This article showcases our top picks for the best South Carolina based Restaurants companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Restaurants industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top South Carolina Restaurants Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Cafe Enterprises
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Cafe Enterprises, Inc. was formed in 1988 and owns and operates restaurants under the FATZ® Cafe, Tavern 24 and Tablefields brands.
Vicious Biscuit
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Vicious Biscuit is a family-born business established in the South serving breakfast, lunch, and brunch.
Denny’s
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America’s Diner serves great food in over 1600 locations. We are open, all right. We are open every hour of every day and you are welcome
Eggs Up Grill
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Eggs Up is a growing chain of franchised breakfast and lunch restaurants located in the southeast.
Pizza Inn
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Pizza Inn is a restaurant chain and food franchise specializing in pan pizza, pasta, and side dishes.
Wienerschnitzel
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Wienerschnitzel serving Hot Dog, Hamburgers, Corn Dogs, Chili, Tastee-Freez, and Breakfast.
Linentech
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Linentech provides commercial laundry management software.
OpenMenu
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It all starts with a menu on OpenMenu, then we do our magic…
IMIC Hotels
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IMIC Hotels is a hotel development and management company.
New York Butcher Shoppe
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New York Butcher Shoppe is an operator of a butcher shop chain that offers meats, prepared foods, with side items like beer and wine.
Explore Charleston
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Explore Charleston is a travel destination in America that has restaurants, travel accomodation, art, culture, and other tourist spots.
Visit Myrtle Beach
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Visit Myrtle Beach is a tourism firm that provides travel planning, transportation, accommodation, restaurant, events, and tour services.
Pinnacle Hospitality
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Pinnacle Hospitality specializes in offering hotel, restaurant and conference center management services.
Auro Hotels
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Auro Hotels is a resort that specializes in hospitality and provides restaurants, travel, and transport services.
The Royal American
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The Royal American is a restaurant that produces food and beverages.
Bennett Hospitality
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Bennett Hospitality operates hotels and restaurants, along with asset and real estate management.
Caviar & Bananas
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Caviar & Bananas offers specialty foods, coffee and tea, sushi, salads, sandwiches, brunch, and event catering.
Sticky Fingers
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Sticky Fingers is a smokehouse restaurant that specializes in Memphis-style barbecue.
Butcher and Bee
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Butcher and Bee is a restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina.
Saskatoon Restaurant
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Saskatoon is a local favorite restaurant in Greenville for steak, fish, and wild game fine dining with a hunting lodge atmosphere.
Whiteford’s
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Whiteford’s is in customer service industry that operates KFC and Arby’s restaurants in South Carolina and Georgia.
Gorilla Fabrication
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Gorilla Fabrication specialized manufactures custom-made food trucks, smokers, BBQ rigs, trailers, and commercial equipment.
Myrtle Beach.com
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Myrtle Beach.com is a tourist portal that provides information about vacation planning, hotels, restaurants and entertainment.
Oliver Pluff
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Oliver Pluff produces tea, coffee, and wassail for the gourmet markets.
Burnt Church Distillery
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Burnt Church Distillery is a food and beverage firm that offers whiskey, vodka, skin eater, and cocktails products.
The Mill House
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The Mill House is a food and beverage company that offers a variety of snack foods such as brick oven pizza and craft beer.
Good Life Cafe
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Good Life Cafe is a restaurant that offers vegan foods.
Red Bone Alley Foods
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Red Bone Alley Foods is a restaurant that offers a wide variety of sauces, wine and beverages, and food sprays.
Crown Park Golf Club
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Crown Park Golf Club is a recreation center that provides a golf course, clubhouse, dining, and event services to its members.
Foxcroft Wine
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Foxcroft Wine is a full-service wine bar and kitchen that offers a wide range of wine selections and food services for its customers.
Nigel’s Good Food
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Nigel’s Good Food is a restaurant that provides a wide range of cuisines and offers catering, dine-in, and carry-out services.
