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    A converted gas station on Rutledge, where the bar runs down the center like a spine and the bartenders are always shaking something. Xiao Bao Biscuit is a casual dinner spot whose chef cuts across Japanese, Thai, and Chinese without pretending to be any of them, which is exactly the point. Tell your server you can handle heat, because the menu leans into it, and the bottle-aged cocktails built on Asian flavors are a reasonable extinguisher.

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    • Okonomiyaki

      “A menu staple and absolute must order is the okonomiyaki.”

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    Address
    224 Rutledge St., Charleston, SC · Charleston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    • Monday 11 AM to 10 PM
    • Tuesday 11 AM to 10 PM
    • Wednesday Today 11 AM to 10 PM
    • Thursday 11 AM to 10 PM
    • Friday 11 AM to 10 PM
    • Saturday 11 AM to 10 PM
    • Sunday Closed
    Phone
    (843) 743-3880
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