For all you hard core table tennis players, we are going to start hosting tournaments ever other week. Here is how its going to work. Entry fee will be $5 dollars and with that, you will receive a shot of Fire Ball and a draft of Yuengling. For each winner who moves on to the next bracket, you will receive another draft of Yuengling…so on and so on…until you are eliminated.

Our next tournament is planned for March 14th and will be a “Pro-Am”. All advanced players will be using smaller training paddles and amateur players will be able to use regular sized paddles.

If you are interested in hearing more about our tournaments, please contact us and we will add you to our mailing list.

$4 dollar bad ass, loaded to the brim, fat up, all beef dog topped with something new and crazy every day.

We have great beers on tap also so come down and spend happy hour with us!

Have you ever wondered what makes HōM burgers taste so good? Well it’s all about the beef and our blend of brisket, short rib and chuck. But to simply and quickly break it down for you, this is why we blend these three different cuts of meat, making HōM burgers have that natural salty and savory taste.

We begin our blend with brisket, the cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of the beef. We use this for its fat content and naturally salty taste. Next we use short rib where our burgers get most of its flavor. Beef short ribs are large, meaty and full of great flavor. We top off our blend with ground chuck which gives our burgers a really great texture. We found the chuck to be a good combination of fat and texture.

And thats it! So now you know what makes our burgers the best tasting burger in Charleston, now come enjoy one and get your pong on!

Here are just a few of our past specialty burgers to whet your appetite. Come see us today!

Photo courtesy of Leroy Burnell

Deidre Schipani from the Post and Courier recently paid a visit to HōM have a burger and fixings. Below is an excerpt and read the whole review here. Thanks Deidre.

The burgers at HōM are a custom blend of brisket, chuck and short rib. They are among the more flavorful burgers in town, and although the toppings and condiments are creative, you should eat one naked: the burger, not you. It’s love in one bite.

Photo courtesty of Adam Chandler, Charleston City Paper

Many thanks to the good people at the City Paper for stopping by HōM to try out the food, drink and pong. We particularly enjoyed their description of the burgers:

In back you will find two Killerspin ping-pong tables, where you can play for free. They are awesome, but it’s the burgers that are a total ace. The menu includes seven juicy beef and five specialty burgers. The beef patties, ground in-house, are made from a blend of brisket, chuck, and short rib and are served up thick, juicy, and full of flavor. Most importantly, they are correctly cooked to order. If you order medium-rare, be prepared to see juices soak into the bun and flow onto the plate when the slightest pressure is applied. This is how it should be.

Read the full City Paper review here.

Next time you’re HōM ask your server or bartender about our logo’d keepsakes. For those who want to look and play sharp we’ve got headbands to keep the sweat out of your eyes (black with red or white type….$6 each), wrist bands for a confident paddle grip ($4 each…paddle not included), men’s and women’s cut t-shirts (not shown…$20 each), and free stickers and ping pong balls for all.

Brunch has arrived at HōM…join us on Sundays for 3 different tips of Burger Benedicts, Croque Madame, Brunch Clubs and much more!!!

Cow Egg - Crispy Burger wrapped Bacon, Egg and Cheese on Bacon Ranch Potato Nest with Smoked Onion Béarnaise $8

HōM’s two Killerspin ping pong tables are up and running in the back lounge. They are truly works of art, and the play is awesome. On the back wall is a case with paddles and balls. Until 7 pm it’s free to play for as long as you want, and then after 7 pm it’s $5 for 30 minutes of play time (includes paddles and ball). More confirmation on all that as we open (very soon!).

In the meantime focus on your drills and physical conditioning….this summer I’ve been chasing squirrels in Marion Square to improve my speed and agility.

This picture is from a restaurant called “Smitty’s”, my Great-Grandfather’s nick-name. This was his first restaurant in Macon, GA that was operated from the late 20′s to mid 30′s. This “quick shop” style restaurant was so successful that he decided to open another restaurant, called S&S Cafeteria in 1936 in Columbus GA. At this point in time my Grandfather, who was 15, was the 2nd “S” in S&S (Smith and Son Cafeteria). Check out S&S in the pic below.

Throughout the remainder of the 1930′s and until present day, S&S has continued to grow and currently has 8 different locations throughout the Southeast. S&S is how I got started in the food business. The summer before my 9th grade, at 14 years old, I started working in the storeroom of the S&S Cafeteria in Atlanta, GA. I continued working there throughout the summer of my senior year in high school, until I moved to Charleston to attend CofC. While attending college I continued working in various restaurants around town and after 2 years of CofC, I realized it was not the place for me. I transferred to Johnson and Wales, completed the 4 year program, and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Food Service Management.

And now the next chapter begins with the launch of HōM.