82 Queens

I guess after leaving this up for a couple of days with just the title, i'm not surprised that someone wondered if this was a reference to a night out on the scene here - alas, it's not to be - but thanks to my anonymous commentator for raising a smile (I have an idea who it is anyway). Instead, the title refers to a restaurant here in downtown Charleston - situated on Queen Street - and i think you can figure out where the name comes from now. With another visitor at the lab this week (shopping around for a postdoc), I was offered the chance to go out to dinner with them last night (on the department) and had heard that this place was pretty good (I always scout out good restaurants for such occasions - for future visitors). A table was booked and off we went (myself, the visitor and Tom - an MD PhD student in the department).

The night was pleasant - and thankfully so - as the restaurant has a nunber of table situated outside - in a sort of two-three walls area with no roof (although the trees there afforded nice cover). Strange this is that, after a while, you forget you're outside. The menu had some reasonable variety - apparently the she-crab soup is considered the best in Charleston but i'm not a crab fan so passed on it this time (although the others had it and said it was fantastic). The main courses (around $18-25 an entree) were a good sized portion - i went for grilled herbed chicken on spinach and asparagus with ravioli and crumbled feta cheese in a spicy tomato sauce. Suffice to say it was very good indeed. We decided to forsake dessert this time (although it was VERY tempting - and we were feeling full) - but I would definitely recommend this place again. And, of course, as work were paying, it made it all the sweeter!!