January 17, 201312 yr Cameron Mitchell adding Pearl oyster bar in Short North Cameron Mitchell Restaurants LLC will open its first new brand in five years this fall. The Columbus-based restaurant company’s newest nameplate is the Pearl Restaurant, Tavern & Oyster Room and will fill the former home of the Burgundy Room at 641 N. High Street in the Short North. This is Mitchell’s first new restaurant brand since he rolled out Marcella’s, coincidentally right across the parking lot from the Pearl, in 2007. As the restaurant descriptor reveals, it will be a tavern and raw bar with a menu of local and organic comfort food inspired by “the country’s best cafes, corner taverns, neighborhood bistros, seaside shacks and roadside joints.” The menu will have fresh oysters and big plates, plus house-made charcuterie and made-from-scratch pies. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/04/06/cameron-mitchell-adding-pearl-oyster.html The Pearl is getting close to opening in the Short North. Photo of the elegant new sign for the restaurant posted at the MyUrbanhood twitter feed:
January 17, 201312 yr Some changes to one of the Dispatch's Top 10 restaurants. The Executive Chef at Barcelona is leaving to start a new restaurant with his wife in the downtown area. The new restaurant - Natalie’s, located at 79 S. Fourth Street - is serving Korean and American dishes in a casual setting. Columbus Underground: Chef Paul Yow Leaves Barcelona to Launch New Downtown Restaurant ThisWeek News: Natalie’s a casual spot for classic American, Korean fare From Walker Evans at Columbus Underground: "Update: I just spoke with owner Paul Yow, who said that they are changing the name from Natalie's to Hae-Paul's effective immediately. The signage will be changing over the next week, along with menus and website."
January 20, 201312 yr Any change to a German Village-area watering hole that has been open since the 1920's constitutes a big change. Such as getting their first new chef in 30 years and adding a Yak Burger to the Hey Hey menu. More about it at the This Week News link below: ThisWeekNews: Hey Hey chef wants to broaden food horizons
January 20, 201312 yr Till Dynamic Fare Launching Jewish Deli and Weekend Pop-Up Donut Shop By: Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Published on January 17, 2013 - 9:15 am It’s been exactly one year since the opening of Till Dynamic Fare and owners Magdiale Wolmark and Cristin Austin are celebrating in a big way. The duo will be launching a second dining space next door that they describe as being two concepts in one. The new venue is called “Izzy and mo”, which will operate as an authentic Jewish deli Sunday through Friday for breakfast and lunch, and will switch over to operating as an artisan pop-up donut shop from Friday evening through late Saturday night. ... Izzy and mo is scheduled to open in early spring at 249 King Avenue. For more information about Till Dynamic Fare, visit www.tillfare.com. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/till-dynamic-fare-launching-jewish-deli-and-weekend-pop-up-donut-shop
January 21, 201312 yr The Saveur 100 Jan 10, 2013 Ohio Nachos Instead of using tortilla chips, Ohioans festoon potato chips with cheese and other toppings for a deliriously good riff on nachos. Our favorite version comes from Cap City Diner in Columbus, which features thick-cut kettle chips drizzled with a garlicky alfredo sauce, topped with Maytag blue cheese and chives, and heated until gooey. Pungent, salty, creamy, and crisp, they're our latest guilty pleasure. See the recipe for Ohio Nachos » Cap City Diner 1299 Olentangy River Road Columbus, Ohio 614/291-3663 http://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Saveur-100-Ohio-Nachos
January 22, 201312 yr Izzy & mo Jewish deli/doughnut shop set for spring debut Bless the owners of Till for not settling on one new eatery idea. When Magdiale Wolmark and Cristin Austin converted the former Dragonfly Neo-V to Till last January, they promised the small space next to their restaurant at 247 King Ave. in Columbus would become an artisanal doughnut shop. They’re following through on that plan now, but with a meaty twist. It’ll also be an old-school Jewish deli. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/01/izzy-mo-jewish-delidoughnut-shop.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 201312 yr On the eve of the opening of Cameron Mitchell's new concept the Short North - The Pearl - two interviews with the successful local restaurateur. From Columbus Underground and its affiliate website, The Metropreneur Columbus: Columbus Underground: Cameron Mitchell Ready to Unveil The Pearl The Metropreneur Columbus: Cameron Mitchell on what he’s learned after 20 years in the restaurant biz
February 7, 201312 yr And the opening of The Pearl, which occurred on February 5th: Columbus Underground: The Pearl’s Gastropub Menu Columbus Underground: First Look: The Pearl Business First: Cameron Mitchell’s Pearl opens in Short North
