Chef
Mike Lata

Charleston

About Mike Lata

In 2003, Chef Mike began with a simple philosophy that holds true today: serve honest, local ingredients, with informed service, in a comfortable setting. Once a humble corner bistro, FIG has blossomed into one of the Southeast’s top culinary destinations. More recently the FIG team has brought to the forefront - The Ordinary - against the backdrop of an historical Charleston building that has been transformed into a high energy, bustling American brasserie.

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My Venues

FIG
232 Meeting St
Charleston, SC
The Ordinary
544 King St
Charleston, SC

Where I Go Out

Radishes with smoked black cod seaweed cream

State Bird Provisions

$$$, Reservations, Modern, Full Bar, New American, Fillmore

"Signature dinner with @#cwff"

$$, Full Bar, Italian,

"One of my favorite restaurants in Charleston is actually on Johns Island. Dining here is a genuinely hospitable experience, not to mention the food is killer. Wild Olive satisfies my urge for red sauce Italian. I order the chicken parmesan, and while the chefs offer far more creative dishes, this is the one I crave."

$$, Outdoor Seating, American, Breakfast, Mediterranean, Israeli, Nomo

"I'm a sucker for a roast beef sandwich and the version here is so satisfying that I don't care how good anything else on the menu is… Every detail of this sandwich is carefully chosen, and there's always a seasonality to it, from greens to spring onions. This roast beef is so good that I can not, not get it!"

$$$, Reservations, Modern, Full Bar, American, Cannonborough Elliotborough

"Order anything with blue crab. Kevin is the only chef I'm aware of that steams and then hand picks the meat from blue crabs. It's a big commitment and they make delicious work of it."

$$$, Outdoor Seating, French, Reservations, Cannonborough Elliotborough

"They offer six dishes daily, with two choices for each category. When we go, we order the whole menu between the two of us and a bottle of wine and are blessedly free of decision making for the night."

Chef

Mike Lata

FIG, The Ordinary