Columbus Restaurants

The interior of the Happy Greek sports imitation marble columns and murals of places such as the Parthenon. The happy Greek serves traditional fare such as Greek salad, zucchini chicken kabobs, hummus, falafel balls, and grape leaves. Drink some Greek beer or some ouzo with your meal. I ate the Grape leave meal and was quite satisfied with it and the service was good as well.

The interior of the restaurant is made of brick, wood and many windows staring out onto High Street. There is food counter service where you order at the counter and take your card and place it on the table. A server brings the food to your table when it is ready. In addition, there is an area where you can read magazines on sofa and armchair. I ate the mushroom frittata which contained Shiitakes, portabellas, onions and gruyere cheese. It came with side of roasted potatoes and a biscuit. To drink I tried the Strawberry smoothie. I enjoyed my dish mainly because I love cheese and the mushrooms. Everyone seemed to love their dishes. The diner is supplied by local farmers so their product is fresh.

Favorite Dish: The mushroom frittata with it's cheese and mushrooms:)

The staff’s service was good. There were many flavors to choose from. I chose to get the salty caramel and the Baileys. The bailey flavored ice cream was nice and creamy with great flavor. However, the salty caramel I think it was misnamed, I did not see or taste caramel in it and it was not salty enough. The taste was ok but not what I was expecting. All in all it was a good experience, I do want try some more flavors some other time.

Favorite Dish: The bailey flavored ice cream for it's exceptional flavor.

The walls are decorated with mural of suns, moons and other kitschy things. They serve a brand of Tex/Mex/Cuban fusion food. I had the adobo pork and a hot and spicy cheese soup, the name of which I forgot. The cheese soup was my favorite part of the meal, I wanted a second bowl. The pork adobo was ok but slightly bland. Everyone at our table enjoyed their meal and the atmosphere of the restaurant. I’d recommend the place if you are in the area and the prices were relatively reasonable.

Favorite Dish: The cheese soup was my favorite part of the meal, I wanted a second bowl. It had just the right amount of heat.

The staff here was very friendly. The guy behind the counter stated he did not want to sell us the coffee since it was 2 hours old. However, he would give us a cup for free if we wanted. That's honesty for you, in NY if that cup of coffee was 2 DAYS old and someone wanted it. It probably would be sold. We had a tough decision choosing between all the yummy pies they had. We finally choose the strawberry fruit pie and a pecan pie. We ended up eating the strawberry pie on the lawn in from of the Just Pies lot since we had to try it! That pie was so good and fresh we finished it fast:) We couldn't wait to get home and eat the pecan pie later on.

Favorite Dish: The stawberry fruit pie was my favorite. Jess loved the pecan pie.

The surroundings were nice. Hanging on the walls were license plates from different states as well as several colorful posters. The menu has traditional items like spaghetti and ravioli and also appetizers such as buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks. All the food was reasonably priced. My meal which was pasta with white sauce and vegetables was very tasty. Jess found her dish a bit boring. We had to play a game of good old Pac-Man on our way out.

Favorite Dish: The pasta with white sauce and vegetables was good. There is a special name for this but I forgot it. Just look at the menu and look at the ingrediants to find the dish.

Nancy’s is the spot for mom’s home cooking. The walls are decorated with signed pictures of football players mostly Buckeyes. The place offers one or two dishes and you can eat that or not. The food given depends on the day of the week. Noodle and Chicken on Thursday is a popular dish. This one sometimes sells out and the place may close early. Due to the construction outside on the sidewalk the restaurant was not too busy as it was hard t get in and see that the place was open. I got to try the delicious noodle and chicken and got a hard to get seat by the counter due to the sidewalk problem. It is a popular spot for politicians, OSU students and locals. It is where the news comes to get it’s man on the street opinions.

Favorite Dish: Well, it has to be the Noodle and Chicken. It's the only one they have on Thursdays and the only one I've tried:)

We had a very good meal here. The service was great and we sat outside. We has the Bistro Appetizer Platter and the Salmon Salad. Both were good. The platter had three great and one so so items. The Salvi Speciale, Bisto Fondue and Mushroom caps are definitely worth trying. We ordered the salmon salad with a chardonnay dressing, the only thing it was missing was acid (we used lemons).

Favorite Dish: The Bistro Platter, wish we had time to try more...