The food at the Blythewood location has consistently gone down for the last year. Today we stopped for dinner and were completely unable eat our meals. The catfish, lima beans, salmon patties and black eyed peas were so salty we could not eat them! The squash casserole was served only slightly warm. The reason I am rating this establishment 2 stars instead of 1 star is our server Janet did take our food back to the kitchen and tried to help. This is more likely than not our LAST visit to any Lizard Thicket establishment!! read more

So I've been to plenty of lizard thickets in my life but this takes the cake or the pancake... so we arrived at 940 am this morning and we sat ourselves which is fine but it took maybe the waitress 5-10 mins to ask what we want to drink we were not giving straws with our waters until we asked but that's not why im complaining it's more of the fact as waiting a total of nearly a hour for food we received our food at 1045 but the waitress kept saying our food was coming and then have the nerve to say that the cook put it in a Togo box so they have to re cook everything and usually im very understanding but she wouldn't take the blame for it if it was her mistake usually the cook goes by what he's told and then once I get my food she asks do you have three pancakes I only had to I got the griddled thing and my wife got French toast I would think she would have atleast took something off the order for the wait but she didn't even ask if we want to go drinks. Overall horrible experience. Not worth it I should have went to Waffle House read more

Call in order Sunday for breakfast for 2 people. Over 1 hour to get food. Terrible service. Will not recommend or visit another Lizard Thicket. read more

My father in law picks up lunch every wednesday. I always get fish. They never listen when you place an order over the phone. They always forget my tarter sauce and the portion size is never consistent. One piece of fish one time two the next. Foods hot one time next time it's cold. read more

This location quality of food has become horrendous-bland, tasteless, overall appearance. Coupled with the poor service - I'm surprised that the Lizard Thicket Bythewood location is still open. I wouldn't waste a visit - you want get your money's worth. read more

Really thought this sub par Lizards Thicket was finally getting better, but recent take out meals have been incorrect or the food cold,baked chicken dry, lime beans like mush, * the cornbread flavorless! Last night I complained to the manager. JOHN. He was immediately on the defensive bordering on rude. Told me to bring our plates back in tomorrow to show his staff. How obsurd!! You can't look at day old food & tell the chicken is dry, the limas, salty & mushy, ,flounder also salty& I was told that it was a prepared batter mix they used. The folks answering the phone know little about the food served there when you ask a question. If this wasn't sadly, one of the best restaurants in Blythewood, I would never dine there! Blythewood needs more than fast food & crappy restaurants! read more

This lizards thicket is hands down the best one in town. The food is always great and the service is always pleasant! The one on two notch is disgusting with rude employees! We've decided to give the blythewood one a try a couple of time and it's been amazing every single time ! read more

Was nearby for work and stopped here with a few others. It has a southern theme, but has a surprisingly large menu with plenty of healthy options if you're so inclined. All of their nutrition info is also on their website which is much appreciated. I had the smoked sausage with collards and green beans. It was a filling meal and everything was pretty good and pretty cheap. Overall not a bad option if you're nearby. read more

Service sucks! Seated for 10 minutes - nothing! Not busy. Couple sits at next table, waitress there immediately. Said something about it "Someone will be with you in a minute." Not the way it works - here's a weekly customer you will not see again. read more

The food was on point I would say that the cream corn recipe could so use some improvements taste out of a can and too thick #kfoodieeats757

We ordered from the Blythewood location to go. So disappointed. My sister ordered the salmon patty, I ordered the southern fried catfish my other sister and our Dad ordered the country fried steak. My Dad wanted the white gravy. First the order came out incorrectly. It was missing my tossed salad and they put brown gravy on my Dad's steak. See the pictures of the "catfish" and my sister's salmon patty. This is the saddest food I have ever seen. It's actually catfish nuggets I guess. It was soggy! The salmon patty looks something like a hockey puck. The white gravy was super watery. They gave us extra because "it soaked right in" NO it ran right off! It may as well have been milk with pepper! I take that back, it wasn't even as thick as milk! I see there are other locations, not really interested in trying this place again. Maybe they are better, but I'm not going to spend the time and money to find out. I gave an extra star because the girl up front was nice. read more

