Tourists and townies pack longtime family owned and operated Hyman's Seafood for its extensive menu of oysters, fried platters, crab cakes, po-boys and the like.
From the restaurant's website:
"This historic block was the
wholesale district in the 1800s. Eli and Aaron's great-grandfather, W.M.
Karesh, a Jewish immigrant from eastern Europe, started Southern
Wholesale in this location in 1890. This became one of our first
distributors of Union & Hanes underwear in the Southeast. ... Eli
and Aaron Hyman, the great grandsons, changed the name from Hyman's
Wholesale to Hyman's Seafood and Aaron's Deli in 1986, and are now
operating Hyman's Seafood and Aaron's Deli in these same locations.
Brad, Aaron's son-in-law (5th generation), is Eli's operating partner
today."
"Hyman's is big, boisterous, and almost always crowded. Waits of a half hour or more are not uncommon on a busy evening."
- Michael Stern,
Roadfood.com, Aug. 2, 2005 Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner daily.
ADDRESS
215 Meeting St,
Charleston, SC 29401
WHAT WE SAY
Tourists and townies pack longtime family owned and operated Hyman's Seafood for its extensive menu of oysters, fried platters, crab cakes, po-boys and the like.
WHAT THEY SAY
From the restaurant's website:
"This historic block was the
wholesale district in the 1800s. Eli and Aaron's great-grandfather, W.M.
Karesh, a Jewish immigrant from eastern Europe, started Southern
Wholesale in this location in 1890. This became one of our first
distributors of Union & Hanes underwear in the Southeast. ... Eli
and Aaron Hyman, the great grandsons, changed the name from Hyman's
Wholesale to Hyman's Seafood and Aaron's Deli in 1986, and are now
operating Hyman's Seafood and Aaron's Deli in these same locations.
Brad, Aaron's son-in-law (5th generation), is Eli's operating partner
today."
"Hyman's is big, boisterous, and almost always crowded. Waits of a half hour or more are not uncommon on a busy evening."
- Michael Stern,
Roadfood.com, Aug. 2, 2005
ADDITIONAL INFO
Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner daily.