On the fringe

Fine food choices abound in the heart of Lake Highlands, but sometimes you might want to think outside the middle to find some on-the-fringe culinary treasures.

1 Pho 95 and 2 lamei offer fast, inexpensive and authentic Vietnamese food at the shopping center near Walnut Street and Audelia, just east of Richland Community College.

For more options, gigantic portions of pho (Asian soup with noodles and meat or tofu), cheap crispy eggrolls and a selection of interesting drinks from mocha frozen coffee to avocado milkshakes, check out the flamboyantly decorated 3 BisTRo B (oPeninG PaGe) in the same center.

Piled-high platters of boiled shrimp and crab legs, crawfish (in season) and oysters on the half shell are central to the just-the-basics, finger-licking fabulous 4 BoilinG cRaB, the far north Lake Highlands version of Lower Greenville’s Aw Shucks.

Quick-ease

For Asian takeout, you can’t go wrong with these nearby options: 5 Thai 2 Go bags up fresh, sizeable Thai and Chinese dishes 6 Uncle Wok’s fried wontons rule 7 eGG Roll FoRTUne has a friendly staff and fabulous low-cal options. 8 skillman Wok offers daily delivery specials and generous portions of contemporary Asian fare on the fly.

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