Own a piece of this Beaufort Co. seafood restaurant before it’s demolished for Wendy’s
A longtime Beaufort County seafood restaurant will be sold off piece by piece this month before it’s torn down to make way for fast food.
For those interested in a souvenir from Steamer Oyster and Steakhouse on Lady’s Island, a public auction will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 25. Everything will be for sale, restaurant co-owner Adam Rosica said.
Items include a handmade shrimp boat under glass, mounted marlin and sailfish, bar stools, neon lights, Lowcountry art, oyster tables and kitchen equipment. Uptown Auctions will be overseeing the sale.
Steamer closed this past fall after decades in its familiar spot at 168 Sea Island Parkway. The building will be torn down and a Wendy’s built in its place.
The deal is under contract.
A group of Secession Golf Club members that included Rosica bought the property and business in 2000. The owners are getting older and finally agreed to sell to the fast-food chain after fielding numerous offers throughout the years, Rosica said.
“We were happy with the offer and everybody was happy to finally let go of the thing,” said Rosica, a Hilton Head Island resident who said he is the only local owner.
The 2,500-square-foot Wendy’s will include a drive-through in the back and a covered outdoor seating area on the road, plans submitted to the city show. The new restaurant would be across the street from a recently rebuilt McDonald’s and between Publix and Food Lion grocery store shopping centers.
Local officials are working to tear down a Wendy’s on Boundary Street in Beaufort and relocate the business in the same area as part of a project to create an open vista on Battery Creek.
This story was originally published January 20, 2020 at 10:01 AM.
