Recent Comments

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

Meta

Archive for the ‘Saint Andrews Road’ tag

Kleen Kare Cleaners & Laundry, 6179 Saint Andrews Road: 2016   1 comment

Posted at 9:23 pm in closing

p1910828_tn.jpg

p1910829_tn.jpg

p1910830_tn.jpg

p1910831_tn.jpg

p1910832_tn.jpg

p1910833_tn.jpg

p1910834_tn.jpg

p1910835_tn.jpg

p1910836_tn.jpg

p1910838_tn.jpg

p1910839_tn.jpg

p1910840_tn.jpg

Commenter Andrew mentioned back in 2016 that this Kleen Kare location had closing signage up, but I totally spaced on checking it out, and completely forgot about it until commenter Gypsie mentioned that the building was actually For Sale.

Kleen Kare is on an outparcel of Seven Oaks Shopping Center, not far from two other outparcels (here & here) which have also seen business shut semi-recently.

(Belated hat-tip to commenter Andrew, recent tip to commenter Gypsie)

Hungry Howie's, 6801 Saint Andrews Road Suite 15: 30 September 2023   no comments

Posted at 11:53 pm in closing

p1910059_tn.jpg

p1910060_tn.jpg

p1910061_tn.jpg

p1910062_tn.jpg

p1910063_tn.jpg

p1910064_tn.jpg

p1910065_tn.jpg

p1910066_tn.jpg

p1910067_tn.jpg

p1910068_tn.jpg

p1910069_tn.jpg

Aside from the Hungry Howie's in Myrtle Beach, this is the only other location for the chain that I was aware of. I'm not much for take-out, and of course it's all the way out in Irmo, so I never tried a Hungry Howe's pizza. Just from the web-site, it sounds like it could be pretty good: several of those crust flavors sound promising.

I am a little fuzzy on the details, and can't find anything online right now, but this location first came to my attention several years ago when the news broke that it had been sold to a rival chain. I don't know what happened, but obviously that deal never came to fruition, and operations continued for many years after that, until mid-September of this year, when it closed for repairs, a state which officially morphed into a permanent closure recently as reported on their Facebook page.

I notice that the store is not listed on the Quail Valley marquee. That seems pretty quick -- I wonder if it were ever there.

(Hat tips to commenters Heath, Andrew & Tom)

Written by ted on October 4th, 2023

Tagged with , , , , , ,

Bank Of America ATM, 655 Saint Andrews Road: September 2023   1 comment

Posted at 10:28 pm in closing

p1670773_tn.jpg

IMG_20230923_171731_tn.jpg

IMG_20230923_171744_tn.jpg

IMG_20230923_171756_tn.jpg

IMG_20230923_171815_tn.jpg
The ATM on this site was rather odd, in that it was a walk-up ATM not associated with a branch bank, like a survival from another era. The only other one like it that I can think of is on Greystone Boulevard.

I'm not sure what the fencing around the site signifies. Perhaps they plan to replace it with a more conventional drive-up machine. At any rate, I think the current next closest location is the drive-up beside the former branch below Tram Road.

(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)

Written by ted on September 25th, 2023

Tagged with , , , , ,

Car Wash, 180 Commercial Drive: 2023   3 comments

Posted at 10:16 pm in closing

p1900376_tn.jpg

p1900377_tn.jpg

p1900378_tn.jpg

p1900379_tn.jpg

p1900380_tn.jpg

p1900381_tn.jpg

p1900382_tn.jpg

Here's a self-service car wash adjacent to Seven Oaks Shopping Center which appears to be defunct. The name may be Seven Oaks Car Wash, Inc., or it may not.

Mikino's Diner, 6169 Saint Andrews Road: July 2023   4 comments

Posted at 11:47 pm in closing

p1900373_tn.jpg

mikinos_tn.jpg

p1900374_tn.jpg

p1900375_tn.jpg

I don't know much about Mikino's -- I believe the only place I've eaten at Seven Oaks Shopping Center is Zorba's, but it seems to have gotten good reviews.

Commenter Heath noted it was closed, and commenter Gypsie found a Facebook page to the effect that it was permanent.

