Callie's Hot Little Biscuit

Located in the Charleston City Market. Everyone was saying to try biscuits in Charleston. We wanted a little snack before going on a carriage ride of the city so it made sense to get them here. The line moved quickly and the staff were all friendly. I loved the biscuits and gravy. I suggest stopping in here when you are in Charleston.

My best friend and I had an absolute blast at Callie’s personal biscuit making class! My husband scheduled it via Airbnb for us! From buttermilk classics to savory cheddar-herb, we rolled, mixed, and baked a variety of biscuits. We loved sampling each style and sharing giggles with Callie herself, whose warmth and expertise made every moment special. 🥰 The hands-on instruction, cozy atmosphere, and delicious results created memories that we will cherish forever. Highly recommend for a fun, tasty treat and memories for a lifetime! 👩‍🍳✨

If you are planning a visit to the Charleston Market, make sure you stop at Callie’s for a biscuit! As southern girl who has enjoyed many biscuits in my day, this was my first time I had one with cream cheese in the mix. I was a little skeptical at first but I was absolutely blown away by the taste and texture. I enjoyed every bite of my BEC biscuit. They have a ton of options and even small ones so you to enjoy a variety. Highly recommend! Right outside their spot, there are high top tables to sit and enjoy. You won’t be disappointed!

We found Callie’s searching for gluten free breakfast. They have gluten free biscuits, which can be made into sandwiches. It was a quality biscuit.

Visited again after being there in 2018. The biscuits have really changed for the worse in the last 7 years. Pricing seems to be about the same but just look at the difference in the pictures. I didn't get the exact same flavors for all 3 but still a huge difference visually. You probably wouldn't know if you hadn't been there before.

They provide a delectable brunch menu. I enjoy waiting in line and finding a quaint eating spot inside the market. 🍊 ☕️ 🍳

Was walking inside the market and saw this and got the goat cheese biscuit with strawberry fig jam and the jam was strong. Overall would buy again.

Callie's Little Biscuits was a surprising delight in the middle of the downtown market. My group stopped to sample their gluten-free biscuits because we have been in search of a gluten-free biscuit that warrants the name "biscuit." We were surprised at how flavorful this option was. The exterior of the biscuit provided a crunch while the interior was moist. They offer mixes for purchase so that you can replicate their biscuits.

Callie's Hot Little Biscuit was a must stop due to my wife's excitement of finding her name spelled the same somewhere else in this world! And also because these little biscuits are too hot to pass up. Greeted with a smile in the small space in the market of a hustling and bustling crowd.We were able to try a sampler of different biscuits and thank you for that option. We got to try the buttermilk, cheddar and cinnamon and mmm, mmm, mmm were they all heaven sent! And full disclosure we had just had breakfast before discovering this in the market and we knew we had too and this is something your taste buds will not regret... No guarantees on your already full tummy though. So even though we may not be able to comment on the whole arsenal, the sneak preview was incredible and I simply imagine it would be impossible to disappoint. Enjoy!!

We went to the one in the market place. It wasn't too busy at 10:30 in the morning. I walked up right to the register to order but there were about 4 people waiting for their food. The wait ended up being way too long, about 20 minutes unfortunately. I got two buttermilk biscuits with strawberry jam and one blackberry biscuit. The price isn't terrible, 3 for $6 but extra for jam. The biscuits are smaller than I expected but they tasted good. More like a cakey, most texture and very crumbly like as soon as I picked it up, it fell apart. Pretty good for a southern biscuit. I'm curious if the other store in Charleston tastes the same.

Biscuit perfection. These fluffy, buttery bites will ruin biscuits for you because you will never find any that will ever be as good. Our bakers dozen was more than enough for the five of us as the mini biscuits were a bit larger than what was on display. I thought the blueberry jam and cinnamon biscuits were the best out of the bunch. Also they cold brew was surprisingly good as well - lots of flavor with lower acidity. Plus a tray with a large variety of flavorings to add. I'll be dreaming of these biscuits for a long time!

