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Edie
Edelson-Rabin
It’s safe to say that edie edelson-
Rabin has a lot on her plate. She’s the owner of
Juanita Greenberg’s Nacho Royale in Mount
Pleasant and a partner in its downtown location
and Andolini’s Pizza in Mount Pleasant with her
husband Michael.
After waiting tables in Atlanta, she moved to the Low-
country in 1991 to work for a
friend’s growing local restaurant
group. At the same time, her boyfriend – now husband –
owned an Andolini’s Pizza in New Hampshire and wanted
to open one in Charleston.
“We were dating and eventually I went to work for him.
I said I wanted to buy the restaurant,” she laughed. “We
dated for five years, and it was only after we got married
that he sold it to me.”
Shortly after opening downtown Charleston’s first Ando-
lini’s in 1992, the couple opened Juanita Greenberg’s Bur-
rito Palace in 1994, which moved to its current location on
King Street four years later. Andolini’s Pizza eventually grew
to five locations, some of which were sold to other entrepre-
neurs. Juanita Greenberg’s Nacho Royale is celebrating its
fifth year of serving great margaritas and Mexican food on
Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.
As a mother of two teenage girls, Rabin strikes a bal-
ance between raising her children and keeping up with the
operations of three restaurants.
“I would be considered the ‘detail person’ of daily opera-
tions. I leave the management to the restaurant managers,
who do it best,” she said.
Instead, Rabin spends her time ensuring things are run-
ning smoothly at all three locations and keeping her team
enthusiastic in what they do.
“I make my rounds to each location. Each restaurant
needs different attention for different reasons. I love being
able to pop in, say hello and make sure things are clean –
that kind of thing. We’re a family. I check up on them to
make sure everyone is happy.”
With more than 25 years working in the industry, Rabin
loves what she does.
“The energy of the restaurant business is non-stop,” she
said. “I love being around the good people who work here
and the customers, too. There’s never a dull moment. It
makes it fun.”
Photo courtesy of Edie Edelson-Rabin.
Juanita Greenberg’s Nacho Royale
410 W. Coleman Blvd.
Mount Pleasant
843-329-6224
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