Nana's Uptown Takeout

We spent 4 days in Charleston on our first trip here and ate out every meal. All of the other restaurants, although they offered great ambiance, were very high in price. We found this "hole in the wall" on our way out of town and all agree we wish we would have found it our first day here. The fresh made from scratch seafood was the best we've had in years. The portions were unbelievable and this meal cost half of all the others we ate while here. My daughter said the garlic crab legs are the best she's ever had and we all agree the fried shrimp is second to none. I bet there were 15 shrimp in my daughter's shrimp entree that also came with a salad and fries for only $11.50. The shrimp were massive, deveined and cooked to perfection. You may want to carry out since this place is very small with only 3 tables and you order from the counter, but how else could food this good be so affordable? We will definitely make this our first stop on any future trip to Charleston!!!

We arrived around 1:30pm to place our order and were informed the wait was 25 minutes. We left almost one hour later. It is a small takeout restaurant and was rather busy. We received additional sides because our orders were incorrect - my advice: check before leaving the restaurant. I was a little disappointed in the garlic butter shrimp and crab leg... for $35, it was underwhelming. The shrimp was cooked too long and the crab legs weren't properly cleaned before being cooked. The garlic butter had seeped below the foil and luckily didn't spill before making it back to the hotel. There was one container of sauce included but no salad dressing. The fried shrimp and flounder dinner was really good but the one piece of fish was very small. My daughter enjoyed the lemon pepper wings. The mac and cheese was delicious. The potato salad was good but I prefer more mustard. I was searching for a building like the images online but the restaurant is in a suite... I passed it and had to make a u-turn.

Well, we were excited about having some seafood soulfood. 😋 Unfortunately, this spot let us down. We both had shrimp and whiting with fries. The lady stated they were out of everything else beside fries and salad. That should have been a sign to head out but we stayed. The whiting tasted like the frozen bag of fish you get at Walmart and for it to be 16$ a plate....that won't happen again. However, the shrimp tasted a lot better. The dessert was cool. We had the banana pudding and strawberry cheese cake. I don't think it was worth 9$ a piece but we had to try it all. Oh well, maybe next time! 🤷

Garlic crab is most impressive! Drenched is a dynamic rich, spicy delectable sause that's not over the top. It's soul food at its finest. The place is generally a bit sticky and gritty, but the people are kind and bake great food. The pineapple lemonade is also worth the experience. Always feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @joerazz

this is my first time in Charleston South Carolina and I did a Google search for crab legs. Nana's seafood & soul showed up and showed out! This food is very very tasty. I love crab legs and this is the first time I've ever had them fried. I really enjoyed them. I also recommend the pineapple lemonade! I love pineapple and I love lemonade but never put them together, this is such a great creation!