South Carolina
The Democratic presidential debate airs in the background on CNN, live from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, so I was inspired to dig up an entry I wrote in my travel journal on May 8, 2004…
With posters of John Lee Hooker and Chuck Berry tacked on the deep green walls, you’d think you entered a Beale Street tavern, but Charleston, South Carolina’s Sticky Fingers restaurant is no Memphis locale.
Established in 1992 in the suburban town of Mt. Pleasant, people rave about their pulled pork sandwiches and BBQ ribs; a pork and rib combo awaits me at 2:30 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon on a 90 degree day.
At my mahogany table, one of about 100, my napkin is a heavy cotton rag. I use it to wipe my hands. The pulled pork is chewy and a little dry, while the ribs have a Carolina sauce (BBQ and honey glaze) and easily slide off the bones. The meat comes with baked beans and cole slaw, the latter drowning in mayo. The sour pickle definitely didn’t add to the flavors.
The staff seemed overly nice, with three people asking me several times if everything was okay. Maybe I was looking to fault them for what Bon Apetit magazine raved. Maybe because I was writing in my journal?
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By Anonymous, January 29, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
hahaha
By DoodleBops(tm), January 29, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
hahaha