February 11, 201312 yr Panera Bread franchisee closes on Clarmont property, plans to open in September By Brian R. Ball, Staff reporter Business First - Jan 17, 2013, 3:51pm EST The Warren-based franchisee of the Panera Bread chain has closed on the former Clarmont restaurant site in the Brewery District. The Dacoh Holdings LLC real estate affiliate of franchisee Covelli Enterprises Inc. closed on the 684 S. High Street property a week ago with plans to open the Panera by mid-September. READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2013/01/17/panera-bread-franchisee-closes-on.html
February 11, 201312 yr From Business First: "Trade publication Nation’s Restaurant News singled out the two Columbus-based chains, as well as a Cleveland restaurant with plans in Central Ohio and two non-Ohio chains that recently opened at Easton Town Center, in its annual scouring of the restaurant world for the 50 next big things." Columbus creations Piada Italian Street Food and Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams made the list. Along with Cleveland-based Melt Bar & Grilled which plans to open a Columbus location this year, Countryside, Ill.-based Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurant which opened its first Ohio restaurant at Easton Town Center in November 2012 and Dallas-based Brazilian-style steakhouse Texas de Brazil which opened at Easton last month. More at the article link below: Business First: Piada, Jeni’s singled out as ‘breakout brands’ in nationwide ranking
February 15, 201312 yr Apparently Columbus-based Steak Escape has a plan. First the Arena District: Steak Escape Sandwich Grill opens in Arena District Then the World: Steak Escape expanding in Dubai, with Iraq up next
July 10, 201311 yr Blaze Pizza on path to developing fast-casual pizzeria network in Central Ohio Sbarro LLC isn’t the only restaurant chain looking to make dough on the fast-casual pizza business in Columbus. Pasadena, Calif.-based Blaze Pizza LLC, the operator of Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza eateries, has signed up several new franchisees, including Blaze Midwest Inc., which has plans for seven restaurants in Central Ohio and 14 more in Indianapolis, Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich. Blaze Midwest is owned and run by Randy Stuck, Rodney Walker, Steven Stuck and James Sutika, a partnership that operates nine T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants and 42 Taco Bells in Michigan and Ohio, according to information from Blaze. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/07/blaze-pizza-on-path-to-developing.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 18, 201311 yr SuperChef’s here to save breakfast (and lunch) downtown If you see the name SuperChef and think that’s too bold a claim, just know they sell red velvet pancakes and Baked Alaska pancakes and candied bacon. If that isn’t super, then we must reconsider the term. SuperChef’s Breakfast & More is open at 199 E. Broad St. downtown, between the Columbus Club and the Ohio Education Association building. It's the third restaurant under that name from childhood friends Ryan Bryson and Darnell Ferguson, and the first in their native Columbus. Bryson runs the local SuperChef’s while Ferguson runs the original two in Louisville, Ky. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/09/superchefs-here-to-save-breakfast.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 21, 201311 yr Firebirds steakhouse replacing Hoggy’s at Polaris for 1st Central Ohio restaurant Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, a fast-growing polished-casual restaurant chain, is set to land in Columbus in 2014. The chain’s first area location is under construction along Polaris Parkway at the site of the former Hoggy's restaurant, which was demolished to make way for the new building. Craving steak but looking for something above an Outback Steakhouse but not quite like a Ruth’s Chris Steak House? More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/10/firebirds-steakhouse-replacing-hoggys.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 29, 201311 yr Handke’s space in Brewery District becoming Jack Whitney’s bar and grill A historic Columbus restaurant space is getting new life. Two lives actually. The old Handke’s Cuisine at 520 S. Front St. is now in the hands of Kevin Ames, who plans to open a pair of new ventures in the Brewery District. The main floor will be Jack Whitney's, a bar-and-grill style restaurant seating 90 around a refurbished bar. “We think there’s a demand for that kind of lunch and dinner space,” Ames said. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/10/handkes-space-in-brewery-district.