"Shrimp & grits is a staple of Lowcountry menus, charged with a bit of garlic and a bit of Tabasco sauce but ultimately very, very comforting."
Michael Stern
"A combination rice casserole every bit as intoxicating as Creole gumbo, Lowcountry purloo contains smoky chunks of sausage and a dynamic pairing of elegant fried shrimp and homey roasted chicken."
Michael Stern
"We had to get close to this sausage that came to breakfast to show its rugged texture. You can even see the pepper that helps give it a punch. This is one of the nicest pieces of breakfast sausage we've had in a long, long time."
Michael Stern
"A well-rounded breakfast at the Hominy Grill"
Michael Stern
"The extra-thick bacon is the very essence of piggy flavor!"
Cliff Strutz
"The Hominy Grill cookbook refers to buttermilk pie as a more refined version of chess pie, the refinement coming in the form of lemon juice and nutmeg, as well as the fetching tang of buttermilk."
Michael Stern
"'Have you had these before?' the waitress asked when she set down our boiled peanuts. 'We had a gentleman from New York the other day who was so eager to try one. He bit into it and screamed.' If you are expecting anything like the sort of crisp nut you munch from a can or jar, these goobers are indeed a shock: soft, earthy, and all-vegetable."
Michael Stern
"Country captain is a chicken casserole dotted with fat little currants and almond slivers, cosseted in a tomato-curry glaze. That's jasmine rice on the side."
Michael Stern
"What is especially good about the big nasty, other than the world-class biscuit, is the sausage gravy. All too often, it is thick and pasty; but Hominy Grill's is elegant and crowded with well-spiced pork."
Michael Stern
"We ate a lot of caramel-topped things all around Charleston -- it is a favorite flavor of the city -- but Hominy Grill's egg-rich cake, slathered with smooth, buttersweet frosting, was the best."
Michael Stern
"The answer to a chocoholic's prayer, this dense, intense pudding is bittersweet and cocoa pure."
Michael Stern
"The Hominy Grill coffee mug bears the restaurant logo: a bowl of steaming grits"
Michael Stern
"Tablecloths at Hominy Grill are butcher's paper."
Michael Stern
"This is the menu written on a chalkboard; be sure to notice the separate side and vegetable menu! It was also neat how the sun cast a shadow of the restaurant name onto the wall above the menu. Click on the photo for a better view of the menu."
Jenn Baker
"The building that houses Hominy Grill used to be a barber shop and striped barber poles can still be found just inside the front door."
Cliff Strutz
"We were wandering around town trying to sniff out breakfast when we came across this sign for the Hominy Grill. Who could resist going inside? We're sure glad we did."
Michael Stern
"The day's breakfast special on 5/28/09: grits topped with Tabasco-hottened Creole sauce, scrambled eggs, and a hunk of deep-fried corn bread. Each element was great and they sang effulgent harmony together."
Michael Stern
"Hominy Grill biscuits are so good that it's easy to not to order breakfast breads on the side of a meal. I won't make that mistake again. These breads -- banana-nut and pumpkin-ginger -- are seductively good. There wasn't a crumb left on the plate by the time breakfast ended."
Michael Stern
"I got granola only because I have eaten everything else on Hominy Grill's breakfast menu! And, don't you know, the granola is an extraordinary taste, treat, too, its dark sweetness perked up by an abundance of sharp-flavored seeds."
Michael Stern
"For a true taste of the South, how about fried green tomatoes in pimento cheese?"
Cliff Strutz
"Hominy Grill is one of the most popular restaurants in Charleston. After a recent renovation, you now have a place to order drinks while waiting for a table to open."
Cliff Strutz
