Dining In Myrtle Beach

Another fun week in Myrtle Beach has come and gone. It was the same old same old: going for a run first thing in the morning followed by a leisurely walk on the beach, a few hours sunning, reading and swimming at the beach, lunch, nap/shopping, dinner and then mini golf. That was pretty much my schedule everyday. The dining this year was spectacular. Some years I'll have so so seafood for a high price. This year was a smorgasbord of foodie delight. On my first day I arrived mid-afternoon and it was raining. Since we couldn't enjoy the beach we decided to head out for an early dinner at Sara Js. They have pretty good seafood and yummy hush puppies. I had shrimp and grits with tomatoes and peppers. Very yummy and by far the best shrimp and grits I've ever had. The next day, Wednesday, Mom and I were walking on the beach in the morning and it started to rain. It rained off an on pretty much the rest of the day.


Ralph wasn't feeling well so mom and I went to dinner on our own to Gilligan's. I had some raw oysters (yes, I love oysters), and mahi mahi in a clam sauce with grilled asparagus. The oysters were great but the big one was too much for me but the mahi mahi was cooked to perfection. Their hush puppies with jalapenos and corn put Sara Js' to shame.


The next day was sun all day and my sister was there to join in the festivities. That night we ate at Ruth's Chris. This was a fantastic dining experience and one of the best meals I've ever had. If you've never been then make a plan to do so, just save up your money. I had grilled salmon with potatoes au gratin and Michanne and I split a chocolate mousse cheesecake. We didn't even finish half of it between the two of us. That's me smiling in the background. I was tempted to get the mahi mahi again and my mom told me to go ahead. I said I didn't want it again and she shouldn't have ordered it at Gilligan's also (this way we can try each other's food and experience more of the menu). Mom said she ordered mahi mahi because that's what she wanted and it's not My My. We were all laughing about that one the rest of the vacation.

Friday night, my last night in Myrtle Beach, we went to the Market Commons and ate at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. I had a chicken and avocado sandwich (I'm a sucker for anything with avocado) and garlic french fries. The fries were super delicious--I'm serious, best fries ever. Saturday was my last morning there so I took a longer walk on the beach and continued collecting shells. I'll post a picture of my stash later. This was the sunrise shot I got around 6:35am.

I got all my stuff packed up and ready to go and we had breakfast at IHOP, by far the worst meal of the week and maybe ever. Good times.