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 14, 201311 yr FIRST LOOK: Melt Bar & Grilled to bring cheesy sandwiches, craft brews to Short North on Friday I know this sounds cheesy, but I’ve burned through all my cheese cliches/wordplay (big cheese, the cheese stands alone) so I’ll just get to the (sharp cheddar) point – Melt Bar & Grilled opens Friday. The buzzed-about Short North restaurant, 840 N. High St., is expected to be both a popular addition to the Columbus dining scene and a good expansion for the Cleveland-based chain. “We hope it’s going to be our busiest,” owner Matt Fish told me. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/11/first-look-melt-bar-and-grilled-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 17, 201311 yr Grilled cheese specialist Tom & Chee coming to Central Ohio Cleveland isn’t the only city exporting a telegenic grilled cheese restaurant to Columbus. Cincinnati-based Tom & Chee expects to open at least two eateries around Central Ohio in early 2014. “We’re really excited to be going to Columbus,” founder Corey Ward told me. “We think it’s a natural expansion for the restaurant.” More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2013/12/17/grilled-cheese-specialist-tom-chee.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 18, 201311 yr Columbus Underground, the Dispatch and Business First had articles about a reimagined Chintz Room restaurant coming to the renovated Lazarus Building. The original Chintz Room was a high-style restaurant located in the fifth floor of the Lazarus downtown department store. It was open for decades until its closure in 1998. The new Chintz Room restaurant will be operated by Elizabeth Lessner’s Columbus Food League and will fill out the remaining ground floor retail space that faces High Street. The new restaurant space takes up roughly 4,000 square feet with a dining room of 2,500 square feet, making this one of the largest Columbus Food League restaurants to date. The historic Lazarus Building is also home to Cup O Joe, the OSU Urban Arts Space, the Center for Architecture and Design, and office tenants including the Columbus Chamber, Franklin County Economic Development Department, the Ohio Department of Insurance and many others. The new restaurant was approved last week by the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation, which owns and operates the Lazarus Building. Columbus Underground: Modernized Chintz Room Restaurant Reopening at Lazarus Building Columbus Dispatch: Lessners next restaurant project: Reprising Chintz Room Business First: Lazarus Chintz Room returning, courtesy of Liz Lessner
December 18, 201311 yr The Columbus Underground report about the new Chintz Room restaurant coming to the Lazarus Building also featured updates about three other new Liz Lessner / Columbus Food League restaurants in the works thoughout Columbus: Dirty Frank’s Westgate – Second Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace concept opening in the Westgate neighborhood of the Hilltop section on West Broad Street. Aiming to be open by January 1st. More at http://www.columbusunderground.com/dirty-franks-hot-dog-palace-to-open-second-location-in-westgate The Torpedo Room – New restaurant in the OSU managed South Campus Gateway. Planning a preview from Dec 16-18 with a goal of being open for limited hours before Christmas. More at http://www.columbusunderground.com/the-torpedo-room-coming-to-south-campus-gateway The Franklinton Tap Room – Located next to the vintage Florentine Restaurant in Franklinton on West Broad Street. On track for a Fall 2014 opening. Still in the process of bidding for contractors through the Franklinton Development Association. More at http://www.columbusunderground.com/the-franklinton-tap-room-takes-a-step-toward-opening
December 18, 201311 yr Great stuff going on on the westside. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 25, 201311 yr Frank’s Fish & Seafood adds carryout and dining to west-side market Frank Gonzalez, after years of putting fresh fish and seafood onto plates of other restaurants, is serving up some platters of his own. The owner of wholesaler Columbus Fish & Seafood and Frank’s Fish & Seafood Market is in the restaurant business now with the opening of a carryout at his 5249 Trabue Road facility. “There’s nothing like this on this side of town,” he told me. “I always wanted to put a carryout in. Glad I did finally.” More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/12/franks-fish-seafood-adds-carryout.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 31, 201311 yr Columbus Underground has an excellent compilation of the Columbus restaurant openings and closings that occurred in 2013 at the below links: Over 45 New Restaurants Opened in 2013 15 Restaurants that closed in 2013
December 31, 201311 yr And from Columbus Underground's Best of 2013 Lists, the following restaurant-related Top 10 Lists, as voted by the CU readers, at the below links: Top 10 New Restaurants of 2013: 1. The Pearl 2. The Crest 3. Melt Bar & Grilled 4. Wolf’s Ridge Brewing 5. Bakersfield 6. Philco Bar+Diner 7. The Sycamore 8. The Table 9. Arch City Tavern 10. Kitchen 231 MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-new-restaurant-of-2013-the-pearl-bo2013
