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Ate: February 4, 2006 Published: February 5, 2006 $$$ Continuing on our same theme from last week, we decided to stick with the American classics. We checked out the menus for different places up and down the Grand Strand and decided that the two of us were in the mood for ribs. Heading south on King's Highway, we pulled into J. Edwards. One of the great things about Myrtle Beach is that it offers about as many dining options as a person could want. Last week, we reviewed a restaurant whose identity is based on a country atmosphere and rustic charm. This week, we went just a bit more upscale. J. Edwards isn't stuffy, and jeans are within the dress code, but I would not recommend going there in shorts and a tee shirt. The restaurant's menu is dominated by barbecue dishes like ribs and chicken, with steaks and seafood slightly less prominent but still prevalent. We availed ourselves to these options and did a little mixing and matching that started with our appetizer. We ordered their bacon-wrapped, crab-stuffed shrimp. They tasted as decadent as their description implies. The bacon was crisp, the crabmeat was flaky and tender, and the shrimp was juicy. My only problem with this dish was that we would have liked them to serve one more shrimp in the dish - not because we were worried about going hungry, but because we wouldn't have had to fight over the last one. I didn't know that my wife could hit like that. We had ordered their barbecue sampler platter for two, but a better name would probably be the barbecue sampler platter for four. The waiter seemed to struggle a little under the weight of our platter. Like a lot of the restaurants here in Myrtle Beach, J. Edwards's entrees consist of a lot of food. The description in the menu didn't really prepare us for the mountain of meat that was laid out on our table. For each of us, they had prepared a full chicken breast, a pork chop and a rack of ribs. As if that wasn't enough, we were also served some large baked potatoes that came with half a stick of butter each. Growing up in the south, barbecue ribs and barbecue chicken were staples in our lives. The pork chops, though, were new to me. All I can say about them is, "What took me so long?" We happily munched away on the pork chops and ribs (the chicken breasts came home with us in a to-go box). While we were enjoying our dinner, a gentleman came around asking us how everything was. Since his nametag read "J. Edward," we're assuming that he was the owner of the place. It was nice, seeing the person in charge actually get out on the floor, talk to patrons and just in general care about the quality of their restaurant. We left J. Edwards fat and happy. We were a few dollars lighter, but the price was very reasonable for the atmosphere and both the quality and quantity of food. This establishment is just a few miles south of Myrtle Beach's downtown and definitely worth the drive. |
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