Nothing is disappointing except the size of the bill. Reservations recommended for dinner. Outfitted with postmodern wood-grained flair and tucked away behind the kind of cocktail lounge where you might be tempted to linger a bit longer than you should, it's known for its ultrahip staff, superb food, and an ambience reminiscent of an upscale European bistro. Poogan's Porch 72 Queen St. tel. This award-winning restaurant has been serving its authentic Southern cooking since 1976.
Dinner is served indoors or outside on the porches and patio.
The building is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Zoe St. Anad. Dishes include such satisfying Low Country specialties as jambalaya, gumbo, she-crab soup, seasonal seafood, Cajun duck, Southern fried catfish, quail, alligator, and for dessert peanut butter pie. Friends who dined there recently gave it rave reviews, especially at those prices. Diners can sit in a corner window watching the shoppers. The menu reflects the Turkish-Italian heritage of the restaurant's owner with choices such as rosemary grilled chicken served over apricot, almond and bulgur salad, grilled portabello panini with sundried tomatoes, basil and gorgonzola and falafel with onion, cucumber and mint.