Cornmeal Fried Catfish
Husk Restaurant

Husk Restaurant

76 Queen St. Charleston, SC 29401, 29401-2200, United States

Full • Seafood • American • Bar-Lounge


"Ok, so we had high expectations coming in. This place is very hyped up. We managed to snag last minute reservations for 530pm on a Monday. We were very impressed with the service. Very attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable about the menu. It was our babymoon, and the menu itself said Happy babymoon , which was a special touch. Food wise, we 're giving Husk 3/5 stars because it really didn 't knock our socks off. In fact, we only liked 3 out of the 5 dishes we ordered. Out of those, we only really highly recommend 1. Here 's what we got, starting with the dishes we liked the best: #1: Broadbent country ham, buttermilk biscuits, husk pickles, lusty monk mustard YUM. Like a southern charcuterie board, as it was described by our server. #2: Cornmeal fried catfish, white cheddar grits, collard greens this was really good too, but not something I would feel compelled to order again. The catfish by itself was okay, but a bite with the catfish, grits, and collard greens together was wonderful! #3: Sweet potato bread pudding with toasted marshmallow too sweet for me, but my husband really liked it. #4: Lamb dumplings, okra, chermulah honey yogurt, pecan dukkah did not like these, and they weren 't particularly hot when they came out. Strange because this one came highly recommended by our server. #5: Hearth baked skillet cornbread, broadbent 's bacon crumble how could this not be good???? But it really wasn 't. It was dry and had very little flavor. We didn 't finish this, which is very unlike us."

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3790 Bedford Avenue, Nashville, United States

Beer • Wine • Full • Bar-Lounge


"Our server was rude throughout the evening. At first, we thought he was just being humorous and laughed along, but as the night progressed, we found ourselves feeling increasingly upset. He carelessly cleared away our champagne and tea, insisting that we move our champagne to the center of the table because he was uncomfortable with us having it there. When my friend requested a tea refill, he remarked something to the effect of, “Wow, they really despise this alcohol.” This made my friend anxious, and when she inquired if there was any alcohol in the tea, his response was, “That was sweet, and it clearly fell through.” When he returned to replace the tea, he stared at my friend until she finally said, “I’m waiting for you to take that stray and pour it into the new glass.” This behavior made us quite uncomfortable until we asked for boxes for our leftover food. He seemed offended and said, “You’re suddenly full?” I genuinely hope his behavior was meant as playful humor that we simply didn’t understand, but his professionalism with other tables contrasted sharply with his attitude toward us, making it feel personal. As we were likely the youngest couple in the restaurant, we wondered if he noticed this and tried to highlight the age difference. In the end, our bill came to $250, including the 20% tip that was automatically added. We didn’t feel that our experience was worth this amount, and given how we were treated, we would not have tipped the full 20%. We are disappointed that the glowing reviews we had heard were not reflected in our experience."

Ibby's Washington University

Ibby's Washington University

6465 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, United States Of America

Wine • Soup • Steak • Cheese


"Be aware that the menu on the website doesn 't match what they 're serving. We went on a Friday specifically because their website said the Friday buffet was breakfast foods. Who doesn 't like breakfast-for-lunch? But when we got there, no breakfast. The server told us the menu changes every week. The website apparently doesn 't get updated that often, however. Instead of breakfast , we had grilled cheese and tomato soup, which was very good on a cold day, along with an order of fries. We also shared a dessert (bananas Foster, pretty good). We had trouble getting a server to notice us when we first were seated, but once they saw us, they were reasonably attentive. The place was completely full, mostly with students. The reason I went to Ibby 's in the first place was to use a $50 gift card that I won in a drawing. Imagine my surprise when the gift card wasn 't accepted. The server came back and said, Maybe it 's expired? I don 't know, it said something about [error message]. Everybody back there working is new, so they don 't know anything about it. I guess you could call someone? Or I could find someone and ask them about it? First of all: Gift cards that expire? What is this, 2004? And second: Yes. You find someone and ask about it. Don 't come back to me and expect me to deal with it. How is there not a manager on duty that you can go to to solve this problem? I paid with my debit card, because my friend and I were already late returning to work. I don 't plan to go back to Ibby 's."