106 Haddrell Street
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Type:
Seafood
Experience:
Finding this place is no easy task. We were following someone who had been here several times and even he got lost along the way. It is set toward the back of a residential neighborhood and has no sign (at least from what I could tell) of any sort. It was dark but even when we found the establishment, I wasn't sure that we were at an eatery.
The restaurant was pretty great. We had a very large group and showed up about an hour and a half before they closed. We did have to wait a bit as it was a Friday night and they were busy and they do not accept reservations. And come to mention things they do not accept, they don't accept any form of payment other than cash. Which can be troublesome if you are not aware of that prior to them bringing the check.
The atmosphere is a little on the barren side. It is kind of like eating on a dock actually. Most of the furniture is patio furniture, and we were lucky to eat there on a cool night, 'cause as far as I could tell, the entire dining area is a screened in porch with no AC. But the staff is more than friendly and it really works for the place. Keep in mind, it is a restaurant entitled "The Wreck". You can't very well be expecting lavish expenditures on the decor. And as long as the weather is fair and there is a breeze, the lack of AC isn't really a problem. I might avoid this place in July and August however.
When the servers come to get your order they drop off bowls of boiled peanuts as a snack while you wait. I thought this was sort of a fun southern touch and fit nicely with the theme (or lack thereof) of the restaurant. As for the food itself. It was decent enough. The seafood was fresh, cooked to order and pretty darn tasty. They were out of most of their soups by the time we got around to ordering which was a bummer 'cause their soups looked pretty good. I ordered grilled dolphin (mahi mahi for those of you who insist on calling it that) and damn was it good. Comes with white beans, hush puppies and fried hominy (which was a shock as I thought it was a hush puppy). From what I could tell, everything was from scratch. I shared in a little of the food from others as well as everyone sort of passed their plates around. The shrimp in particular were incredible.
Then came desert. They assured us that they made all of their deserts from scratch, but I don't know if I can vouch for this. Several people ordered banana pudding which they said was good enough. As for me, I ordered key lime pie as I am always on the look out for a good key lime pie. Once again though, the lateness of our arrival came back to haunt us as the pie was almost frozen. Not to be hindered by this, me and everyone else in my situation just picked up our key lime pie-sicle and munched down. It was really damn good once you figured out the trick to avoid the dreaded brain freeze.
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All in all this place was pretty good. A little on the pricey side, especially if you are looking for big portions. The portions aren't small mind you, but they are not the Super Sized feeding troughs seen all too often in restaurants these days. The price is more than worth it though when you consider how great the food tastes.
Overall:
I would like to have given this place 4 carats. It could have been better, but not a whole lot. If you wind up in the Charleston area and don't mind crossing that oh so cool suspension bridge into Mount Pleasant, I would suggest you find this place if you are in the mood for some good seafood. But, I would also suggest you call and get directions 'cause it is NOT easy to find. And don't forget to bring cash. All this taken into consideration I have to knock a little off the score.
3.5 Carats
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