Bad Plating Idea

F3DAWG · January 2018

My wife's parents took us out to eat to celebrate my wife's birthday at High Cotton. Charleston has lots of great restaurants, but High Cotton in my opinion is not one of them. However, it's normally a solid place to have a meal.

That was until last night when my wife ordered the scallops. This is what the waiter brought to the table. It looked like a plate from a crime scene.

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HeavyG · January 2018

I would have asked the waiter if he should call a medic cuz it looks like the chef sneezed blood on the plate.

bucky925 · January 2018

ROFL. When things calm down for us we are going to take a quick vacation to Charleston. Thanks for telling me where NOT to eat!

GrillSgt · January 2018

WTF

Focker · January 2018

Wow.
How hard is it to get into Husk?

northGAcock · January 2018

Dang brother. That sucks.

theyolksonyou · January 2018

I suddenly have the desire to binge watch CSI.

Spaightlabs · January 2018

Well, the name is undoubtedly taken from the old phrase, 'shitting in high cotton' and that looks like someone was shitting, so very apropos.

mEGG_My_Day · January 2018

Disgusting - looks like the mandoline won!!

F3DAWG · January 2018

Focker said:

Wow.
How hard is it to get into Husk?

It's normally not too hard to get a table during the week. However weekends are a different story.

Theophan · January 2018

That's OUTRAGEOUS! It really does look like a crime scene. That would have completely destroyed my appetite. I'm always scared to send stuff back because I get paranoid about what resentful kitchen people might do to whatever they send me next, but I really think I would have asked for the maitre d' and asked him to look at it and say it looks like a crime scene. Yeow.

You were all in a bind, though, because you don't want to make an ugly thing about it when it's your in-laws taking their daughter and you out to dinner. Sorry that happened!

epcotisbest · January 2018

At a minimum, I would have asked for a clean plate and replated it myself and sent the crime scene empty plate back.

Legume · January 2018

But what was the red sauce? Must’ve been more than just dramatic effect.

billt01 · January 2018

@F3DAWG

Been to Charleston a few times. When we do go, we go to Hal's and Hank's

F3DAWG · January 2018

Legume said:

But what was the red sauce? Must’ve been more than just dramatic effect.

It was beet purée, and it was for effect only.

thetrim · January 2018

Wack!

Foghorn · January 2018

You'll never forget that place now. I wonder what percentage of people are turned off by that - versus the points they get for being memorable?

If you can get a table at FIG (Food Is Good), in Charleston, it is worth the visit. Also, John Lewis' BBQ joint is in the ball park with the best places in Austin - and if you ask they'll give you a tour of the pits.

Big_Green_Craig · January 2018

This is an ultra modern technique, although the food on the plate does not represent that theme.

Mikeymise · January 2018

This is such a turn off, that I must comment. Basic plating follows that "the plate rim belongs to the customer", meaning no chopped parsley, no server's thumbprints, and (NFW) no sauce. Lotsa people put on a chef's uniform for work. This chef should work on basic searing, before earning the right to 'Picasso'. I cannot remember ever sending food back to the kitchen, but, this would have been sent back. Super poor vision.