SNAPSHOT: Fazio Only Comes Out at Night

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Photo by Douglas Imbrogno

If you weren’t from Charleston, you’d be hard-pressed to know that tucked away on the wonderfully named Bullitt Street sits a classic Americana street scene: Fazio’s Italian Restaurant. All these years driving by and I had never been inside. A decent meal was had of cheese ravioli this night. The side plate greeting for diners — a melon slice with cheese spread in a plastic cup and crackers — was not usual for Charleytown.

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  1. Wine and Dine » Blog Archive » Charleston’s Culinary Journey: From Wasteland to (not quite) Nirvana Says:

    […] Yes, there were a whole host of fast food and chain restaurants where most of the rest of us dined (on those once-a-week occasions when our meager budgets permitted a night out). But there were really no fine dining establishments, and hardly any ethnic food restaurants – except for a couple of Chinese places and Joe Fazio’s. […]

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