Craving a plate that crackles when your fork hits the crust? Across South Carolina, old school cafes still stack fried lunch plates so high the room seems to swell with appetite.
You can smell the peppered gravy, hear the clatter of sweet tea ice, and watch locals nod like they have been here forever. Come hungry, because these kitchens keep the oil hot and the hospitality hotter.
Page’s Okra Grill – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Page’s Okra Grill serves lunch that tastes like home on a weekday when the breeze rolls in from Shem Creek. Fried chicken arrives crisp, seasoned right, and steaming, beside skillet fried okra that snaps with cornmeal bite.
You will find mashed potatoes with peppered white gravy, and a biscuit that soaks every last drop…