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5
20s
PLACES EVERYONE
SHOULD EAT
5
sdowntown & the vista s
the Hilton Columbia Center.
803-212-6666. From the 8 oz. petite filet
to the 40 oz. porterhouse for two, this is
the place for steak. Served sizzling.
Signature sides include pecan-crusted
sweet potato casserole and creamed
spinach in a New Orleans style cream
sauce.
5
5 CHRIS 924-A Senate St. in
RUTH’S
5 TAP ROOM AND GRILL
LIBERTY
828 Gervais Street. 803-461-4677. Popular and
busy for good reason. 72 beers on tap including
their own microbrews. Known for comfort foods
like meatloaf and honey bourbon chicken. Also
serves grilled juicy burgers, steaks, seafood.
Sunday brunch menu served 10am - 2pm.
5 OYSTER BAR 936 Gervais Street.
PEARLZ
803-661-7741. Specialty: House oysters and specialty
varietal oysters; fresh fish changes daily. Shrimp and
grits is fab-so is Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4PM-7PM. Fun,
bustling, yummy.
5 RAT BREWERY 1231 Shop Rd.
RIVER
803-724-5712. The one place everyone should drink!
Food trucks on site.
5
JILLIAN’S
800 Gervais
Street. 803-779-7789. Try
the 6 oz. Apple Whiskey
Glazed Salmon: grilled and
served on a cedar plank with
apple whiskey glaze on top,
apple compote, mashed
potatoes, grilled vegetables
& mushrooms. Try with Blue
Moon Belgian White Ale,
spiced with orange peel &
coriander. Huge TV’s for
sports viewings, live music
and billiards.
5 807 Gervais Street. 803-931-0700. A favorite
SAKITUMI
spot for the young and hip. Offers fusion-style menu of fresh
sushi, grill and tapas faves like beer-battered Drunken Shrimp in
Captain Morgan spiced curry sauce and Saki Salmon. Classic,
specialty sushi rolls or platters with fresh salmon, yellowtail and
Sakitumi’s #1 tuna are fantastic.
5
HUNTER-GATHERER BREWERY & ALE HOUSE
900 Main Street. 803-748-0540. Fresh handcrafted beer
brewed in-house, unfiltered. Faves: Wheat or ESB with any
chalkboard special, like Prince Edward Island Mussels, in Pale
Ale with chorizo sausage, celery-garlic butter with garlic
crostini, or the The HG Angus Burger with choice of 6 cheeses.
5TRONCO
VILLA
1213 Blanding Street. 803-256-7677. Famous for their
homemade, hand-rolled pizza. Signatures are: Villa Tronco,
tender chicken sauteed in sherry wine and cream sauce with
mushrooms, artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes, and
the Eggplant Parmigiana with tomato sauce, parmesan and
mozzarella cheese over linguine. Fall favorite: Carmella’s
Pumpkin Cheesecake.
5 TABLE
THE OAK
1221 Main Street. 803-563-5066. Modern American
cuisine. The crowd favorite: Deep-Fried Lobster with lemon
beurre blanc. A whole lobster...fried. Also, Steak & Frites:
Angus hanger steak with truffle frites. Finisher: Smore’s-milk
chocolate pudding, graham cracker cream, honey
marshmallow, cocoa nib tuile. Across from State House.