Note: This was a delivery order I'll have to echo the sentiments of other Yelpers and say that I spent a pretty penny on this lunch. But, I really liked my sandwich (the Meredith) so this may be a splurge when I'm visiting my hometown. My mom had the Chicken Salad Sandwich and said it was okay, but had a lot of celery in it and she's not a fan (neither am I). Our sides were pretty small, which was a bit of a bummer. Overall, I'm a Turkey + Brie fan and the focaccia bread was delish so I'll be back and plan to spend a few more coins. read more

Square Onion - Meredith - Specialty Food Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Square Onion has the perfect location in Ion right near the entrance. I loved ordering and getting to eat in the cute courtyard next door. The service is friendly and quick. I ordered a chicken Caesar wrap with pasta salad and a pup cup for my dog. The Caesar wrap is delicious and my dog loved his pup cup! The price for a Caesar wrap is on the pricier side (18$) but it is worth it for taste! read more

Most of the menu selections we've enjoyed in addition to their take home casseroles. Their salads could use some work as the ones we've tried were pretty basic. The owner has a great personality and is almost always at the window. Outdoor seating at the entrance to I"on feels like you"re in downtown Charleston. read more

Overall: A delicious yet expensive lunch. The good: The sandwiches were absolutely delicious. The focaccia bread might as well have been from Italy. The sandwich was Thanksgiving-themed, with cranberry, turkey, stuffing, dressing, and more. It definitely hit the spot and I felt full afterwards. It's nice to be able to sit outside with the tables and enjoy the neighborhood. The not-so-good: Expensive. The sandwiches were great, but charging for as much as they did is a bit much. The prices aren't on the menu so unless you explicitly asked for prices you are bound to get sticker shock. They also took awhile to come out on a relatively normal lunch hour. The side pasta salad was small. read more

The food was good, but our order had a few issues. Only 2 of 3 sides were correct, and the lids didn't fit properly, possibly due to the oil, making the bag messy. The bread I requested wasn't used, and even though we ordered and paid online, we had to wait in the same line as in-person orders, even though another window could have been open. Service and order accuracy could be improved. read more

I was shocked when my take-away lunch for one person (with no leftovers) ended up being over $30 after tip. The food tastes good but not extraordinary and none of it is made of difficult-to-source ingredients that would explain this. Maybe their rent is high? Maybe they pay their employees a wonderful living wage (but then maybe don't also ask for tip)? Maybe they are raking in the profits because why not charge this if the market will bear it? Regardless of the reason, I personally won't pay $30 for a take away lunch for 1 person so it's unlikely I'll return. read more

Very expensive!! The baguette was excellent, one of the best I've had. Their sandwiches are decent but the potato salad was boring. The best part of this place is the seating in the common area across the street. It's such an idyllic area. read more

Square Onion - Outside in Christmas - Specialty Food Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Got to this place without reading any reviews and I can't deny it food was good. This is a "to go" only place. A window on the sidewalk with a tip jar and all menus on the wall with a few tables under the oak tree. So when I see a Menu without prices I know it is going to be pricey why are more and more places don't give you a receipt and I mean an itemized receipt that will show me how much was each item. I figured each Turkey and Swiss sandwich is about 13.50 it came with a small cup of "broccoli coleslaw" but I didn't see any broccoli, they may have given me something else that had noodles, carrots, sliced almonds and sunflower seeds and it was delicious. I would go back only for the salad and the focaccia is 2die4!! I will move to My Pleasant and live off focaccia alone Got a complementary lime bar! Which was good also read more

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Neil was very friendly and gave us good recommendations on food, we ordered the frose (strawberry basil) and were followed up with samples of blueberry ginger and blood orange mint. All the food was good as always, but the frose blew us away :) read more

I got the caprese with prosciutto and it was phenomenal! I also had the Mary Hope salad and it complimented the sandwich perfectly

