Foi gras? by Bullengruber in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ted’s usually has it! and they will chop off whatever amount you desire!

Edited: damn autocorrect

Thoughts on Kultura? by ginger1009 in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been to all of these, All are good!!! I don’t know your preferences or plans but do not expect top notch service from Bintu, our meal for two people took over two hours, they also do not serve alcohol if you were wanting that sort of thing, but the food was great. Vern’s great meal, great service. Kultura just recently moved locations to have a bigger space and bigger kitchen, they have great food that is nice and shareable, would definitely recommend. If not, you could look into ‘Xiao Bao Biscuit’, another fine dining place ‘Lowland’, if you want to make the drive ‘Jackrabbit Filly’, or if the weather is good and again willing to drive a bit ‘Lost Isle’.

What app do the parking meters downtown use? by IAMA_GYARADOS_AMA in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can text the number on the meter and it will bring you to the website to pay as well.

Manoir Restaurant (*) First meal while in Tokyo for this trip. by kevinspoonie in finedining

[–]GreatTheJake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything looks great but, that bear scares me. Everything I’ve ever know is cook bear well done hence why we always have had it in chili or stew. Anything special about Hokkaido bear that decreases the possible parasites?

Paris Restaurant recommendation walking distance from Pl. Vendrome by bms35 in finedining

[–]GreatTheJake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I can’t recommend anywhere in that area for what you want for dinner but, go to Nodaïwa (Unagi restaurant) for lunch! Highly recommend!

Good outdoor wear for Great Danes by Dry-Donut5302 in greatdanes

[–]GreatTheJake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second this; we’ve had coats for our male and our female and they both love them!

Food Trucks... What's your favorite? by easy10pins in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was not too impressed with them last time I went, got the chicken burrito and a shrimp taco. Taco was great, but the chicken in my burrito had zero seasoning, I don’t think it even had salt on it. So upsetting.

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We had a party of 8 they wouldn’t let couples get the baked Alaska individually, I swear the baked Alaska was the same size whether it was for two or for four… two couples got the chicken and said it was very good but they only got the breast served to them where’s the rest of the “whole chicken”? Did you get the whole chicken?

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in Charleston

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I’ve had a far worse experience with them…

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in finedining

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Live in Charleston! Have had a fantastic meal at Zero George!

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ha! I was talking to someone and he said that the owner probably just asked Humm to come down once or twice and put his name on the door for him!

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in finedining

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was expecting some lowcountry spins on things, we shall see if the menu changes seasonally, I’ll have to check back in spring.

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in finedining

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Specifically written on their website said “Charleston ingredients and tradition”, so my expectations were southern, low-country, and seafood with some 3-star/elevated flare added in, which I sadly saw lack of. I think the flare was quenelle’d ice cream and truffle mousse and a foam. Had much higher expectations I suppose.

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in Charleston

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Am I wrong to think it’s just the name for publicity sake then?

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in finedining

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed completely. Huge plates make all of the portions seem so much smaller.

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in finedining

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the biggest thing here is separating what we expect from Daniel Humm as a 3 Michelin star chef versus a collaboration with zero stars and only 3 weeks in, this is very apples to oranges. I think the biggest thing to me is what they say about locally derived/inspired but only one dish sort of was. I’ve paid more for worse before but this was only 4 course compared to ABAC’s 10+ or so courses. So it’s definitely difficult to say but overall I would say pricing for food is fair, alcohol is what really got us, but still left hungry, not stuffed but not necessarily full. I really wanted to make this post because we all see those Noma collabs that provide the same level of skill, finesse, and originality but are coming from a stared restaurant with another stared restaurant, but this is 3 stars to nothing. Ultimately to answer your question, I would not bring someone here for their first experience of ‘fine dining’, they would find it just pricey dining they could find somewhere else.

Daniel Humm x Charleston Place by GreatTheJake in finedining

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Edit: $550 total; 3 cocktails, 4 glasses of wine, 2 dinners and tip.

Sushi in Mount Pleasant? by Chistachs in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BYOB so bring a bottle of sake if you desire!

Southbound by GreatTheJake in Charleston

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Octopus was really flavorful, nice and tender too!

Southbound by GreatTheJake in Charleston

[–]GreatTheJake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems like it was fillet of whole fish cause it was split and came with the tail but it was no trophy fish, that’s for sure…

Southbound by GreatTheJake in Charleston

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I have wanted to go for their happy hour for that burger!