Rush’s

FOOD IS EXCELLENT! The burger was cooked perfectly!

Never had a bad experience or a bad meal here. The place is locally owned and full of regulars. It’s not on the low-​calorie or high-​end, but rather a classic southern-​fried type of establishment.
The double chili cheese burger is worth every calorie. Lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard and onion come standard on their chili cheese burgers which is somewhat unusual — but I love it.
The unsweet tea comes with a fresh lemon slice (I assume the sweet does, too). You’d be hard pressed to find that standard at any other fast food joint as greedy business owners look to cut corners — not Rush’s!
Oh, and if you get a plate, swap the standard coleslaw out for potato salad. They use dill in their potato salad recipe and it’s delicious!

I really wanted to like their food. The hot dog tasted like bologna and they don’t toast their buns. The chicken sandwich was soggy, way too much mayo and the bread fell apart as you ate it. Fries were ok and I’ve had better fried chicken from a grocery store. Only good thing was the banana milkshake. Sorry Rush, you need to up your game.

Ummm… nothing special here… tried the double cheeseburger platter… the burger (meat) had no flavor… almost watery tasting… it wasn’t bad, but not any better than any other fast food place. Service was fast, people were friendly, however, I wont be going back any time soon.

Great place to get quick bite to eat. We ordered the double cheese burger, hot dog, and a bowl of chili. When I come back, I will get the burger. It was the best!

I remember the time I casually mentioned to my friend that I hadn’t tried Rush’s since moving to Columbia. She almost crashed the car. «WHAT?! It’s so good! You have to go!» and I’ll be darned if she wasn’t right. I came here one day and ordered the cheeseburger basket. It all came shoved inside a brown paper bag and I drove off to go inspect my goods. First I tried the cole slaw. You know, I really didn’t care for it. It’s a sweet cole slaw, but they added relish into it. Yeah, pickle relish. I just didn’t like it, so I didn’t bother with trying to finish it. Next I had the fries. These fries are awesome. They are long, vanilla beige colored, and so fragrant smelling. They must use some kind of animal fat like chicken or beef to fry these, because they smell heavenly. They are a tiny bit fatter than regular fast food fries, but not steak fries sized or anything. They had juuuust the perfect amount of salt on them, to where they weren’t overly salty or undersalted. I wish I’d had some ketchup, because they were begging to be dunked, but they were great plain, too. Then, to la piece de resistance, the cheeseburger. It was beautiful when I unwrapped it. It looked like it was in a commercial. The beef was thin yet juicy but had that perfect, beautiful rounded edge. The bun was flat and light. It was one of the best burgers I have ever had in my life. It was an experience. I was immediately hooked. I’ve heard amazing things about their milkshakes, so it looks like I’ll have to make a trip back soon. I’ll be very much looking forward to it.

My first time at Rush’s. The lady that took our order was NOT a people person. I got the chicken basket. My chicken hadn’t been cooked long enough to get the breading done. It was brown on the outside but there was a thick layer of RAW, uncooked, soggy dough between the brown part and the chicken. It was a nasty mess trying to scrape off the uncooked dough. Also there wasn’t one bit of salt on my chicken. The slaw was very plain, tasted like mayo on cabbage with no seasoning. This place is bland and I would recommend you don’t eat here.

Horrible customer service. Manager (Pat) was terrible and not accommodating!!! Worst our family has had in years! Never going back!

There chicken would make my grandmother proud! The service was great, the restaurant was clean and the food was fabulous.
I will be back whenever I am in the area!

What I can’t stand more than anything is a rude cashier. It is called customer service. If you are in public service a nasty attitude is non productive. I haven’t touched my food yet sue to the fact I felt I had to post this review first… I may append if it’s worth it; however I am angry at the moment. Whew!

Nothing but great things to say about this Rush’s. It has an «old-​school» feel with orders called out via intercom to the cooks. Kitchen is in plain sight of customer view.
The Rush’s brand is unique, because you can get everything from Burgers to Hot Dogs to Barbeque. And it’s all fast and hot. Their sweet tea is amazing.
The drive-​thru can get long, but the team does a great job quickly serving so many hungry customers.
Location is outstanding, especially if you happen to be on Harbison Blvd running errands. Parking is abundant and free. The price is right ~ a party of two can easily eat for $ 15.
Highly recommend this Rush’s location.

Rush’s is a delicious gem in the Columbia area.
The food is delicious, the servers friendly. It is somewhere between a diner and a fast food joint. That happy medium. The burgers are good, especially the chili cheese burger (gasp I know the cholesterol). Note that the chili is an all meat chili. The chicken sandwich is surprisingly good. The fries are the best part. Not a puny shoe string but a solid fry. They go best with salt and vinegar doused on them.
A great place to go if you want something fast but don’t want any of the commercial giants. A personal favourite when I am on town.

good late night
fresh buyers, kind of thinly made though … like hamburger slivers …
chicken is pretty good …
milkshakes come in ONE SIZE — 6 oz small
don’t order a milk shake if you are expecting to receive a large one … kind of puny sized
not bad for late night … they seem really popular here

YUM!!! Their cheeseburger basket is so good. Greasy, but good. Their portions are also gigantic and they have food milkshakes. If you’ve never had burgers from Rush’s, I highly recommend it. Especially if you aren’t from around the Columbia area.

Was nice to have a fast food burger be the width of the bun. Friendly service, fresh tasting burger, good portions. Glad we stopped in!

Another place I have eaten at since I was a kid. The slogan says it all, «fabulous food, fast…,» Rush ’ is only located Gere in the midlands do I consider it our little gem. It’s funny, when any of my family comes down from NY it’s never Chick fil La it’s always Rush ’ being the first place they want to vi sd it, I swear they fast for days in anticipation of a child cheese burger and fried chicken from this place. It is a little on the higher end price wise but it shows in the quality of food they serve. And I love how they keep it original and basic starting with the p ad per hats all the way to the microphone call on ordering process. And why not finish off that delicious burger basket with a shake or root beer float. When it comes to fast food, Rush ’ is king of the midlands, and add lays will be. –Ryan C.

Yuuum… I have to get my rushes fix at least once a week! They have the best french fries ever and this really good tangy coleslaw. You can’t go wrong with a strawberry milkshake either. I don’t know what they put in their food, but it always makes my mood better! :)

Very good burger fresh like the old days
Cole slaw nice and chop up

One of the 9 Rush’s in the greater Columbia area, this location is on Harbison Boulevard, West of I26.
I think they say it well enough: Fabulous food, fast!

One place I truly miss living in Charlotte is the fast food chain Rush’s. It serves a wide variety of fast food cooked the way fast food was cooked when it wasn’t fast food. I’m talking burgers on a griddle, thrown on a bun & steamed to toast the bun & melt the cheese. Milkshakes that are thick and delicious. Fried chicken & hot dogs that remind you of old drive-in’s.
I am particularly partial to the double cheeseburger, fries, Dr. Pepper, strawberry shake & hot fudge cake, but their chili-​cheeseburgers, chili dogs & banana splits are good too. I only mentioned the Dr. Pepper because some places just HAVE good fountain drinks. I think the same thing about the Coca Cola from McDonald’s. It just tastes different than anywhere else and are both favorites.
I’ve eaten at many of these restaurants, but this is one of two that I grew up on, so I can vouch for it. Great fast food, that doesn’t taste like fast food.