Crowded location in the Charleston city market with hundreds of people buzzing around. Was hungry and heard of Callie's so I had to try it. Had the goat cheese, arugula and blackberry jam biscuit- $9 bucks plus tip, tax, better be worth it for a $13 biscuit! Waiting with anticipation I looked at their other menu options like mini biscuits (sweet and savory), grits, gluten free biscuits too. Got my order, sat at a bench to chow down. Warm crumbly buttery biscuit, yum good, tangy fresh goat cheese, arugula and sweet blackberry jam, together a harmony of deliciousness, great combo! Counter gal was nice and friendly another gal in the back feverishly putting orders together, great products!

We visited Charleston last weekend with friends and decided to walk through the Charleston City Market. My wife has a love for a good biscuit and our Charleston friends recommended Callie's. The line wasn't too long so we joined in and began looking at the options. By the time it was my wife's turn she had decided on the bacon, egg and cheese biscuit and she couldn't resist also ordering the pumpkin spice biscuit with vanilla icing since she loves all things pumpkin spice. The woman at the register was incredibly friendly and helpful. She told us it would be approximately 5 minutes for our order. We could see two employees who were preparing the orders in this small but organized space. We estimate we waited about 15 minutes for the order which was a bit frustrating. We took the order outside to enjoy and my wife was impressed. Both items she ordered were hot and delicious. We also learned that Callie's Biscuits sells in grocery stores nationwide which is a great option when cooking at home. Highly recommend to others but be prepared to wait longer than anticipated.

We visited the Callie's in on market street. Each of us tries something different and shared the yummy-ness

Stopped in around 10:30 on a weekday. There was a bit of a line and someone in training working the register but the wait wasn't too bad. The biscuit came out very quick after order. It was hot and tasted great. Place to sit just on the other side of the doors. Lemonade was cold and refreshing. Nice balance to the biscuit.

A little pricey, for what it is, but these biscuits are delicious! even though the lady said it was the same size as the display, we felt the sample was much smaller.

The biscuit was good but we made the mistake of getting the sausage egg biscuit. The eggs and sausage were straight out of the freezer and were barely warmed at all. I get this is common for breakfast takeout but I assume if you're spending $10 for a breakfast sandwich maybe the quality of the ingredients would be a little higher. Can't say I recommend this place.

I make a point of ensuring biscuits make at least one trip through my GI tract every time I venture into the southern United States. This seemed like a good enough place to obtain the biscuits on our recent trip to Charleston. The most convenient one was this one, located in the market and more importantly, the AIR CONDITIONED portion of the market. There was a queue but it was not at all overwhelming and moved quickly. They have standard biscuits which I heard the poor girl taking orders inform parties over and over again come in packs of 3 or 6. These biscuits come in both savory and sweet flavors. GF took advantage of this and ordered the classic buttermilk, cheddar, and sampled the sweet varieties with the cinnamon. I tried one of their biscuit sandwiches with the pimento cheese. I also went in the non biscuit direction and ordered a side of their grits which they also sell in a BISCUIT BOWL. Holy shit. You would think I would have experience in this area bc GF is both little and hot but I have never had biscuits like these before. They were very soft and crumbly. In fact, when I was trying to take a photo of my sandwich, it was literally falling apart as I was holding the thing up and trying to adjust the lighting. Otherwise, the biscuits were incredibly rich and tasty. The pimento cheese was a nice combo but the whole thing was a bit heavy. Each of the individual biscuits were really delicious as well, moist, and soft. The grits, which I ordered with cheddar cheese, were creamy and delicious. This is a great spot to grab a naughty bite to eat.

