Absolutely loved this place! I'm a huge fan of that classic small town Pennsylvania feel, and…read moreGriddles Malt Shoppe captures it perfectly. The vintage décor, local school memorabilia, old fashioned counter, and welcoming atmosphere make it feel like a true hometown gem. The food was SO good! Everything tasted fresh, homemade, and full of flavor. My family recommended this as one of the best places around the Columbia area, and they were absolutely right. The staff was incredibly helpful at recommendations and making sure the food was perfect! I highly recommend this place! If you love discovering authentic local PA spots with great food, lots of character, and a strong connection to the community, Griddles Malt Shoppe is definitely worth checking it out!

Food and staff are great, they've gotten slightly more expensive but I will say it's definitely…read moreworth it and the portions are a good size. Their use of poorly optimized generative AI for promotional materials unfortunately is giving the impression they don't respect their own establishment or their culinary art. For a 1950's style diner with a small town local vibe I would expect a more human touch. "I feel like we are nearing the end of times. We humans are losing faith in ourselves." -Hayao Miyazaki on Generative AI in Art Don't lose faith in yourself Griddles!! You can create and you can be great! From the taste of that chopped cheese I know yall are cookin with fire up in there!

It has been a while since we have been here and decided to try again! Excellent this time, glad we…read moretried again! Crab fries for appetizer, awesome!! Waitress is also the bartender and she is fantastic! He had the boom boom shrimp burrito but they forgot the boom boom sauce so he said no so that again. I had the quesadilla and it was great! Orange crush was fantastic

This was a great experience. The service was excellent with the waitress checking in on us several…read moretimes. Food was delicious and fresh. I really enjoyed the French onion soup. The restaurant is charming and the people around us appeared to be on 1st dates, so it must be a great date place for the locals.

Not welcoming at all. If you say thank you to the girl who takes your plate or talk to her she'll…read moreignore you. Also, it is weird to expect customers to tip when the customer has to pick up their food and drinks. Not only are they unfriendly here but lazy too. Unfortunately their food here wasn't worth the money. The mini pizza is bread,cheese, and sauce popped into the air fryer. Something that could've been done at home. I personally wouldn't come back unless an event was held here.

This is one of the spots I meet friends for beers and I've never had a bad experience or drink. The…read morebartender is very attentive and doesn't skimp on the pours. I've always only ever had beers here but i'd be willing to bet the food i've seen them dish out tastes as great as it looks. Almost every time I've been there on a weekday it was very relaxed but sometimes the place is packed. They have plenty of seating so there's always a table further back where you can get away from the crowd. Plenty of nice outdoor seating too. They even have an upper level they sometimes host things in, I think one time I was there they had an art gallery and they even let us check it out when it wasn't open. Great booze, people, ambiance and most likely also food. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area or near the other locations.

Jump back in time at Bully's! Feels like you step back into the Great Gatsby Era! The views in here…read morewere very elegant for a pub and restaurant. Venison Sliders! You heard that right! They were awesome! 10/10 recommend! Pub tenders and fries were handbreaded and very good. The ice cream was the star of the show! Their chef crafts up some crazy flavors. We got Blueberry oreo, cinnamon toast crunch and chocolate eclair. (Eclair was the best!)

Delicious food. Menu is unique but not wheel reinventing (good thing). Bistro steak with bleu…read morecheese sauce was fantastic. Cooked to perfection, great value. Awesome lamb slider app as well. Good atmosphere and an overall great spot. When most restaurants have gone downhill, Bully's shines to this day. This place is run very well

Tried and true old fashioned restaurant in a former pharmacy. Dominates had been remodeled since…read moreour last visit. Menu is still about the same. Wait staff was wonderfully attentive and polite. Only one hiccup - missing bacon- was very swiftly corrected. Cream of crab soup was thick and loaded with plenty of Chesapeake Bay Blue crab meat. (I would have enjoyed a traditional squirt of sherry to enhance flavor...but not here. Still delicious.) Other entrees and dudes were served promptly and done just right. Highlight of the visit was a cherry float (old fashioned ice cream soda)!!!! Yes, indeed.

