Crate Restaurant & Wine Bar

Crate Restaurant & Wine Bar serves Southern-leaning dishes with a creative edge, including chicken and waffle skewers, beef rib sliders, lobster mac and cheese, and shrimp with blue grits in Cajun cream sauce. The menu also includes a strawberry and goat cheese salad, a charcuterie board and a fried crab cake, with homemade desserts such as bread pudding and cheesecake.

The kitchen sources fresh ingredients from local farmers' markets and changes its menu by season. Crate hosts private events such as weddings, business lunches, dinners and cocktail receptions, and it takes special requests and dietary concerns through its contact form. The restaurant is at 213 Trade Street in Greer, and it runs a weekday happy hour from 4 to 6 PM Tuesday through Friday.