The Second Chance Saloon

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. Terrible service and they needed to hold my card while I was still seated at the bar and only ordered one drink. The bartender (Lydia) seemed to be a bit bothered by my party’s presence. His was one of the worst bar experiences I’ve ever had. Truly an uncomfortable place.

Fun trivia on Monday nights. Get there a little early to catch happy hour. Stay a little late and play some darts, pool, or shuffleboard! Wide variety of events from karaōke and live bands to drag shows!

Second Chance is a great bar that knows it’s a bar. They have a good draft beer selection, but they take pride in the number of beers they offer by the bottle. They have a couple pool tables (that don’t give change) and some cornhole boards out back. Most of their food falls squarely in the pub grub category, but they do offer some salad and pasta options. We split a Taco Quesadilla, which was cheesy and as tasty as you’d expect. We also split a Scorpion Burger, which was good but came with the hot sauce on the side, mysteriously. The wings… were wings, merely okay. So the food sounds interesting, but is not the reason for the destination. This is a bar that makes you feel glad you were at a bar.

Been here off and on for a few years. Was a hidden gem because it carried some microbrews in the bottle and some drinkable brews on tap; music was not rap crap or the latest auto-​tuned nastiness that passes for music these days. It Was a little island of goodness. Walked in the other night and it was horrific. Screaming drag queens on the microphone, big speakers blasting crap in my ears. We got scolded for looking in the beer cooler. Ordered 2 DFH90’s and after we couldn’t take the change in this place any longer, was gouged for $ 17 for 2 beers. Will never return; another good bar bites the dust.

Haven’t updated in nearly three years, but we just keep coming back. Some of the regulars are pretty fun and the karaōke is awesome. Also, their wings are some of the best I’ve ever had — extremely crispy and piping hot. The Old Bay flavor might actually be even better than Buffalo! Cocktails, though still on the sweet side, keep getting more interesting. One more star from me!

This is a great bar! Tucked away in a nondescript strip mall –once you enter you are you are in a classic local bar/​pub
I never expect decent wine in a local bar like this but to my surprise I had a great glass of Sauvignon blanc and loved the bar snacks! The best fried pickles ever! I met a bunch of people and it had great food/​drink choices for all of us. Really good salads, fries, burgers! A karaōke competition in the next room was fun to listen to but we could all still talk and hear each other. Highly recommend!

I LOVE this place!
First of all, and most importantly, the food is SO good! My body is very sensitive. I can only eat quality, natural food. Second Chance is one of the few places I feel secure coming to.
Secondly, I love the atmosphere! It is a friendly neighborhood place.
I HIGHLY recommend it!

Great place. Nice staff. Has that everyone is here to relax type feel. Good prices on drinks. Great cozy place to have a drink or some good food.

Awesome little hidden gem! Fun atmosphere, great beer selection, pool tables, live music, and a patio! Saturday nights are the best time to go, ask for Chenslee!

This is bar is a true Columbia Gem! A «hole in the wall» type bar, but offers great drinks and homemade food. This is by no means is a fancy place but if you are looking for great bar food then I would highly recommend giving them a try!
Most recently my husband and I went in on a saturday evening for some drinks, dinner and to watch the O’s game!
Our waiter was friendly and personable, making light conversation. We ordered the house made chips with chipotle ranch. Always a favorite of ours! They have great wings too, although we didn’t order them this time! I have never been disappointed by their appetizers!
For our main course, I ordered the Crab-​cake sandwich and my husband ordered the Salmon BLT. The food came out hot and was good. No complaints here and we will back again soon!

I wish this place was better. I live down the street and desperately love the idea of a cheap good bar that is walking distance from me. But almost every time I go I am disappointed. The burgers are always over cooked and when I went there for St Patty’s day the food was just down right terrible. They have a great happy hour and the bartenders always seem genuine. I would only recommend going for the cheap beer. The waitresses are hit or miss. Sometimes you get great service and sometimes you can’t seem to catch a break.

It’s a bar that serves food. We went for the drag brunch, and while the entertainment was fantastic, and the servers were great. The food is only OK.
This is a neighborhood place that specializes in making people feel welcome, serving some drinks, and occasionally some entertainment. If you live near here, it’s a great place for a local hang-​out, but not someplace you make a trek to have a great meal.
But for the drag brunch, I would certainly go again!

