The Southern Bar & Grill

Love love love!!! One of my favorite bars to go to. Hank, Angela and the rest of the staff treat me like family. I finally tried the food it's delicious. The Philly cheese steak was amazing, as were the toasted ravioli. Potato skins not my fav but they were still good. I love their apple pie shots. They do live music a bunch there. I love the dive bar vibe.

Giving a five because food is good but sweet tea needs more sugar. I need to taste the diabetes for it to be legit sweet tea.

The Southern Bar and Grill in Mount Pleasant has evolved into one of my go-to spots with friends. What started as a convenient place to grab a drink before or after a night out has now turned into our destination for evenings when we don't feel like heading all the way downtown. The staff is always great--friendly, kind, and really make the place feel welcoming. They live music is also a great addition! The food is another reason we keep coming back. Their chicken tenders are hands down some of the best we've ever had, crispy and perfectly cooked. And I have to say, their Philly cheesesteak (with extra cheese) is one of my favorite things to eat in Charleston, especially paired with their onion rings (and whatever sauce they pair with the onion rings)! Oh, and the apple pie shots? We still don't know what's in them, but they've become a staple for us every time we visit. The Southern is the perfect spot for a low-key night with good food and drinks close to home.

What can I say? My friends and I love this place. We are here more often than we are anywhere else. The owner-employee's friendliness and the feel of the space are welcoming. It's a bar but with many 'homemade' reasons to visit. Let me start with the freshly squeezed citrus. Sorry, but my powers of observation are keen, and I do not see many other places doing what The Southern does. They squeeze both fresh grapefruit and fresh oranges continuously -- as in, it never stops. They take pride in serving their signature cocktail, A Freshy, made with vodka, fresh grapefruit, and a splash of cranberry. It's $7 during happy hour, and the grapefruit juice alone is worth that price. I seem to always gravitate to the carbs when I visit. Homemade potato skins and homemade, hand-battered GIANT onion rings. The skins start as baked potatoes that are lightly scooped and filled with plenty of cheese and bacon. I make a point of saying 'very lightly scooped' because these skins are meaty! There is quite a lot of potato left here before they add the cheese, so it's a meal I can barely finish -- four to a serving with green onions and heaps of sour cream for $10. The onion rings are finished with the tiniest bit of sea salt right when they come out of the fryer. They may just be the best original recipe onion rings I have tasted, and you get quite a pile for $8. The service is great, and there are always bartenders hustling drinks and hustling food to all the tables. They are the hardest group of owner-employees out there, and the way they care about what goes out to customers shows. Again, this is a bar. But it is also a gathering place for locals. I've never walked in and not known somebody already enjoying themselves. If you know, you know ;-)

The cheeseburger from The Southern is one of my favorite burgers in town. It's a simple, no frills absolutely delicious burger. It's what a cheeseburger is supposed to be. I really love it (just as much as their cheesesteak) and is such a good deal! I was trying to be a little healthy so I got their house salad as my side. It was huge and I ended up taking it home to eat at work the next day. Also pictured are their onion rings which we ordered for us to share. They are sooo good, but I controlled myself and only had one. And of course, no trip to The Southern would be complete without a shot of their delicious apple pie concoction. Also, the staff are some of the nicest people you will ever meet!