(Hat tip to commenter Heath)

Ms. B's Southern Soul Food, 676 Saint Andrews Road: Spring 2023   2 comments

Posted at 10:56 pm in closing

p1880683_tn.jpg

p1880684_tn.jpg

p1880685_tn.jpg

p1880686_tn.jpg

For a long time, it was not clear if this restaurant was closing or not. I believe they were trying to direct traffic to their other location, in the old Ruby Tuesday building at Dutch Square, but were keeping this one, in a former Wendy's, open too for a while.

In the event, it is now definitely closed, and for sale, and you should head to Bush River Road for your down-home fix.

(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie & co)

UPDATE 9 October 2023 -- The place has been leased:

p1910214_tn.jpg

Written by ted on June 16th, 2023

Tagged with , , , , ,

Blue Flour Bakery, 7703 Saint Andrews Road: 12 May 2023   2 comments

Posted at 10:56 pm in closing

p1880262_tn.jpg

p1880263_tn.jpg

p1880264_tn.jpg

p1880265_tn.jpg

p1880266_tn.jpg

p1880267_tn.jpg

p1880268_tn.jpg

p1880269_tn.jpg

p1880270_tn.jpg

p1880271_tn.jpg

p1880272_tn.jpg

p1880273_tn.jpg

p1880274_tn.jpg

Irmo's Blue Flour Bakery will be closing this Friday after 17 years so that the owner can retire and spend time with family. Although I rarely drive this stretch of Saint Andrews Road and was unaware of them, the story in The State makes me sad I missed out on some very good looking cookies.

Here is the announcement on Instagram, and the bakery's Facebook and web site are here and here.

The last days are this Thursday & Friday, 11 & 12 May from 11am through 1pm.

The closing for the former Main Street location is here.

(Hat tip to commener Mitchh)

Written by ted on May 9th, 2023

Tagged with , , , ,

St. Andrews Seafood Market, 4470 Saint Andrews Road: Early 2023 (For Sale)   no comments

Posted at 10:23 pm in closing

p1870201_tn.jpg

p1870202_tn.jpg

p1870203_tn.jpg

p1870205_tn.jpg

p1870206_tn.jpg

p1870207_tn.jpg

p1870208_tn.jpg

Longtime Seven Oaks stalwart, St Andrews Seafood Market is currently closed. Unfortunately the owner has been having some health issues, but, judging by the posted signs, is thankfully doing better now. Nonetheless, she is taking the opportunity to retire, and the business is up for sale.

So, if you're feeling pescatory, you might want to reel in this catch.

(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)

Written by ted on March 21st, 2023

Tagged with , , , , , ,

Seven Oaks Animal Hospital, 591 Saint Andrews Road: Early 2020s   1 comment

Posted at 11:14 pm in closing

p1870184_tn.jpg

p1870181_tn.jpg

p1870182_tn.jpg

I don't know much about this vet operation other than, judging by the Google reviews, it seems to have closed around 2020 and is right next door to the former Liberty Tax. I also am a bit surprised to find the Seven Oaks name this far towards I-26. I generally think of Seven Oaks as starting below Tram, but then I didn't grow up in the area and didn't really know the name until recent years.

(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)

Written by ted on March 13th, 2023

Tagged with , , , ,

Soda City Auto Sales, 4468 Saint Andrews Road: Late 2022   3 comments

Posted at 10:05 pm in closing

p1870159_tn.jpg

p1870160_tn.jpg

p1870162_tn.jpg

p1870163_tn.jpg

p1870164_tn.jpg

p1870165_tn.jpg

p1870166_tn.jpg

p1870167_tn.jpg

p1870168_tn.jpg

p1870169_tn.jpg

p1870170_tn.jpg

p1870171_tn.jpg

p1870172_tn.jpg

I drove right by this place the other day when I was looking for it, because I forgot to write down the address, and I thought a vacant used car lot would be pretty easy to find. In fact I must have driven by hundreds of times while it was in business, and never noticed it. I can't find a standard review site but reviews on some of the smaller sites lead me to believe they were in business at least until fall of 2022.

At any rate it is good to see that the building is still being watched over.

(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)

Written by ted on March 8th, 2023

Tagged with , , , , ,

Tags

Recently Updated Posts

Blogroll