S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 7-401.3 – Restaurants.

A. Any business establishment that applies for or holds a sale and consumption license pursuant to Section 61-6-1610 of the Code and is not engaged in the furnishing of lodging, must:
1. 1. Be equipped with a kitchen that is utilized for the cooking, preparation, and serving of meals; and
2. 2. Have readily available to its guests and patrons either “menus” with the listings of the various meals offered for service or a listing of available meals and foods, posted in a conspicuous place readily discernible by the guest or patrons; and
3. 3. Prepare for service to customers hot meals at least once each day the business establishment chooses to be open.
4. 4. If such establishment advertises, a substantial portion of its advertising must be devoted to its food services.
B. The following definitions shall be used in conjunction with Section 61-6-1610 of the Code and this Regulation:
1. 1. “Meal” means an assortment of various prepared foods which shall be available to guests on the licensed premises during the normal “mealtimes” which occur when the licensed business establishment is open to the public. Sandwiches, boiled eggs, sausages and other snacks prepared off the licensed premises but sold thereon, shall not constitute a meal.
2. 2. “Kitchen” means a separate and distinct area of the business establishment that is used solely for the preparation, serving and disposal of solid foods that make up meals. Such area must be adequately equipped for the cooking and serving of solid foods, and the storage of same, and must include at least twenty-one cubic feet of refrigerated space for food and a stove.
3. 3. “Primarily” means that the serving of meals by a business establishment constitutes a regular and substantial source of business to the licensed establishment and that meals shall be served upon the demand of guests and patrons during the normal “mealtimes” which occur when the licensed business establishment is open to the public and that an adequate supply of food is present on the licensed premises to meet such demand.