December 31, 201311 yr The Top 10 Fine Dining Columbus Restaurants of 2013: 1. Lindey’s 2. The Refectory 3. Barcelona 4. M 5. Alana’s Food & Wine 6. Basi Italia 7. G. Michael’s Bistro 8. Hyde Park Steakhouse 9. Rigsby’s 10. The Top Steakhouse MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-fine-dining-restaurant-of-2013-lindeys-bo2013
December 31, 201311 yr Top 10 Everyday Restaurants of 2013: 1. Northstar Cafe 2. Surly Girl Saloon 3. Betty’s Fine Food and Spirits 4. Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails 5. Press Grill 6. Cap City Fine Diner 7. Little Palace 8. Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace 9. Katalina’s Cafe Corner 10. Chipotle MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-everyday-restaurant-of-2013-northstar-cafe
December 31, 201311 yr The Top 10 Best Cheap Eats of 2013: 1. Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace 2. Chipotle 3. El Camino Inn 4. Mikey’s Late Night Slice 5. Little Palace 6. Los Guachos 7. Press Grill 8. Blue Danube 9. Da Levee 10. Junior’s Tacos MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-cheap-eats-of-2013-dirty-franks-hot-dog-palace-bo2013
December 31, 201311 yr Top 10 Desserts of 2013: 1. Pistacia Vera 2. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams 3. Mozart’s Bakery 4. Sugardaddy’s Sumptuous Sweeties 5. Pattycake Bakery 6. Cap City Fine Diner 7. The Angry Baker 8. Chocolate Cafe 9. Kittie’s Cakes 10. Piece of Cake MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-dessert-of-2013-pistacia-vera-bo2013
December 31, 201311 yr The Top 10 Best Coffee Roasters of 2013: 1. Stauf’s 2. Cafe Brioso 3. Cup o Joe 4. Crimson Cup 5. One Line Coffee 6. Mission 7. Thunderkiss 8. Upper Cup Coffee 9. Impero 10. Luck Bros’ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-coffee-of-2013-staufs-bo2013
January 2, 201411 yr Elizabeth Lessner's debut restaurant in Columbus - Betty’s Fine Food and Spirits - is moving from its Short North location to Gay Street in Downtown. Betty's will be closing its Short North location at the end of January after operating there since 2001. The new location at 340 E. Gay Street is a suburban-style holdover property in this rapidly transforming part of downtown. The single-story building they will be occupying is roughly the same square footage as the Short North Betty's, but with a different shape that will allow for some upgrades. One of those upgrades is a conversion of the surface parking lot in front of the building into an outdoor dining patio. That outdoor patio will be connected to the interior with glazed garage doors that will open up during warm weather. -- Below is a photo of the existing building at 340 E. Gay Street -- a Google Map for the area is at http://goo.gl/maps/rM7Eg: This new Betty's location will be in between the growing Neighborhood Launch residential neighborhood being developed by the Edwards Companies to the west and the evolving Columbus College of Art & Design campus to the east. This location at the northwest corner of Gay & Grant is opposite the southeast corner of Gay & Grant, where the 7-story Abigail Apartment Building was recently built, and one block north of Broad & Grant, where the historic Seneca Hotel was recently renovated into the Seneca Apartments. This location is also within an emerging retail block in this area. It is immediately south of the newly opened Hills Market and another Lessner/Columbus Food League owned restaurant, the Grass Skirt Tiki Room. A second Café Brioso location announced it would be locating within this block - previously posted here in the Neighborhood Launch thread - to be located next to the historic church being renovated by Edwards and the first of two five-story apartment buildings being built on E. Long Street. Below are two local media reports about Betty's moving from the Short North into Downtown: Columbus Underground: Betty’s Moving from Short North to Gay Street Columbus Dispatch: Betty’s to leave Short North location
January 8, 201411 yr BiBiBop coming to Upper Arlington area, with more planned for 2014 The second BiBiBop Asian Grill will be just like the first – only bigger. “We have a saying, ‘just like Grandview,’” Ellie Robinson told me. “There’s not much we want to change.” Robinson is concept administrator for the fast casual Asian startup owned by Gosh Enterprises Inc., the Columbus-based owners of the Charley’s Grilled Subs and Charleys Philly Steaks chains. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/01/bibibop-coming-to-upper-arlington.