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Y’all come: A new Lizard’s Thicket has opened in the Midlands. Check out where it is

Fried chicken from Lizard’s Thicket.
Fried chicken from Lizard’s Thicket. tglantz@thestate.com

A classic spot for country cooking has come to the Red Bank area.

Lizard’s Thicket, which has been a staple in the Midlands area for nearly a half-century, has opened its newest restaurant in the area. It is located at 1772 South Lake Drive near Red Bank in Lexington County. The new Lizard’s Thicket is located near a Walmart and a PopShelf store.

Lizard’s Thicket community relations manager Sara Krisnow confirmed the Red Bank location opened Tuesday morning.

Lizard’s Thicket has been in business as a company for 46 years. It has long been a staple of the Midlands dining scene and is well known for its fried chicken, pork chops, country fried steak, macaroni and cheese, cornbread and numerous other meat-and-three staples. There are more than a dozen Lizard’s Thicket locations spread across the Columbia and Lexington area, as well as a location in Florence. The restaurant is also known for its breakfast offerings.

Lizard’s Thicket says it serves more than 4 million customers per year and sells more than 600,000 pounds of fried chicken annually. It also serves up nearly 900,000 glasses of iced tea every year, not counting refills.

Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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