Hinkle's Restaurant has a history dating back to 1893! That's incredible. And you can see why it's…read morestuck around through so many years, changes in tastes and trends, and history! Hinkle's Restaurant is an old-fashioned soda fountain and restaurant. Their menu has a little bit of everything - and so many classics: burgers and hot dogs, haddock, crab cakes, a fried oyster platter, liver and onions, sandwiches and wraps, salads, pierogis, all-day breakfast, and more. When I arrived this past Saturday for lunch, I asked for a seat the bar/counter, since I was enjoying a solo meal. The service at the counter was great - friendly, fast, helpful. I ordered the Old Fashioned Shifter ("a favorite of Pennsylvania Railroad workers; the Shifter is ham and cheese, lettuce, tomato, sweet pickle, and mayo"), fries, and a Lime Rickey. The sandwich was great - simple and delicious. The Lime Rickey wasn't my favorite - I thought it was just a bit too artificial-tasting and syrup-y (some fresh lime juice would've made a big difference). But overall, I enjoyed my meal! The restaurant itself has a lot of charm. You can see the history in the space, but its recent renovation also means that it's a very comfortable restaurant - historic but modern in the ways you want a restaurant to be, too. I enjoyed my meal here. I'd happily return!

A fellow New Yorker recommended this diner, while we were at another diner contemplating if the…read moretuna salad was any good. Which I said, not really if you like it NY style. Then she said, "you know who does great tuna salad? It's a diner over in Columbia!" But she couldn't remember right there what it was called. I googled diners in Columbia and I read back to her she shouted , "Black Olive"!!!! I'm here with two friends but didn't order tuna as it's breakfast and so I ordered eggs Benedict with turkey sausage instead of the Canadian bacon, and lemon on the side since I love my hollandaise sauce tangy. I get my order but not as I requested. Canadian bacon is in there and turkey sausage on a side plate. The hollandaise sauce looks like melted cheddar and no lemon on the side. Worst of all I cut into the poached eggs and they're too hard. Well I was just too disappointed in their skill level to ask them to redo. Our amazing waitress was trying to talk me into ordering something else if I didn't want a redo. She had a manager come by and I told him what I ordered and how I got it. It was ok I didn't want to trouble anyone. He insisted they'd get it right so I gave in. A few minutes later he presents me with jiggly poached eggs on top of turkey sausage and wedges of lemon. I will say I was impressed the second time around, though the hollandaise sauce needs work! Here's a quick blender recipe Ingredients: 3 egg yolks, 1 tbsp lemon juice, pinch salt, 1/2 cup hot melted butter. No need to make it from powder. You "can" taste the difference! Over all very happy with the cleanliness, service, attention and will be back mid March for that tuna sandwich. Mmm can't wait!

Service: excellent. Quick and friendly staff. Value:…read moreexcellent. The portions are huge at a moderate price. You get a lot of food. Ambiance: average diner setting. Food: I got the Olive burger platter. Burger (bacon, cheese, LTO, house sauce served with coleslaw, large portion of fries and a cup of soup). Everything was good (sides and burger bun/ toppings). Unfortunately where it disappointed was the burger itself. Although it was angus ....the preformed patty with dried up edges , vaguely freezer burned taste and ordered medium was served very well done. So unfortunately the star of the show itself... the burger... is not recommended.

