Archive for the ‘restaurants’ tag
Miyo's, 1220 Bower Parkway Suite E: 1 March 2024 (Moved) no comments
Miyo's at Columbiana Station has moved to the old M Kitchen location at 340 Columbiana Drive.
M Kitchen was another in the Miyo's family of restaurants, and the building was never sold, so it's not clear to me if the new location is called M Kitchen again or not. According to the door sign, the Miyo's menu will be served, so if there was a difference before, that may be a clue.
(Hat tip to commenter Tom)
The Blended Bakery, 5076 Sunset Boulevard Suite A: 7 March 2024 no comments
I was not aware of this restaurant, tucked away in McCauley Square until commenter Heath mentioned it. Looking at the menu, I think I would have liked some of the sandwiches, though I would not generally be in that area at lunchtime. I will say that when I stopped by to take these pictures, the the parking lot for the strip was entirely too busy and too crowded. The owners' Facebook page does mention the fact that having so many restaurants in there made it hard to stand out. You can read that page for the closing message as well.
(Hat tip to commenter Heath)
PDQ, 4456 Devine Street: 20 February 2024 1 comment
The Burger King on this site closed in 2011 and was razed to make way for this building. PDQ [People Dedicated to Quality] opened here in 2014, so they lasted about ten years. I'm not a chicken person, but I know my sister and nieces liked it well enough, but perhaps not enough other people did, because the chain has closed 8 restaurants in the Carolinas, which out of 61 total storefronts, is a major hit. I see they have also closed two locations in New Jersey, so they are definitely hurting all over.
Here is the Post & Courier on the Devine Street closing.
Commenter Dave reports rumors that a Whataburger will be coming to the site, but as far as I know, these have not been confirmed.
(Hat tip to commenter Larry)
Jersey Mike's, 5594 Sunset Boulevard Suite B: January 2023 1 comment
This location of Jersey Mike's on Sunset by Krispy Kreme, seems to have closed in Jaunary. I didn't see any sign on the door when I went by, and there's nothing about it on the Facebook page (which remains active with corporate level posts), but the individual web site for the store is gone as well.
(Hat tip to commenter JohnR)
B's Restaurant & Sports Pub, 2742 North Lake Drive: 17 December 2023 1 comment
B's was the follow-on in this location to Beef O'Brady's, and opened in late 2018.
According to their Facebook, 17 December 2023 was their last day, which is not a bad run given a pandemic in the midst of it.
Commenter Andrew reports the space is setting up to be Cheesy Pint Pizzeria.
(Hat tip to commenter Andrew, I believe)
Compton's Kitchen, 118 B Avenue: February 2024 2 comments
Compton's Kitchen was a family run meat-and-three which has been around since late 1977 in several different locations. including Topspin Plaza in Lexington, ending up in this Triangle City storefront. I never ate there, but I like the murals.
Nobody seems exactly sure when the place closed, but it was definitely gone by mid February, so I'll just go with "February 2024". Both The Post & Courier and The State have stories, here and here
(Hat tip to commenter Heath)
Bojangles, 4301 Fort Jackson Boulevard: February 2024 (Temporary) no comments
The Bojangles at Cross Hill Market on the corner of Cross Hill Road, Fort Jackson Boulevard & Devine Street has been razed. The restaurant is to be built back with two drive-through lanes and patio seating. You can read about it on WLTX or at The Post & Courier.
There doesn't seem to be a firm date to expect the new building to be in service.
(Hat tip to commenter Midnight Rambler)
Koffee Koala, 3022 Charleston Highway: 3 February 2023 1 comment
Koffee Koala was the follow-on in this Cayce Crossing suite to another animal themed coffee bar The Lazy LLama, which closed in 2021.
According to their Facebook, while 3 February was their last day as a storefront after being unable to renegotiate the lease, they continue doing a delivery business through their website.
(Hat tip to commenter Robin)
Granby Grill, 612 Whaley Street: 24 September 2023 3 comments
Granby Grill was the follow-on operation in this storefront to White Duck Taco Shop. It wasn't really on my radar because of the location, but judging by their Facebook, which took a very good-natured approach to their closing, as well as tweaking The State for only noticing them at that point, the owners seem to have a lively sense of humor. In fact, they namechecked me in their opening announcement on the White Duck closing post, and I certainly take no pleasure in closing that loop.
The Facebook entries go on past the closing date, and it appears they were working on other concepts for the place, first burgers and then perhaps biscuits. I'm not sure if either of those will happen, but the biscuit nameplate is up, and the door was unlocked and ajar when I dropped by to get these shots, so we will see what happens.
(Hat tip to commenter Logan)
Henry's Restaurant & Bar, 2108 State Street: January 2024 2 comments
Henry's (part of a local chain) sat at the corner of State & Frink streets in Cayce, in the building which hosted a number of former restaurants, including B & B Corner Bar & Grill and 2108 Bar & Grill.
According to stories in The State & Coladaily & on WLTX, the state's liquor liability insurance regulations were a big factor in the closure. However commenter Tom points to this WIS article which may point to specific reasons their insurance might be in question.
(Hat tip to commenter Andrew)