After almost 5 years, Cold Shoulder Gourmet is saying goodbye and closing their Charleston area location

After nearly five wonderful years serving the Charleston community, Cold Shoulder Gourmet is closing its doors. You still have one more month to get a piece of that deliciousness.

In a statement on Instagram, Craig shared this emotional, thoughtful and insightful message:

FINAL MONTH. FINAL SANDWICHES. FINAL COUNTDOWN.

After almost five years, Cold Shoulder Gourmet will be leaving our current space at the end of next month. The exact last service date will be announced a little closer to the time.

But let’s make one thing crystal clear right away:

Cold Shoulder IS NOT DONE. NOT EVEN CLOSE.

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.

Almost five years ago this thing started with a couple 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.

We laughed here. Sold out of bread here. Built something perfectly imperfect here.

And none of it happens without you guys.

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.

And in true Charleston fashion, the city keeps changing faster than the menus at half the new brunch spots downtown. That’s life. Stories evolve. So are we.

The next couple months are going to get very interesting right here in Charleston.

Pop ups. Collaborations. Guest kitchens. Late nights. New ideas/concepts. Some of the coolest food we’ve ever made.

And somewhere in the middle of all that, a few trips back home to Kenya to explore opportunities and chase some long standing dreams too.

This is not goodbye.

It’s a transition.

This is not the last you’ve heard of Cold Shoulder.

And definitely not the last you’ve heard of this Kenyan kid.

Keep an eye out. Follow along. Stay tuned.

Music up. Hands messy. Heart in it.

Let’s make the most out of this last month in the OG space.

I love you Charleston.

See you soon, race fans. 🥪🔥

Craig 🤘