Our server was Laney, and she was very attentive and knowledgeable of the menu and specials. She made tending the bar and other areas seem easy. It's cool that Backstreets Grill offers a military discount. read more

I could not leave a review on the food because no one ever acknowledged we were there. Waited 30 mins after we were seated, motioned for two men who appeared to be managers, and they avoided us even though one looked right at us twice. We were so looking forward to celebrating there today. read more

This restaurant chosen by family dinner reservations at 5:45 on Saturday evening. Valet parking available, we parked a block down road walked over. Two dining sides, we were on bar side w sports memorabilia including signed pic of 2020 SC wbb. I'm not sure if the menu was limited but we arrived little late so may have scanned through quickly. Got Buffalo chicken wrap & 1 beer "Cereal for Dinner". High traffic prime spot for bar, close to 5 Points. Visit at least twice to make up mind about menu options. read more

Backstreets Grill - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

All four of us loved our meals and returned less than 2 weeks later. Many wonderful options and great personal service. The ambiance is nice but can be a bit loud due to all of the obviously enthusiastic diners! read more

The specials are always worth trying. I have worked my way through most of the menu and it's all good. The specials are a cut above and the service is always good! read more

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Just as good as we remember it! My husband and I were in the Columbia area and decided to stop by one of old favorites. Food and service was just as amazing as the first time we visited so many years ago. I ordered the lemon sage drop, which was super good, and my husband got tried one of the local beers, which he also enjoyed. I ended up ordering the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and Mac and cheese. Husband ordered the the prime rib dip sandwich with a homemade soup. Everything was super tasty, and portion sizes were quite large. read more

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Food was good. This restaurant is where I tried Bison meat with its iconic bison burger, and it was alright. But the Garlic BBQ Wings & Truffle Parmesan fries are otherworldly. Service was good. No rudeness and in fact kind servers. The restaurant smelled good and the ambiance was lively. read more

Kennedy is a wonderful server and made the experience enjoyable. She had good recommendations and the food was above average. The atmosphere was great - the outdoors heaters to be able to sit outdoors was perfect! read more

Backstreets Grill - Buffalo Chicken Pizza - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

The food is delicious. The service is attentive. The ambiance is nice. Always enjoying eating here.

GREAT PLACE! So relieved we found this place with it being so packed for the game all weekend. The staff (our waitress was new and just moved down from New York - she was the BEST). Atmosphere was just what we were looking for to watch football and eat good food before the game. There were 5 of us and we all loved everything. When we visit again this will be top on our list. read more

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Service good. Food good. Ambiance is nice but that have an outdoor area that is heated. However it was still a little chilly for us. Family all liked the food. Fried oysters Lump crab sandwich Kids fried shrimp Wings read more

Great meals that we all enjoyed. Great service and nice waitress who was very helpful.we will return soon five stars

I was in town for a weekend with my girls! I stopped in for some lunch and a virtual meeting. I sat outside in their closed in seating area. I wanted something light to I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries. The food was okay, I wish their chicken fillet was juicier. The service was good! I enjoyed being able to conduct my meeting in a pretty quiet area. Of course this is a restaurant so normal chatter is to be expected. I came on a Friday around 2pm and there was only one other party seated outside with me. I'd lived in Columbia previously for many years and never knew of this establishment. There's minor construction outside of the restaurant right now but there's street parking as well as a parking lot behind the building. read more

Backstreets Grill - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

I'm giving 5 stars because the dessert (which is my favorite part of eating) was the best part of my evening and our server was the sweetest. This is my first time actually being in the restaurant, I normally just DoorDash, but inside definitely gives nice restaurant/bar vibes. It's really cute in there especially with all the gamecocks decor. I usually get cauliflower pizza but one of the specials was blackened salmon with Bleu cheese cream sauce and pasta (but I subbed the pasta for green beans because carbs lol). I also got the Caesar salad and it was so fresh. The cheese and Caesar dressing added a perfect saltiness to the salad. When I first got the salmon, the sauce was very watery and they put the green beans at the bottom which did not taste well. So our server got me green beans in a separate bowl and cream sauce separate so I could portion it out myself. It tasted so much better and my salmon was cooked perfectly (I like mine cooked medium). My mom got the meatloaf which she said was okay, it was just cooked a bit tough and my dad had the crab cake sandwich which he said was okay as well. They both mentioned their food was a bit salty but flavorful. The green beans to me were a bit sweet and sour and tasted like they put too much vinegar in it. Overall I'd give my food a 6/10. Next time lll stick to my cauliflower pizza. My daughter had cheese pizza and she ate half of it. She said it was really good. It was cheesy, crust was crunchy. My mom even tried it and said it had great flavor. The star of the show was the brownie with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. They heated the brownie and it was so fluffy and soft on the inside and so warm, it melted in your mouth. It paired so well with the ice cream. That was the perfect way to end dinner. I'll definitely order from here again but I'll stick to DoorDash. They are on Devine and if you don't get there at a good time, their lot is packed. Try their pizza if you haven't already. read more

