These type of bars are never my favorite, but we were there the weekend of the marathon, so after running all morning, the group I was with wanted to sit down in comfortable seats for a while. Â Therefore, full disclaimer that my review may be biased.
This bar seemed really out of place in the historic district of Charleston.  This isn't Key West, Panama City Beach, or  Myrtle Beach.  Overpriced, really sugary drinks.  They said they were really strong, and I felt it a bit, but not for the amount of alcohol they claimed was in one.  And...given the wonderful food and drink scene of Charleston, why go to a chain?
2 stars only because Ive happened to have a couple really fun nights here. Mostly because my buzz, company and great music. NO thanks to expensive sugar drinks with a splash of liquor. Just know what you're going there for and you'll have a great time. Don't go expecting any thing other then a touristy chain with slush drinks. I will say... When I'm missing 7/11 slurpees this is a nice option to have.
Review Source:Wet Willies aka hangover central provides two separate headaches when you partake of their product. Brainfreeze from the chill of their tasty smoothies and crippling hangover headaches the very next morning!
This bar is definitely enticing to tourists and I can see how it'd do good business on a sunny weekend afternoon. At night, not so much. The smoothies are tasty enough and they were rockin' some live music to keep the bachelorettes bouncing so that's a point in their favor. I'd say if you're obliviously drunk, part of a bachelorette party or have an unusual tolerance for sugary drinks this is your jam. Otherwise i'd suggest moving on to another spot.
Umm...not a big liquor drinker, so it was probably a bad idea to come here in the first place. So, basically, overpriced slushies with a little alcohol are the name of the game here. The bar itself wasn't crowded, and the few inhabitants were unsavory looking characters. Hit some other non-chain place when you're in Charleston. You'll have more fun, and not get a brain freeze.
Review Source:Wet willies is a unique spot that serves alcoholic smoothies in a wide variety of flavors. The bar is kept warm, so that these chilly drinks remain enjoyable even in a cold Charleston evening.
On the positive end: Wet Willie's has live music all the time. Their drinks are generally delicious with Chocolate Thunder being the best by far. They offer "call a cab" smoothies that are advertised as extremely intoxicating, with the triple play drink being a mixture of all three "call a cab" smoothies.
On the negative end: The drinks are pricey. The bartender told me that a large of these super alcoholic concoctions contained as much alcohol as eight beers. But that cannot be true. As an average build man with average alcohol tolerance, I did not feel as though I'd had eight beers. I don't know if she was exaggerating or if my drink was unusually weak. Either way, that one experience has forever turned me off from Wet Willie's.
The unique charm of this bar only goes so far before the prices and sobriety ground you in reality...
Not a fan at all. If you like getting brain freezes and killing your alcohol buzz go here. The drinks aren't bad but they just taste like normal slushies just more expensive with a little alcohol. So basically I'm saying go to the liqour store and get some cheap alcohol and add it to a 7 eleven slushie.. you'll save a lot of money!
Review Source:A dive bar in downtown historic Charleston, SC!
My wife and I have been here a few times before, but on this trip our daughter went with us so we stopped in for a drink.
Up front is a bank of adult slurpee machines filled with cold, icy alcoholic drinks. I always get "call a cab" or "atitude improvement"
the two strongest drinks, both made with 190 proof grain alcohol and Barcadi select rum. A large in a take home souvenier cup is $8. Menu looks like typical bar food, but we have never eaten anything here, we go in here to drink alcoholic beverages!
Our bartender was friendly and even washed and dried our cups when we were done so we could take them with us.
Worth a stop, especially on a hot, humid Charleston summer day!
