Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Local Restaurant Notes
Side Street Saloon opened Oct. 30 at 511 Lake Arrowhead Road, which is the former location of Callie Baker's Roadhouse. This time around the saloon has 50 televisions "...showing all the NFL, MLB, college football and basketball packages." There are daily drink specials, a happy hour from 4-7 weekdays and daily lunch specials. In the spring, volleyball matches and karaoke will begin. The number is 449-8844.
Several area restaurants are offering take-out meals for Thanksgiving. A few include:
Side Street Saloon opened Oct. 30 at 511 Lake Arrowhead Road, which is the former location of Callie Baker's Roadhouse. This time around the saloon has 50 televisions "...showing all the NFL, MLB, college football and basketball packages.">Benjamin's Bakery in Surfside Beach has pumpkin bread, with or without cream cheese frosting, and pumpkin muffins. They are studded with raisins and walnuts. Benjamin's is at 810 Third Ave. S. in Surfside Beach, behind Surf Side Subs and Deli, and the number to call and place orders is 477-1100.
Side Street Saloon opened Oct. 30 at 511 Lake Arrowhead Road, which is the former location of Callie Baker's Roadhouse. This time around the saloon has 50 televisions "...showing all the NFL, MLB, college football and basketball packages.">Croissants Bistro & Bakery is providing entire mix-and-match Thanksgiving meals that you can order ahead of time and pick up. Prices vary, but for example a whole 12-14-pound turkey is $55; pies and strudels are $15-$20; other sweets and cheesecakes are $1.50 to $40; and side dishes are $10-$35. Side Dishes include Butternut Squash Soup, Sweet Potato Casserole, Corn Pudding, Oyster Dressing, Fresh Herb Dressing and House-made Cranberry Sauce. Croissants is at the intersection of 38th Avenue North and Robert M. Grissom Parkway, in the Beach First Bank Building. The number is 448-2253.
Southern Caviar in Longs is frying turkeys and offering a slew of southern side dishes such as mashed sweet potatoes, green beans, mashed white potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls and their famous Sweet Potato Pecan Pie. You can place your order by calling 399-6049. Southern Caviar is located on S.C. 90 just east of the intersection with S.C. 22.
She-Crab Soup with sherry; Wild Mushroom, Leek and Brie Omelet; and Prime Rib au jus are a few of the dishes on the new a la carte brunch menu at The Parson's Table. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, diners can now visit the former church, admire the stained glass windows and give thanks for Shrimp and Grits and Vanilla Cinnamon French Toast. The restaurant is at 4305 McCorsley Ave. in Little River, and reservations may be made by calling 249-3702.
The sign still says Socastee Station, but now the longtime neighborhood eatery is called Buckeyes Restaurant Bar at Socastee Station. David Nuth and Jim Soukup are the new owners, and after six weeks of cleanup and slight remodelling the restaurant has reopened. Walls are newly painted and floors are freshly scrubbed. There's no draft beer at the bar for the moment and there is only cable TV, but those details will soon be remedied. They serve beer, wine and liquor. Smoking is allowed at the bar and in the front half of the middle dining room. Non-smokers can sit back by the restrooms or in the dining room farthest from the bar. The menu features plenty of finger foods, burgers, sandwiches and home-style dinners with an Italian emphasis. Buckeyes is at 4504 Socastee Blvd., and the number is 831-0190. It's open from 11 a.m. to close Mondays through Saturdays.
The recession created opportunity for a local restaurant family known for sushi. Ben Cachila and his father-in-law, Shozo Sakata, formerly of Emi Bistro and Sushi Bar in Pawleys Island, decided to try offering their sushi at established restaurants that did not already offer sushi. They provide the actual sushi bar, the fish, the nori, the wasabi, the dishes and even the chopsticks, plus a sushi chef and a server. The restaurant provides the space and takes a slice of the proceeds. A prototype of the new business, which is temporarily being called " No Name Right Now," debuted Nov. 10 inside Ron Jon's at 938 U.S. 501 in Myrtle Beach. A limited sushi menu is being offered; rolls include Alaskan, Spicy Tuna, California, Shrimp Tempura and Spicy Crab, and they have shrimp, salmon, tuna, yellowtail and crab nigiri. For now sushi is available starting at 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays at Ron Jon's. Soon they're opening another location at Goat Island Grill on Front Street in Georgetown. After that one is established, a third sushi bar will be installed at Salt Creek Café on U.S. 17 Bypass in Murrells Inlet. Eventually, the men would like to have a franchise of sushi bars that are easily installed and staffed, and they may start a school to train sushi chefs. Ben Cachila can be reached at 254-2990.
Sugami Japanese Restaurant at 4813 N. Kings Highway closed for the season on Nov. 7, and plans to reopen March 1. Sugami is at 4813 N. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach.
Becky Billingsley serves fresh restaurant news daily atwww.MyrtleBeachRestaurantNews.com
