner with indoor and outdoor seating. In the season there is live entertainment out on the patio. Regular specials include Monday nights when a pound of shrimp prepared any way you like is $12, and on Tuesday and Wednesday nights a 1 1/4-pound Maine Lobster is $14. The regular menu is a seafood lover’s dream, but there are also steaks, chicken and non-seafood sandwiches.
Kudzu at the Beach
221 Willbrook Blvd.
Pawleys Island
235-8560
This bright and large shop is a wonderland of fresh-baked sweets and breads, plus a great place to buy wines, cheeses, ready-to-cook entrees, condiments, oils, dressings, kitchen accessories and much, much more. You can also grab-and-go with their prepackaged sandwiches.
La Playa Mexican Cantina
10185 U.S. 17 (Ocean Highway)
Pawleys Island
235-4013
www.laplayamexicancantina.com
This is definitely not a typical Mexican restaurant. Sure, they have authentic burritos and enchiladas, but you can also choose Shrimp Ceviche, Ginger Chicken, Pork Carnitas or Pollo Culichi with a creamy poblano pepper sauce that is topped with mushrooms and poblanos. The menu is vast, the atmosphere is festively casual.
Litchfield Beach Fish House
13060 Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island
237-3949
http://www.lbfishhouse.com
Bob Mimms has been serving lunches and dinners for a lot of years. His fresh shrimp, roasted oysters, crab/corn chowder and fish stew are institutions around here, along with a lot of other fine dishes. If you’re visiting for the first time, look for the shark coming out of the roof. Live music is provided several nights a week, in season, out on the screened porch.
Litchfield Coffee House
Mingo shopping and dining complex
Litchfield
235-3510
This is where people can come tap owner Blair Mathis’ knowledge of fine coffees and enjoy live music. Even more important, he says, “People can come sit, drink coffee, discuss different topics and have real live human interaction.” Blair has an impressive list of dozens of specialty coffee drinks, and he usually has five or so international coffees freshly brewed. There are also baked goods, smoothies and Wi-Fi. It’s open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Louis’s at Pawleys
10880 U.S. 17 (Ocean Highway)
In the Hammock Shops at Pawleys Island
237-8757
www.louisatpawleys.com
Owner/chef Louis Osteen has been credited with the revival of gourmet Southern food, which is showcased at this Pawleys Island restaurant. Some folks dress up as befits the cuisine, but after all this is Pawleys Island so “nice casual” also works. Full-blown casual is appropriate in the adjacent Fish Camp Bar.
Main Street Deli
10744 Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island
237-1112.
Over on the deli side breakfast is served from 7 a.m. to noon Mondays through Saturdays. You can get eggs, omelets, wraps, sandwiches, potatoes, bacon, ham and sausage, bagels and pastries. Lunch fare is served until 5 p.m., and choices include cold sandwiches with premium meats; chicken, tuna, shrimp or egg salad; and liverwurst. Hot sandwiches range from Buffalo Chicken and a Healthy Reuben (grilled turkey instead of corned beef) to Philly Cheese Steak and Chicken Cordon Bleu. They offer free local delivery.
Ocean One
Upstairs at The Litchfield Inn
One Norris Drive
Litchfield Beach
235-8700
Bill and Annette Austin have three restaurants now, and their newest, Ocean One, has an incredible oceanfront view, a fun and exciting menu and an impressive wine list. Ocean One Specialties include Bronzed Rum Drunken Shrimp and Scallops with Pineapple, Coconut Rum Sauce and Unfried Rice; and Herb Crusted Colorado Rack of Lamb with Roasted Shallot and Mint Marmalade and Rosemary Lamb Jus. Steaks range from a 12-ounce Colorado Natural Flat Iron Steak to “Painted Hills” New York Strip, USDA Prime Filet Mignon, USDA Prime Rib and Kobe Style Wagyu Filet Mignon. Fish from around the world – Atlantic swordfish, Hawaiian tuna, Alaskan King salmon, Carolina black grouper and Florida Yellowtail snapper – also are offered with a choice of sauces.
Orobosa’s Lowcountry Café
85 N. Causeway Rd.
Pawleys Island
235-3464
www.orobosas.com
Owner/chef Orobosa Uwagbai is a native of Nigeria who spent several years as executive chef at one of Pawleys Island’s most upscale Lowcountry restaurants. His cuisine is a unique mixture of Lowcountry, African and classic continental. Our favorites are his crab cakes, Beef Waga Waga and Lemon Grouper. Dress casual.
Perrone’s
13291 Ocean Highway (U.S. 17)
Pawleys Island
235-9193
Owner/chef Steve Perrone is the area master when it comes to gourmet take-out food. Every day he has a smorgasbord of seafood dips, salads, fine cheeses and superb entrees that can be eaten at the cozy shop or taken home. Each take-out dish come with a label attached containing customized reheating instructions. You can also pick up a great bottle of wine.
Pizzadelphia
Litchfield Plaza
Litchfield Beach
237-7500
Pizzadelphia Philly Cheesesteaks are made with “Original Philly Steak” and bread shipped in from Philadelphia. You can also get one made with chicken, or a Pizza Steak with mozzarella and sauce. Other sandwiches are Hoagies with a variety of meats and toppings, and hot sandwiches like Roast Beef with gravy on a Kaiser roll, Chicken Parmesan, Meatball and Italian Sausage. Pizza dough is made fresh. There are salads and finger food like Chicken Fingers, Onion Rings, Cheese Fries, Fried Shrimp and Soft Pretzels. Chicken Wings come in hot, mild, barbecue, teriyaki, sweet & hot, garlic Parmesan, sweet & sour or house style. For dessert there are Tastykakes, which are a Philadelphia version of Lil’ Debbie snack cakes. They deliver!
Quigley’s Pint and Plate
257 Willbrook Blvd.
In the Mingo shopping center
Pawleys Island
237-7010
The menu at brewmaster Josh Quigley’s new restaurant in lists a lot of hearty and tasty food like you might expect at a respectable brew pub including the Plowman’s Platter, which is an assortment of cheeses, meat chunks, a hard-boiled egg, cherry peppers, apple wedges, a fresh pretzel and ale mustard, soups of the days, salads, sandwiches and meat-and-potatoes entrees. The Beerimisu dessert is made with lady fingers soaked in bourbon stout.
Rocco’s
13313 Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island
235-3674
www.myroccos.com
Prepare to be wowed with choices like appetizers of Sherry Mushrooms with Lump Crab Stuffing, or Goat Cheese Truffles with Wilted Spinach. Expect entrees such as Pan Seared New Bedford Sea Scallops with a tomato coulis and Grilled Vegetable Bouquet. The wine list is excellently thoughtful. Rocco’s is open for lunch and dinner. |
