3 Days in Charleston: A Foodie's Diary 🍽️🌮

Already shared the sights — now here’s the food recap! Below are my hits (✅) and misses from this tasty trip: 1️⃣ Magnolias 🍗 A high-rated Southern spot, but a bit overhyped. ✅ Down South Egg Roll: Savory pork with tangy mustard-spiked sauce — delicious! Buttermilk Fried Chicken: Dry chicken (biscuits were the star 🥧) Salmon BTL Salad: Overly salty salmon & bacon — saved by sour cream 💵 $45 per person 2️⃣ Pineapple Hut 🍍 Folly Beach’s famous pineapple ice cream — worth the wait? Sweet, refreshing, and served in a real pineapple! 💵 $5-12 3️⃣ Taco Boy 🌮 Massive lines at this Folly Beach favorite — we hit the food truck! ✅ Fried Chicken & Tempura Shrimp Tacos: Loaded and flavorful Carne Asada & Kimchi Beef: Just okay 💵 $5 per taco 4️⃣ Ruru’s Tacos 🎲 French Quarter spot with fun-named tacos (like a lucky draw!) ✅ Long Duck Dong: Beef with Chinese-inspired flavors — winner! 💵 $5 per taco 5️⃣ Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar ⚓ Waterfront seafood dining on a deck! ✅ She Crab Soup: Rich and chunky with crab meat ✅ Fried Green Tomato Stack: Crispy + crab mash = carb joy 😋 Crab Cake Sandwich: Good | Fried Oysters: Too fishy 🦪 💵 $45 per person 6️⃣ 82 Queen 👑 THE STAR of the trip — no weak dishes! ✅ Shrimp & Grits: Creamy, dessert-like grits 🍤 ✅ Jambalaya: Smoky pork + Charleston red rice (cleaned my plate!) 🍚 ✅ Crab Cake: Solid but less exciting Pink courtyard = gorgeous! 🌸 💵 $50 per person #CharlestonEats #SouthernFood #TravelFoodie #USATravel 🍤✨