At FIG Restaurant in Charleston, SC, Food Is Good! Being one of the hardest reservations to obtain in downtown Charleston, I was excited to check the place out. Small and quaint, FIG does not disappoint. There was no gluten free menu, but our server was very knowledgeable and checked the ingredients for us on several dishes. Most of the dishes at FIG are automatically gluten free, except for the obvious bread, as they make all of their dishes in house.
We started the meal with the Keegan-Filion Farm Chicken Liver Pâté. The Pâté itself is gluten free, but is accompanied with broiche (bread and definitely not gluten free). Instead, our server brought us a plate of the maxim potatoes, usually served with the Beef Tartare, which are gluten free and the only item fried in the fryer. The potato "chips" were a nice addition to the Pâté, along with pickles and dijon.
I ordered the Slow Baked Beeliner Snapper with cabbage, black trumpet mushroom, pecan, fino sherry. The dish is naturally gluten and corn free and came highly recommended by our server. The snapper had a light taste and was a good size portion.
My dinner companion ordered the Fish Stew in Cocotte with white shrimp, squid, mussels, Charleston Gold Rice, and rouille on the side. The strew was gluten free as well and was very flavorful. The broth was not as thick as I thought it would be (more like a soup than a stew), but was chock full of shrimp and mussels.
The food at FIG is good, and I really appreciated our server being knowledgeable about food allergies. Definitely in my top 5 restaurants in Charleston. A must check out, but make your reservations early due to the difficulty to get a table.
FIG
232 Meeting St.
Charleston, SC 29401
843.805.5900
http://www.eatatfig.com/
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