Came here for a late lunch. Cute place but no inside access. You order from the outside window and they bring you your food in a paper bag. There are a few outdoor tables across the street as well as in front of the place. I had a buckeye, half a goose sandwich (roast beef and mozzarella) and a small piece of quiche. My sandwich had very little taste, I think they forgot to season the meat and everything on it. The meat was very rare and tender which was good, it just needed seasoning. I've never met a buckeye I didn't love! The quiche was ok, nothing special. The portion sizes were ridiculously small but the quality of ingredients were present, hence the four stars. My husband had a prosciutto caprese sandwich which was to die for! I'm not even a fan of prosciutto but I would go back just for this sandwich. It was on the small side like everything else. It came with a side, he picked beans, they were good but again, on the small side. He finished with a blueberry oat bar, delicious. read more

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Very good sandwich. Cool little restaurant in an even cooler village setting. Take-out window service, which doesn't bother me, though I was surprised that there was no place to sit indoors. I ordered "The Goose." Buttery tender, rare roast beef with basil, tomato, fresh mozzarella with balsamic vinaigrette on focaccia. A little small for me but very delicious. I also wanted to try the BLT which was a bit run of the mill. It was just ok. For $12.50 you can do better. The potato dill salad was very fresh and tasty and the Sweetea was very good. Especially with a little Fire Fly mint tea vodka . I love huge overstuffed sandwiches and that's my issue. For the normal human appetite the sandwich would be plenty. All in all fresh quality ingredients, deliciously put together. I would recommend trying them out. They just need to work on that BLT. read more

Had a Turkey Parmesan, the Sandwich was very good, however no price menu, $3.50 for a tiny bag of chips, $3:00 for a water down coke. $31 for a sandwich, bag of chips, two cokes, plus 10% tip. Beware, ask what comes with the sandwich, and don't order anything without fully knowing the price. Although the Sandwich was good, however it wasn't worth $31, you can have a nice meal instead at a great restaurant. Total rip off. read more

One of my favorite spots to grab lunch!! Turkey parm is my favorite, and do yourself a favor and get a Buckeye! ;) read more

One of my absolute favorite places to get lunch the Caesar salad wrap is unbelievable and there's always so many good little sandwiches to choose from that you can usually get two and take one home for later n not feel guilty about it. read more

Sometimes you just want lunch, but other times, you want amazing lunch. If you're downtown, you have gourmet sandwiches and such practically being thrown at you. In Mt Pleasant, the options are somewhat limited and Square Onion really nails it! I often forget that there's restaurants and such in I'on and not just row after row of million dollar homes. I went ahead and bookmarked this place a while ago to remind me to check it out... so glad I did. I'll definitely be back because I wanted to order everything, but I settled on The Goose. I'm usually skeptical about ordering roast beef out and about because of the quality, but when I asked about it, they began telling me how tender the roast beef was and that it's done completely in house... Sold! The sandwich had a thick layer of rare roast beef with fresh mozzarella, basil, tomato, and balsamic vinaigrette on a lightly toasted rosemary focaccia bread. I was tempted to go with a half sandwich/half soup, but I knew I wanted the whole Goose. Plus, the sides looked too phenomenal not to try. I went with the potato salad and it was excellent with a good southern mustard flavor in there to boot. I was planning a mid-day coffee from Collective as a post lunch treat, then I saw the dessert case. That plan went out the window and a new dessert plan entered the scene. Almost every time I get desert I can't stray from whatever the chocolate option is, but I had a taste of the Lemon Daffodil that gave me the strength to do so. It was so simple yet I've never had anything like it before (probably cause I always order chocolate). It's basically crumbled up angel food cake mixed with lemon pudding and whipped cream. Come to think of it, you could definitely add chocolate into the mix on that Lemon Daffodil. For less than five bucks, it was a casserole size portion that I defeatedlly took home for later. They could easily make the desserts half the size. They have seating outside in the beautiful I'on community square and a handful of inside tables as well. It's very cozy inside, but we were the only ones there so it wasn't cramped. you can tell they put every effort into the food and all of the staff seemed genuinely excited about it. That's how you know you've got a good thing going. read more

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Lunch service was fast and the focaccia on my turkey parm sandwich was so fresh and tasty-loved it!