Lizard's Thicket - Southern Near Me - Blythewood, South Carolina

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Omelet with tomato spinach cheese with grits and biscuit Husband had 2 eggs with sausage and grits with white graavy. Big serving but good. The only thing I was disappointed in was they used frozen spinach in omelet instead of fresh. Yuk. read more

Terrible. Waited until my third, yes third visit until I wrote this review to ensure it wasn't just me after hearing how locals just love this place. Went with family visiting the other 2 visits and their reaction was the same as mine. The food is flavorless and if this is family recipes from over the years, the recipes need burned never to be used again. There wasn't a family recipe on anything we ate. It all came straight out of a box or can. Nothing original! The food tasted like something stale bought from the Food Lion right down the street. Save your hard earned money and eat else where because you will be sadly disappointed in what is set in front of you. read more

This fake Southern cooking dump is the worst! Prices jeep going up & service & quality are going down. My friend & I got the daily special Meat Loaf. His was at keast in a " loaf " shape, MINE was a crumbled up mess that tasted like new ground beef with stewed tomatoes in it. My friends had no better taste. I called to complain & was told they had run out of meat loaf and gave me what they could scrape up!! Staff was very rude ,except the young lady that took my order, & likes me! Lol. They offered no refund or credit for food we couldn't eat!! I would never eat there again, but Blythewood is limited & it's sometimes the best choice out of a bunch of crappy fast food joints! Mr. Sharpe practically owns the town.All he wants are fast stations & fast food p laces! It would be nice to have an actual sit down classy restaurant or Cafe to eat at. Please, Lizards Thicket is no more SOUTHERN than Jimmy John's subs& they're good! The vegetables are overcooked & salty, most m eats are the same way! Occasionally they get something right, must be a new chef!! I've eaten at almost every Lizards Thicket in the Columbia are, & this is by far the worst one! The food sucks& mist ofvthe staff are lazy & rude. Except a couple of very sweet girls at the desk, they like me !! LOL read more

Worse breakfast service ever for a Saturday morning. Walked in to eat and there wasn't a single clean table to sit down at. No one was clearing tables. Took us quite a while to sit down and even then the waitress's in that place seemed like they didn't want to be there. People walked in and walked back out because of the lack of clean tables. We were getting ready to leave when our drinks finally showed up and our order was taken. Maybe a lot of people called out, but there was certainly a lack of management today. Knowing waitresses make money off tips and turnover, One would think they'd bus their own tables. Needless to say I'm not to keen about going back any time soon. read more

Went to the location in Blythewood, SC. Service was very nice and food was quick. We had the fried chicken and it was delicious. I would recommend Lizard's Thicket for a delicious and inexpensive meal. read more

While traveling Lizard's Thicket was one of the few places where we could sit down and eat a meal. The restaurant was clean and neat, the staff welcomed us and were friendly. The build your own meal was very reasonably priced and the food was EXCELLENT! We enjoyed the meal, enjoyed our server and will surely return to try more of the home cooked southern flair! Job well done~ read more

Lizards Thicket use to be one of my favorite places, but they started slacking 1st problem I ordered collards one day they didnt have any so instead of asking me would like something else they put spinach on my plate !!! Thats a big No No so i complained about that. Then i look at my grown adult plate and the portions look like a childs plate ?!?!?!?! We are a family of six so when i come here to order for everyone they seem like they cant handle large orders cause are stuff be wrong. So i just simply stop coming.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE FOR BLYTHEWOOD LOCATION My BIGGEST PROBLEM....... I went inside to order my food i seen an employee bagging all the cornbread with NO GLOVES AFTER SHE DUG SOMETHING OUT OF HER EYE THIS LOCATION WAS ON TWO NOTCH BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS I WAS SO DISGUSTED I JUST LEFT. SO I AM COMPLETELY DONE read more