Catfish Johnny’s and Rusty Anchor
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Catfish Johnny’s and Rusty Anchor is a restaurant that specializes in appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, seafood, and chicken dishes.
Cafe Tables
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Cafe Tables is a manufacturer of granite, zinc, copper, and wood table tops.
Wild Heart Brewing
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Wild Heart Brewing is a social gathering space that prepares and serves lunch and beer.
Foodservice & Restaurant Supply
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Foodservice & Restaurant Supply is a distributor of restaurant, bar and kitchen equipment and accessories.
Southern Barrel Brewing Company
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Southern Barrel Brewing Company is a restaurant that provides food and beverage services.
Growler Haus
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Growler Haus is a food and beverage company that offers a range of multiple seasonal craft beers and other beverage selections.
Harlow’s Casino Resort
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Harlow’s Casino Resort with 105 rooms including 6 suites; Casino with 2 food venues, and a showroom for concerts.
Cornbread Consulting Firm
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Cornbread Consulting Firm provides restaurant turnover, rebranding, and inventory management consulting services.
Eagles Landing Restaurants
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Eagles Landing Restaurants, LLC Operating IHOP Family Restaurants in NC, SC, G
Duke Sandwich Company
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Duke Sandwich Company provides Duke spreads and desserts, classic sandwiches, premium sandwiches, sides, beverages, and hot dogs.
Darling Oyster Bar
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Darling Oyster Bar offers brunch, dessert, and drinks.
Alexander’s Restaurant & Wine Bar
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Alexander’s Restaurant & Wine Bar is a seafood restaurant that offers seasonally-inspired cuisine, locally-caught seafood, and ingredients.
Fuddruckers
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Fuddruckers is a restaurant that provides burgers, salads, and bakery items.
Chicora Alley Restaurant & Bar
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Chicora Alley Restaurant & Bar provides live music, food and beverages, and entertainment services.
Sub Station II
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Sub Station II is a restaurant which provides people with quality food at great prices.
Chestnut Grill
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Chestnut Grill is a family-owned and operated restaurant in Orangeburg, SC.
The Cigar Factory
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The Cigar Factory is a mixed-use building that offers retail, restaurants, creative work, and event space for the commercial sector.
Halls Chophouse
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Halls Chophouse is a family steakhouse restaurant that offers dining, fresh seafood and hospitality services.
Bessinger’s Barbeque
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Bessingers Barbeque is a restaurant that offers BBQ catering and catering requests for a variety of dishes to customers.
Floreant POS
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Floreant POS is an open-source point of sale solution for a food order, automation of kitchen & keeping control of cash.
Hall Management Group
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Hall Management Group offers food, drink, and hospitality service.
Value Systems
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Value Systems is an IT company that provides credit card processing and point of sale solutions for restaurants and businesses.
Southern Fried Green Tomatoes
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Southern Fried Green Tomatoes is a restaurant that provides food, beverage, and meat dishes.
The Becket Agency
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The Becket Agency is a public relations firm that offers media relations, graphic design, web development, and event campaigns services.
Motor Supply Company Bistro
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Motor Supply Company Bistro is a restaurant offering lunch and dinner services with everything provided from local farms or house-made.
Woodfin Ridge Golf Club
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Woodfin Ridge Golf Club is the leading restaurant and banquet facilities overlook their 18 hole championship golf course.
Lombardo’s Italian Restaurant
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Italian Restaurant in Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach Promotions
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Myrtle Beach Promotions sells discount cards for restaurants, entertainment & live shows, nightlife, golf and shopping at Myrtle Beach area.
Senior Catering
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Senior Catering is a non-profit organization focused on providing nutritious meals at low prices to the elderly.
Rockaway Athletic Club
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Rockaway Athletic Club is a restaurant.
Berlin’s Restaurant Supply
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Berlin’s Restaurant Supply is a wholesaler of commercial cooking equipment, refrigeration, small wares, food prep, and table tops products.
Out To Eat With Kids
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Out To Eat With Kids is a National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell Program.