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 9, 201411 yr More news about the building at 340 E. Gay Street (northwest corner of Gay & Grant) that a week ago Betty's announced it was moving into from its Short North location. The building will also be getting a new format Domino's pizza store in a half of the interior. More about this from the Dispatch below: Domino’s to provide ‘pizza theater’ at new Downtown store By Mary Vanac, The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 1:44 AM Get used to watching your Domino’s pizza being made. The chain is rolling out its “pizza theater” format stores, and a local Domino’s Pizza franchisee plans to open his chain’s second such restaurant in the Columbus area by the end of June. Glen Stroud, who owns a dozen Domino’s locations in and around Columbus, chose the building on the northwest corner of E. Gay Street and N. Grant Avenue for his new-concept restaurant because of its proximity to Downtown. ... The Domino’s franchisee also picked the spot because it offers parking for his company’s new Smart cars, which will be used to deliver pizzas in an area from German Village to the Arena District, starting this summer. Stroud’s latest restaurant will go into the building next to the Hills Market Downtown, which opened early last year, and just west of the Columbus College of Art & Design. ... A week ago, Columbus restaurant entrepreneur Elizabeth Lessner said she will move her Betty’s Fine Food & Spirits from its Short North site to the other half of the building that Domino’s will occupy, probably this summer. Domino’s new format offers in-store seating, an open kitchen so customers can watch the pizza-making process. ... Expect to see the new format chainwide. ... The first new-concept Domino’s in the Columbus area opened in Powell in December. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/01/08/new-style-dominos-planned-downtown.html
January 9, 201411 yr And while we're on the subject of new downtown pizza shops, a report from Columbus Underground about another pizza place opening near Broad & High: Pizza Rustica to Open Second Location Downtown By: Ayana Wilson, Columbus Underground Published on January 8, 2014 - 10:35 am In 2010, Columbus was introduced to Roman-style pan pizza: rectangular in shape, and topped with gourmet ingredients. Pizza Rustica opened at 1558 North High Street in the South Campus Gateway, and since then, eager pie lovers have been lining up for their inspired combinations. In about one month’s time, Pizza Rustica will open its second location in Columbus, this time at 17 South High Street Downtown, at the former site of Caffé Daniela. Not much will change from the original campus concept, which means customers will be able to come in for a slice, a sandwich or a salad when hunger strikes. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/pizza-rustica-to-open-second-location-downtown-aw1
January 18, 201411 yr Time lists 17 most influential hamburgers White Castle slider is #1 http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/14/the-most-influential-burgers-of-all-time/slide/white-castle-burger/
January 21, 201411 yr Time lists 17 most influential hamburgers White Castle slider is #1 http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/14/the-most-influential-burgers-of-all-time/slide/white-castle-burger/ The Dispatch picked up on this too: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/01/17/white-castle-celebrating-honor-for-slider.html
January 21, 201411 yr Columbus Underground reports on some restaurant comings and goings in the Brewery District: The Brewery District Restaurant Shuffle By: Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Published on January 8, 2014 - 12:00 pm Brewery District Restaurateurs Kevin and Lori Ames opened Frezno at 460 South Front Street in May, opened Jack Whitney’s at 520 South Front Street in November, closed Frezno in December, and announced on Facebook yesterday that Jack Whitney’s would also be closing effective immediately. “For reasons that are still unclear to us, the landlord at 520 South Front Street has asked us to cease operations immediately,” said the Ames’ in a statement released today. “While it was not our decision to close the thriving restaurant, we have regrouped and come up with a plan that we are very excited about.” The couple is planning to relocate Jack Whitney’s over to the old Frezno space, where it will be reborn under a new name: The Front Street Bar and Grill. (. . .) Meanwhile, the White Rabbit restaurant that was to be located next door at 456 South Front Street is presumed a dead project after months with no updates and the closure the Commonwealth Sandwich Bar from the same owners. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/the-brewery-district-restaurant-shuffle
January 21, 201411 yr And some news about another Columbus Food League restaurant - Tip Top at 73 E. Gay Street in downtown: Lessners buy Tip Top building on Gay Street By Brian R. Ball, Staff reporter Business First - Jan. 17, 2014, 3:44pm EST Liz Lessner and her brother Tim Lessner of the Columbus Food League have bought the 73 E. Gay St. property where they have operated the Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails since May 2007. (. . .) Liz Lessner said in a voice mail that her lease with a Schottenstein Property Group affiliate allowed for a purchase of the property. “The good news is now that we own the building, we can put some money into leasehold improvements,” she said, such as renovations to the restaurant’s facade. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/01/lessners-buy-tip-top-building-on-gay.html
