...but panties appear to be optional.
You've driven past it trekking from Savannah through Bluffton to Hilton Head; but you could easily overlook the small white building there on the left side of the road. We had planned on outlet mall shopping followed by a trip to the infamous taco bus at the base of the bridge to the expressway across Hilton Head. Sadly, I have to report that the taco bus has disappeared from its long-time location in the parking lot of a convenience store. Because our time was limited, we decided on the La Tienda Mexican Restaurant back near Bluffton...but when we arrived, it did not open until 5 pm that day. We headed on through Bluffton and there it was just waiting to be discovered...the Squat 'n' Gobble Restaurant.
Next to this explanation of the naming of the restaurant is a framed newspaper article picturing Jay Leno who declares this as "the worst name ever for a restaurant."
Honestly I was so in awe of every other element of this restaurant, I can't remember much about the food except that it offered a meat and three for lunch. I just kept repeating, "I can't believe we've never stopped here before!" It's just the type of homey place I do love.
As we were seated, I glanced at the drink dispenser and was disappointed to learn that this restaurant sold Evil Pepsi instead of Coke. When I commented on this fatal flaw to Jennifer, one of the waitresses yelled at the other one, "She don't want no Pepsi, but I betcha she dranks tea." Jennifer was laughing so hard at this that she forgot to warn me not to begin my rant that usually accompanies my discovery of a restaurant's lack of devotion to Coke products.
The two waitresses reminded me of Flo at Mel's Diner and like Flo, they were quick to inset their opinions into conversations throughout the restaurant. They were able to do this because this restaurant is so small and filled with locals and traveling salesmen. The tiny nook in which we were seated also is home to the drink dispenser, a glass case of souvenir tee-shirts, a refrigerator case, the largest homemade $1 chocolate chip cookies ever, the cash register, and the full menu on the wall. The Squat 'n' Gobble purports to be open 24/7, but we'll see the next time we are making the journey back from Hilton Head or Haig Point to Savannah via Bluffton.
Definitely my kind of place...even if they do not serve Diet Coke!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g54146-d437039-r13530183-Squat_Gobble-Bluffton_South_Carolina.html
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