Popular chain Parker’s Kitchen planning store in this bustling Lexington area
A growing convenience store chain that is known for its various food options is planning a new spot along a busy Lexington road.
Parker’s Kitchen, which has more than 100 locations across South Carolina and Georgia, is eyeing a new location at 5387 Augusta Road, according to the town of Lexington’s October planning and zoning actions report. The site is about a half-mile east of the Lexington County Library and about a mile-and-a-half east of the heart of downtown Lexington.
The town of Lexington’s zoning report lists the Augusta Road Parker’s Kitchen plans as “under review.” Lexington County property records indicate that Drayton-Parker Companies, the Parker’s store developer, purchased the land at 5387 Augusta Road in October. No construction had begun at the site when a reporter went by on Thursday morning.
While there are a host of Parker’s stores in coastal South Carolina and Georgia, as well as in the Augusta area, the company is still at the early stages of its entry into the Midlands.
A company official told the city of Columbia’s zoning board at a March meeting that Parker’s was planning approximately 15 stores in the greater Columbia market over the next four to five years. A Parker’s location is on the way at 191 Earth Road near northeast Columbia, in the Market at Spears Creek shopping center, and Lexington County Planning Commission documents from earlier this year showed a location is planned at 1367 N. Lake Drive in Lexington.
Parker’s is known for all the convenience store staples — gasoline, snacks, etc. — but also for having a number of hot food items in its kitchens. That includes breakfast items such as fish & grits, biscuits & gravy, biscuit sandwiches and more, as well as lunch items including chicken tenders and sandwiches, pork chops and catfish.
Augusta Road is a high-traffic thoroughfare running into and out of downtown Lexington. More than 27,000 cars per day traverse the section of Augusta Road near where the Parker’s is planned, per state Department of Transportation data.