The following is review with some "ups and downs". The ups begin with the entrance. Quite a few…read moresteps on the front, but the sign says use the entrance to the side. Still two steps over there. So in fact, there is no handicap access for someone in a wheelchair. Fortunately, I am able to use a cane and was able to ascend a few stairs to the interior. Inside is a small restaurant with a counter for ordering and a handful of tables for seating if eating there. We stood at the order counter several minutes before anyone acknowledged our presence. In their defense, they were busy filling orders, placing to go orders on their warming area, and continuing to cook. Finally, the "cook" looked over & said, "I apologize for the wait, we'll will be with you in a minute." The young person who finally took our order seemed a bit inexperienced, but we weren't in much of a rush. Nevertheless, there still were several slip ups in our order. My wife ordered a BLT. When they asked if she wanted it on white or wheat, she said, "white, please, toasted and no onion." What she didn't realize (my wife) was that white or wheat meant a brioche style hamburger bun not traditional sliced bread. That was not clear until we asked after being served -- and were told they don't use "regular bread". Second hiccup in this order was that while the sandwich had a wonderful abundance of bacon... I mean a load!... Somehow they not only left off the onion but also was no tomato! It ended up being a bacon, lettuce and mayo sandwich on a bun. So back to the counter to ask them for several slices of tomato. (Apology accepted.) My order was for a Philly-style cheesesteak with Cooper cheese. It came very hot, juicy, and quite yummy. In fact, it was too big for me to finish. So once again, the general generosity with fillings and toppings was top-notch. Prices were very reasonable and I would encourage you to go and try it. If in the area, we likely will come back as well. As a side note, my wife worked as a server at this restaurant 68 years ago when she was a teenager! Different name back then for both the restaurant and for her. Fond memories.

Pretty solid sandwiches at a local sandwich shop not far off of Route 30 in Wrightsville…read more Not incredibly fast so recommend the online ordering if you are in a rush. We all got variants of their Italian sandwiches and I got the chopped Italian which I had never seen before and it was great. Very nice staff.

So glad to run into this soul food for my soul. Micha latte…read morehits the spot. Shrimps and grits was served piping hot. They must cook to order. Shrimps was fresh service was awesome!

This little corner cafe is magic…read more We went on a quiet Friday Morning and we're greeted promptly by the kind barista/waitress behind the counter. The ambiance of the cafe is perfect, large windows allow light to pour into the bright space, exposed brick and the high ceilings give it a turn of the century industrial feel, and the inviting seating area by the front windows makes you want to curl up with a cup of coffee and just watch the world go by. We ordered two hot drinks and three entrees. The drinks were a Red Eye coffee with a splash of cream and a Dirty Chai, as well as some of the hard stuff, aka milk for the baby. Now the food, I literally could have eaten four helpings of everything. I'm still kicking myself for not ordering something to go. My husband ordered the Cajun Omelet with breakfast potatoes, if you order nothing else, get the breakfast potatoes, as they are as near to crispy potato perfection as you can get. The youngest member of the party had a Belgian Waffle, and I had a Fried Green Tomato sandwich on a homemade biscuit. I literally licked my fingers because I did not want to waste a crumb. The ONLY disappointing thing about the cafe is that we did not stumble onto it sooner. I look forward to making this eatery a frequent go to for morning, midday or evening bites. PS - if nothing else, the pay it forward board will give you all the feels when you stop in.

We kept hearing about this place and everyone said their drinks are amazing!…read more Honestly...who would've thought Columbia would have a hidden gem like this! Homegoodies is serving up great coffee and the sandwiches looked AMAZING (next time). The staff was ON IT! It was packed in here and it still only took about 5-10 minutes to get our drinks. We got the Boo Berry (Blueberry Vanilla Latte) and the frozen Hot Chocolate (made with marshmallow and chocolate syrup siding). Both delicious! This place is deceptive. Looks small, but tons of additional seating in the back. Word on the street is they are putting hashbrowns on their breakfast sandwich, we will review that next time! If your passing through Columbia, check it out!

Its my favorite place for coffee in Columbia! I had before the bagels, they are AMAZING!read more

Good and atmosphere are wonderful. After your done eating be sure to stop in the little shopread more

The food was mediocre. The service was average, our glasses sat empty for a long time. The drinks…read morewere watery. The ambiance was 10/10. Definitely not the best experience. Usually it is much better. Place was not as busy as normal and we went an hour after opening.