{"id":2037,"date":"2010-05-20T23:31:28","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T04:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2019-06-28T22:48:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T02:48:07","slug":"baker-bros-american-deli-601-main-street-suite-a-spring-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=2037","title":{"rendered":"Baker Bros American Deli, 601 Main Street Suite A: Spring 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to this press release<\/a> Baker Brothers American Deli<\/i> came to South Carolina on 29 November 2007, with the opening of the Lexington store. That was to be the first of three stores in the Columbia market. I believe this store, beneath the upscale Adesso<\/i> condos (themselves built on the site of the former mini-mall housing Pappy's<\/i> and Robo's Video Arcade<\/a>) was the second Columbia location. A google search suggests the third store was at 1730 Main Street, but I can't bring that one to mind without driving by.<\/p>\n

At any rate, according to the franchaise map here<\/a> all the South Carolina stores are now gone. The map is actually rather interesting in that persuing a Texas, Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky stragegy seems a bit unusual. Things could apparently be going better though, since apart from Texas (which is the home state and has 12 locations) each other state has only one. I never ate at Baker Bros<\/i>. From the menu and web site, it seems sort of like another McAlister's Deli<\/i>, a restaurant I never really warmed up to.<\/p>\n

As mentioned by commenter Dave, the next business in this slot looks to be a yogurt operation called Yog Hut<\/a>. My impression based on peering in the corner entrance is that Yog Hut<\/i> will not be using the full Baker Bros<\/i> space though.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 21 May 2010<\/b>: Commenter ChiefDanGeorge says the Yog Hut entrance is a different space, so I've added a picture of the Main Street doors. He also suggests that the Yog Hut opening is stalled.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 8 July 2010<\/b> -- Well if it was stalled, it's unstalled and open now:<\/p>\n

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(Hat tip to commenter Mike)<\/p>\n

UPDATE 28 June 2019<\/b>: Add tags, map icon.<\/p>\n

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