Red's Ice House

Red's is one of the restaurants I always stop by when I'm back home in Mt. Pleasant. I've never expected pomp and circumstance when I go there--it's an ice house, for Pete's sake. But I do always get good service, good food, and good drinks.

The prices make me miss home when I think of what I pay for seafood in Atlanta. I can get my entire life for under $25 at Red's. I usually go for the oyster basket and add scallops, for the low-low ($7 for six oysters and a side + $6 for 1/4 lb. of scallops) And these amazing 32 oz. cocktails served in buckets for like $8. Buckets of fun, indeed. Oh, and the Po Boys are pretty good too--both with shrimp or oysters.

The views are nice as well. Imagine sipping your cocktail-in-a-bucket while dolphins are chilling nearby. What's not to love about that?!

I'm already planning my next trip home. Mom, get my old room ready for me!

I have been to Red's several times and can't give it more than 3 stars. Food is o.k. but one meal (fried shrimp) was fried so hard I could not eat it, should have sent it back. Parking lot is difficult to walk on and tables are always hot in the summer!