Hominy Grill, 207 Rutledge Ave

If you’re visiting Charleston and want a restaurant that offers a classic Southern cooking experience the whole family can enjoy, Hominy Grill is the place to go. It’s local, and national praise has earned it features in The New York Times and Food & Wine Magazine.  

Just look for the big red house on Rutledge Avenue with a painting of a waitress on the side welcoming you with the message “Grits Are Good For You!”

Hominy Grill doesn’t used any pre-made or canned foods in their cuisine. Everything on the menu is prepared from scratch with locally raised ingredients. This approach to fine Southern cooking won their chef, Robert Stehling, a James Beard Award in 2008.

Mom and Dad can have fun choosing between dinner entrees like the pecan-crusted porterhouse pork chop with peach sauce or the sesame-crusted farm-raised catfish with sautéed okra, deep fried cheese grits, and geechee peanut sauce.

If your young children have smaller appetites, they can try the pimento cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread with arugula or the barbecued chicken sandwich with slaw.

One of the best ways to enjoy your Sunday mornings in Charleston is to stop by Hominy Grill for a hot cup of coffee and dig into the Big Nasty Biscuit with a fried chicken breast, cheddar, and sausage gravy. Although I wouldn’t make any plan any vigorous exercise for the next few hours.

If you want a brunch option on the lighter side, the grilled eggplant sandwich with herbed goat cheese and roasted red peppers should hit the spot.

You know Hominy Grill does Southern cooking right because it’s where the locals go for the best shrimp and grits in town.Be sure to make it a priority on your family’s Charleston vacation itinerary.

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