People rave about Joe Fazio's. I just don't see the appeal, sorry. It's just a typical Italian place, nothing special... always crowded and loud. The service is usually decent, the food is ok. But I just can't find anything that makes me say, "Yeah, let's go down to Fazio's." It's not for not giving them a fair chance to impress me, I've been several times. But each time I walk out with the same feeling: I could've done better.
Here's the sign in their parking lot. See that apostrophe in the word
customer's [sic]? Completely unnecessary. I realized I hadn't done an
"english police" entry in awhile, and this seemed like a good time. The sign
has nothing to do with the dining experience, by the way. I've not liked
Fazio's for several years. I actually saw the sign for the first time this
evening, and it gave me a chuckle. It and my dining companions were the high
points of the evening.
I think Fazio's is probably a Charleston tradition from long ago. I didn't grow up in Charleston and am not familiar with such things. I've got nothing against tradition, but in this case, it's not my tradition and I can't get into it.
Sorry, Fazio's. Thanks for the laughs anyway.