EATs @ Grit's Bar

Returned here while on a bike ride and decided to pop in for a drink and some food. I like it even better this time visiting. Great friendly staff. Easy parking outside. Clean place. Didn't walk out to their courtyard but I'm looking forward to it next time. I wish they'd jazz up their food a bit. We had Chicken Tenders, Fries and Mozzarella Sticks. Mozzarella sticks were pretty good but the chicken tenders were not. If this spot had better food we'd be there weekly spending a lot more. Drinks are amazingly cheap. Just up the food game and I have a new favorite local dive!

Multiple charges on my credit card for one night. Last time I open a tab there. Must be hard up for cash because no working phone # to call and question charges.

Pretty good late night fool pretty great prices open all night fast friendly service pretty good

The restaurant part of this bar wasn't open when we visited recently so this review is of this bar. It is divey but FUN!! Lots of places and sit or belly up to the bar. Bartender is a nice guy too.

This bar is horrible. As a 22 year old, I was asked for my ID and back up information multiple times and was then told that there is a 15 dollar minimum for any purchase. Tried to screw me over and will not forget it.

Since it is located next to F&M, I expected a very similar establishment, but Grit's was a tad more bearable.When I walked into Grit's, I knew I was in a better place. There was a very large area with seating and pool tables that was not crowded at all. It also had working air conditioning. This area would be the place to sit if you actually wanted to talk to the people you were with.The other half of the bar was the dance area. It was much darker and filled with gyrating intoxicated people. The crowd seemed a little older than F&M, but it was hard to guess ages when people were hammering back drinks and dancing to Juvenile's Back that Ass Up. While I can't recommend either bar, Grit's is definitely the lesser of two evils. If your friends insist, come here instead of F&M. Note: While at this bar I did experience on of the rudest people I have ever dealt with. Without going into details, I offer this advice; drinking is no excuse for being a totally offensive shithead. My name is John, and I approve of this message.

Stopped in from out of town to watch Gamecock football. It's a great place to have a beer and hang out. The owner is super friendly. The dance floor was packed all evening. We got beers, ciders, and grilled cheese. Nothing bad to say about it. Stop in and have fun

The shrimp and grits was so good I ordered a second to go.Good food is where you find it and this local bar in the warehouse has cold beer and all the usual amenities like 4 steel tip dart boards and pool. That are why I went but my meal is literally what I would expect from a fine dining version. Perfectly cooked flavorful shrimp, seasoned with an eclectic but subtle mix of spices, and finished with a nutty browned butter and perfectly cooked grits. I can't wait to eat my "to go" portion. As a side note I learned the bar is named Grit's after the original owner not their now popular dish.

I have been a New Orleans native for more than 10 years, and recently moved across country. I got in easily with my Oregon (moved to Portland) ID the first time around. Bar was *very* crowded. They were letting in more that the max occupancy, no question, because it was not a safe environment. I was about to walk out, and I said to the bouncer, "I am about to walk out to check for my girlfriend who said she was on the 'patio,' but she might still be inside, I might be right back; and this guy with a thick mustache and a hefty girth who I had just shared a decent conversation with said "sure, no problem, see you soon."Not 5 minutes later I come back and say "'hey, I was just in and my girlfriend meant the patio inside." He saw my Oregon ID (which he had seen earlier in the night) and asked if I had a secondary way of verifying. I handed him my CC and as he was checking the ID I mentioned how I had just been inside and how I was from La and he said "MOVE ALONG, SIR!." This is after we lost an item and all members of the staff deferred to other locations. The security was terrible, and they refused to take accountability for the definition of "max occupancy."As a former local, and now visitor, due the true service I was subjected to, I could not recommend this bar to anyone.I feel comfortable, in fact, saying that I walked in initially with a large drink (a triple of bulliet rye) and did not patronize this bar. I would have, happily, bought something from this establishment for my good friend's birthday, but the service of the bartenders and bouncers (who obviously search arbitrarily) was so horrendous that I would find it morally inconscieniable to recommend anyone ever to support this establishment.I will never return, and hope that no one else does either, until new staff is hired.

Unfortunately there wasn't a zero star option. I live down the street and wanted late night food. Me and my brothers ordered around $50 worth of food and tipped normal like 20% and they acted like that was out of the norm. The whole place is empty and dead how I expected and wanted. Quick service in and out New York style. But no one of my brothers gets his food immediately and then out of no where the place gets swamped with 18-20 year olds and chaos then starts people ordering drinks and not paying I watched 13 country kids try to fight one kid for no reason. 45min - 1hr later I'm have little patience and I find out they gave my food away. I'm literally listening to the guy I tipped telling the other guy that I'm the correct person not whoever the guy he handed food to earlier. He walks up and said oh we are having kitchen fryer issues. Another hour goes by. I don't drink and I've been at this bar for 2 hours after REFUSING TO REFUND ME around 6 times. I didn't even want the food anymore I just wanted to leave and I couldn't. He said you can take the food when it comes or wait till we close to get a refund when I paid cash for everything with cash tips. All we ordered was burgers and chicken tenders and 2 hours later no food. It took me getting semi violent for the kitchen manger to finally come talk to me and try to brush me off. I then had to stop him in his words to explain nothing matters anymore y'all gave our food away and refusing to give us our cash back and we have been here two hours. I was so irritated when he finally gave me the money back I threw it at them and left with no food or money. Went and got hamburgers and fries down the street at rainbow connivence in like 3 minutes and a quarter of the price. Tipped the guy at the rainbow more than what it cost for saving the late night munchies. Grits please shut down you down even have grits.