Can you help a brother out with some restaurant recommendations? In return, the next time I call the internet “bitches” or “fuckfaces” or “effluvium-snorting cock-holes” you will be excluded.
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I have a good recommendation. Stay away from the sports bars. And … really, you should stay away from Columbus, a city where it takes the entire population to spell the word Ohio (I kid you not; it’s a tOSU cheer).
Then again, I’m slightly biased. Then again, Ohio is to the Midwest like the West Virginia is to whatever region it’s in, or like Maine is to New England. You know what I mean. Yeah, you do.
I did my post grad at OSU in Columbus back in the day when I was your age. Without a doubt - head to German Village and/or the Brewery District. Very quaint, restored taverns, livery stables, brew pubs, and old streets running next to the river just south of downtown proper. Great place to walk, and you’ll have your choice of bars and great restaurants. I hesitate to recommend something specifically, since I’m sure a lot of good places have opened since I lived there, but you can’t miss.
I spent a lot of time at Plank’s Biergarten….
The Brewery District is adjacent to German Village, and a top notch restaurant there is Handke’s: http://www.chefhandke.com/index.php
If you’re renting a car, take either exit 9 off I-670 or exit 5 off I-270. Both will lead you to the Port Columbus airport where, presumably, you can get the fuck out of Ohio. Unless you’re in the mood for some “ethnic food” in which case you can probably find a Chili’s at the mall.
Where in Columbus will you be?
I apologize for my late entry here. I have failed. In any event the advice you received is solid: either Get Out of C-bus or hit the Brewery District. So much good is there that you can hardly go wrong. Just ignore any national chains you might see.
If you don’t mind waiting for 45-minutes or so, Thurman’s Cafe (on Thurnman Ave, the internets can provide better directions than I can) is downright awesome. Their burgers have made various national top-ten lists (none of which I can find right now) and their hot sandwiches are coronary embolism-enducing taste-filled wonderfoods. Fairly pricey and the aforementioned wait sucks, but it’s worth it.
That is all.