For more than a decade, Steddy's has been where Easley goes to unwind after work, a casual spot on Highway 123 with the games on the screens and a drink never far from reach. It gets loud and lively once it fills up, though people who come often describe the room as easygoing and comfortable, the kind of place you can drop into without making a plan. The wings are what built the name. Steddy's has taken Pickens County's King of Wings title, and locals keep pointing to them, running through a long list of flavors that stretches from lemon pepper and garlic parm to Asian zing and mango habanero. The rest of the menu holds its own, with chargrilled burgers and steaks that turn up again and again in the reviews, plus shrimp and grits that only come around the first week of each month. There's usually something going on beyond the food. Happy hour runs every weekday from 3 to 7, DJ trivia takes over on Tuesdays and music bingo on Thursdays, and many weekends bring a live local band or a house DJ.

Silver Moon is an Easley sports bar built for watching the game with a crowd rather than alone at home, with a kitchen working behind the bar so there is food to go with the beer and the broadcast. On the nights when nothing big is on the screens, karaoke keeps the room going, and the whole place stays casual and unpretentious. It is a straightforward neighborhood spot for game day, a few drinks, and a lively night out in the Upstate.