Thoughtful Beer & Wine List

Requests come often to suggest this restaurant or that restaurant to Vine & Grape readers, or to The Greenville Wine Meetup's 800-plus members.

Those are fair requests. Running a restaurant is tough and competitive. All of us want to succeed.

A new restaurant is opening tonight, however, that has earned a mention—and they didn't even ask for it. First, I'm a seafood fan. Second (and most of all for Vine & Grape readers), we need to support restaurants that take the time to put real thought and care into their beer and wine selections. This venue scores on both counts.

So, if you are out-and-about in Greenville, SC, tonight, stop in at The Plaid Pelican on South Pleasantburg (in the same shopping center as Fresh Market). I was a fan of Chef Paul's fish dishes when his restaurant was located in an out-of-the-way spot on Stallings Road. I'm an even bigger fan now that I have seen the beer & wine list at the new location. Too seldom do we see interesting, thoughtfully-constructed lists, offering multiple opportunities to try something new; to learn and to grow.