Market Street Saloon expands to North Charleston

I have to admit, country music and saloons aren't my thing. But every now and then, a savvy woman needs to open her mind and venture into new places.

The Market Street Saloon's location in North Chuck was better than I anticipated, with tasty food on its menu and a friendly bartender from Maryland named Jasmine Scheffel. She proved to me that a saloon can be fun, and she isn't afraid to get the atmosphere cranked up.

Q: How long has this location been open?

A: Since Halloween weekend.

Q: What's a perk of working here?

A: Dancing on the bar, of course! We have a bar and cocktail staff of all women, and we all dance. But you don't have to work here to dance. Any woman can do it.

Q: What's your bar background?

A: This is my first bartending job ever! I just switched over from active-duty Air Force to the reserves.

Q: Is it always country music playing?

A: We play country during the day mostly, and then at night we start switching it up -- you'll hear rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, even metal!

Q: Do you get any female customers? Is this bar woman friendly?

A: Definitely. We want the women to have fun and to come back! We've had the Charleston Southern women's basketball team in here before, and that's fun.

Q: What's the best item on your menu?

A: I go through phases. Right now, I love our wings. They're really good!

Q: What shot do you love serving?

A: The Saloon Kiss. It's raspberry vodka, peach schnapps and a splash each of sour mix and cranberry.

Q: What beers do you serve a lot of?

A: I'd say Guinness and Dogfish Ale and Fat Tire are popular beers. We also serve $1 Michelob Ultra, which people like.

Q: What other specials do you offer?

A: We have military Monday, where it's half off for military people to eat. We have lunch specials for $7.95 during the week. We do happy hour every day, even weekends.

Q: Have you ever had to deny someone a dance on the bar?

A: Oh, yes. People fall off sometimes.

Q: What's the grossest drink you've served?

A: Tequila and olive juice. Completely disgusting!

Q: What celebrity would you like to serve?

A: Elisha Cuthbert. She's hot.

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