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If you've spent much time around the Upstate, you probably already know the McAlister's routine, and this Duncan location runs it the same easy way. The sweet tea is the thing most people mention first, poured by the glass or carried out by the gallon, and the giant stuffed spuds are big enough to start an argument about sharing. Past that it's sandwiches, clubs, soups, and salads, the kind of spread where everyone at the table tends to find something. It's counter-service and casual, steady rather than fancy, which is mostly the point. You order, grab a seat, and they bring the food out to you.

Relaxed operation with outdoor seating & build-your-own, steamed bagel sandwiches.

This is a lunch cafe with a purpose most restaurants can't claim. It's a nonprofit social enterprise, and the women preparing and serving the food are residents and graduates of Jasmine Road, a two-year residential program for survivors of trafficking, exploitation, and addiction. The kitchen exists to give them real jobs, hands-on training, and a paycheck while they rebuild, the first effort of its kind in Greenville. By the reviews, the food more than holds its own. It's scratch-made and chef-driven, built around what they call inspired soups, salads, sandwiches, and sweets, and the menu rotates, so regulars come back to see what's new rather than to reorder a usual. Beyond the dining room and patio, a small retail shop sells handmade candles, jewelry, and pantry items like their house-made Golden Granola, and that side of the business feeds the mission too. That pairing is what diners bring up again and again: a genuinely good midday meal that also sends their money somewhere it matters. It's the rare lunch spot people leave feeling like the hour did a little more than fill them up.

If you already know Panera, you know most of what you're walking into: a bakery-cafe built around soups, salads, and sandwiches, with coffee and fresh bread going through the day. It's the kind of familiar, no-guesswork stop folks around the Upstate lean on when they want a seat to sit and work, a quick order on the way through, or catering that shows up without drama for the office. Breakfast, takeout, and delivery are all part of it. You know what you're getting, which is the whole point.

SOCIETY Sandwich Bar & Social Club is a sandwich shop located in Greenville. They offer ramen restaurant, bar, japanese restaurant and restaurant services. Rated 4.5 stars from 710 Google reviews.