Groucho's Deli Expected to Open before End of Year

Renovation on the Grey Building downton, which will house the Anderson location of Groucho's Deli is under way, and is expected to be completed by late fall.

"We hope to be open before the end of the year," said Traywick Duffie, the owner of the Groucho franchise.

Duffie said hiring for the 20-25 employees should begin by late fall.

The sandwich chain was founded by Harold “Groucho” Miller in 1941 in Columbia. Miller started with a handful of original recipes for potato salad, cole slaw, and various salad and sandwich dressings, most of which were thought up during his childhood in a Philadelphia orphanage.

Groucho’s began franchising in 2000, and currently has 30 locations, including Clemson, Easley and Greenville. 

Duffie, who currently is part of the Clemson location, said the decision to open a restaurant in Anderson was not difficult.

"One of the reasons we wanted to come to Anderson is we already do so much catering there," Duffie said. "We were spending so much time driving to Anderson, we figured we might as well open a Groucho's there."

Groucho's downtown will be open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

To see a sample menu of what the restaurant will offer, visit here.

Groucho's is part of new downtown growth and will be located next to the new home of the Anderson location of Grace Church at the corner of East Whitner Street and North McDuffie Street.