<strong>By Pamela Brownstein</strong>

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As the rain poured last Thursday afternoon, The Island News staff was cozy inside our little office downtown. We were also content stuffing our faces with a smorgasbord of fried foods and finger foods from Carolina Wings. The best part was we all stayed dry and no one had to leave because we wisely chose to have our food brought to us through Cabbie Cuisine.<!--more-->

<a href="http://www.beaufortislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Lunch-Bunch.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2251" title="Lunch Bunch" src="http://www.beaufortislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Lunch-Bunch-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Owner Cadell Crawford and her mobile waiters are fast and friendly and deliver to all of Beaufort, including Lady’s Island and military areas, seven days a week.

Ordering online is so easy to use: Go to www.cabbiecuisine.com and click on the restaurant you desire to view the menu. Once you know what you want, type in your zip code, choose what time you want your food delivered, then you are ready to order.

To satisfy the appetites of our hungry group — five adults and four kids — we ordered a ton of food from Carolina Wings.

Cadell braved the storm and served us plates of fried shrimp, fried oysters, a small rack of ribs, boneless wings, medium chicken wings, mini cheeseburgers and the sampler platter, which includes a hefty portion of fried mushrooms, chicken tenders, cheese sticks and fried zucchini on a bed of Carolina Wings’ special chips.

There was something for everyone. Our strategy was simple: divide and conquer. We put all the food on one table so everyone could make their own plates, or walk around and sample and graze.

Elizabeth fancied the boneless wings, while Kim really liked the fried oysters. I thought the mini cheeseburgers were great, and our new sales woman Nancy Gregory was a fan of the fried zucchini.

Some of the other restaurants offered by Cabbie Cuisine are Upper Crust Pizza, Maryland Fried Chicken, Shoofly Kitchen, Fryed Green Tomatoes, Sandbar &amp; Grill, Big Joe’s Bar-B-Que, Mizu Hibachi Japanese Fusion and more.

If your Internet is down or you’re not computer savvy, you can call 843-473-4499 to place your order.

This awesome delivery service will get meals from great local restaurants to your home or office hot and fresh — even if it’s raining. It’s reliable and convenient, especially with a large group of people. Don’t forget to tip as you would in a restaurant!