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| - This is a good solid place for an american dinner. Their menu is available at their website.
Our family came in after a long flight from Minnesota, pretty tired. The concierge at our resort aimed us at Charleston's and comped us an appetizer. We were in at sevenish on a Friday night. Four adults and a baby had a choice of 10-15 minutes for inside or immediate patio. We went for the patio. We chose Shrimp Cargot for the appetizer; a half-dozen garlic-buttered shrimp in a snail tray covered with havarti cheese. it was OK, but I think I would have preferred it with the regular ecargot bourgignon treatment. Lots of garlic butter to sop up from the holes.
I started out with their "PERFECT MARGARITA AZUL REPOSADO TEQUILA,
COINTREAU, GRAND MARNIER. It was served in a huge martini glass, with the shaker left with me for some dregs to boot. Very tasty, indeed, and a heck of an attitude improver for seven bucks.
I had a bowl of potato soup, which was very passable. I then had their CHICKEN FRIED STEAK SEASONED AND BREADED WITH A BLACK PEPPER CHIPOTLE GRAVY SERVED WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES AND SWEET-GLAZED CARROTS. The chicken-fried steak was huge and tasty, and the gravy was good, although I don't recall much chipotle. My wife had a bite and thought it was a bit tough, but I had no problem with it. The sides were huge, too. I finished the steak and potatoes, but couldn't eat more than half the carrots. Considering that the one-year-old cutest grandbaby that ever was was wild for them, we brought them home. The baby happily munched whatever we shared with her.
On the whole, it was a good cut above your average chain like Applebees or TGIFriday's.
The service was very pleasant and attentive without being obtrusive.
Before the tip, including the margarita and soft drinks around, and with the appetizer comped, the after tax was a very reasonable $77. We got more than full value for it, and we'd be more than happy to return.
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