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Amazing food; fantastic drinks; excellent service! Waitress was phenomenal!! Backstreets made this birthday one of the most memorable and one of the best birthday dinners I've had! read more

stumbled across this restaurant recently and wanted to review before revisiting this weekend as praising them was overdue. Picture having quality foods and a deep higher end menu. Now combine this food in an atmosphere where such good meals are typically found in a more stuffy environment. Not at this wonderful friendly place. In a nutshell, excellent food and selection, relaxed fun vibe and an awesome staff. kudos to everyone who works there and the owners. see you very soon. Try it, folks, this will not disappoint at all read more

this place SUCKS. do NOT even bother. they put us on the waitlist for 30 minutes, called us 15 minutes early, then immediately said when we went inside to be seated "we took you off the waitlist because you weren't sitting in the lobby when we texted you. you'll have to get on the waitlist again" god forbid you step outside to wait. i doubt the food would've even been good anyway considering how rude the waitstaff were. don't waste your time on a wannabe high end place with rude staff and likely mediocre at best food you can easily get way cheaper and tastier somewhere else. read more

Yes. Go. My wife and I chose this place for lunch on a whim and they didn't disappoint. Our waiter was so thorough and informative, he made our food choices very easy. Food was great to say the least. We ate indoors. There's an outdoor seating area available too. We were able to park in the small rear parking area luckily. Great spot! read more

At least once a month, I try out a local restaurant, wherever I may be. They are one of the cornerstones of every community. And they still need our dedicated support during these still ever changing times! So, last week I chose takeout from Backstreets Grill to treat myself to some homemade goodness in celebration of landing a new, awesome job. The homemade bean burger was big and yummy! It came on a perfectly toasted brioche bun. The mashed sweet potatoes portion was perfect and taste as sweet as any yams lover would like. The homemade peanut butter pie was hands down the best homemade peanut butter pie I have EVER had. The perfect blend of peanut butter and chocolate, with just a hint of nuttiness. And that's my go to dessert! Backstreets Grill, you will be on repeat. read more

Backstreets Grill - Homemade black bean burger & mashed sweet potatoes - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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The manager at this restaurant Mathew S. is a complete lair. We were sitting at a table outside when he came up to ask and asked us to switch tables because he had a reservation for our table we were sitting at. The restaurant does not take reservations (first lie) . Once we moved-he did not bring us menus or silverware so we just went back to our original table. We were served. Mathew S. 3 hours later came back and once again proceed to tell us he was just doing business. You should never ask people who are enjoy they time to move and not follow through. He is not a manager but someone who tried to make us feel unwelcome! I will never go back!!! read more

Service was very fast + attentive. Pizza was much better than the wrap, but good overall! Great calm spot to watch the game! We will be back! read more

Backstreets Grill - BBQ Chicken Pizza - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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One of the best restaurants in Columbia, great service, wonderful food they have a real chef with great recipes and innovative presentation. Love the soup and ceaser salad combo, but everything on the menu is first class. Nice outside dining as well, some parking in rear, rest is valet or on the street. Prices are good as well, if you haven't tried it, do so, you won't be disappointed. read more

Excellent dinner. Wife had the ribeye which was perfectly cooked medium rare and seasoned well. I had the Cuban with onion rings. Thin sliced and very good. The wife got the Caesar salad which was delicious (fresh lettuce, nice amount of shredded Parmesan and the croutons were nice and crispy and not rock hard. The dressing was good but lacked the anchovie flavor which we have come to expect with a good Caesar. Still delicious though, just more of an Italian dressing. Wife ate every bit! The appetizer was the mussels with garlic white wine sauce which were good. Service by Chandler was excellent and on point. She made good suggestions for the menu and drinks, and checked regularly if she thought we might need anything. Great ambiance and they seated us too close to the bar side but quickly agreed to move us as it was too loud (boisterous?). Definitely plan to be back. 2 drinks each was at out $85 which as great for a wonderful meal, and dining experience. read more

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Service was excellent. Our waitress Jules S, was attentive and very personable to any of our questions or needs All of our appetizers and salads were great. Our entrees came out out and exactly as described on the menu and were hot We were celebrating my granddaughter's ‍ graduation tomorrow from USC. If you're visiting Columbia you need to try this above average restaurant read more

Love this place. Food is always reliably good. Service is always good. The only knock I have is sometimes it takes them a while to get food out. This past visit we waited over 45 minutes for a burger and crab cake. The interior seating spaces can get a little loud as the voices just seem to carry in the restaurant. But it's really good food and great service. Will definitely be back. read more

Good food. Good ambience from some good music. Wish they had draft beer, but they still had a good selection. Waitress was attentive.