The prices are good. The beer isnt always as cold as it should be. The wings some times seem over cooked and dry, like they are cooked multiple times. Burgers are ok. Service was always good.

Great spot, great food … good people. The prices are reasonable… the only thing I can say bad is sometimes there is rif-​raf hanging around because of the section 8 housing behind the bar. Make sure you travel in twos like girl scouts do. All and all it is a nice little hidden gem of Columbia.

I was invited here on a date last year. It’s a small neighborhood pub with a band and decent fare. I can say that I was impressed but I definitely was not disappointed. The waitress, and I wish I remembered her name, was very friendly and honest. I felt very taken care of.
My issue: kids. Why are there children at a bar? It was weird and I was uncomfortable and didn’t expect them there. I would consider going back if children weren’t allowed past 7p. They should be in bed and NOT at a bar. Also if the band played popular music and in turn, lured people to dance, I would be there!

The special drink menu is awesome, especially if you like Angry Orchard. The Angry Cuban is to die for! Love the ambience and feel of the place. Really like the bands on Friday night. But the food leaves you disappointed. Onion rings are terrible, shrimp PO boy had about 3 shrimp. If you’re hungry eat before you go.

This probably would be my first Unilocal review about a bar and first time being at a bar since 7 – 8 years ago… I’m not a drinker I drank years ago just for an experiment after I turned 21, My roommate had an argument over something small with his wife so in order to calm him down I asked him lets hang out to the nearby bar, so thats how I ended up to come here but in order to keep him company I ordered apple martini it took me over half an hour to finish it up! Haha
The bartenders here are pretty fast and friendly, behind the is clean, customers in the bar are are cool and nice, Actually I made couple of friends by talking to the people in the bar, I def will visit again in case my roommate got in an argument with his wife next time! lol I was j/​k

More of a 3.5 stars– it’s pretty good in my book, and I’m sure I’ll be back. This is a decent local place to hang out, get a drink, or a causal fun date.
I like the ½ price burgers on Tuesdays and the fact that they always have something good on tap (plus a big bottled beer selection). The food is alright, and there’s a good mix of classic bar food, apps/​snacks and a few more unique dishes. I’ve only had the burgers (decent) fries (good), and onion rings (meh). The prices are pretty much on point for the type of place and the location… although I think the mixed drinks are a bit over the top, even though they’re good.
The atmosphere is something between ‘family restaurant’ and divey, and the staff is definitely really friendly and obliging. It’s not too loud or too quiet, but just seems to be reasonably lively most of the time. There have always been plenty of tables when I’ve been there.
They have a lot of fun weeknight events like trivia, happy hours and so on. Every other Tuesday is a board games night, which is a lot of fun.

Great food and cool atmosphere. I didn’t expect it to be right next to/​part of a strip mall, but it has a very neighborhood feel. Our server wasn’t super friendly or outgoing, but he was still nice. The mussels were delicious!!! Spicy, fresh, and they give you a huge portion for a good price. I mostly went for the drinks and they were also pretty good. They have their own infused vodkas. I wanted to try a shot of the swedish fish vodka, but they were all out, so I tried the Starburst one and it was so good! I could drink a whole glass of it! They also had a live band and they were pretty awesome. Nice, calm, and diverse crowd. Needless to say, I will definitely be back!

A friend’s musical duo was playing there on Saturday, so I decided to drop in with the wife to check out this place. Did not have high expectations for a place located in a shopping center with a Food Lion. Walked in and was surprised. The crowd wasn’t very large but I believe that was due to the snow. Their menu looked decent even though we didn’t order any food. Drink selection was decent, too.
The bar area had plenty of tables and there appeared to be two other separate areas, one with pool tables and darts. Place was decorated with lots of Caps stuff and a few Ravens. Plenty of televisions displaying sports games.
The crowd that was there looked to be in the 30 – 45 age range. There were a couple of 20-​somethings at the bar. Nobody appeared trashy or stuffy, though there was one guy that was hammered out of his mind. He behaved though and just sang along loudly with the band. Staff seemed on-​point and nice. Will definitely give this place a second chance and try out their other offerings.