A new eatery opens near northeast Columbia where a longtime bar used to be
A new spot for breakfast and lunch is launching in a space that formerly was long home to a popular bar.
Eatery 117 debuted Tuesday, June 10 at 117 Spears Creek Church Road in Elgin, near northeast Columbia. The restaurant, which will focus on breakfast, brunch and lunch, was in a soft opening phase on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to posts on the Eatery 117 Facebook page, with a fuller menu launch planned for Thursday.
Owners Kimberly and John Gagliardi are opening Eatery 117 in the Elgin space where they previously operated Random Tap for nearly a decade. That bar and taproom, known for its craft beer selection, closed in April, as the owners cited the skyrocketing cost of liquor liability insurance in South Carolina.
Now the Gagliardis have pivoted to a concept that will offer a host of lunch, brunch and breakfast items in a space that has been renovated and updated in recent months. Eatery 117 is operating off a more streamlined soft opening menu its first couple of days, but that menu, as shared on Facebook, offers a glimpse at the type of fare the establishment will offer.
For instance, the menu features an avocado toast, which has toasted multigrain bread with olive oil, seasoned smashed avocado, roasted tomatoes, pickled onions and a poblano ranch drizzle. Additional items on the soft opening menu include loaded cheddar grits, breakfast wraps, bagels, espresso, a house salad and more.
Eatery 117 has shared on Facebook that it will be offering coffee and espresso from Greenville’s Methodical Coffee and will be partnering with Columbia’s The Bagel Guys for its bagels.
The new restaurant is open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, according to hours posted on social media. It is closed on Mondays.
