Holistic Soul Food in Charleston, SC

Southern Living Review

With only three gummy worms on hand and nearing the bottom of my bag of sour cream and onion potato chips, a pit stop was in order during my recent trip through Charleston.

I remembered from a Chowhound search a place called Alluette’s Café. It was said to serve something called “holistic soulfood,” which to me seemed a contradiction in terms (hormone-free pigs feet?) but interesting nonetheless. I’d scribbled the address on a hotel notepad and decided to investigate.

Truth be told, I wasn’t really hungry when I walked in to the packed restaurant. I think curiosity and the fear of an eventual empty belly are what lured me there. When I parked myself at the counter, I was glad they had. The chalkboard menu above the register read like “hippie soul” with standbys like fried croaker, barbecue wings and potato salad mingling with items oft-thought “granola-esque” – hummus, spinach salad and wild-caught salmon. The day’s offerings were surrounded by statements like “Vegan’s welcome,” “This is a no pork café,” “Slow food movement,” “Fresh local seafood,” and Organic and natural products.”

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