Pete's (Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson: restaurant, price, food)

[scme5]

What's the deal with all the Pete's around the area, are all or only some or none of them related. I love the one in Easley and have been to the one on Augusta but they seem completely unrelated. I'm going to visit the one on Stone Ave this weekend. I've recently been on a diner kick and am trying to link these places together. Here's what I have gathered as a list of Pete's, what do you guys know about them? Also is the Clock related? I heard that all the Greek places are somehow related.

• Petee's
  
  
  
  Greenville 701 Wade Hampton Blvd
  
• Pete's Diner
  
  
  
  $ Fountain Inn - Diner 911 S Main St
  
• Pete's of Simpsonville 54%
  
  
  
  $ Simpsonville - Barbecue 811 NE Main St
  
• Pete's Original Restaurant
  
  
  
  $ Greenville - Fast Food 598 Pendleton St
  
• Petes Family Restaurant
  
  
  
  Belton - American 207 N Main St
  
• Pete's Drive In 87%
  
  
  
  $ Easley - Burgers, Breakfast/Brunch, American 6524 Calhoun Memorial Hwy
  
• Pete's Drive-In
  
  
  
  $ Woodruff - American 507 Cross Anchor Rd
  
• Pete's Drive-In
  
  
  
  $ Greer - American 14155 E Wade Hampton Blvd
  
• Pete's of Piedmont
  
  
  
  $ Piedmont - Fast Food 26 Piedmont Hwy
  
• Pete's Drive In
  
  
  
  $ Spartanburg - American 731 S Church St
  
• Pete's On Concord 92%
  
  
  
  $ Anderson - Fast Food 111 Concord Rd
  
• Como's Pete's 80%
  
  
  
  $ Greenville - American, Burgers, Sandwiches/Subs 1611 Augusta St
  
• Pete's On Poinsett 93%
  
  
  
  $ Greenville - Fast Food 2658 Poinsett Hwy
  
• Jimmy & Pete's Clock...
  
  
  
  $ Greenville - Fast Food 1803 Easley Bridge Rd
  
• Pete's Quality Foods
  
  
  
  Greenville - American 500 White Horse Rd
  
• Pete's of West Pelzer
  
  
  
  Pelzer 78 Main St
  
• Pete's Downtown Cafe
  
  
  
  Anderson 420 S Main St
  
• Petee's Good Foods
  
  
  
  Travelers Rest 101 N Main St
  
• Pete's Original Restaurant...
  
  
  
  $ Greenville - American, Diner, Greek 819 Stone Ave
  

[larryscan]

They are not all related. Petes is a generic term. Petes on Pendleton is great. The Carolina on Buncombe is great. Bikas on Hwy 253, West Blue Ridge is average. I've walked out of Petees==bad srvc. Most are below average. Good Luck.

[B&R]

As the story goes, employees of the original Pete's would get the itch to be their own boss and open a lunch room. And name it Pete's too, because locals knew what they were getting - hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, onion rings and any number of urban diner favorites and short order style cookery. When the original owners retired the new owners would keep the name.

Same deal with the Clocks.

[HailVictory]

If you are doing the diner circuit, make sure you hit Dino's on Butler Road near 385. Good chow.

[Greenville]

This thread is great! I haven't been to any in quite some time, but I have been to a few. The one in Easley was the best of the few I went to. Como's (Pete's #4) on Augusta Road was solid. I have been to both Clocks, and I thought the one farther back from the street was slightly better. The second Clock was supposedly the result of a family disagreement between two brothers. I don't know the accuracy of that, but always thought it was funny to have them directly beside one another like that.

[scme5]

I've been to the two clocks somebody there told me the same story.
Have not heard of Dino's sounds Greek owned too.
Interesting all these Greek diners in one area someone really should document them all

[pvjd]

I used to go to Pete's in Travelers Rest sometimes when I worked for the psych hospital up there. It was decent, not bad priced, just didnt care for the service.

[flgargoyle]

Every Tom, Dick, and Harry is named 'Pete'......

[jac]

When we first moved to the area, Dino's on Butler Road was Dino's Clock. Then they renovated and became Dino's.