Libby's - Lexington

We've been here for at least 10 years. I think we're regular. We love the Folly Beach friend shrimps. My husband and I say it both? Caroline, our server tonight is exceptional, so I hope we will have it next time!

Philly steak and cheese with spicy+sweet peppers? super good! The best in Columbia

Never been to Libby?s before. I was looking for somewhere to take my mom for her birthday and probably didn?t do enough research. It was far more casual than I envisioned. The waitress was wearing shorts and the atmosphere left a good bit to be desired. The service was excellent I?d go back for that reason alone. First up was the fried green tomatoes and honestly they were the worst I?ve ever had; probably in my entire life. Zero salt or seasoning. I?m a fried green tomato expert these fell seriously short. Super thin, more breading than tomato and dull. I had the Folly Beach shrimp and asked the server if they were truly SC shrimp and she said they were. They tasted fresh and were probably frozen but I can?t say I could tell if they were. They were lightly breaded, again no seasoning but perfectly cooked. Entrees are offered with only 4 choices of sides, hand cut fries , raw fries, pasta salad or slaw. I?m not a fan of Mayo based slaw theirs is) so I chose the pasta salad hand cut fries. The fries were good but under salted for sure. The pasta salad was decent, not overdressed. My definition of raw fries must be different from theirs as a dining companion got these and they were crispy like a chip. That same companion got the BBQ shrimp and said the sausage was almost inedible as it was suffering from being severely over cooked. It couldn?t even be cut with a fork despite being paper thin. My spouse had the Libby burger and said it was good. Additionally the tomatoes were served with a dill ranch sauce made in house that was very good and the shrimp were served with a cocktail sauce that was horrible. It tasted just like ketchup with no hint of horseradish whatsoever. Huge miss on that. I left thinking Libby?s has much room for improvement but overall was just ok. Truly the service was the highlight.

The food was not disappointed! I wish the service was faster. The waitress was forgotten and chatting with other customers. We noticed that people arrive after us and serve their food before us. Not sure if you need to be a regular patron to get good service.

Today was my first time to eat in Libby?s it was a great experience, very pet-friendly, I brought my dog and sat outside and our server brought her water and some chicken bits. Our food was also very good. Our server name was savanna she was great!