Pink Bellies

It was out first time here, and I won’t be our last. The portions are huge and definitely a shareable experience. Christian was great! Host, waiter and bartender…trifecta. Shrimp & Pork Dumplings, potatoes, OG noodles, hot & spicy chicken: all outstanding and plenty of leftovers! We can’t wait to try Pho King on a Wednesday.

For someone who loves this type of food, I felt like a bit of a mixed bag. Terrific environment; the style is very cool and the price points are approachable. The Pho cocktail is worth returning for but the perogi pork dumplings sort of fell flat. The fried chicken thighs had a very savory and salty coating. The main garlic noodles were very tasty but almost too heavy and to me, too derivative, although very inventive. Honestly my favorite was the hot, tasty, and fresh vegetable lo mein. Awesome waiter Conor!

Incredible food experience! We ordered the avocado fries, garlic KFC wings, burger, and garlic noodles, and every single dish exceeded expectations. The flavors just kept getting better with each course. One of the best meals we’ve had - highly recommend!

My friends who owns the infamous Carolima's (well experienced taste buds)visited this place about two weeks ago and it was amazing. When they first approached me to try I had serious reservations, but stepped out of my comfort zone. Boi I am glad I did. I had the OG garlic noodles and it was made with perfection. Every pig that was pulled, onion that was sliced and noodle that was strung and hung was so worth it. I will be returning with my family so they may relish in the delight. Love this place, service and atmosphere.

I have been eye balling this place for a while and I finally added it into our Charleston itinerary, and it will absolutely be put at the top of the list!! Menu is simple yet delicious and the service was great! Can't wait to eat here again!

My fiance and I decided to dine in for Valentine’s Day lunch service. Upon arrival we were shocked to see there was a single host who was handling seating customers, taking orders, making drinks, answering the phone, running food and cleaning tables. It was obvious he was quite overwhelmed and flustered by the amount of guests to be handled, however the flustered behavior went far beyond normal brushing off and brings concern for being under the influence of something. Now once seated it did take some time to receive service and unfortunately every question asked was met with the blankest most dead stare I’ve seen and utter confusion. We noticed multiple tables around us receiving the wrong food and having it bet set on their table for all of 3 seconds before being run back to the kitchen by the host. At one point a table received the completely wrong food and the host was flabbergasted by his own mistake seeming to not understand he was the one who brought them the wrong plates and couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t accept them. Once we received our food it was, downright delectable. The food alone is selling this establishment. My fiance asked the host for hot sauce once we received our plates and as quickly as he turned away from the table, the hot sauce was forgotten and never brought over and I would’ve asked again but this was the last time our table was touched. Once we finished devouring our food, we were left at the table waiting for our check for probably 20 minutes before going up to the front to ask for the check directly. If we hadn’t of asked for it, I’m sure the host would’ve let us leave without paying because as we made our way to the front he simply just commented my finances jacket, completely unaware that we were in need of our check to leave. I highly recommend the higher ups do some heavy training of the lunch staff because this is something people wouldn’t be returning for.

Very much enjoyed our experience at Pink Bellies! The garlic kfc wings were outstanding, as well as the hot and spicy chicken noodles. My wife loved the avacado fries and veggie dumplings, and you can't go wrong with the OG garlic noodles. The yuzu mocktail and the limeade were great accompaniments to the meal as well! We can't wait to come back to try the pho burger and the general gerrys chicken. The host, server and bartender were all very kind, helpful and attentive to our needs. A note regarding parking, the gravel lot directly next to the restaurant is for student housing only--so make sure to find street parking nearby or head a block down the street to the Midtown Garage ($3/hr).