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    The Pilot House

    3.6 (7 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 2:15 AM (Next day)

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    michael b.

    We stepped in the historic facility to grab a drink or two after finding the waterfront area of Little River. It's a basic good ole dive bar with cold cheap drinks, complete with local regulars who smoke and dance and cut up. Some games in adjoining room. A touch tune jukebox in the main bar. Smoke in the air. Old school bar. Biker bar. Don't even know if they serve food, which I suspect they don't.

    Can't remember the last time I was allowed to smoke a cigar at a bar.

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    This is not a Buckeye bar like advertised. It's a biker bar. No seating. Def don't bring children here. Cool area though.

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    Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill - Scallop po boy

    Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill

    4.2(202 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    •$$

    What a cool spot! Went on Labor Day, so it was quite busy. There is a huge patio outside that was…read morefilled. Shagging and singing for all! FYI shagging is a dance. We sat inside, where it was also very filled up. Our waitress, Izzy, was AMAZING! She was multitasking like crazy and still took the time to give us excellent service!! We ordered fried cheese curds for the table. Mmm mmm mmm! So good. We also ordered the orange crush with a vanilla vodka shooter! Very tasty! I had a cheesesteak with sweet peppers that was delicious. Next time I am in SC I will definitely be back! Thanks for great food and a great time!

    A few motorcycle club members got together to go for a lunch ride…read more After some discussion we decided on Patio's that another member recommendation. If you are on two wheels, just be aware that the parking lot is dirt/gravel. Manageable but be aware. The restaurant is located on the intercoastal waterway which the large tree shaded outdoor deck and stage overlooks. Though it was 90°, there was a breeze, deck fans and shade which made it comfortable enough. The staff were quick to serve us and keep up with our needs. They were friendly and made food suggestions. The food came out quickly and was very good. Our table had the scallops po' boy, smash burger and quesadillas. Everyone enjoyed their meals that were tasty and plentiful. They also have their own ale that was very good, had a few of those! The band sounded very good, singing "oldies" that was perfect for the atmosphere. If you are looking for a good meal in a great location this is the place for you.

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    Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill - Indoor bar area.

    Indoor bar area.

    Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill - I wasn't a fan of the slaw. Too much mayo.

    I wasn't a fan of the slaw. Too much mayo.

    Patio's Tiki Bar & Grill - Casino boat docked close by.

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    Casino boat docked close by.

    The Shack

    The Shack

    4.2(619 reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    We flew all the way from Cali to get a good plate of home cooked Southern food. Growing up in the…read more'Sipps, I really missed my Fried Chicken & collard greens. We each got the Mama Todd's dinner plate. Loved everything on it, & I asked for sweet butter to slather on my cornbread + half and half of the Sweet Tea. I also got the Lima beans and mac and cheese for the side. Service was pretty quick for a party of five, and we were seated within 20-30 min at most. Grabbed a Pinot Grigio and a beer at the side bar while we waited. They brought out hush puppies when we sat down, & those lasted about 30 seconds at our table :) The staff was simply wonderful; We also asked the hostess to help us take a family pic outside before we left. They have a cute shop where you can pick up a t-shirt as a souvenir- which I had to do because I LOVE THIS PLACE. If this was close to me, I would eat here every weekend. The prices are reasonable, the food is wonderful, and the staff was kind and hospitable. There are many places to eat in Myrtle Beach, but we love supporting local businesses that are family owned. If you're craving fried chicken or country fried steak with all the fixin' on the side, look no further. Fantastic place for locals and tourists. Cheers

    Update: The Shack is one of my favorite restaurants for home…read morecooking. We got there around 1 pm and waited for over 30 minutes for a table. That's how popular the restaurant is! I got the chicken and dumplings with three sides: one side was peanut butter pie which was delicious. The lunch meal also includes a beverage and bread corn bread or a store bought cold roll. Get the corn bread! It's so tasty! Service was good, and the restaurant was busy.

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    The Shack - Oyster shell chandeliers

    Oyster shell chandeliers

    The Shack - Flounder scallops clams and fries

    Flounder scallops clams and fries

    The Shack - Exterior

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    Clark's Seafood and Chop House - Clark's combo - fried shrimp, oysters and flounder

    Clark's Seafood and Chop House

    3.9(645 reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    10/10 experience all around. Our server took excellent care of us. Upon looking around that seemed…read moreto be the case for other tables as well so Clark's has great standards when it comes to service. The food was delicious. Highly recommend this place if you're in the area.

    On our most recent trip to Myrtle Beach, we had to go back to Clark's for some delicious steak. I…read moredid not make reservations this time since it was more of an impromptu trip but we were seated immediately. We went on a Thursday night which is probably less busy than a Friday or Saturday night. We sat inside this time and we started with some fried green tomatoes which had blue cheese sauce on top. I actually loved it better than the usual aoili most places serve with FGT. I got the ribeye this time, medium rare and some creamed spinach. My steak was prepared as requested. Flavorful and delicious. The creamed spinach was also good. My entrée did come with a salad as well. I had the Ceasar which came with a flaky, buttery mini croissant. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his burger. Last but not least, I ordered the molten chocolate cake. Sadly, I was a bit disappointed as the molten part was really only some thick chocolate sauce on top of a slightly warmed (maybe via microwave) chocolate cake. The place was exactly as I remembered it. Service was quick and friendly and even though we were seated inside, we still had a great view of the marina and some parts of the water. I will always come back to Clark's for steak next time I am back in the area.

