But for really fine dining and excellent seafood Frank's and Frank' Outback are even better than Louis's.
There's a very good Italian deli in Pawley's also--from NJ.

Gretchen,

Orobosa's is a restaurant, free-standing. Not sure about the hardware store, but it is on the causeway road to Pawleys Island; I believe it is the traffic light just below the Hammock Shops, turn there, and it's on your left perhaps a 100 yards from the Hwy.

Yes, I think that is the building I am thinking about. It has been a caterer several years ago, if I recall the sign correctly. Will give it a try.

GoT - which one? Divine Fish House or Creek Ratz?

Thanks in advance!

Upscale or campy?

Campy; Creek Ratz

More upscale: Divine Fish House

You must walk down to Spud's on the Marshwalk and have an after dinner drink. Wahoos at Divine Fish House for a pre dinner drink.

Either restaurant you can wear shorts and flip flops. Divine Fish house also has a sushi bar. Don't miss the three dimensional custom made stained glass dolphins and sea turtles hanging from the ceiling.

Thanks GoT. I ate Creek Ratz in Murrells Inlet tonight. Good food. Great view. Thanks for the tip!

(Passed on the fried pickle - but thought about this board and smiled.)

Personally I think skipping the fried pickle is a good call. Having fun on your road trip?

Not doing the road trip yet. This was directly to (and tomorrow from) a conference.

Looking forward to the coastal road trip! Lots of good eatin' to try out! :-)

Maybe I should call it my coastal food trip!

I will be waiting for the report (sans pickle). It does sound like a fun trip.

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Oops, forgot to provide the link -
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34815046

Since this is resurrected, Bistro 217 in Pawley's is really delicious food--fine dining sister resto to Island Deli and Cafe, which is also VERY good and very reasonable.
Tried to get to Oboroso's and didn't. Will try again in April!!

Did I mention Roz's for lunch--in the Hammock Shops complex. She was the chef at Frank's Outback years ago. NICE food.

AND don't MISS going to Brookgreen Gardens for the sculpture and gardens. Beautiful!!

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Went to Divine's recently and am singularly UNIMPRESSED. Overpriced and not particularly good food. So much better elsewhere along the coast is available. Not even local seafood served.