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Good Breakfast, but a Bit Pricey
- September 29, 2009
- Rated 2 of 5 by
mrsmadis0n from Greensboro, North Carolina
I heard great reviews about this place and we decided to check it out for breakfast during our trip.
I ordered a dish which was similar to an eggs benedict only with mushroom gravy and a side of grits.
My husband order your standard breakfast: eggs, sausage, and toast.
We also ordered a side of bacon.
The food was good, but unfortunately not good enough to compensate for the price of our meal.
For both of us to eat it was about $35. Not sure how other's feel, but I don't normally spend this much on a breakfast meal.
Also as a warning, parking is horrible, we drove around for about 15 minutes to find parking. We also had a bit of a wait and its very cramped inside the restaurant.
I don't think we will return.
From journal Romantic Weekend
Editor Pick
Brunch with a Side of Yum
- November 18, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Carmen from Fairfax, Virginia
As I planned my trip to Charleston, I posed a question for my friends on Facebook asking for recommendations for good restaurants. Almost everyone who responded mentioned the Hominy Grill, giving it an enthusiastic two thumbs up for its breakfast/brunch menu. Never one to pass up a good opportunity for breakfast foods, we planned to make the Hominy Grill our last stop after an early-morning carriage tour before heading home a day early. (The incessant rain drove us back to our sunny hometown.)
This quaint little restaurant is just that, quaint and little, so there was a wait. Outside. In the rain. With no shelter. However, everyone was dutifully waiting, so I took that as a sign that it was worth waiting for. There is both indoor and outdoor seating, and some were even braving the weather outside, however, we waited around 25 minutes for a table indoors.
The menu is simple, in terms of the number of choices, but detailed in the low-country ingredients that make up each item. I chose the cinnamon French toast with apple maple syrup, which was warm and gooey and made me feel like I was in someone’s southern grandma’s kitchen. The apple taste and consistency in the syrup was a nice surprise, not overpowering at all, but very fall-inspired. My boyfriend had an egg biscuit, and the only fault he could find was that the biscuit was so flaky that it kept falling apart. The taste, however, was quite nice. More importantly to him, the coffee was hot, good, and flowing.
The service was efficient, if not a bit brusque, but I can see that they were trying to keep the customers turning over so that those outside wouldn’t have quite as long to be miserable in the rain. The breakfast total came to about $25 for the two of us, and it was worth every bite.
You’ll need to taxi, bus or drive to the Hominy Grill. Even though it’s located in the downtown area, it’s a significant number of blocks away from any of the tourist hubs. However, when you arrive, you won’t be disappointed.
From journal Charming Charleston Weekend
Editor Pick
Hominy Grill
- July 7, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
airynfaerie from St. Augustine, Florida
We've enjoyed a couple meals at Hominy Grill, a famous home-style restaurant on the outskirts of Downtown Charleston. Since reservations are only taken for dinner, make sure you are prepared to wait outside on the sidewalk to get in for the well-worth-it breakfast or lunch. Get ready to indulge in creative, yet simple local cuisine including breakfast dishes of shrimp-n-grits, omelets filled with okra and portobello, or the "you-can't-go-wrong" original of eggs, creamy grits and home fries, or lunch entrées like grilled soft shell crab with apricot slaw and Brunswick stew.
The name of this cafe comes from the staple of many dishes - hominy (grits), and they are not your ordinary grits, oh no...but fresh, large hominy made with fresh cream...so thick it takes effort to clean your spoon! Outdoor seating is available on a shaded patio paved with bricks, or sit inside and notice the premier articles around the walls of Hominy's features in "Bon Appetit" magazine and more, along with antique art against the beat-board walls and ornate southern ceiling!
Breakfast begins at 7:30 and lunch is 11:30-2:30 Mon-Fri, while a weekend brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 to 2:30. Be sure to make reservations for dinner (served from 5:30 to 9:30 Monday to Thursday, from 5:30 to 10 Friday and Saturday), because the popularity of this restaurant is evident in the waiting times. Check out www.HominyGrill.com for some shared recipes and a email reservation form!
From journal Southern-Charmed Weekend in Charleston