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lEhe IBamecock FivePoints | Anndarie diani Yesterday's 2030 Devine St. Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. There’s the only one sign in Columbia featuring a half naked man hanging out of a bathtub. And that sign belongs to Yesterday’s Restaurant & Tavern. If you’re looking for meal that tastes like it came out of you mother’s kitchen, Yesterday’s is the place to go. Yesterday’s has been in business since 1978, and it’s menu still offers the same dishes, using fresh local produce, chicken, seafood and beef. A full-service bar features daily drink specials, desserts and flavored coffees. “We like to come here for the great food and drink specials,” said Jennifer Holley, a USC graduate student in the Darla Moore School of Business. Yesterday’s offers something for everyone, from children to seniors. The tavern is open to 1:30 a.m. daily, and you can also dine outside on Santee Street. Yesterday’s offers take-out service and delivery in the surrounding area. There is free parking available for up to one and a half hours while dining. 721 Saluda St. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight Friday, 8-12:30 a.m. Saturday, 9:30-12:30 a.m. Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Adraiana’s has a treat for all seasons — gelatto (italian ice cream) for hot days and coffee for the cold ones. Adriana’s serves a variety of coffees, which include the usual blends, mochas, cappuccinos, lattes and frappes. In any of these coffees, you can add a number of different flavored syrups, they serve corn arinKs in addition to coitee, including Italian sodas, which are refreshing on a warm fall day. Adriana’s also serves a variety of food and desserts — bagels, soups, sandwiches, pizza, tiramisu, cheesecake and gelatto. “One of the most relaxing things you can do is sit with a friend over a good cup of coffee. Adriana’s has good coffee, good atmosphere and good gelatto,” said Erin O’Neal, a USC junior who frequetly meets friends at Adriana’s Adriana’s is spacious and has a new-age atmosphere that is attractive to people of all ages, especially college students. You can usually find young and old alike sitting outside enjoying a cup of java. The location is great — right in the heart of Five Points. 611 Harden St. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Are you looking for a place to get a good sandwich quick? Groucho’s is your place. The family business has been around since 1941, when Harold “Groucho” Miller, the grandfather of the current owner, came to Columbia with a slew of sandwich and salad recipes he had thought up while in a Philadelphia orphanage. And it was Harold Miller’s resemblance to Groucho Marx that lent a name to the famous Columbia eatery. “When Pop first opened this store, Columbia was a small town, and everything had a label,” Miller’s son, Ivan, told the Columbia Record in 1986. “Here, [Harold Miller] was this really crazy kind of guy. ... He looked like Groucho Marx, he talked like Groucho Marx, and to Columbia, he was Groucho Marx.” Groucho’s has a steady clientele of local Columbia residents and college students, in addition to a staff that consists of nearly all USC students. ‘The hours are unbelievable,” said Xylina Messer, a USC student who’s worked at Groucho’s for about a month. What makes Groucho’s so legendary is its Formula 45, a special sauce blend of Russian and Thousand Island dressings, that is served with the various subs and sandwiches. The restaurant, which is open only for lunch, also has a variety of low-fat selections. But more than the food, it’s the atmosphere that keeps everyone going back to Groucho’s. “It’s a tradition,” Messer said. “It’s like a family here.” Joyful Alternative 1 747 Saluda St. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Are you getting low on incense? How about other little trinkets? One of the places you can go in Columbia is Joyful Alternative. This bohemian store has been in business since 1970 and has become a mainstay of Five Points and Columbia. “We cater to the different demographics of society,” said Caitlin Bright, a USC senior who’s been working at the store for six months. When students want to decorate their new dorm rooms, one of their stops is The Joyful Alternative to pick up some odds and ends. “Kids that come to school check out our clothes and other things in the store, such as the Virgin and Slut lip balm,” Bright said. ! UTSPOKIN' TREK • SPECIALIZED • GIANT • OAKLEY * YAKIMA Lifetime.Free Tuneups (on all new bikes) Free U-lock w/purchase of any new bicycle Come see us at our new location across from "Earthfare" 3223 Devine St. Columbia, SC 803-254-9797 • f > GARIBALDI FRESH LOCAL SEAFOOD COMFORTING ITALIAN FARE HOME OF THE CRISPY FLOUNDER H SINCE 1986 5:30 pm 2013 GREENE STREET COLOMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29205 4 (803) 771-|888 . ,i: t