Can Tommy’s Chophouse Help Make Ybor a Dining District?

Wood-framed entrance to Tommy’s Chophouse in Ybor City, with potted palms flanking the doorway.

After moving to Charleston in 2011, Kenneth Emery opened Burwell’s Stone Fire Grill about 500 feet beyond the part of Market Street where diners naturally stopped. Emery still calls it “the longest 500 feet in Charleston.” If diners were going to walk those extra blocks, Burwell’s had to give them a reason, and the location … Read more