Cannon Green

Can someone please get married at Cannon Green or host a party of sorts there that I’m invited to!?! This restaurant is glorious and has been on my radar ever since it opened. One of the operating partners, Dean Andrews, was the former general manager of my hotel, Belmond Charleston Place, and is now also the commander behind Zero George. Zero George is a boutique hotel composed of 5 restored historic buildings surrounding a courtyard which Julia won’t stop yapping my ear off about. To her credit, Zero George is beautiful with a chic decor almost removing you from ‘city life’ and escaping into a romantic hideaway. After visiting Zero George and getting a taste of Dean Andrew’s style, I was anxious to get to Cannon Green.

Photo Credit: Charleston Eater

These three green doors are only the beginning of what this restaurant holds inside. From the outside it is a different story. Cannon Green sits on Spring Street which is a very heavy traffic causeway in still a somewhat up and coming part of town. There are plenty of slanted buildings and houses with wooden planks popping up everywhere and old run down corner stores nestled into this neighborhood. The street is dark and you want to think twice about whether or not you locked your car. That is why I love this restaurant’s location. It is that much more exaggerated. When you walk in those green doors, it is the most extreme flip-flop. My co-worker Margeaux referenced it was like Alice and wonderland falling down a rabbit hole. Right on point.

Photo Cred:http://www.charlesmopolitan.com/2014/12/cannon-green.html

Photo Cred: Charleston Eater

I dinned here a couple of weeks ago with my brother and dad and couldn’t stop gasping at the decor as we entered. It was so full of light and the lime green accents brought me into an oasis far far away from the hustle of Spring Street. I immediately had to explore this massive venue.  I walked through the restaurant out to a tiled courtyard with reflection pounds and tall palmetto trees and a separate event space in the back. WHERE AM I?? Y’all it was beautiful and I couldn’t believe that all of it existed just here on Spring Street! I was so in the moment and wanted to be at a party in a fancy dress and heels drinking a mojito right then. The courtyard has a magical feel and my mind was a turning with thoughts of what could possibly be coming up that would bring me back here!!

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Walking back into the restaurant I passed the bar and a familiar face, Olin was working! He told me that coming up, the restaurant is going to start doing pop-up dinners in the upstairs area above the bar for tables of around 15 people. The table with come with a private chef and will have drink parings. Sign me up!

So the three of decided to share a couple of plates for dinner from the menu. We ordered the Raviolo, Tuna Crudo, Kale Salad, and Beef Carpaccio. My favorite was the Raviolo which was filled with ricotta cheese and spinach and had a duck egg on top. Jake sliced opened the egg and it created a nice ‘sauce’ for the dish. I would have liked more of this dish because this would have been a perfect entrée for me.  The remaining dishes I would say were “good,” but nothing really blew me away. On a scale of the atmosphere being a 10, the food did not quiet match up. I thoroughly enjoyed myself though and couldn’t stop looking around, but my eyes weren’t focused on the food. In my mind, I vision the food tasting better being served in bite sized pieces on a platter while being walked around by a server in the courtyard. The food did not stand a chance compared to its atmosphere counterpart. I’m not saying I didn’t like our dishes, it is just hard for me to separate the food in its own category when the atmosphere stole the show. Boys thanks for going with me! Now…WHO’S GOT AN EVENT COMING UP!? 😉