Low Country Kitchen

At Low Country Kitchen, where walls bear faux plantation shutters and a pitcher of sweet tea sits on the bar, each bite of Southern fare takes you to a place far, far away — a place where breezes blow in through moss-hung live oaks and afternoons are spent on covered porches sipping mint juleps with friends. The menu, created by Southern transplants Brian and Katy Vaughn, reads like a love note to the South, with excellent fried chicken and shrimp and grits. Save room for the glorious sides, like cornmeal-crusted okra, buttermilk biscuits and biscuit-crumb-topped macaroni and cheese.