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Bertha's Kitchen

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Bertha's Kitchen is a restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina. The restaurant was in 2017 named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.

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Bertha's Kitchen
Echo Avenue, North Charleston

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Echo Avenue
29405 North Charleston
South Carolina, United States
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