Side Bar of Sumter

Side Bar is a restaurant in Sumter, SC, located at 34 N Main St. Since 2015, the business has focused on bringing the authentic Texan tradition of smoking meat to the area. The restaurant uses two in-house smokers for its meat preparation: a 1,000-gallon smoker named Big Daddy and a 500-gallon smoker named Lil’ Smokey. Menu highlights include a BBQ plate featuring smoked sliced brisket, ribs, homemade baked beans, slaw, and corn hushpuppies, as well as housemade sandwiches and cornmeal crusted fried pickle chips served with housemade ranch. Diners can pair their meals with one of 30 bourbons or craft beers from rotating taps. The restaurant also offers dessert from Confectionary and Company and produce from Farmer’s Pantry and Bradford Farms.

Side Bar operates on a first-come, first-serve basis and does not take reservations. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm for take-out, outdoor, and indoor dining. Weekly specials include discounted house martinis on Tuesdays, wings on Wednesdays, burgers on Thursdays, and frozen cocktails on Fridays. A Saturday brunch is held from 10 am to 2 pm. To-go orders incur a 10% service fee for supplies, and a 20% service gratuity is added for parties of six or more. Parties of ten or more follow a two-check policy, and tables are subject to a one-and-a-half-hour time limit when a wait is present.

Side Bar is a Quixote Hospitality restaurant. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on customer reviews.

Side Bar combines authentic Texas-style smoked meats with a local dining atmosphere in Sumter, SC.

Located on N Main St in Sumter, SC, the restaurant sits about 0.1 miles from Sumter City Hall and the Sumter County Courthouse.

BizScoreAI gives Side Bar a Discoverability score of 100 out of 100, ensuring AI crawlers can find every page of the website so assistants can recommend the business. The Technical score is 92 out of 100, meaning the site is secure and indexable for search engines. Additionally, the business ranks number 1 of 5 Restaurant businesses that BizScoreAI has scored in Sumter.