5 stars. This is the real deal, and we're already planning our next trip back just for this…read morerestaurant.
We were skeptical after trying several Charleston-area pizzerias that market themselves as "New York style," complete with claims about special Brooklyn water pH levels and the rest of it. None of them come close. Mulberry Street's cheese pizza is the real thing, crust, char, and cheese ratio all dialed in exactly right. It's the pizza our family still talks about.
The Mulberry Salad was a genuine surprise. It comes with a crispy prosciutto chip instead of the usual limp, hard to cut prosciutto you get on most salads, and it completely changes the dish. Along with the arugula, apples, goat cheese, and shaved almonds, it was easily one of the best salads we've had in a long time.
But the star of the meal was the Mulberry Chicken sandwich, chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, arugula, prosciutto, roasted sweet peppers, and balsamic glaze on a 12" hero. My husband has eaten more sandwiches than most people will in a lifetime, including years in Charleston and San Francisco, both legitimate food cities. He ranks this one in his all-time top 5. That's not an exaggeration, and it's not a small claim coming from him.
On top of the food, Antonio, a native New Yorker, made us feel like guests in his own home. Warm, personal, and genuinely accommodating from the moment we walked in. We were raving about the sandwich so much that my husband asked about getting one to go the next morning before we headed home, and Antonio made sure it would travel well for the drive back to Charleston.
We will be making the two hour drive back to Murrells Inlet specifically for this restaurant. Not the beach, not golf. Mulberry Street is the destination. Highly, highly recommend
