The Asian and Latin fusion restaurant in North Charleston abruptly closed its doors on June 14, much to the surprise of its staff and the community.
The Asian and Latin fusion restaurant in North Charleston abruptly closed its doors on June 14, much to the surprise of its staff and the community. A customer walks through the front door of Dashi in North Charleston during its opening in 2019. Dashi permanently closed on Sunday, June 14. --> Subscribe for $3.99 / week --> Subscribe to CHS Menu Newsletter NORTH CHARLESTON — The quirky Asian and Latin fusion restaurant on Remount Road has closed for good. Dashi’s last day of service was June 14, co-owner Oscar Hines confirmed to The Post and Courier. He did not comment further as to why the restaurant suddenly shut its doors. He said the Dashi Wine Bar and Emporium , located down the road on Rivers Avenue, will remain open. The wine bar opened last summer . On June 15, a message from the owner circulated on social media, with several employees sharing their own surprise and disappointment by the sudden news. “I wanted to let everyone know that we’ve decided to close the restaurant permanently and yesterday was our last day of service,” Hines wrote, expressing his appreciation to the staff. “I’ve enjoyed the opportunity and I’m absolutely devastated that we have to close.” Dashi, co-owned by Hines and chef Stephen Thompson, operated as a food truck for five years before opening the brick-and-mortar location in 2019. Despite not being located in a popular dining district, like the nearby Park Circle, regulars flocked to the orange and yellow painted building for Thai wings, burritos and pork belly ramen. Hines told The Post and Courier in July 2025 he was hopeful about the growing dining scene in the Remount Road area, leading him to open the nearby wine bar focused on bottles from Spain, Portugal and Central and South America. “It's a bet on the neighborhood, and I'm pretty optimistic about that,” he previously said. Teri Errico Griffis is the Trending Editor at The Post and Courier, focusing on breaking news, real estate and retail. An award-winning journalist, she previously worked as a Southeast commerce reporter for the Journal of Commerce and a reporter for the Charleston Regional Business Journal where she covered all facets of business in the Charleston region. Raised in Connecticut and New York, she has called South Carolina home since 2012.