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    Clark's Seafood and Chop House - Indoor dining area. Sit in the lower level overlooking the marina.

    Indoor dining area. Sit in the lower level overlooking the marina.

    Clark's Seafood and Chop House - House salad with house dressing

    House salad with house dressing

    Clark's Seafood and Chop House - View at night with fireworks

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    View at night with fireworks

    The Brentwood Restaurant & Wine Bistro - Fried Green Tomato

    The Brentwood Restaurant & Wine Bistro

    4.1(347 reviews)
    0.6 mi
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    We were looking for something different to do on our annual Myrtle Beach vacation, and opted to do…read morethe Ghost Tour Dinner. I've always been fascinated by places like this, and it sounded like a fun way to spend an evening, and it was! The meal came with a salad, entree, and dessert. I had the short ribs and my partner had the Osso Boco, both which were delicious. The portions were nicely sized as well. We certainly did not leave hungry. Our "ghostess" Lori? was wonderful, and a good story teller who was able to connect with everyone and made an enjoyable evening, I suppose my only thoughts on improvement may be to have everyone dine individually around the house first, then gather together for dessert, coffee and cocktails and the entire ghost presentation. Just to make for a more intimate dining experience, but just my thoughts alone. It's truly an amazing space with excellent food, friendly staff and an interesting past. I highly recommend if you're looking for a more elevated meal than the standard Myrtle Beach and Calabash fare.

    **Ghost Tour & Dinner Experience** This was one of the most bizarre and unprofessional dining…read moreexperiences I've ever had. My mom and sister and I visited from Charleston and planned a trip to Little River specifically to have dinner at The Brentwood and take their ghost tour. The entire evening though was one disappointment after another: from the food to the service to the "ghost tour". Dinner was chaotic before it even began. The menu was changed multiple times by head cook Steve...first the chicken was unavailable, then it was duck, then suddenly chicken Marsala, then back to chicken Caprese. My sister and I went with the chicken caprese and our mom the short ribs. When we finally did get our meals, the chicken dish looked NOTHING like what was described and it was NOT good. It was almost like they just took whatever extra ingredients they had in the kitchen and threw it together to make some type of a chicken pasta dish. They were literally giving away additional plates of it to the other diners during the ghost tour experience for free. My sister and I both left our plates mostly untouched, and our server Lorena didn't ask a single question about why two entrées went back almost full. For the price, it was disappointing to leave hungry. Dessert didn't help either...no one around us finished theirs. And then there was the ghost tour. To call it a "tour" is generous...and it was somehow even worse than dinner. It started with reality TV clips from different ghost hunting show that we could've watched online for free. After that, our guide Steve (yes, the same person who cooked our dinner) led us on what was maybe a 15-minute walk while repeating the same stories multple times he'd already told us earlier in the evening. He seemed extremely disheveled and under the influence of something. His Levi's boxers were literally hanging out of his jeans the entire time. It was unprofessional and uncomfortable. When the "tour" ended, we didn't even bother sticking around to explore the historic property. We were over it. We ended up talking with another couple who had driven in (like us) to celebrate their anniversary, and they were just as disappointed and confused by the whole experience as we were. I absolutely would not recommend this restaurant or the ghost tour to anyone in its current state.

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    The Brentwood Restaurant & Wine Bistro - Amuse-Bouche

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    The Brentwood Restaurant & Wine Bistro - Amuse-Bouche

    Amuse-Bouche

    The Brentwood Restaurant & Wine Bistro - Christmas at The Brentwood

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    Christmas at The Brentwood

