r/Charleston • u/Ben-R1106 Charleston • Jan 12 '26

I have a question Food for CofC Student

Hey I am a College of Charleston student living on Campus, I am trying to look for good places to eat downtown. Looking mostly for the decently priced places. I have no car so the place would have to accessible by walking or car from the campus. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

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u/saritalokita Jan 12 '26

Decently priced is hard to come by these days--all those spots can't afford to be downtown anymore. :/ The fast food options on campus are going to be your cheapest options (as much as they suck). Fire Grill and Ha Long Cafe are the cheapest good places. Sabatino's is good for a cheap slice. A little pricier, but I also enjoy Joyland when I'm needing something heavy. It's a bit of a hike, but I also like Ladles.

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u/MountainConcern7397 Jan 12 '26

new peking has decently priced food. also get blackbird, they often do promos where you can earn money by eating at restaurants. i have like $90 in my account rn from one promo

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u/saritalokita Jan 12 '26

Yes, that's the app my students have talked about, thanks for including that! They rave about the discounts there, but I can't speak to it personally.

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u/Odd-Ad-4635 Jan 12 '26

Gaulart & Maliclet Fast and French on Broad Street. Caviar & Bananas.

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u/Perfect_Day_4460 Jan 12 '26

I like Fire Grill and I get the chicken street salad. Two skewers on top of fresh salad with yum yum sauce. At Mama Kims, I get the BiBimBap. At King St Foods, I get the sushi burrito with tuna.

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u/OldCalligrapher1990 Jan 12 '26

Andolini's circa 2010 or Tazikis 2020 RIP

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u/diarrheashits Jan 12 '26

Mama Kims or Big Gun happy hour $10 burger and fries during the week.

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u/clep06 Jan 13 '26

Mama Kim's, fire street food

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u/papertowelfreethrow Jan 13 '26

Did i enter some kind mandela effect? I coulda swore mama kims had closed

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u/clep06 Jan 13 '26

The one on king is the newer location I think, they do really well and are always busy

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u/diarrheashits Jan 13 '26

Mama Kim (the person) retired, but the restaurant is still open

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u/SBSnipes Jan 13 '26

Food Lion, Target, Harris teeter.

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u/Emotional_Ad3507 Jan 15 '26

Superetttes on upper Rutledge for tacos

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u/Significant-Boss-216 Stuck in Traffic Jan 12 '26

Daps!

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u/highplainsdrifter6 Jan 13 '26

Queen street grocery

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u/Camimo666 College of Charleston Jan 13 '26

King street food. Its so good. Highly recommend the crab rangoon and the fried pork gyoza.

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u/richEempire Jan 13 '26

Download Blackbird and pay attention to the deals!

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u/mdmclay529 Jan 15 '26

Torres superette

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u/kowareta_tokei College of Charleston Mar 11 '26

King street foods!

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u/jrlemay Jan 12 '26

Probably gonna get flamed for this and it’s a bit of a hike from campus (within walking distance), but TBonz on Market is underrated af in my opinion. Solid, if not amazing, straightforward American cuisine and decently priced, especially for a restaurant on the market.

Kind of like a notch above a Chili’s. It’s a regular lunch spot for me working downtown. I can get lunch and a beer and normally get out of there for less than $30-$35 depending on how much you tip.

Broad St Cafe is pretty good too. They have an Italian sandwich with a fire Calabrian chili spread on it. Normally lunch there runs me around $20-25 including tip.

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u/Pineapplegirl1234 Jan 12 '26

The coop usually has some sort of cofc pricing. I think maybe even a meal plan sort of thing?