I got a bowl of soup and ice tea to go and it was $14. The soup was a Santa Fe pinto beans. It was mostly water, few beans, and 3 mushrooms floating on top. It was horrible. The ice tea was tiny too, total rip off, and I will never go back there. read more

THE best lunch spot in mount pleasant! The service is so sweet and the goose is the best sandwich I have ever had! Cannot recommend this place enough. read more

Ordered a chicken Caesar wrap with fruit, kids Mac and cheese with fruit, kids chicken tenders with fruit. Got all the way home to realize they gave me two kids tenders meals and no Mac and cheese. Called the to let them know and they asked if I lived in the hood (Ion) and I told them no, they said sorry. No offer of anything else. Pathetic. The fruit cups are the smallest I've ever seen. First and last time going here. Also, $8 for kids meals?? The tenders look like they came from a concession stand. Spent $36 and should have gone to Community Table for more food, a real meal and better service. read more

I've been here many times before and as always the Banana pudding is out of this world. that keeps me coming back so this time I had eggs salad sandwich with the special quiche of the day and you know it's true the banana pudding. And I must say the service was very refreshing when your greeted and served with smiles and happiness. That alone will make me a long time happy costumer read more

Square Onion - Front counter and part of dining area - Specialty Food Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Food is very good; prices have gone thru the roof. Been going there for years. Today did pick up and two sandwiches -- prices way up. Have used them for catering in the past -- will think twice about going there. read more

If you just want a good sandwich that you can sink you teeth in, this is the place. Crisp bread, fresh meats. Prices are OK. People are friendly. Oh by the way, seating is outside on a cute little grassed island with small chairs. Great on a nice day for just enjoying the area and lunch. A must to try ASAP. And by the way, it is nit any kind of fast food type. It's owned by great sandwich makers. Frank G read more

For a dinner casserole already made, it was great. I had the chicken divan. Nice flavor with a good taste of curry. I've also had the chicken pot pie and it is still my favorite. I have never had anything mediocre from Square Onion. I love to buy a quart of their homemade soups. There is also a very quaint outdoor eating area. Inside dining as well. Superb looking desserts but haven't tried any. read more

Square Onion - Specialty Food Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Delicious food. The sandwiches are fantastic! Highly recommend. The spot is a gem! Very good

Dedication to fresh, local, quality food is the mantra here. There is not a bad item on the menu, and there is something for everyone. The fresh-baked breads and house-roasted meats make every sandwich a work of art. Over the years, the prices have risen and the portions have become smaller, but the quality has never wavered. If you are super-hungry, you might want to call Jimmy John's, but if you want a perfectly crafted, balanced artisan sandwich, come to the Square Onion. The fresh-made sides offer a changing variety and you can't make a bad choice. I just discovered the bagged okra chips to-go, and have become a junkie. The chicken pie casserole is my husband's favorite, and while it is not inexpensive, it makes him so happy I have to get him one a couple of times a year. If money were no object, I would eat here four times a week, that's how good everything is. Do yourself a favor and try the Georgia, the House Ham & Brie, or the Meredith if you're feeling festive. Order one for me too! read more

This is my favorite sandwich cafe on the planet. When you are in Charleston, SC it is an absolute "must stop". My favorite sandwich is the Chicken Parmesan. If available, you must also try the Lemon Daffodil dessert - simply heavenly. Owner and staff are also great folks. read more

Square Onion - Chicken Parmesan - One of the best sandwiches you will ever eat! - Specialty Food Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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The sandwich was actually really good. The workers are very kind and the food came out fast. Would definitely come again. read more

Square Onion - Chicken Parm sandwich - Specialty Food Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

$19.98 for a cup of soup and a BLT. Not an exaggeration. There's no prices on the menu (even when you're there in-person), so I don't know if they rang it up incorrectly or if it's just that absurdly expensive. Then we get home and the tiny cup of soup is only half full. They also forgot about us, so we sat and watched person after person come and go while we waited. Regrettable lunch decision. To be fair, the 3 or 4 bites of soup in my cup were tasty. read more

Excellent spot tucked into the ion community, but it's open to everyone! Great place for a lunch that pleases everyone (salads, soups, sammies, desserts). Tons of sides that you can pickup for a dinner party or potluck (and pretend like you made it). And the staff is always super friendly! If it's a nice day, enjoy their outside seating. read more

This place is so good! I got the caprice and it was delicious, it was one of the best sandwiches I have ever had. The ice cream here is very good, the s'mores ice cream is the way to go. It is a little pricey but it is not a waste of money. I love it and I hope you do to. read more

