The Sand Shark Tank opened its doors over last weekend in Uptown Beaufort’s Newcastle Square putting an exclamation point on the block where three new University of South Carolina-Beaufort student housing buildings were recently built.
The new restaurant & cafe in the spot formerly home to Herban Marketplace is focusing on serving locals who want a quick bite and also on the local USCB students that live in the brand new dorms right next door at the corner of Newcastle & Boundary Streets.
The restaurant is the idea of Zack Manley, the local founder/owner of The Cracked Egg restaurant chain, Jaspers Bar & Grill.
“With the new dorms going up for USCB on Boundary Street there aren’t many choices for the kids in terms of where to go and grab something quick to eat no matter what time of day,” Manley said. “We’ll offer breakfast, lunch, dinner and a variety of drinks while giving them a place to go and hang out and mingle with each other and with locals, too.”
The ever-evolving menu has plenty of offerings that college kids want, and locals need, including breakfast items along with a variety of sandwiches, salads and wraps and even a salad bar so you can make your own.
“The menu will change often,” says the Shark Tank’s chef, Allen Mathers, who has a culinary degree from Culinary Institute of America and a master’s in culinary cuisine from the University of Cincinnati. “We plan to expand our dinner options soon,” Mathers added.
On the beverage side of things, the ‘Tank’ offers coffees, espressos, fraps and teas, along with sodas, a variety of juices, energy drinks and even meal replacement shakes.
The restaurant/cafe offers a board game room, couches, cell phone and laptop charging stations and even a stage set up for live music, karaoke and open mic nights.
The Tank is open 7 days a week from 7am to 9pm. Make sure you check it out.
Here are some more photos from our visit to the Sand Shark Tank.
