New restaurant in Columbia’s Five Points delays its opening. Here’s when it will debut

Columbia will have to wait just a bit longer for the biscuits to take flight.

The Flying Biscuit Cafe, which has long been planning a restaurant at 936 Harden St. in the Five Points shopping and nightlife district just east of the University of South Carolina, announced on Facebook and Instagram that its grand opening is now slated for Aug. 1.

The restaurant had previously planned to open on July 18.

“We apologize for this unavoidable delay,” the restaurant posted on social media. “Our new grand opening date is August 1st. We hope to see you there!”

The Flying Biscuit Cafe has locations in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas and South Carolina. The spot in Five Points will be the first location in Columbia. Other Palmetto State Flying Biscuit spots include Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Greenville.

The menu at Flying Biscuit includes a deep roster of breakfast items, including stuffed French toast, chicken and waffles, steak and eggs, omelets, breakfast tacos and more. The restaurant also has burgers and sandwiches, including a “Hot-lanta” chicken sandwich that comes with hot chicken tenders drizzled with queso.

This year has featured a number of new business moves and announcements in Five Points.

FurSato Bento, a Japanese eatery, opened at 748 Harden St. Botanica de Santee, a Latin-inspired apparel and gift shop, opened on Santee Avenue, and The Turning Pointe dancewear shop moved from Forest Acres to 1030 Harden St. and had its grand opening May 25.

Jack Brown’s Beer and Burger Joint opened at 711 Harden St. in the former Cover 3 bar location. The Falafel King restaurant is now open at 2020-A Gervais St. A new Time to Shine Car Wash is being planned for 2006 Gervais St. at the upper edge of Five Points. Gameday Nutrition, a smoothie and drink club connected to Herbalife, opened a storefront at 730 Santee Ave. And Swiff luxury streetwear store has opened at 736 Harden St.

On July 12, the Boyd Foundation and GrowCo announced a new tech incubator hub at 711 Saluda Ave., in the former White Mule live music space. The Boyd Foundation has donated $1 million to get the hub up and running.