Had lunch here. 1/2 soup 1/2 salad combo. Best gazpacho I've ever had, and I've had a lot. Very good salad. You can taste the freshness in the food and you can tell the people in the kitchen really care about quality, ingredients, and flavor combinations. read more

One of the first restaurants recommended to us when we moved here 8 years! It was 5 stars then and five stars now! The Goose sandwich and the apple salad are so delicious! read more

Yummy, scrumptious, sammies. Cute place for lunch in postcard perfect Ion Square. Order at the counter from the owners, take a seat in their super casual dining area or peruse their nicely curated wine bottle selection, their dips, casseroles to go, desserts, pick up the paper and prepare to wipe your plate clean. Go for the Sassafras, the Meredith or their special of the day and you won't be sorry. Ditto for their quiches and salads. My favorite is the Pick Two deal which gives you the best of both worlds, where you can have a half and half combo of whatever sammie, salad, quiche, soup you desire. They offer lovely side dishes (orzo salad, grilled veggies,etc) and private catering. I attended a bridal luncheon that featured their home-y grub. There, I proceeded to house (not very ladylike, I know) their mini ham biscuits along with chicken salad and pimento cheese (separate, not together) finger sandwiches (who knew pimento cheese was so good?) All in All, this outfit is a one stop shop with fresh ingredients, fun combinations and service with a smile. Can't beat that. read more

I have to say... I was excited in coming to this olace. I heard a lot of good things about it and read a lot of good reviews. I decided to go there on a Friday at lunch. When i arrived around 12... It didn't seemed that busy. But by the time my friend arrived to meet me and we were ready to order it got packed We waited for more than 30 minutes and saw people coming out who had take away orders who came after us. Normally i don't complain much about a wait if the food is amazing but when i asked the girl at the counter how long it would take, she almost bit my nose off stating that it was busy when we entered rather than just asking the cook when it would be done Any way, we got our sandwiches. I had the turkey parm and basically, it blew me away! Nice dressing, well flavored, perfectly cooked. I wish service would have been better because basically, it's a 3-star for the sandwich only! read more

This place is a little off the beaten path for those living downtown, but is well worth the trip. I had never been to the Ion neighborhood before, but was thoroughly impressed. I stopped in on a Friday with a coworker to meet over lunch and we were met by a knowledgeable staff that helped us navigate the menu. Upon recommendation from our server, I went with the Goose which is a roast beef sandwich with mozzarella and balsamic vinaigrette. The balsamic soaks into the rosemary focaccia that it is served on and the thick mozzarella chunks are fresh and tasty. The house roast beef is prepared with fresh basil. I ended up admitting to my coworker that it was one of the best roast beef sandwiches that I had ever had. read more

Came here for lunch after tennis and it was average. I decided to order a quiche for something light. They also ran out of a lot of things, but maybe because I came later that day. What I would come here for is the banana pudding. It may not be in the prettiest presentation, but it was definitely above average. read more

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The Sq Onion is now offering dinners to go... 1 choice each night. Tonight was short ribs, polenta, sauteed mushrooms and pearl onions. Absolutely delicious! We all agreed it was one of the best to go dinners we've had since the pandemic lockdown. The short ribs were not only decadent, but literally fork-tender. Great food and a good value. read more

What a phenomenal place with phenomenal food. Came here for lunch today. Ordered from the chalkboard paid & sat outside in beautiful I'on Square. They brought our lunch. I had The Meredith. It's a turkey sandwich. Awesome. All cooked in house with the freshest ingredients. Loved it. We sat here today for almost 3 hours taking I. The activity around us & relishing the food & chit chat. A beautiful day with beautiful people watching. What more could one want. Don't miss this awesome sandwich shop. A must try!! read more

Square Onion is by far my favorite place to get a sandwich in the Charleston area. Their pricing is really fair, especially because all of their food is fresh, unprocessed, and made in house. The Whitney (Rustic roll, cucumbers, tomatoes, hummus, oregano oil dressed greens) is, by far, the very best vegan sandwich I've ever had, as their hummus is out of this world. During Fall/Winter, the butternut squash soup is ridiculous, too. The other thing I really love about Square Onion is that the owners/chefs are in the store every day. They're so friendly, and they're genuinely passionate about their food. read more