This place is great when you are on the road and need a break! I like it much better than Cracker Barrel and there are at least 3 locations on I-77 and I-20 in South Carolina. They have 20+ fresh veggies to choose from and 10+ proteins. A protein + 3 veggies + cornbread is about $7.50. You cannot beat that price! read more

OMG I LOVE this place!!! If you're craving home cooked southern food, this is definitely the place to go! I've tried the fried flounder, the candied yams, the squash casserole and mac and cheese (oh! and I can't forget the cornbread!) and it was absolutely DELICIOUS!!! So that's one meat selection and 3 veggie selections for only $7.49! You can't beat it! Not to mention that it's SO hard to find mac and cheese in a restaurant that tastes like homemade, but this place nails it! (I just re-read my review and I totally sound like a commercial, but I swear I'm not being paid to say these things! LOL) Anyway, the chicken and rice soup is excellent as well. I highly recommend this place! Very fast and friendly service, yummy comfort food and fantastic prices! What's not to like!? :) read more

Different concept to what I'm used to but Great. Good to be able to get some decent food quickly with wide range. Really Friendly staff. Very Clean. Lots of seating and close to Freeway. Give them a try. Fun fast Southern cooking. Lots of locals which is always a good sign. read more

The catfish is amazing!!!!! The macaroni is amazing!!!!! The fried chicken is amazing!!!!!! Great place was just passing through first time I tried it very happy we did!!!!!! Very good! read more

Food was dece - one pain in my side though, no alcohol on premises. Definitely going to rethink coming here in the future.

We stopped on our way home from vacation at Epcot's food and wine festival. After a week of eating food from world class chefs, our standards were pretty high. This was some of the best southern cooking we have had in a very long time. My boyfriend said the Mac and Cheese was like what his mom makes and the best he's had at a restaurant. If we are ever back this way we will be stopping again. read more

Standard Lizards thicket. Nothing to write home about except that if you have a to go order, you better check it before leaving. In the last 6 visits (about 1/month), only once was the order correct. A side is always missing. Always. read more

It's good food. And friendly staff. Large selection of foods desserts included. But don't add salt to anything before you taste it. I love my salt so if I say its salty, its salty! I would recommend this place to anyone liking country style foods! read more

Very good breakfast food. Comes out very quickly! Could use a little bit of work on their customer service though, sometimes the waitresses are not the friendliest.. but other than that very good and reasonably priced!!! read more

As someone who grew up eating Southern food, this place is a rare find in this fast food world. Particular standouts are: fresh collards, fried okra, mac/cheese prepared as a casserole. We had country fried steak and a fried pork chop...both were excellent. You need to stop in for the great variety of offerings. read more

Traveling through on our way to Florida with our campers, our friends went with us for dinner. We wanted a good meal, and not fast food. We were not disappointed. We each had something different, and there were no complaints. Good down home country cooking! Nice clean restaurant, friendly staff, and decent prices. read more

I don't plan on ever eating there again. We had a Table for 9, on Oct. 13th of this Month ( 2018) my Daughter and I ordered Turkey with dressing, and we had a rice as 1 of the sides. They are afraid to give you Gravy, we needed extra for the Rice, and the Dressing, we ask for some more gravy, LOL, still afraid of giving out Gravy, the Waitress brought us a tiny little Container for us to share, we should have received a Container each. The Rice was hard and clumpy (1 of the reasons for needing more gravy) 2nd reason the Dressing only had a tiny bit hid under dry Turkey. So, everything was dry. The Beets are not sweet. I have to say the Candied Yams were awesome. On Thursday, the Crackle Barrel has some awesome Turkey and Dressing! Never going back, some of the other Lizard Thickets go out of their way to satisfy the Consumer, this 1 must be on a tight Budget. The Rice clumped up like medium size Rocks. It was a Sunday, 1 would think the Food would be especially good on Sunday. I am embarrassed that my Family had to experience this. Money wasted at the Blythewood Lizards Thicket. (Funny, my sweet young Grandson didn't want to eat there, because he thought they served Lizards, LOL!) : ) read more

