Lone Star is a must in Santee - and will have blue grass music Sat - Sun - outside bring a chair - or blanket. Santee has a local owned chinese restaurant and deli in center across from CVS. Clarks has great food and a bar for the men. As well as Oasis - west on Rt 6 .
Charleston - lunch - Bay Street Deli - has great salad bar and sandwiches - located on Bay Street.
If going to Folly Beach - there are several good seafood places on the road into beach. Consider
Isle of Palms beach also -- closer - and has a bathhouse and parking. Several restaurants on the beach - and on Coleman Blvd. there is Page's Okra Grill (yummy fried okra) and seafood -- and Restaurants at Shem Creek - several on the creek - great seafood - and kid friendly --
and The Boulevard Dinner all on Coleman.
Columbia, The Vista has it all - deli - seafood - steak -- all great for kids. The Vista is downtown - 1 block from the Capitol. easy to find from the zoo - come in on I 26 and take Huger - to Gervais. Have a great time --