Louis Osteen, chef and restauranteur, was one of our shining stars among Horry County's highly competitive restaurant venues. There are over 1000 eateries located in Horry County which makes it all the more amazing for Mr. Osteen to rise to the top.  He is the owner of two great restaurants - Louis's At Pawleys and The Fish Camp Bar. 

In 2004 he was awarded the prestigious American Express Best Chef in the Southeast by the James Beard Foundation.  Much great publicity followed this award and he quickly set out to share his talent and capitalize on this achievement, with two new restaurants in Las Vegas.

Louis opened The Fish Camp and Louis's Las Vegas in Nevada.  Both restaurants were destined to be successes with Mr. Osteen at the helm.  Everyone who has eaten at the Pawley's establishments was cheeering for him to succeed and happy to hear of the inevitable success.

Sadness soon followed for all these 'groupies' in South Carolina when Mr. Osteen announced that he would be closing the restaurants here to focus his efforts on the Las Vegas locations.  Both restaurants in Pawley's Island will close on September 5th of this year.  While we wish Louis continued success in Vegas, he will be deeply missed here in South Carolina.