Mr. Friendly's

08/22/2026

With students back and better weather ahead, we are looking for some new staff!
*Servers/Waitstaff—must be available lunch and dinner. Best clientele in the city. Great hours. Big tips. Never open Sundays. Benefits available for full timers.

*Hostesses—one spot left! Hourly pay plus tip out. Great first job in the biz! Must be available at least four shifts a week.

*Bartender—this one will be open in a few months where Dinner service is concerned, BUT we do want to hire a Lunch Bartender that handles Door Dash too! Monday-Friday. Build your clientele of dine-in guests. Great opportunity. Amazing hours.

*management—-not currently needed, but we’d love to get to know some future possibilities. There’s lots of potential here. Benefits, days off, great pay, much more!

We are doing a lot in the coming weeks and month to freshen up the place. And some of our very best longtime folks are also moving on from the business. So get in with a second family away from home! Where consistency and reliability are not an issue. And the two owners are really cool too!

Email us a resume at [email protected] or for more info.

Thanks yall!!

08/13/2026

🎶THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND! 🎶
We are so happy the freetimessc voters named us BEST SOUTHERN RESTAURANT, BEST RESTAURANT - FIVE POINTS, BEST RESTAURANT (RUNNER UP), and BEST GRITS (RUNNER UP)!! Come celebrate with our staff all month long!

08/10/2026

Today’s Lunch Specials (Monday 8/10) 🥂

Buttermilk Fried Louisiana Redfish
Old Bay–lemon aioli, green tomato chow chow
creamy stone-ground grits,
your choice of succotash or creole slaw 21

Summer Bounty Salad
Derrick’s heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber,
carrots, grape tomatoes, shaved vidalias, parmesan,
chopped romaine, housemade croutons,
red wine-dijon vinaigrette 14
ADD Lemon Pepper Grilled Shrimp +9
ADD Mustard-Thyme Grilled Chicken +7

Today’s Burger Special
half-pound house-ground burger, cheddar,
candied applewood bacon, Worcestershire grilled vidalias,
lettuce, tomato, brioche bun, chips, pickle spear 17.5

Mr. Friendly’s BLT
applewood bacon, local vine-ripe heirloom tomatoes,
lettuce, grilled white bread, pesto aioli,
chips, pickle spear 13

Soups 🍲
Southwest Chicken & Tomatillo “dirty” tortillas, cilantro sour cream
Our Famous Garden Fresh Gazpacho cilantro sour cream

Lunch Wine Specials 🍷
$9 glass $29 bottle
Bubbles- Casarleva Prosecco Rose- Cote Midi
White- Tavo Pinot Grigio When & Where Chenin Blanc
Red- Chasing Lions Pinot Noir Poe “Ultraviolet” Zin
When & Where Shiraz

Quick Lunch Cocktails 🍸 & Cheap Beer 🍺
Classic Mimosa 8 Pineapple Mimosa 8
Southern Peach Bellini 8 Bloody Mary 9
Steel Hands Coffee Lager 4 Jever Pilsner 4
Edmunds Oast Leather Jacket Porter 5


🚗💨 Find us on DoorDash for online ordering & delivery!

08/04/2026

NOW HIRING HOSTS/HOSTESSES FOR LUNCH & DINNER!!

Must be super friendly, quick thinking, have a great Smile, love to hustle, and be a team player.

Great hours. Great pay. Tip shares too.
Lunch hours from 11-2:30 and dinner hours from 4:30-9/10.

Apply in-person between 2:00-4:00 any weekday OR send resume or a short email to [email protected]

Some experience is great, but not required. Come join our team before the busy season rolls around!!

Mr. Friendly's has been a dining institution in Columbia since 1995 serving both lunch and dinner in the heart of Five Points

08/04/2026

 Our amazing lunch specials for the week!

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We are open 11:30 - 2:30, Monday - Friday. Reservations taken but not required.

Find us on DoorDash too!

07/30/2026

Celebrate almost making it to the weekend with lunch at Friendly’s! All of your favorites, from this Charleston Chicken Salad to the French Quarter Burger and everywhere in between, are waiting for you! DoorDash delivers if you’re stuck at the office, but we’d love to see you here, so walk in or book on Resy. Eat local, eat great, eat with us!

07/29/2026

Hungry? How about a half-pound house-ground burger with cheddar, candied applewood bacon, and Worcestershire grilled vidalias 🤩🤌 this and so much more are waiting for you at lunch this week!! Call us, book on Resy, or just walk on in. Delivery is available via DoorDash as well!

07/14/2026

Call us corny 🌽 but tis the season! This Southwest Summer Corn Bisque with pepperjack and crispy jalapeños is the perfect start to your lunch - and what’s summer without a cold glass of Rosé? Our lunch specials this week are waiting for you! Book your table on Resy or just walk in, or enjoy your Mr. Friendly’s lunch at the office thanks to DoorDash. We can’t wait to see you for lunch?

07/09/2026

We don’t love that we made you cry, but we DO love the affection for our famous country ham stewed collard greens! Did you know they are locally sourced from our friends over at Bradford Farms? Now THAT is eating local!

“Mr. Friendly's collard greens are so good I actively wept when first trying them. Every occasion in my life, happy or sad, my response is that we must go to Mr. Friendly's and get collard greens.” (Full story below.)

06/29/2026

Happy Independence Week, Friends! We’re open for lunch and ready to see all of you before our summer vacation! Come enjoy our delicious specials and your favorite lunch classics from 11:30-2:30 Monday & Tuesday this week. Walk-ins always welcome or book your table via Resy! DoorDash also delivers, so get your Friendly fix today!