Two floors and two full bars, on Coffee Street just off Main, tell you what SOCIETY is really after. It calls itself a sandwich bar and a social club, and both halves hold up: the kitchen and the bars run until 2 a.m. every day, so a weekday lunch here has a way of turning into happy hour and then into something later in the night.
The menu pairs gourmet sandwiches with ramen and a real cocktail program, a mix you do not run into often around the Upstate. The sandwiches cover plenty of ground, from the Hot Chick to Philly cheesesteak and Italian beef, and the ramen bowls hold their own beside them. Starters get as much attention as the mains, the Philly cheesesteak eggrolls in particular.
What people mention most is the whole feel of the place: generous plates, bartenders and servers who actually talk to you, and a room that stays social well into the night. First time in, the Hot Chick Ramen is the bowl regulars tend to steer newcomers toward.