Incredibly disappointing. Food is sub par at best and always tastes like it has been sitting under a heat lamp for hours, but yet comes out within minutes of ordering. Side items taste like the can they come in. Management is a terrible example of what management should be and are truly disrespectful to the employees that work there - accusing of theft, reprimanding in front of guests, and playing favorites. I would not recommend this establish to anyone - you will be sorely disappointed. read more

Comfort Food can be found all over the Columbia area at Lizard's Thicket. This location, right off of exit 27 on I-77)Blythewood is a little hard to find, but it is one of the nicest Lizard's Thickets in the area. We come here on a regular basis to get our home cooking when it's a long work day for me. My favorite item to order is the vegetable plate. I really like their collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and country skillet apples. Tip, skip the rolls and go for the cornbread. There sweet tea is some of the best around, so if your traveling through, you should try it. As far as meats go, there are two meats that you can order that are not on the menu. I can recommend both of them if you don't need to count calories. The first is the chicken fried steak with white gravy. The second is the boneless chicken breast. It is also fried, but I think it is much better than their regular fried chicken. If you are on I-77 just north of Columbia, this is a welcome alternative to Cracker Barrel. read more

We stopped here en route to Florida. Delicious comfort food - but fresh, not soggy or too salty. Great service, awesome air-conditioning and wonderful service from our waitress. I highly recommend it! read more

We are traveling and happened to stumble upon this place! Sure beats fast food although the service was very fast. I had the chicken, squash casserole and beans. Everything was and sweet to go!!!! read more

I will never eat here again. First off, the atmosphere was off-putting from the beginning. The waitress was nice but that is about the only positive. Secondly, our food came out literally 2 minutes after we ordered, which means it was probably just sitting in trays in the back. The fried chicken was terrible as well as the blacked eyed peas I ordered (straight from a can, no seasoning at all, not even salt). The other two things that I was certain you couldn't screw up were mashed potatoes and French fries...I was wrong! The rolls came out of a package I can get at the grocery store (but don't because they are horrible). My husband couldn't even chew his friend pork chop, nor could he stomach the macaroni and cheese. Even after seeing that we had barely touched our food they still took our money without offering to let us try anything else (which we wouldn't have) or a discount. We had high hopes for this place but were severely let down. read more

Lizard's Thicket - Southern Near Me - Blythewood, South Carolina

Had our Senior Group lunch there yesterday. The place is new and very cute. we had about 25 people. The waitresses were really on the ball. I had the catfish wish was the best and the sweet potato soufflé which was better any dessert. I am sure our group will be back. I know I will. read more

If you like country cooking, and are traveling on 77 near Columbia, you HAVE to stop at this place. I'm from the south and have extremely high standards when it comes to macaroni and cheese--I rarely think restaurants get it right--and I think this is the best I've ever had. (I even ate it cold from our doggy bag in the middle of the night--it was still delicious!) The collard greens, black-eyed peas, country ham and biscuits were also amazing. I wish I'd gotten fried chicken...the flounder was okay, but not great. All in all, we loved this little hole in the wall. read more

Very disappointed! I called in this evening (12-16-2016 at 5:25 pm) and spoke with cashier 3 (according to my receipt). I told her I wanted to place a to go order and would like two of their salads with everything on them, the ones that included fried chicken. I was aware there were two types of salads but wasn't sure how they were named on the menu. Again, I was very specific in saying salads "with everything". She made certain to ask if I wanted Captain Wafers. I asked for Captain Wafers with one of the salads and cornbread with the other. She clarified and charged me for our extra dressing choices. We paid for and picked up our to go order and drove 20 miles home. We sat to eat and discovered the small salads that did not include egg, cheese or ham. It was NOT salads with "everything". One salad had baked chicken and one salad had fried chicken, not sure why. There were no Captain Wafers or cornbread. I am normally very understanding and patient with the wait staff while dining in because there's opportunity to correct mistakes. But, get your to go orders right! Frustrating! read more