This biscuits are good - there's no denying that. However I ordered a hot honey biscuit and got something else. That was disappointing. We ordered the strawberry shortcake biscuits and they were PHENOMENAL! (See "delicious strawberry shortcake" photo). It was so good we went back the next day to order it again. Second day was not so good. There was barely any cream, no gold sprinkles, two slices of strawberry per biscuit and no strawberry sauce. It was super disappointing. I'd took away a star for lack of consistency and not getting my order right. Both days however they were consistent in not being too friendly, rushing people through the line and forgetting things like our drinks and our order.

I had the egg and cheese on a biscuit, shared the 3 handmade hot little biscuits and also had an orange juice. We chose the blackberry, cheese and chive and buttermilk with a side of black pepper butter. The egg and cheese biscuit was good but needed something to moisten it up. It probably would have been better with some bacon or sausage...or ketchup. Of the three little biscuits the blackberry was the winner. The cheese and chive was so dry we didn't finish it. The biscuits would have been much better if they were warm.

Popular for a reason!! Upon researching where to eat in Charleston, Callie's came up everywhere and it deserves to be on the recommended list! The city market itself doesn't open until 9:30am but Callie's does open at 8am and you can walk right in. I ordered the 3 for $6 little biscuits that had both savory and sweet options to choose from. I started with two savory, the country ham and the cheese & chive then finished with a sweet cinnamon biscuit. The filling inside of the cinnamon biscuit was to die for!! I should have just gotten 3 cinnamon biscuits it was that delicious! This location is inside of the Charleston city market so there's no place to sit down to eat. We took it to go to eat back at our hotel nearby.

I wish I took photos but I didn't. I ordered 3 minis and they were all hard, over mixed and undercooked. The texture throughout the biscuits were not consistent. They definitely were not fresh. They also make you wait as if they will be fresh. Maybe they have a new baker. Also don't go after 9-10 they almost never have anything you really want left

A quick breakfast stop while out and about in the middle of the city market. Several biscuits to choose from. We went simple with bacon, egg & cheese. The biscuits are moist and large but there needs to be a sauce or melted cheese or something to connect the sandwich together.

This little place blew our mind! Such friendly staff and a cute little menu of fresh made biscuits. Trust me, it's simple but AWESOME!!

The biscuit with grits bowl was fantastic. We ordered a few different types of biscuits and they were all good.

During COVID my wife and I had an opportunity to learn how to make biscuits from Callie, the owner of this establishment over a Zoom call! It was a super fun event and we told ourselves that if we ever made it down to Charleston, SC we would pop in. Well, as we were walking through the City Market we stumbled across this small-scale location, and since we were on a tight schedule we ate here instead. We opted to sample the regular biscuit with blackberry jam, a cinnamon biscuit with cinnamon butter, and a biscuit with ham and cheese. Our favorite was the cinnamon option closely followed by the regular with blackberry jam. The biscuits were fresh and as good as we remembered making over Zoom!

I saw a PBS show about this shop with southern chef Vivian Howard. She took a road trip with the owner to open a new location - it was a very sweet episode, and this place has been on my bucket list since seeing it. Anyway - this gal LOVES a biscuit. This location was a small shop inside the open air market. I wanted to try some, but still have room for lunch. There is a deal where you can get 3 biscuits for $6, so that is what we did. They are all heated to order - so a bit of a wait. We Ordered: cinnamon - My favorite jam filled ham They were difficult to split side they just fell apart but we all managed to sample. Everyone agreed cinnamon was the best one. All buttery and tender. Busy location.

I learned of Callie's Hot Little Biscuit while watching founder Carrie Morey's show on PBS. The food stand is located inside Charleston City Market, so it's a convenient place to grab something to eat while shopping. Callie's Hot Little Biscuit offers a variety of biscuit sandwiches and biscuits with sweet and savory flavors. I decided to try the three biscuits for $6 special. I chose the classic, cheddar cheese and bacon biscuits. Be forewarned, the staff cooks each order as it is received. Even though there are biscuits baked and ready to go, they will do each order individually, in the order it was placed. This causes quite a backup of customers in an extremely tight space. To be frank, the staff seemed overwhelmed, but they were helpful and tried their best to keep smiles on their faces. The biscuits themselves were fantastic. They're dense but, at the same time, fluffy. I recommend eating them as soon as you purchase them. They're not quite the same reheated later. Even though the wait was long, I'm happy I tried these famous biscuits.

