Shrimp And Grits in Columbia

5 restaurants in Columbia list shrimp and grits on their menus. The cheapest is Cured;18th & 21st at $18.21. The typical price across town is $22.00, and the dearest we found is $31.00 at The Blackwall Barn & Lodge, so the two ends of the list are $12.79 apart, which is 70% more for the same dish. Of the 5 kitchens listed, 2 charge more than a dollar under the typical price, 1 sits within a dollar of it and 2 charge more than a dollar over.

We track shrimp and grits in 13 other areas and compare them all on shrimp and grits across United States. The typical price there runs $22.99 at the median, so Columbia is cheaper than most of them, with a lower typical price than 7 of the 13. The lowest best price anywhere we cover is $11.00 at Gallier's Restaurant & Oyster Bar in New Orleans, LA, and the highest best price is $22.00 in Marietta, GA. The nearest area with it is Washington, about 22 mi away, where the best price is $14.00.

Where is the cheapest shrimp and grits in Columbia? Cured;18th & 21st, at $18.21 on 10980 Grantchester Way. The same dish reaches $31.00 elsewhere in town, so where you order it changes the bill by $12.79.

What should shrimp and grits cost here? About $22.00 is the typical price across the 5 kitchens in Columbia that list it. Of the ones listed above, 2 are more than a dollar below that and 2 are more than a dollar above, so the typical price is a middle rather than a floor.

Is it cheaper nearby? The nearest area we track it in is Washington, about 22 mi away, where the best price is $14.00. That is $4.21 less than the best here, though whether that is worth the journey is your call.

Why do the prices differ so much? We compare what each menu calls the same dish, and menus are not identical: portion, cut, sides and the kind of room you are sitting in all ride on the price, and none of that shows up in a number. Part portions and half sizes are kept out of this comparison, and a chain charging the same at several addresses is counted once, so the spread above is between genuinely different kitchens rather than the same one repeated.