    Twelve 33 Distillery - Tasting Tray with liquor

    Twelve 33 Distillery

    4.7(156 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    •$$

    Twelve 33 Distiller is a gem, a delight, a treat and worth visiting. My wife and I did the VIP…read moretour and it was amazing - very well led by SAM who spoke well on how they make their spirits as he showed us around, helping us pick spirits for our sampling and leading us through the equipment then to the "secret" Speakeasy. We loved our time at Twelve 33, enjoying our visit with SAM and KEVIN, the food, the spirits and the general feeling of joy persistent throughout the facility. Highly recommend you work in time to visit! TOUR $29 per person gets you a very personalized tour with an employee - in our case, that employee was SAM TICE who we learned is the Assistant Distiller and Operations Manager so he definitely knows his stuff! On the tour, you start by picking your spirits that will be on your tasting flight. Yeah, it seems weird to pick them up front but then while you're on the tour in the back, their staff is pouring all your spirits so they are ready for you when you're done - very efficient! And don't worry, your guide will assist you in selecting spirits and there's a very descriptive menu to help you out as well. SPIRITS The spirits I tried were excellent and my wife enjoyed hers as well, starting with their Intemperance Vodka that both of us got and fell in love with. And that's saying something! We are both Belvedere fans as our number one vodka of choice, and it's a Rye vodka so normally we're not in on the corn/wheat types but this vodka was smooth, delightful and fun enough that we purchased 2 bottles on our way out. Beyond that, our tastes went different directions as I loaded up on whiskeys and my wife went the tequila and cream liquor route. My favorite was the Triple Oaked whisky which I also procured a bottle of as we exited SPEAKEASY Such a fun surprise - at the end of the tour, you open their speakeasy by uttering the password, and step back into time with early 1900's decor and music, plus your tasting flight waiting with water and pretzels for you to enjoy. They give you time to taste and also select a cocktail (included in the tour) from their menu which they bring to you to imbibe in this fun room! FOOD We only tried one item from their Small Bites menu - a flatbread - but it was awesome. Very interesting flatbread as it was smaller than I think we expected but the ingredients were perfectly balanced and appropriately sized - we had the BBQ Chicken pizza with BBQ sauce, roasted chicken, purple onion and 3 cheese blend. It was cute and the perfect amount of food for a snack before we moved on to dinner closer to our hotel. STAFF Besides SAM who gave us the tour, we met KEVIN OSBORN, the founder/owner/head distiller who swung by to say hello and chat for a moment. He was very nice and it was great of him to drop by. We had servers and other staff that were equally friendly and welcoming - a warm, enthusiastic group of people that all seem to truly love working at Twelve 33 Distillery, and it made our visit even better

    Founded in 2017, the Twelve 33 Distillery (named after the month when prohibition ended) was the…read morefirst distillery to open in Horry County (both Myrtle Beach and Little River are located in it). It has a wide variety of different spirits, and has a strongly recommended tasting tour. My wife and I took advantage of our free time near Myrtle Beach during a hotel change-over, making (and paying for) the reservation on-line. Both of us really loved it, and really appreciated how the uncrowded time let us slowly enjoy every part of the tour, especially the tasting(s) at the end. The tour costs $29 per person, paid at the time of reservation. The distillery's bar opened at the same time as our tour (around 1 pm). It is located in a newer strip mall, right off of highway 17, with a dunkin donuts is in the same building. There was plenty of free outdoor parking in front. It's a beautiful space inside, with plenty of open seating and high unfinished ceilings. We were the only two on the tour, and Eric was our guide. We started by writing the 6 chosen spirits for the later tasting. My wife chose - Intemperance vodka - Carolina Peach Vodka - Crusader Spiced Rum - Tipsy Joe Coffee Cream Liqueur - two others while I chose - Blueberry Vodka - Arethusa Single Barrel Rum - Big Six Double Oak Bourbon - Big Six Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskey - Traigh Mhor American Single Malt Whiskey - Rocco Loco American Agave We then went on our tour, in the industrial area of the building. The actual space where the magic happens doesn't require much walking to see all of it. So it depends a lot on the tour guide to keep the spirit going: to entertain and hopefully do a little (in our case a lot) of education. Eric was great at all of it, and we even got to meet the owner (Kevin), who was working the floor. I had done a little studying for a previous distillery review, so what Eric taught us confirmed a lot. Two things of note were the two large vessels , nicknamed 'Bonnie' for the mash tun (where the grains are cooked) and 'Clyde' for the copper still. We then moved to the custom-built hidden speakeasy, where a secret password needed to be whispered to the lion head guarding the room (the secret word is related to Prohibition, like a lot of things here). Once we entered, our flights were ready and included 3 cream liquors as well. Eric then switched over to become our bartender/waiter, bringing water and pretzels, and offering suggestion and answers. He made it clear that we could take our time. Once we were done with the samples, we got to choose a full size cocktail (normally $13). We got a 'Never Trust a Ginger' (peach vodka, OJ, simple syrup, lime, basil, and ginger beer) and 'Eddie the Swinia' (bourbon, agave, lemon juice, cherry bitters). Both were excellent, eminently drinkable. We were having a really good time, admiring the atmosphere of the speakeasy. After we finished our drinks, we ordered 3 of the popular spirits to bring back home: Doc Scoflaw ($69.95), Carolina Peach Vodka ($29.95), and Big Six Double Oak ($59.95). Ten percent was taken off because we took the tour. The tax here was 8% (definitely a lot more palatable then the 21% charged in some places). We stayed a little bit longer to admire the room, and then left...remarking how nice everyone was, and hoping that future spirit tours would be as gratifying as this one.

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    Twelve 33 Distillery - Diablo Blanco

    Diablo Blanco

    Twelve 33 Distillery - Tasting Trays for 2

    Tasting Trays for 2

    Twelve 33 Distillery - The Rocco Loco Blanco release with Rocco's signature!!

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    The Rocco Loco Blanco release with Rocco's signature!!

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