You won't miss the line for Callie's, and for good reason. The line moves fairly quickly, just be patient and you'll be met with great customer service and absolutely mouthwatering biscuits! I got the sandwich with sausage, egg and pimiento cheese. It was roughly $11 with tax and worth every single penny and calorie. The biscuit texture is fluffy, soft and oh so buttery....I could've eaten a dozen of these alone! The other ingredients was also very flavorful and just the right proportion so that you're able to taste each one. This spot is A MUST when in the Charleston Market! GO NOW!

We had a lot of biscuits on our tour of three southern cities and we were excited to try Callie's Hot Little Biscuit, especially since they offered a gluten-free biscuit option. It's a cute spot in City Market...the line can get long so we ordered ahead from their website for pickup which saved us a lot of time. There is a little bit of seating near the store in City Market but we wanted to grab these to go and eat them in our nearby hotel. I had a Build Your Own with scrambled egg and cheddar. It was OK. The presentation was nice but it definitely was not my favorite biscuit. (And after this trip my body is like 80% biscuit so I feel I know at least a little bit what I'm talking about.) The texture was a bit more bread-like than I wanted without a whole lot of buttery flavor. My wife's gluten-free was similarly less biscuit-like in texture than she wanted but she thought the jam was good. They have a bunch of other flavors to try including some interesting jams, so if we found ourselves back in Charleston, we'd give it a try again to see if our experience was a fluke.

I feel like the quality has gone down. I tried Callies in Atlanta few years ago and it was a lot better. This time the biscuits were so dry and crumbly. We got 3 minis for $6 which was nice way to try bunch of flavors. Tried the shortbread with strawberry jam, cinnamon and plain with pimento cheese. My favorite was the shortbread as it had a sweeter flavor. Wouldn't try it again.

In the middle of the Charleston Market, Callie's is a local favorite for breakfast and lunch. Packaged to go, we took ours to the waterfront park before eating. A little denser, their biscuits are in the low country style, great for absorbing juices or mopping up gravy. My chicken was good with a nice crunchy crust.

It was underwhelming. We waited over an hour between the line and for the food to be ready. The biscuit was pretty dry though, I used to go to the King St location a lot but this one was not impressive.

Worth going to and grabbing a biscuit. The staff was super friendly and was told to watch the specials on the menu board for some limited time nummies! Would I go out of the way to eat here, probably not, would I eat if I'm at the market and walking through...definitely! We tried the trio sampler, biscuits and gravy and I had the special of muscadine jelly and sausage. Hard to eat easily on the go with the hustle of the market since the biscuits were flacky and falling apart (As they should be). So my recommendation...find a place to sit and enjoy and use the bathrooms right next the Callie's to wash your hands after enjoying a great buscuit.

The Callie's location in the city market is busy and obviously successful. This was a "destination breakfast" for us, and we were delighted to find the wait not overly long. The menu board takes some decyphering, which led to confusion between my wife and the man taking orders. Once this was straightened out we awaited our biscuits in a tight corner out of the walkway. Our order was incorrect -- one $5 biscuit missing completely, two of three mini biscuits constructed incorrectly (correct on the receipt but fillings/spreads not correct or missing completely.) We did not go back through the line and try to straighten it out, so no real points off, just a word of caution here for the next diner to check your order. What we ate was delicious. I recommend the jalapeno biscuit, in my case with bacon, egg, and cheese. Flaky biscuit, generous fillings. The buttermilk biscuit (missing items) was nonetheless delish as well. Coffee was moderately strong and tasty -- just what I needed. So while half of the order was not what we intended to order / paid for, everything we got was delicious. Hard to complain too much about that. Will gladly stop back by, but it will not be destination dining next time.

