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News for your belly
By Amy Fisher |
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Nancy's Home Cooking (3133 N High St.) has finally reopened! Still maintaining ownership within the same family and the classic menu, a few changes have been made, such as shorter dinner hours (initially) and an extension of the breakfast menu through lunch.
Cafe Bella (2593 N High St.) just added a cool new punch to the late night scene. Now the restaurant will be open continuously from Thursday through Sunday brunch. During this stretch, food will be served 24 hours a day. The indie diner is still closed on Mondays and will be operating during regular hours Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Reservations are recommended.
The former Gateway space for Pesto Creative Italian Bistro is now getting some use as Shish Kebab Express (14 E 11th Ave.), with a menu featuring falafel, lamb, and chicken dishes, and baklava for dessert. The new restaurant opened last month and is similar in style to the owners' other restaurant, Shish Kebab Mediterranean Grill (1450 Bethel Rd.).
The Vietnamese North Market stand, Lac Viet (59 Spruce St.), is now branching out with a new location in the Bethel Center (1506 Bethel Rd.). The owner, Thang Nguyen, is expanding once again after opening Phat Wraps (10 E 12th Ave.) on campus. The new sit-down restaurant will highlight more intricate Vietnamese dishes and the wonderfully inventive pho sandwich.
J. Gumbo's must be doing well at their downtown location (31 E Gay St.), because the owners just opened a second location in Gahanna. The new place (64 Granville St.) will offer the same Cajun-style menu and feature a patio.
Aab India Restaurant is opening in the former Thom's on Grandview space (1470 Grandview Ave.). Those who know of its parent restaurant, Ambar India in Cincinnati, will tell you that the Indian food gods are now smiling down on Columbus. The same menu, prices, and head chef will be present for the March opening.
Another new Indian restaurant, Tadka, is opening this month (3535 W Dublin-Granville Rd.). Tadka is a smaller Atlanta-based chain that offers "Northwest frontier cuisine" and promises to be an entirely different Indian food experience.
Originally Published: March 1, 2010