January 21, 201411 yr It looks like Cup O Joe is closing their Easton location to focus on other stores. Particulary on its downtown location at 149 S. High Street, across from the nearly completed Highpoint at the Commons apartment buildings, which will be getting expanded hours. Columbus Underground: MoJoe Lounge Closing Easton Location, Refreshing Other Stores
January 26, 201411 yr The Clubhouse Sports Grill & Bar Now Open By: Ayana Wilson, Columbus Underground Published on January 25, 2014 - 10:30 am It’s easy to see why any entrepreneur would want to open a business at 340 Greenlawn Avenue. It’s across the street from Berliner Park, one of the largest ballpark facilities in the city, adjacent to four major communities – Downtown, Merion Village, Brewery District, and German Village – and easy to access from the highway. In fact, so popular is the address that in recent memory it’s been home to Allure’s Cocktail Lounge, Field House Tavern, Banana Bean Café, Tavern on the Lawn, and Coyote Jane’s. None of these places were under the management of Corbin Wrights and Ryan Stroup though, a couple of guys who believe they’ve found the right combination of atmosphere and offering. Wrights and Stroup have been working for The CSG Group family of bars (Park Street Cantina and Complex, The Social, The Saloon) for the past 15 years, and now they’re ready to branch out on their own. The Clubhouse Sports Grill & Bar opened on January 10th, a food-first venture the guys hope will turn things around at the cursed location. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/the-clubhouse-sports-grill-bar-now-open-aw1
January 26, 201411 yr Business First had a couple of articles this week about the Panera Bread Company moving its Grandview location from Grandview Avenue to Third Avenue next to the Giant Eagle supermarket under construction in the Grandview Yard development. The Panera location on Grandview Avenue will then be filled with a new yet-to-be-named steakhouse restaurant from Cameron Mitchell. Below are links to the two articles about this from Business First and a photo of the Grandview Avenue location: Panera moving to Grandview Yard, leaving Grandview Avenue space for Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell steakhouse coming to Grandview
January 26, 201411 yr Is it true that the current Panera is the largest Panera in the world? Somebody hinted at that on CU. I could swear that the one at Morse and Hamilton is bigger.
January 26, 201411 yr I hadn't heard that. But at only 4,800 square feet, it would be hard to believe this is "the largest Panera in the world"!
February 5, 201411 yr I hadn't heard that. But at only 4,800 square feet, it would be hard to believe this is "the largest Panera in the world"! I had it wrong, apparently it's the one on Lane that's "the biggest".
February 21, 201411 yr Since restaurateur Liz Lessner's collection of Columbus restaurants has been in the news lately with a series of openings and relocations, Business First decided to post a 36-image photo essay of those restaurants at http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/02/photo-essay-inside-liz-lessners.html Liz Lessner and her brother Tim Lessner co-founded and co-own the Columbus Food League - whose holdings include Betty’s Fine Food & Spirits, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace, Dirty Frank’s West, The Jury Room, Surly Girl Saloon, The Torpedo Room, The Grass Skirt Tiki Room and Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails.
February 21, 201411 yr And some more Panera news. Panera Bread opened earlier this month in the former Clarmont restaurant building at 684 S. High Street. More about it at the below links: http://www.columbusunderground.com/panera-bread-opens-german-village-brewery-district-location http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/02/panera-opening-next-week-in-former.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2014/02/10/former-clarmont-site-panera-ushers-in-new-era-at-iconic-location.html
February 26, 201411 yr Liz Lessner isn't the only female restaurateur accumulating locations in downtown Columbus. Yavonne Sarber opened de-NOVO Bistro & Bar in the 200 block of S. High Street across from Columbus Commons park about three years ago. Since then she Manifesto Tuscan Grato & Scotch Bar and Chez du Bon one block north in the Fifth Third Building. Now, she is set to open a fourth downtown restaurant - this time north of Capitol Square. Columbus Underground has more about this at the link below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/olivers-brings-burgers-steaks-bourbon-to-lynn-alley-downtown-aw1
February 26, 201411 yr Nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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