I was excited find Callie's. They were open early, so it's perfect for breakfast. It was a bit hard to find but it's at the end of City Market. I got the BLT biscuit and it was excellent. Plenty of fillings and the biscuit was flaky and good. The staff was super friendly. I love a great breakfast sandwich, or biscuit in this case, and Callie's delivers. Had I been in Charleston longer, I would have returned.

grits in a biscuit bowl is the best...i also bought a bag grits to take home. i highly recommend

After hearing so much about this place, I was eager to try. Unfortunately, it was a huge disappointment. Biscuits tasted warmed over, not fresh, doughy in the middle and cold. Coffee was good or would be lower. Tourist trap

Amazing! My husband and I got the Goat Cheese biscuit and the BLT biscuit. The biscuits are pretty dense, but so good! We got our biscuits within 5 minutes! Great, quick stop!

Very good food very friendly staff I was able to get in quickly and out to meet my friends for a tour of the city

Yummers! So... if you've wondering where this place is... it's a bit hidden... sort of. It's in a building in the city market. It looks like it's a coffee place but it's not .... it's the awesome biscuit place. I mean... they do serve coffee too. I got the peanut butter and jelly biscuit because all the other sandwiches sounded like more food than I wanted. I just wanted a coffee and a biscuit to start the rainy day. That biscuit was hearty. No wimpy biscuit. The crust was perfection. The inside was dense, but light... I know that doesn't make sense.... just know if you are watching your carb intake this pretty much destroys your carbs for the week. Whatevs! I was on vacation! Thank goodness I don't eat these every day. Alas... they ship! So... I guess I could eat these every day. Hmmmm.....

Very busy and yet the service was still attentive and friendly. The biscuits are huge, buttery and soft. The Jalepeno pimento cheese has a nice background flavor (reminded me of Old Bay), and was not too spicy. I added the pimento cheese to the grits.... Heaven!! I thought I knew how to cook grits....time to up my game. Callie's has true Southern Grits. So creamy and delicious!!

We stopped here before our tour of Charleston. We were lucky as it was not crowded at all on Saturday morning. The walk up counter area is very small with little room to wait for your order once placed. We ordered the three biscuit sampler and ice tea. There are a few bar stools with ledges that you can eat at and outside tables. The biscuits had a spongy texture and while decent were nothing worth walking out of your way to purchase. This was a destination choice as we were meeting in the area. If I was in the area again and it wasn't crowded I might try again.

When you look up any Charleston travel blog, Callie's pops up on every single one. I was super excited to try their biscuits, and luckily I happened to be near the one in the Charleston City Market. I ordered one with sausage, egg, and fiery pimento cheese and was told it would take around 15 mins because a new batch of biscuits was being prepared. Once I finally got my biscuit sandwich, I was slightly underwhelmed. Maybe it's because I'm not a huge biscuit person or that I might have been mistakenly given normal pimento cheese, but I was just not blown away. It was good--don't get me wrong--but it wasn't the best thing I ate in Charleston. Worth trying? Sure.

Honestly, very over rated. I would not go here if you are looking for something good. You can get a batter pastry at a nearby coffee shop or at another bakery downtown.

I looked up Callie's Hot Little Biscuit before visiting Charleston because it was near my hotel. I got a bacon and cheese biscuit and it was really good. I actually ate there twice on my trip. My only complaint is the wait. There was one person at the register, one person preparing orders and one person prepping biscuits. They seem to move kind of slow.

100% worth the hype. Planning on ordering some to ship home to Buffalo as a thank you to my dad for watching the boys while we were away! I got a special that day - goat cheese, arugula, strawberry jam on buttermilk biscuit. The biscuit was everything I was hoping it would be - crispy and flaky on the outside and soft and dense on the inside. YUM. We also tried 3 mini biscuits for $6. We got cinnamon which I enjoy but my husband LOVED, buttermilk which we both raved over - can't go wrong with the standard, and chive and cheese which was also delicious. Definitely recommend trying this for people new to Callie's. Considering another stop before we head home... so filling and yummy!

