Just got home from Barrio. I had the pork tacos. It’s technically on the tapas menu, but a good portion size for lunch. They get a thumbs up from me. They’re served on a long divided plate with your warm corn tortillas in foil, shredded pork in the middle, and garnishes on the side (cabbage, [...]
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Drive By Review: Newport, Kentucky
Oof. I almost forgot to finish up my “Drive By Review” series from our summer vacation. Our last major city to head through was Cincinnati, which is also the closest big city to home in Columbus. But we’ve been through Cincinnati loads of times, so instead we decided to detour through Newport, Kentucky located right [...]
Review: Black Creek Bistro
Anne’s birthday was earlier this month, so to celebrate, I took her out to Black Creek Bistro. We’ve heard many good things through the grapevine and were planning on going for my birthday earlier this year until something came up. First things first… one thing you must know about Black Creek Bistro, is that it’s [...]
Review: The New Banana Bean Cafe
Anne & I were invited on Saturday to a tasting of the new menu at the new Banana Bean location on Greenlawn Avenue, and we were extremely impressed both with the new space and the new food. The spot has a very different feel from the Whittier location… darker colors (but still tropical), dimmer lighting… [...]
Review: Sage American Bistro
On Sunday, Anne & I were invited by our friends Roland and Bear to a brunch at Sage, the new restaurant north of the campus area that took over the old Kitchen Lounge spot. We were pretty excited to go, as we’ve heard great things from pretty much everyone on Columbus Underground. Anne ordered the [...]
BonoToGo Pizza: A Review
Anne & I finally had our first dine-in experience BonoToGo Friday night, after multiple experiences with getting it “ToGo”. We figured that the early bout of rain would have flushed out some of the Short North, making the task of finding a spot to park less of a chore on a Friday evening at 7pm, [...]
Baja Sol: A Review
Anne & I stopped in the relatively new Baja Sol for lunch today at the Hamilton Road location. I would say that of the other fast-casual mexican (FCM) concepts, it most closely resembles Baja Fresh both in terms of their menu and ambiance of the restaurant. Anne & I both ordered the Fajita Burrito, hers [...]
Drive By Review: Louisville, Kentucky
After an overnight rest in Elizabethtown, Louisville was the next major city on our long journey home. Louisville is very similar in population sizes to Columbus, but seems to have a bit more in common historically with Cincinnati. Must be the riverfront. We got off the highway (I-65) near the University of Louisville and make [...]
Drive By Review: Nashville, Tennessee
The next major city we drove through on our trip was Nashville, Tennessee. I actually lived outside of Nasvhille for a brief period, but I was only 3 years old, so I don’t remember a whole lot. Otherwise, I’ve never spent much time in this city, despite driving past it over 100 times over the [...]
Drive By Review: Birmingham, Alabama
The first major city we drove through on Sunday was Birmingham, Alabama. I have a lot of family that lives approximately 70 miles from the city, so I’ve spent a little bit of time here off and on over the years. It’s always reminded me a little bit of Columbus, actually. Big enough to be [...]