After five years of service, a cherished sandwich shop in Charleston is closing its doors. Cold Shoulder Gourmet is preparing to shut down its Old Towne Road outlet by the end of June. However, it is not the end for the eatery; the owner plans to bring a new concept and more pop-ups soon.
Beloved Cold Shoulder Gourmet Says Goodbye to Original Space
Cold Shoulder Gourmet, owned by chef Craif Edmunds, is well-known for serving large, creative, and loaded sandwiches. The gourmet sandwiches are prepared fresh every day with high-quality and locally sourced ingredients.
The eatery aims to deliver great food at an affordable price and works with local farmers and bakers. The menu includes popular sandwiches such as B-Fast, spicy 2.0, and rotating beef.
Through an Instagram post, the team behind the sandwich shop shared the heartbreaking news of its closure. “After almost five years, Cold Shoulder Gourmet will be leaving our current space at the end of next month.”
The team will share the exact date of closure soon. The team thanked the community and said, “Every person that waited in line. Every regular. Every shared post. Every generous tip. Every customer that dragged a friend in and said, ‘trust me, you gotta try this spot.’ You helped turn this weird little sandwich shop into something far bigger than I ever imagined.”
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Founder Promises More Pop-Ups and New Concept Soon
Even though the door of the original space is closing, Cold Shoulder Gourmet will continue its journey.
“This is not the end of the brand, the sandwiches, the pop-ups, the collaborations, or the chaos. If anything, this feels like the start of a bigger and far more interesting chapter,” stated the post.
Reflecting on its journey, the team mentioned, “Almost five years ago, this thing started with a couple of knives, some bread, a stubborn amount of optimism, and a Kenyan kid trying to figure life out one sandwich at a time. Since then, this tiny sandwich shop somehow became a ritual. A meeting spot. A home for a lot of beautifully chaotic people.”
They also highlighted that the “city keeps changing faster than the menus at half the new brunch spots downtown. That’s life. Stories evolve. So are we.”
As the final days of Cold Shoulder Gourmet approach, the sandwich joint assures that this is not a permanent goodbye. The eatery will return soon with a new concept to the Charleston community.