Very good biscuits! Staff were very friendly and helpful. Biscuits were yummy. Menu had many biscuit sandwich options and you could also customize your own. This location in the market was also close to a small seating area which is convenient

Fun stop for anyone taking your visitors to the Charleston maker. I was here w a friend from SDakota who had never been to SC. OF COURSE she Had to try southern biscuits. So we hit a chicken biscuit as well as a plain and shared them. Delish. Quick service and reasonable price. It's a milestone do at the market.

I kept seeing Callie's Hot Little Biscuit all throughout my research for my visit to Charleston so I decided to add it to the list and stopped in during my visit to the Charleston City Market one afternoon. Callie's was near closing time but I was still able to order a biscuit to go and opted for the Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit Sandwich. I get the hype - the biscuits are great! I ended up eating my biscuit at one of the tables in the public market... Callie's does not have table service or tables/chairs at this location. Even so, I wish I had some more time in the area because there was a lot to check out within the display cases... I wish I would have gotten a mix to go. Either way, I look forward to visiting again sometime in order to try some more biscuits; there are so many different flavors! Great spot!

A must-try in Charleston as it's a well known staple. I showed up about 30 minutes before closing and options were very limited as they sold out of most of what they had, but luckily I'm not picky. The sandwich I got was delicious and I even got my free birthday biscuit. The tea was also delicious- perfect for a hot day!

Deeeeelish! I wish I had the appetite of a dinosaur so that I could all of their biscuits at once! The fried chicken biscuit was the star of the show- every bite sent me to heaven. The biscuits and gravy, and mini trios (blackberry, cinnamon, cheese and chive), also good- just not as good as the chicken :D

I was disappointed when I went to this place. It has amazing reviews, but that's not my experience. When we showed up, they didn't have their fried chicken ready for their chicken biscuit. They also admitted that they forgot to turn on their grits the previous evening so they didn't have any grits. It was National Biscuit Day on the day I went so each order came with a complimentary mini biscuit. They failed to include this in our order even though we asked for it. I had bacon bits on my meat, egg, and cheese biscuit (which was not what was advertised - their sample had strips of bacon on the biscuit) this was $4 for about 1.5 tablespoons on bacon bits that fell off my biscuit when I tried to eat it. It even had the bacon bits packaged taste as well. I hope other guests have a better experience!

We stopped by this little biscuit place in the city market. It had good reviews so we wanted to try it. The staff was really friendly and we enjoyed talking to them. I ordered a biscuit with sausage on it. The biscuit was pretty much uncooked in the middle. I only ate the edges. The sausage patty had almost no flavor and was not good. Maybe we just went on a bad day. I was very unimpressed

The location is in the market on Meeting, downtown. Perfect place to take your morning stroll and grab your breakfast. Homemade biscuits that melt in your mouth with outstanding, delicious flavors. The choices are to each person's preference and more than satisfied our group. The most popular being the sausage, egg and pimento biscuit ... also available with a jalapeño pimento sauce! You can compliment your food with a delicious drink, hot or cold! Loved the small, homemade intimacy and friendly staff that provided the quick and personal service to boot. We will definitely be back and I highly recommend.

The biscuits here are simply divine. The traditional buttermilk is perfect as is the biscuit with blackberry jam. The cinnamon biscuit is unlike any biscuit I have had before and is absolutely delicious. I could eat biscuits from here everyday (and be very happy everyday). The deal of 3 2X2in biscuits for $6 is a good value and makes for a nice breakfast.

I grew up with biscuits in general and biscuits and gravy. This place brings it all together sweet and savory. Really seriously good biscuit, big moist and filling. Great flavor combinations. And usually you can't say this, but they have a really good GF version. I'd come back here for sure. My favorite would probably be the cinnamon and the goat cheese and add bacon

Delicious quick service inside the market! Definitely try all the flavors. Everything was fresh