Word on the street
What locals are saying
The anchor Italian on Daniel Island, LIDI got a genuine reset in 2025 — new chef Randy MacDonald came over from the Daniel Island Yacht Club, the interior was refurbished, and the pasta program tightened up considerably; regulars specifically flag the freshly made pasta, the braised veal short ribs, and the bone-in veal chop parmigiana as the reasons to return. Service is the variable: when it clicks — and a server named Dominick gets name-checked repeatedly — the room feels like a neighborhood institution; on crowded nights it has slipped badly, with long waits for even a water glass and a pre-filled tip prompt topping out at 28% drawing open irritation.
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