Golf Digest named Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the top overall value for money destination in 2008. The area has hundreds of restaurants, with many specializing in seafood and Low Country food. The area stretches along 60 miles of sandy beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. Shops, amusement parks, water sports and more than 100 different golfing opportunities provide entertainment. The Robert Trent Jones-designed Dunes Golf and Beach Club has 18 holes over 7,165 yards.
K&W Cafeteria
The K&W Cafeteria chain has four locations in the Myrtle Beach area. Its menu features more than 100 items, including healthy choices and kids meals. All of the locations have daily specials and use fresh local foods. Breads and desserts are made from scratch. Call ahead for the day's family-sized takeout selections that feed either three to four or eight to 10 people. Nutritional values are posted on the chain's website. The North Kings Highway location is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Murrell's Inlet, South Kings Highway and Highway 17 locations are open for lunch and dinner.
K&W Cafeteria
7900 N. Kings Highway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
(843) 449-1442
2001 S. Kings Highway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 448-1669
1621 Highway 17 N.
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
(843) 280-8444
1255 Tadlock Drive
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
(843) 357-1799
kwcafeterias.com
J&J Cafeteria
J&J Cafeteria, in an old Greyhound bus station decorated 1950s nostalgia-style, opens early every day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served Monday through Saturday. On Sunday, only breakfast and lunch are available. The cafeteria is in Conway, northwest of Myrtle Beach. The breakfast special is rib-eye steak, eggs, grits and hash browns. The lunch offerings include burgers and sandwiches. Meat and three--your choice of meat and three side dishes--is a favorite. Steak and seafood are served every night along with daily specials. All of the produce is locally grown.
J&J Cafeteria
1303 Fourth Ave.
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 248-6281
thesunnews.com
Golden Corral
Golden Corral has two locations in Myrtle Beach. The combination buffet/cafeteria-style restaurants are open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Golden Corral offers more than 100 items. Steaks and seafood are cooked to order. Vegetables are fresh and locally sourced. Salad, dessert, bread and sides stations surround the meat station. Pizza and pasta are served daily. A set price is charged for meals, and the selections change to reflect the time of day. Drink refills are free. Carryout containers are available to fill and are priced by the pound.
Golden Corral
10600 Kings Road
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
(843) 449-0300
868 Oak Forest Lane
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 626-2300
goldencorral.com
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