8 of the best rated SC restaurants for breakfast. Did your favorite spot make the list?

Whether you prefer eating it in the morning, at lunch or late at night, it’s hard to go wrong with breakfast food.

Bacon, eggs, sausage, omelets, pancakes, waffles and biscuits with gravy — there are just so many good choices when it comes to a fulfilling breakfast meal.

Given that breakfast food is particularly popular, there are plenty of restaurants around South Carolina that serve it, be it just in the morning or throughout the day. However, some restaurants go above and beyond, offering top quality versions of breakfast classics.

Here are eight of the best rated breakfast restaurants in South Carolina from Google reviews, based on their overall ratings and number of reviews.

Rambo’s Fat Cat Biscuits

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (287 reviews)

Location: 2430 Main Street, Columbia

This locally-owned business is operated by a husband and wife team, Renee and Todd Adams. Rambo’s opened its doors in November of 2020. You can also find them at their regular booth at the Soda City Market on Main Street every Saturday.

As one would expect from the name, the eatery offers a variety of biscuits, from seasonal selections to regular standbys, such as the friend chicken biscuit, the brisket biscuit or the Chipotle Pimento cheese and sausage biscuit. The also offer a selection of sides, including blue corn grits with Pimento cheese.

Cafe Strudel West Columbia

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 (2,100 reviews)

Location: 300 State Street, West Columbia

Cafe Strudel opened its doors on Oct. 3 1997 in a small, 600 square-foot spot with 10 tables. The restaurant quickly outgrew its surroundings and and in 2000 quadrupled its space in a new location. It then moved into its current even larger, renovated location in 2012.

Cafe Strudel offers a wealth of breakfast options, from omelets and steak and eggs, to pancakes, French toast and breakfast burgers.

Maple Street Biscuit Company

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (1,400 reviews)

Location: 18 E North St., Greenville

Based in Tennessee, Maple Street Biscuit was founded in 2012 and has locations in nine states. The Greenville location is nestled in the downtown area.

There’s plenty of biscuit options to choose from, but there’s also waffles and an item called a frittaffle, which is a cast-iron baked omelet, with your choice of sausage or bacon, cheddar and crispy potatoes.

There’s also plenty of mimosas and different coffee options to try.

Biscuit Head

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (2,000 reviews)

Location: 823 S Church St., Greenville

Husband and wife team Jason and Carolyn Roy opened the first Biscuit Head in Asheville, North Carolina. The business has been expanding in the Asheville and Greenville areas ever since.

Order a biscuit with your choice of gravy and side. You could also order a full breakfast if you’re hungrier. Or how about a biscuit with mimosa fried chicken, sweet potato butter, sriracha slaw and a poached egg?

Millers All Day

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (1,300 reviews)

Location: 120 King St., Charleston

Millers was opened on the idea that breakfast food should not be limited to the morning hours of the day.

Try one of the restaurant’s many plates, from frittatas and waffles, to breakfast casseroles and steak and eggs. There’s also a selection of biscuits and the southern classic, shrimp and grits.

Early Bird Diner

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (3,100 reviews)

Location: 1644 Savannah Hwy, Charleston

Early Bird has been a Charleston staple since 2008. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch every day.

Try one of their menu favorites, such as chicken and waffles or the country scramble, which includes house-made sausage, potatoes, egg and cheddar topped with cream pepper gravy and served with a side and either a biscuit or toast. There’s also the classics, like buttermilk pancakes and French toast.

National House of Pancakes

Rating: 4.6 out 5 (8,700 reviews)

Location: 211 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach

National House of Pancakes offers food freshly prepared by skilled and experienced chefs at an easy to reach location, just within a few minutes of driving from the oceanfront.

From blueberry and strawberry to chocolate and M&Ms, there’s plenty of pancake variety. There’s also different waffles, including a red velvet waffle and a bacon waffle.

You can also order a wide variety of different omelets or one of the restaurant’s breakfast sandwiches.

Johnny D’s Waffles in Myrtle Beach

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 (4,200 reviews)

Location: 3301 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach

Chef Jamie Daskalis opened the Johnny D’s Myrtle Beach location after growing up and living in New York. She worked in the restaurant business for 20 years with her father and is a graduate from the Culinary Institute of America.

Johnny D’s has a wide selection of waffles, including a cinnaroll waffle, a red velvet waffle and even a banana split waffle.

Customers can also choose from a healthy selection of omelettes eggs benedicts. There’s also breakfast meals for those who are extra hungry, such as the aptly named Hungry Man — an 8-ounce iron steak with two eggs, served with home fries and a choice of pancakes or toast.