Down in Charleston for a day, while camping at Huntington Beach, we had shopped through the afternoon and were looking for a good spot for dinner. Garden n Gun had Bowens Island on their 100 Southern Foods list, for their roasted oysters. While we’re not oyster lovers, I thought it would be a good spot for some seafood, so we headed for Folly Beach. After the last quarter mile of dirt road, we pulled up to this fish shack and were greeted with the sunset above, as we walked in.

Sitting in the middle of a marsh and opened in 1946, the original restaurant burned to the ground in 2006. A new Bowens Island was built by the family then and has been serving the roasted oysters (and other things above) since then. We started with an appetizer of fried green tomatoes, topped with pimiento cheese and honey.

I’m not the greatest fan of fried geeen tomatoes, on their own, but this was a perfect combo and a delicious start. My beloved chose the peel and eat shrimp with fries, slaw and hush puppies.

The shrimp were bountiful and she said the hush puppies were delicious. I can speak only to the shrimp and fries. I ordered the Frogmore stew (which is apparently another name for a low country boil).

What doesn’t show in this picture is the bottom of the tray that was full of shrimp. The sausage was a little bit sweet and the potatoes were fork tender. We did watch the folks at the table next to us devour some oysters, so that seems to be going strong.