Best Burgers: Pawleys Front Porch

Best Burgers

Pawleys Front Porch

Joshua Matthews

Monday–Thursday: 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday–Saturday: 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sunday: Noon–9 p.m.

2.4 miles from the Horseshoe, 10-minute drive

$$ Google Money Rating

Voted as the best burger place by The State, Columbia Metropolitan, Carolina’s Best, The Free Times and yet again, Best of Carolina, Pawleys Front Porch has clearly made a name for themselves throughout the Columbia community with burgers cooked to perfection and a smorgasbord of sides.

On Mondays your family can save money, with a “Kids Eat for $1” special that goes from 4 p.m to close. On Saturdays customers can get a Bloody Mary for only $4 and on Sundays there’s a 20% discount with a valid student ID. They also have an amazing “Give Back” night where 10% of the nights revenue is donated to a local charity. Pawleys not only helps students, but also organizations within the community.

Along with their location in Five Points, Pawleys also has a mobile food truck where you can get your favorite burgers brought right to your tailgate, party, or business meeting and feed the whole hungry crowd.

If you’re feeling extra hungry, Pawleys has an amazing challenge open to you. The challenge includes three 8 oz patties topped with pimento cheese, jalapeño pimento cheese, Applewood bacon, jalapeño bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion and your choice of side. If you finish this in under 30 minutes, you win a free Pawleys T-shirt or gift card and you get to decorate a knife to hang on the wall.

Pawleys is great for students with their discounts, amazing contributions to the community and mobile catering. Consider this the best burger place in town.

Cait Patel