Lizard's Thicket Restaurant

Columbia, SC · American restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Columbia
#430
of 1136 restaurants
City Percentile
48%
rating percentile
Address
Lizard's Thicket Restaurant, 1824 Broad River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210
Phone
(803) 798-6427
Website
www.lizardsthicket.com
Status
Closed · Opens 6 AM

Lizard's Thicket Restaurant is a restaurant located in Columbia, SC. It is one of 1,136 restaurants listed in Columbia. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Columbia city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday6 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Hilda Gainey · Mar 2026

Went in today 3/7/26 about 2:25 had to wait a few but there was only 1 waitress doing everything at the time Ricardo was AMAZING he stayed in touch constantly made sure we had everything we needed. Very pleasant and very attentive to us if you get to go by ask for Ricardo you will be very pleased NOW FOR WHY MY RATING WAS SO LOW: there was a waitress name TERESA that had a large party when they left the busboy was cleaning the table she came over to him trash talking all thise customers that had just left one lady at the table was getting cobbler ask for it togo Teresa told her it was to late she had to eat it there it had been fixed in the bowl (hello could it not have been put in a togo tray) then another couple at another table ask for disposable flatware she walks over and says they go

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Jenyfer Foust · Aug 2025

According to the menu, a chef salad should include: baked or fried chicken breast, diced ham, shredded cheddar cheese, boiled egg, carrots, red cabbage, and tomatoes — all on a bed of crisp lettuce. What I received was a box of shredded iceberg lettuce, one boiled egg, and a sprinkle of cheese. No carrots, no cabbage, no tomatoes. When I called and spoke to management, he said the cashier “ordered me a tossed salad and added an egg to save me money.” The problem is this box of plain lettuce still cost $8.77 — hardly a deal. If I had wanted a tossed salad, I would have asked for one. Instead, I paid nearly nine dollars for something that wasn’t even close to what was advertised. Very disappointing.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Brad Biggar · Dec 2025

Has potential and the server said the fried chicken is really good so we ordered it. Figured it would be about 15 minutes or so as the menu says "made to order" and we were the only patrons in the restaurant at the time, roughly 7PM on a Friday. It was under 5 minutes and our food was served. Looked good but I knew the chicken was going to be dry and it was. The seasonings on it were very good. The corn bread muffins were really good. My side of candied yams were good but they did really have the appearance of coming from a can but as mentioned were tasty. The colliard green were very good. My Mac and cheese could have been better as I think it were sitting in the serving tray longer than it should have. Just can't get past the "made to order" part and then being served dried chicken, whic

★★★★★ 5.0 Bonnie Garner · Nov 2025

Great food and service!! I really enjoyed everything!

★★★★★ 5.0 Lara Templin · Sep 2025

What a great local chain! this diner has great variety (especially of sides) for reasonable prices. the carrot & raisin salad was especially good, as was the squash casserole. The baked chicken was great! so was the smoked sausage. oh! and we had to split a very nice piece of lemon meringue pie because we were too full for a dessert apiece. We ate there once on the journey to visit family and once again on the trip home because we liked it so much.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

American restaurantBreakfast restaurantCatererSoul food restaurantSouthern restaurant (US)

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