{"id":987,"date":"2009-11-02T22:23:03","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=987"},"modified":"2011-05-15T22:22:57","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T03:22:57","slug":"docs-gumbo-grille-1115-assembly-street-31-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=987","title":{"rendered":"Shealy's Sandwiches \/ Kinch's \/ Doc's Gumbo Grille, 1115 Assembly Street: 31 October 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe last time I was in Doc's Gumbo Grille<\/i> would have been 11 May 2007<\/a>. In fact, that was only the second time I had been there, the first being for another Qs<\/i> show. I can't say I was as enthusiastic about the food as some folks. It may have just been that I was ordering the \"we have to have this or some guy in a group will always veto us\" menu items instead of the gumbo, but I thought the food was average. That said, I wasn't there for the food, and the place was a pretty good venue. In particular, the acoustics were much improved over the last place I had seen the Qs<\/i>, the New Brookland Tavern<\/i>, and the staff was friendly. It's definitely a shame to see another local music venue close. (Not that I see shows these days, or really regularly any days..)<\/p>\n

Eva has the story of the closing in The Free Times<\/a>, and it appears the biggest blow to the place was the SCE&G lunch crowd's recent departure from downtown. I hope that doesn't have any other knock-on effects in the Vista.<\/p>\n

As usual with anything on the west side of a street, these pictures are not great as I never get out early enough to have the sun behind<\/i> me. Unfortunately, I also missed the neon sign being lit. The last time I saw it on, I was driving somewhere and couldn't stop to take the picture.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 3 November 2009<\/b>: Added \"Kinch's\" to the post title based on the comments.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 4 November 2009<\/b>: Added \"Shealy's Sandwiches\" based on Badger's comment and looking in the 1970 Yellow Pages<\/p>\n

UPDATE 9 April 2010<\/b>: For whatever reason, someone turned on the sign the night of the 6th, so I got some pictures of it lit up and have added them at the front of the pictures.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 14 April 2010<\/b> -- Here's the new Doc's location at 3830 Rosewood Drive:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 15 May 2011<\/b> -- The follow-on operation on Assembly, is now open (and has been since at least mid 2010):<\/p>\n

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Also, the Doc's on Rosewood<\/a> went under after the move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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