Wild Common is a chic dining oasis in Charleston where Chef Orlando Pagán crafts an inventive tasting menu with seasonal bites and a relaxed, intimate vibe.
"There is a long hallway from Charleston's Cannon Street into the restaurant itself, and it's white and elegant with candles, so you could be forgiven for momentarily wondering if you've mistakenly entered a spa instead a restaurant. But round the corner and a marble bar with tall shelves dominates the high-ceilinged space and assures that you're in the right place after all. For a city that treats dining out as sport, Charleston has surprisingly few tasting menu experiences that allow chefs to take diners on a journey through flavor, texture, and presentation at their whimsy. Chef Orlando Pagan does so with a definite nod to the region's seafood and gilds it with luxurious flavors, from caviar to black truffle and foie gras in between. The dessert offerings are often points of pride for a team whose collaboration, which you can watch in the open kitchen, is like ballet." - Stephanie Burt
"Spring Street’s Wild Common is a tasting menu restaurant for people who don’t normally like tasting menus. It’s not stuffy or pretentious, but rather a chill atmosphere full of light installations, art, and vegetation — a place that makes it easy to relax into the four-course meal at $85 a person. Four courses may not sound like much, but the first course, “Bites,” includes substantial samples of rich chicken shio ramen, crab rice with kimchi, and chicken har gao. For those really wanting to indulge, chef Orlando Pagán can include a caviar supplement served atop a layered potato cake crisped in duck fat." - Erin Perkins
"Spring Street’s Wild Common is a tasting menu restaurant for people who don’t normally like tasting menus. It’s not stuffy or pretentious, but rather a chill atmosphere full of light installations, art, and vegetation — a place that makes it easy to relax into the four-course meal at $85 a person. Four courses may not sound like much, but the first course, “Bites,” includes substantial samples of rich chicken shio ramen, crab rice with kimchi, and chicken har gao. Chef Orlando Pagán will add a caviar supplement served eggs Benedict style for those who want to really indulge." - Erin Perkins
"New tasting menu by Chef Orlando Pagán including a caviar 'eggs Benedict.'" - Erin Perkins
"The cooking school experience at Wild Common. Led by executive chef Orlando Pagán and executive sous chef Zach Kimmel, it’s a unique chance to interact with the chefs." - Eater Staff
