Columbus Restaurants

The links on this page go directly to my review or mention of the restaurant; if the restaurant has a website, there will be a link in the review along with other contact information.

Some notes on reviewing - whenever possible, I visit a restaurant more than once, especially if I have a negative experience.  Unfortunately, I pay for all of these dinners myself and can't always go three or four times before declaring the restaurant certifiably horrid.  Whenever I have a connection with a restaurant, I will make it known; I have been in the restaurant business awhile, and there are several restaurants where I am friends with the owners/chefs/whatever and I simply document my dinner because I wouldn't be able to give them a fair shake.  If you have any questions or would like to see a restaurant covered, send me an e-mail.  These aren't all reviews - occasionally there is just a mention or picture of what I had there.  For more notes on reviewing, click here and here.

My original Top 5 - Dinner, Lunch and Late Night
Second annual Top 5

Hopefully in alphabetical order:

5 Star Asian Cuisine
Alana's, Brunch revisit, Harvest Dinner revisit, revisit
Akai Hana/Restaurant Japan
Barley's - Burger Visit
Basi Italia, Lunch revisit
Biddie's Coach House
Brio Tuscan Grille
Burgundy Room Dublin
Cafe del Mondo
Cafe Istanbul
CoCo's Grille
El Arepazo, revisit
Flatiron Burger Visit
General Tso's
Guiseppe's
Ha Long Bay, revisit
Handke's
Japanese Oriental, fluish revisit
Jeni's Ice Cream, again
Kihachi, omakase revisit, revisit
Lac Viet
La Tavola
Latitude 41 lunch visit, Burger revisit.
Mimi Cafe.
Northstar, revisit
Northstar North
Pistachio
Queen Bee Burger Visit.
The Refectory, bistro menu revisit
The Top Steakhouse
Restaurant Japan
Rigsby's, snacking revisit
Rosendales
Rossi Bar, revisit, Burger Revist
Silla
Spagio
Tensuke Market
Thai Orchid
Whole Foods Trattoria
Winds Cafe