In the beginning of my Charleston experience, I had encountered Wet Willy's a few times. Â I had heard a couple of stories from the locals afterward about how it was a tourist trap and a nasty establishment. Â However, I didn't notice anything shady or strange going on, and I think it's an alright spot to do something a little different. Â A wall full of different flavored alochol, and a free cup with purchase? Â I'll take it :)
Review Source:I think if this place had a theme that could be playing as you enter the bar it would be via Iconz "Get Crunked Up." Â Just think of Wet Willie's as a Grown Up 7 Eleven! Â With close to 20 flavors of frozen, slushy, alcoholic goodness lined up on a wall behind the bar it's the greatest alternative for those who hate the taste of beer and wanna have fun gettin liquored up with an occasional brain freeze. You can check out their website at <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwetwillies.com&s=1d627ea15cb99ad1152f6c77b39d34fb3a819b802c43a90907cfa221e09917f6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://wetwillies.com</a> for the full list. Â They also give you a list of "mixed drinks" you can create with their frozen creations.
Of note, 2 of the drinks the "Attitude Improvement" and their famous "Call-A-Cab" have 190 proof grain alcohol blended into their mix. Â I ended up getting a souvenir size cup of Call-A-Cab which equates to about 12 oz of the frozen goodness. An enjoyable drink which you can taste the alcohol but still enjoy and pace yourself. They have live entertainment in the performance area next door which had about 8-10 tables and some TVs scattered throughout the area. Â A good place that you can tell locals and college kids of the like go to during the weekends to let loose. Just wish there was one a bit closer because driving 9 hours is a lonnnnnnnnnng way for a kicked up slurpee!
Okay, admittedly, I didn't try the drinks - but I enjoyed the ambiance and I think it's SUPER COOL that they have a black light. I was extremely amused for a large portion of time, staring at my phone and my camera strap. Lights!! Oooooooh.
That said, it'd be hard to have a large-ish group here; we squeezed 8 people into one booth, but it was kind of crowded. And the drinks were served in paper cups. That seemed pretty unclassy ... not that I need this place to be classy, but I just felt like that was weird. Couldn't they just use glasses?
Service was good though; our server was really nice, and told us that it was only $1 more to get a much bigger size (which we hadn't noticed). Cool. :)
Cool ambiance. I really like the lighting.
The slushies were good, but a lil pricier than I would've thought. When they say it's stronger than normal drinks, IT IS. But they do have a lot of options to choose from, which is great. Also, our waitress was nice.
We didn't get any beers, but they're pretty cheap.
It wasn't that crowded when we were there, but they do keep the volume up in there. Overall still a pretty cool place to chill.
Run away! Â This may be somewhere to buy an overpriced, under quality slurpie but do not, repeat do not eat here. Â Recently tried the Hawaiian burger, (so so), with gumbo (canned tomato soup w/a little rice and veggies would be more like it) and the pineapple cole slaw. This was beyond awful! Â It tasted like someone had washed the cabbage in a floor cleaning solution and then forgot to rinse! Â Spoke to our server about it and received a shrug. Â It took several hours and two packs of gum to get the taste out of my mouth! Â No joke! Â Judging by the reaction of our server, either I am not the first to complain or the management just doesn't care. Â I don't know which of those options is worse!
Review Source:Ummm... this place exists?
This is unbelievable... it's true that the grain alc. drinks taste like moon shine, but what the hell... have some $1 shots of top-shelf booze out of finger shot glasses, and you'll be fine.
They also have reduced sugar versions for those of us not looking to boot jolly ranchers later that night.
There is not much to review here. Wet Willie's is a chain that serves alcoholic slurpees. There are numerous flavors, and they charge a premium for what should be a shot poured into a $1 drink.
At $6, the flavored slushees are a rip-off. The flavoring is gross, and they go light on the alcohol.
The service was horrendous when I went. My server forgot the first 2 things I told him: a medium t-shirt, and an ice water. Then, he kept eyeing me to see if I was tipping him on my tab. He was a total jerk.
It is just my opinion, but I would not recommend this as a place to enjoy a drink. This just seems like the midpoint stop on the way the getting hammered on digusting drinks. This is not a fun pub; take your money elsewhere.
This was one of the pit stops on my tour of Charleston bars. Â I have to say that it was EMPTY when we got there so I have to give the boo nanny on that point. Â But what i have to say was awesome was $2 PBRs. Â
And what the place really reminded me of was all the little frozen libation joints in Louisiana. Â Fond memories of those. Â Not bad not bad, double W.
This place is really cool - behind the bar is basically a line of slurpee machines serving up alcoholic drinks! Â It looks neat, and there is a lot of variety and every slurpee drink I've ever had here has been delicious. Â They use the space well and the bar doesn't get overcrowded. Â And when you aren't drinking, you can play games! Â This place is great.
Review Source:Alcohol slushies = hells yes. Â $6.50 for 16 oz of White Russian deliciousness enjoyed in a glow-in-the-dark lighted "lounge". Â It's unfortunate that this isn't NOLA, where one can take these out into the world to enjoy, but this location has a good amount of booths and bar tables. Â I wouldn't want to spend my entire evening here, but this was probably my favorite spot, drinkwise, on a Charleston pub crawl the night before New Year's Eve.
Review Source:A wide range of pre-made slushie drinks make ordering quick and painless. They have an extensive menu to ensure you're ability to black out sufficiently. BE CAREFUL with some of these drinks. The "Call a Cab" is named for a reason and don't think you can have a second one in the beginning of the night. It will officially be the last thing you remember.
Review Source:I think I'm starting to like this place...
I agree everyone that visit's this bar must try the "Call a Cab" drink. It's wonderful. I also recommend you go here during the week and try to avoid the weekends, it's definitely packed on  Fri/Sat. Plus, during the week they have karaoke nights, and  that's definitely great entertainment.
It's great place to go if you enjoy frozen drinks. Â Won't mention them all but a few notables are "Call a Cab, Shock Treatment, Chocolate Thunder, Mojito Mojo" to name a few. Â A little expensive but the drinks are strong so it will only take you a few to get your fill. The only down side in my opinion is that it tends to get very loud to where you have to almost "scream" to talk to the group your with. Â This is the place we usually go before we embark on a Charleston Ghost Walk. (see my previous review of Ghost Walks)
Review Source:I was just passing through and did a double-take when I saw Wet Willie's got 5 stars... so I thought I would enlighten y'all with my 2 cents.  I've been to this place more than I'd like to admit (high school, bachelorette parties) and you have to drink  A LOT of Call a Cabs to make it through a night here.  This is the epitomy of a cheesy bar.  Walk a little further down to Pearlz or across the street to Rooftop if it's a nice day - you'll have a much better time.
Review Source:I was TDY to Charleston AFB a while back, and a girlfriend and I stumbled (no pun intended) across this place. Â What can I say except three letters...F-U-N! Â This establishment was started by a small group of friends who were in search of the perfect daiquiri. Â Well, they found it. Â You walk into this place on on the back wall of the bar are several frozen daiquiri machines spinning. Â It is a pretty cool sight to see. Â The first time we went there we slurped down two large "Call a Cab" drinks and wondered why we were so f'd up. Â We quickly found out that the bar mixes these "Slurpee's" with Everclear! Â YIKES! Â Wet Willie's was a regular spot for us. Â We typically would go there, hang out for a while, have a large "Slurpee" and walk across the street to a different dance club. Â Damn I miss those days. Â If you are ever in Charleston SC you have to stop in at Wet Willie's and have the drink appropriately labeled "Call a Cab".
Review Source:Who wants a Wet Willie?! Woo!!
Ook then.
My primary experience with these "slurpee bars" has been in New Orleans where it's basically a laundromat setup with a ton of machines and that's about it. You get it and go. Wet Willie's however has the twist of both interesting flavors (Mojito) and the atmosphere of a normal bar, complete with game room in the back (video games, pool, etc.). It was an excellent retreat from the August heat/humidity.
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