Millennium Buffet, 409 Blossom Street: December 2025 11 comments
I first knew this place as Frank-N-Stein, a monster-themed casual restaurant. That was followed by The Stadium Steak House and the first Columbia establishment to bear the name Twin Peaks, though the view was a bit more liberal there than at the current holder of the name.
I want to say Millennium came in sometime in the '80s -- at any rate they had been there quite a while.
Now the place, like seemingly every other address within miles, is to become student housing.
You can read about it in The State or The Post & Courier.
(Hat tip to commenter Mr. Bill)
UPDATE 22 January 2026: Actually the place had not been there as long as I thought. As several people point out in the comments, the Millennium name reflects the fact that the Buffet opened around that time.
11 Responses to 'Millennium Buffet, 409 Blossom Street: December 2025'
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Ken
22 Jan 26 at 9:51 am
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Wow, a lot later than I thought then!
ted
22 Jan 26 at 10:09 am
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I think Ken's right. I came to town for college in 1998 and the restaurant was relatively new at the time if I recall correctly.
Justin
22 Jan 26 at 10:46 am
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Definitely late 1990s. The name reflected the upcoming millennium.
Tom
22 Jan 26 at 3:24 pm
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They opened in the year 2000, that why the chose the name.
Jose P
22 Jan 26 at 4:47 pm
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D'oh! That makes sense. I'll do an update.
ted
22 Jan 26 at 10:45 pm
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Oh no. I used to eat there when I went to USC in the early '00s. Now, yes, I've definitely had better Chinese food since then and tend to avoid buffets, but at the time, it was fine. I just don't recognize this area anymore.
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I can't recall the name, but this place was also a strip club at one time in the early '90s. I remember walking out with some friends the only time I went there and was approached by an attractive couple to see if I was interested in joining them for a threesome.
palmettopanic
24 Jan 26 at 9:34 am
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I could be wrong, but I believe that for the first several years that the sign was misspelled, that it actually said "Millenium Buffet."
badger
25 Jan 26 at 10:38 pm
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I swear I ate there in late 99, Jose are you certain it was 2000?
Mr Bill
3 Feb 26 at 6:16 pm
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Millennium opened in April 2000.
badger
3 Feb 26 at 11:39 pm
I think this became Millennium around 97 or so.
Twin Peaks was still there around 96 or so