📍 Location:

🛠️ Vibe:

Rolling up to The War Mouth is like discovering a hidden garage-turned-shrine for Southern grit and flavor. The building’s mechanic-shop bones—massive garage doors, weathered walls, and salvaged-metal decor—set the stage. The patio, lit by fire pits and strung lights, screams “stay awhile,” while the bar’s repurposed coolers (now herb planters) whisper farm-to-table rebellion. Even the bathroom doubles as a microbrew cap museum—I spent way too long scanning the collage for my favorite local brews.  

👨🍳 Service:

Our waiter? A legend. He sliced through the lunch rush like a hot knife through butter—attentive, quick-witted, and radiating pride in the menu. If he wasn’t the owner, he sure fooled me.  

🍴 The Food:

The Warmouth’s Deviled Eggs ($4):

Let’s start here. As a deviled egg devotee, I’ve tasted ’em all—but these? Fire. The filling was sinfully creamy with a horseradish kick that punched through like a throttle twist. Topped with a sprinkle of paprika and chives, they balanced heat, tang, and coolness in one bite. A six-bite appetizer that left me plotting how to smuggle a dozen to-go.  

The Warmouth’s Catfish Stew ($10):

This stew is a love letter to Southern comfort. Flaky catfish swam in a smoky, tomato-rich broth with just enough pepper to wake the soul. The game-changer? A hunk of deep-fried cornbread bobbing in the bowl—crispy armor outside, cloud-soft inside, soaking up the stew like a flavor sponge.  

The Warmouth’s Beef Brisket Sandwich ($16):

A sandwich that rides hard and parties harder. Shredded brisket, smoky and tender, piled high under melted Swiss cheese and slathered with horseradish sauce. The sauce cut through the richness like a sharp curve on an open road. Messy? Absolutely. Worth the napkin apocalypse? 100%. 

🍺 Pairing:

A local IPA from their killer tap list—citrusy hops to balance the stew’s heat and the horseradish’s bite.

⚙️ The War Mouth Rating:

5th Gear out of 6

The War Mouth isn’t just a meal; it’s a throttle-wide dive into Southern soul. Deducted one gear only because I couldn’t convince them to bottle that horseradish deviled egg filling for the road.

🚨 Bossman’s Verdict On The War Mouth Restaurant:

Park your bike here. Let the deviled eggs kick your taste buds awake, let the stew hug your insides, and let that brisket remind you why road food is the best food. Columbia, SC? You’ve got a gem.

Jo’s Review of The War Mouth:

Service was fantastic at The War Mouth! And just one guy, pretty sure it was the owner. The catfish stew had deep fried corn bread in it( I’m going to try that the next time I make chili).

Homemade ranch dressing on my salad was way better than Hidden Valley Ranch. The Swiss cheese and horseradish on the beef tip sandwich really tied the flavors together. And the deviled eggs were just off the charts!