This place has outdoor and indoor seating. We sat outside and our waitress was very nice. The menu items we chose were pizza and a chicken ranch wrap with chips and salsa/queso for an app. The pizza was tasty and the wrap was okay. The best item was honestly the chips and queso/salsa. I wouldn't say this place was a favorite but it's got good food if you're nearby and hungry. read more

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We're back again!!!! Tamera is the best. That smile brightens the day. Lunch on Sunday with Donna watching F1, March Madness and F1. As always, great ambiance, great bartender, servers and staff! The food never disappoints! read more

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Great service. Recommend indoor rather than outdoor service. Food took a while to get to us.

I've been coming in here for a while now and it's always good! Tonight our food was so delicious and it came out nice and hot! Kennedy was our server and she was excellent as well ! Very pleased with our visit today. read more

This place has great food and the service is outstanding. It is our go to place before going to a game or concert

Found this place for lunch online and it had pretty good reviews. We were seated quickly. The server came to take our drink orders after about a minute. I had the reuben with pasta salad while my husband had a burger with sweet potato fries. Our son had a chicken sandwich with the truffle fries. The food came out hot and was pretty tasty. The restaurant got busy and a little noisy. But nothing that was too bothersome. Overall a good place for lunch. read more

Backstreets Grill - Reuben with pasts salad - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Hubby and I wanted to try a new spot for lunch, and I had heard this was a good place. Parking is a little tricky, but it wasn't busy so we got lucky. The staff was very nice and offered us a choice of inside or outside. We opted for inside because it was a little chilly but they have a really nice porch area. They have a pretty impressive drink selection. If you're a craft beer fan, you will be pleased. I went with a Blackberry Cider and Hubby got an IPA. My drink was amazing. I had never seen a hard cider that wasn't apple! For lunch I got the lump crab cake sandwich, and my husband got the ribs. Wow. The food was amazing. My husband's rib bones were sliding out of the meat. The sauce was really good too. He got Truffle Parmesan fries as his side and they were the star of the show. My sandwich was perfect. I got Mac and cheese as a side, and that was just ok, wouldn't order it again. The service was excellent, prices were fair, and portions were generous. I have heard people rave about the Sunday brunch so we will definitely be back to check that out! read more

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A nice little place. Cool atmosphere, food is good enough. The pizza definitely isn't as good as a regular pizza restaurant, but in their defense, it's not a pizza restaurant. Good enough overall. read more

Backstreets Grill - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Placed a to go order and waited for food to be prepared. The service was pretty spot on, greeted, and checked on. Food was packaged nice, neat and compact. It was perfect to take back to the hotel. Blackened salmon was seared nicely! I think I was looking for a bit more of a bold spice mix but it was enjoyed and worth the price, also very filling! Got a side salad with a nice vinaigrette. The restaurant had a nice set up. Looked like a place the locals would casually dine, so I felt that was always a good sign. As a healthy option I could see myself returning here to dine if I am ever in the city again. read more

Backstreets Grill - Side Salad Side of blackened salmon - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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We've eaten here a handful of times over the past ten years and each time I'm thoroughly impressed with the food! In addition, great service, nice atmosphere, comfortable seating, and I don't believe we've ever had to wait to be seated. read more

Backstreets Grill - Buttermilk Fried Pork Chop, Mashed Potatoes, asparagus, Truffle Parmesan Fries, 8 oz hamburger. - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Backstreet Grill is amazing. Due to COVID we haven't had the opportunity to go inside however their curbside service has been off the chain. Never had to call back about an order. The food is delicious. We have never been dissatisfied by our order. I personally recommend the Reuben which is amazing and mouth watering tasty. My co-worker loves the Lobster Dip, it's something fishy with Pita Bread. I've done the wings and the pizza!!! Just great. If you are looking for great food and exceptional service. Backstreet Grill is the place. read more

Backstreets Grill - Backstreet Grill curbside view. - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Service was great. We went here and they were super busy, I totally forgot it was Mother's Day. I was just here with my friends. Food was great, service was fast and we sat on the patio. I liked the ribs, they were pretty good and the wine was nice read more

Backstreets Grill - Half rack of ribs - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Where do I start? I started with an espresso martini that was one of the best I have ever had. Dinner salad was next with the house dressing that was very tasty. Veggies were fresh and beautifully displayed. Then on to the bison burger that was cooked to perfection, accompanied by the truffle parmesan fries. The waitress was polite, professional and personable. She kept the water glass full and was very pleasant. Although we were stuffed at this point, we could not resist taking home a chocolate, to die for, cake that was out of this world. We are rarely in the Columbia area but would definitely return! read more

I really like backstreets grill! I'm having the southwestern chicken salad with guacamole & spicy sauce. Really delish! Tortilla strips, black olives, tomatoes. Staff are right on time! Attentive & friendly! A shout out to bartender Alyssa! Ambience is warm & trendy! Upscale yet casual. Here's a pic! 5 stars! read more

Backstreets Grill - Southwestern chicken salad! - New American Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina